LANG70042
Spanish Conversation 3
Sheridan
 
  I: Administrative Information   II: Course Details   III: Topical Outline(s)  Printable Version
 

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Section I: Administrative Information
  Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2023
Prerequisites: LANG70040
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Spanish
Program Coordinator(s): N/A
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20230109_01
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: Access to course materials and assignments will be available on Sheridan?s Learning and Teaching Environment (SLATE). Students will need reliable access to a computer and the Internet.

 
 
Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students explore communication skills including grammar, syntax, pronunciation and vocabulary in realistic and authentic situations. Through dialogues, role plays, language games, aural activities (dictations, videos, music), laboratory exercises (pronunciation, listening, comprehension) and individual oral presentations, students learn different verb tenses and commonly used expressions to participate in everyday conversations about weekend and outdoor activities, daily routine, shopping for clothing and shoes, and weather.

Program Context

 
Spanish Program Coordinator(s): N/A
Students continue to improve oral and written skills learned in Spanish Conversation 2. They develop self-confidence by communicating more effectively working in pairs, in small groups and other activities of oral practice. Homework assignments will enable students to better assimilate the material covered in class and progress more quickly.


Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

  Critical Performance:
By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to communicate in Spanish with clarity and effectively use new vocabulary, reflexive constructions, indirect object pronouns, preterite and imperfect tenses, and other grammar structures.
 
Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

  1. Learn more about Spanish culture, history, geography and economics of the Spanish speaking world.
  2. Become familiar with new vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, anglicisms and cognates.
  3. Create paragraphs and participate in conversations about daily routines, weekend and outdoor activities, shopping and weather using the fundamentals of grammar.
  4. Learn to become aware of Spanish sounds, accents and dialects.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

 Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS
 Participation, oral reviews, class activities30.0%
 Written homework30.0%
 Exams (Mid-Term & Final @ 20% each)40.0%
Total100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:
TEST AND ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOL The following protocol applies to every course offered by Continuing and Professional Studies. 1. Students are responsible for staying abreast of test dates and times, as well as due dates and any special instructions for submitting assignments and projects as supplied to the class by the instructor. 2. Students must write all tests at the specified date and time. Missed tests, in-class/online activities, assignments and presentations are awarded a mark of zero. The penalty for late submission of written assignments is a loss of 10% per day for up to five business days (excluding Sundays and statutory holidays), after which, a grade of zero is assigned. Business days include any day that the college is open for business, whether the student has scheduled classes that day or not. An extension or make-up opportunity may be approved by the instructor at his or her discretion.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:


 

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

  • Communication Skills - Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.
  • Information Management Skills - Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.
  • Interpersonal Skills - Show respect for the diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.
  • Interpersonal Skills - Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
  • Personal Skills - Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.
  • Personal Skills - Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar

  • Not Eligible for PLAR

 
 
Section III: Topical Outline
Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: Multiple Professors
Resource(s):
 TypeDescription
RequiredTextbookHola, amigos!, Jarvis, Lebredo, Mena-Ayllón, Rowinsky-Geurts, Steward, Fourth, ISBN 9780176871802, 2019

Applicable student group(s): Continuing Education Students
Course Details:

Lesson 7: Un fin de semana (A weekend)

Presentation of course outline and evaluation plan.

Vocabulary related to lesson 7.

Reflexive constructions.

Indirect object pronouns.

The verb “gustar” and other verbs with similar structure.

Preterite of regular verbs.

Preterite of “ser”, “ir”, “dar” and “ver”.

Talk about weekend activities and daily routine.

Identify the use of indirect object pronouns.  

Share likes and dislikes.  

Discuss past actions using regular verbs and some irregular verbs.    

Review: Students participate in conversations (pair work & small groups), and in a variety of interactive activities based on vocabulary, grammar structures and topics studied in Lesson 7. Read and answer questions about dialogues, and resolve situations of real life based on those dialogues.

Lesson 8: Las actividades al aire libre (Outdoor activities)

Vocabulary related to lesson 8.  

Preterite of some irregular verbs.

Direct and indirect object pronouns used together.

Stem-changing verbs in the preterite.

MID-TERM EXAM

The imperfect tense.

Formation of adverbs.

Talk about outdoor activities.

Express more past actions, events and states.

Talk about the way things used to

Review: Students participate in conversations (pair work & work small groups), and in a variety of interactive activities based on vocabulary, grammar structures and topics studied in Lesson 8. Read and answer questions about dialogues and resolve situations of real life based on those dialogues.

Lesson 9: De compras (Shopping)

Vocabulary related to lesson 9.

Some uses of “por” and “para”.

Weather expressions.

The “preterite” contrasted with the “imperfect”.

“Hace…” meaning ago.

Possessive pronouns.

How to shop for clothing and shoes.

Talk about the weather.  

Discuss past actions and events.

Talk about how long something has been going on. 

Talk about possession.

Review: Students participate in conversations (pair work & small groups), and in a variety of interactive activities based on vocabulary, grammar structures, and topics studied in Lesson 9. Read and answer questions about dialogues and resolve situations of real life based on those dialogues.

FINAL EXAM


 



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