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Division of Arts, Humanities & Wellness
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Course Syllabus
SPANISH I for HERITAGE SPEAKERS
LAN 228
Semester and Year:
Course and Section number: 228-001
Meeting Times: Location:
Instructor:
Office Location:
Phone:
Office hours:
By appointment.
Email:
Mailbox:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers is designed to address the needs of Hispanic/Latino students who can
communicate in Spanish but need to develop and/or improve their reading and writing skills. It addresses specific linguistic
issues such as diction, orthography, and sentence structure. Writing skills are reinforced through the inclusion of formal
compositions. The course is conducted in Spanish and includes cultural discussions. LAN 228 is recommended for students with
some formal Spanish language instruction. (Pre-requisite: Permission of Department Chair)
STUDENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course, students will have developed reading and writing strategies in Spanish. Students will be able to:
1- Write essays using proper spelling and sentence structure on a variety of topics.
2- Express opinions and interpretations of literary and journalistic readings.
3- Acquire cultural competency by examining and discussing historical and political events.
4- Examine current social and political issues, and the major protagonists in the arts, letters, and politics
in the different Spanish- speaking countries.
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
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Students will be assessed on the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each of thes e skills will be
assessed as follows:
1. Listening: Participation in class drills, class discussions, and oral communication with instructor and
classmates.
2. Speaking: Conversations in Spanish with classmates and instructor.
3. Reading: Recognition of the selection’s significance through periodic sight-readings, homework response
essays, and classroom discussions.
4. Writing: Usage of Spanish, sentence structures and vocabulary to organize and express thoughts in journal
entries, short essays, and exams.
5. Ability to construct emails: Frequent emailing to the instructor and classmates.
6. Comprehension and description of a situation: Use of audio CD’s, videos, films, and pair/group
performances.
7. Completion of a final project. This project will include a written proposal, and an oral report.
8. Ability to compare and contrast histories and cultures.
COURSE TEXTS / OTHER STUDY MATERIALS:
Required:
Enriquez, Hector, Teschner, Richard and Valdez, Guadalupe. Español escrito: Curso para hispanohablantes
bilingües, 6th Edition. 2008.
My Spanish lab
English/Spanish Dictionary. (Any)
Recommended:
Spinelly, E. English Grammar for Students of Spanish. (Latest Edition.)
PREPARATION EXPECTATIONS:
1. Each lesson should be prepared in advance.
2. Spanish is spoken in class.
3. Class attendance is required.
ASSIGNMENTS / PROJECTS
Students are expected to do all of the required assignments for this course and to meet the deadlines for such
assignments. Failure to submit an assignment will be the equivalent of a zero.
GRADING:
The final grade in this course will be determined by a student’s overall mastery of the subject matter as
evidenced on exams, in class writings, projects, homework assignments, and class participation:
o Exams 20 %
o Writing assignments (4) 12 %
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o Final Project 15 %
o Cultural presentation 10 %
o My Spanish Lab 35 %
o Participation and class work 8 %
Grade Scale:
A 90-100% C+ 76-79% F 0-59%
B+ 86-89% C 70-75%
B 80-85% D 60-69%
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BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATTENDANCE POLICY:
All students are expected to attend punctually every scheduled meeting of each course in which they are
registered. Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to be determined by the instructor for each section
of each course. These will be established in writing on the individual course outline. Attendance will be kept by
the instructor for administrative and counseling purposes.
ATTENDANCE POLICY IN THIS COURSE:
Due to the nature of language acquisition and practice, students are expected to attend every class meeting on time
and for the full class period. Every three late arrivals will be considered one absence and after two absences your
professor will deduct 1 point for each day missed from your final grade. There are no make- ups of daily work (i.e.,
quizzes, oral presentations, or other classroom assessments). There are no exceptions. If all or part of a class is missed,
it is the student’s responsibility to find out about the material missed. Students are expected to come prepared for the next class
period and to summit any assigned homework.
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
PLACEMENT POLICY
Students interested in studying a world language at Bergen Community College may choose either, begin a new one or continue
the language studied previously. Students who have studied a world language in high school and have received a grade of B or
better, should enroll in the appropriate Bergen course as follows:
Years of study Register in
Up to one year Level I course (e.g., Spanish I)
Two years Level II courses (e.g., Spanish II)
Three years or more Level III courses (e.g., Intermediate Spanish I)
*Students of Hispanic background who speak Spanish at home and/or studied this language in high school must enroll in LAN
228-Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Depending on the level of proficiency, Heritage Speakers Students may want to
take the CLEP Exam and earn up to 6 credits in Spanish. For additional information on the CLEP, visit the Testing Center in
Room L-121. Also, you may consult with the instructor or Academic Coordinator for the options.
STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORT SERVICES:
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Services for Students with Disabilities
A wide variety of services are available to students with documented disabilities through the Office of Special
Services (OSS). OSS is dedicated to serving students with physical, visual, learning, hearing and emotional
disabilities. Following semester, upon request from the student, an accommodation from is filled out by OSS staff
and a copy given to each instructor. When extended test time or testing in a private setting is required, a copy of the
form is submitted to the Testing Center OSS liaison. Accommodations may include the following:
Extended testing time
Testing in a private setting
Use to the Adaptive Computer Lab and/or other adaptive equipment
Use of a Note taker, Tutor, Reader, or Scribe
Use of a tape recorder
Use of a C-Print Operator (a computerized note-taking service)
A more detailed explanation can be found on the college website at www.bergen.edu/oss
The Sidney Silverman Libraray
The Sidney Silverman Library is an integral part of the college’s educational programs. To support the curriculum,
the library acquires, organizes, and provides access to a variety print, media, and electronic resources for individual
and classroom use. It is open whenever classes are in session and on a reduced schedule when classes are not in
session. The library is open to all students, faculty, and general public. (BCC Catalog)
The library’s webpage, www.bergen.edu/library, is available for up-to-date information regarding library collections
and services.
All of the required texts for the course will be made available on Reserve. Go to the library Circulation Desk for
access to the reserved copies.
GENERAL
All students are subject to the rules, regulations and policies set forth in the current Bergen Community College
Catalog.
COURSE CONTENT AND CLASS SCHEDULE The following course schedule is subject to change, depending upon
progress of the class. Changes will be announced in class.
Week Date Topic Assignment
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9/2
Learning objectives: 2-4
Introduction to the course
Cultural quiz
Re-read syllabus.
Register on
myspanishlab.com
Familiarize yourself with
the textbook, and online
components, such
myspanishlab.com and
Moodle
9/4 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
Leer: ¿Quién soy? P. 2 y
actividad comprensiva en
Completar dos actividades:
El almohadón de plumas
5
Moodle.
Leer: El almohadón de
plumas
(moodle)
2
9/9
Learning objectives: 1-4
The alphabet (4-6)
El almohadón de plumas
por Horacio Quiroga
Princesas (Manu Chau)
Actividades 1.6, 1.7, 1.9,
1.10, 1.11, 1.12 (pp.8-10)
Foro: El almohadón de
plumas (Moodle)
9/11
(online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
Spanish letters: Sounds,
spellings, examples and
comments (pp. 5-11)
Diphtongs (pp. 12-13)
No hay que complicar la
felicidad. (pp. 15-17)
Escribir composición
personal (pp. 3-4) (Moodle)
C1.1 y C1.2, C1.12
3 9/16
Learning objectives: 2-4
Diphtongs (pp. 12-13)
No hay que complicar la
felicidad (pp.15-17)
Division of syllables (pp.
23-29)
C1.3- C1. 6, C1.10-C1.11
9/18
(online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
Division of syllables (pp.
23-29)
Los abuelos (pp. 20-22)
C2.1-C2.2, C2.4, C2.6-
C2.7, C2.9-C2.17
Leer: El origen del español
(p. 17-18)
4 9/23
Learning objectives: 1-4
Mi familia (pp. 32-33)
Stress placement and the
written accent (pp. 34-39)
Honduras (p. 46)
C3.2-C3.5 C3.13
Composición: La familia
(p. 22) (Moodle)
9/25 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
Lluvia by Arminé Arjona
(pp.41-45)
Written accents and
monosyllabic words (pp.
40-41)
C3.8-C3.14
5 9/30
Learning objectives: 1-4
Examen 1
La guerra del agua
Cuando todo brille by
Liliana Heker (pp. 54-61)
C4.19
10/2 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
B o V (pp. 50-53)
C4.2-C4.12
Antónimos y sinónimos
Leer: La muñeca Menor
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6 10/7
Learning objectives: 2-4
Aqueronte por José Emilio
Pacheco
Puerto Rico
Reto hispano
C4.13-C4.18
10/9 (online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
Las escuelas y yo (pp. 64-
66)
Más palabras con B (p. 68-
71)
Composición: La escuela
(p. 67)
C5. 2-C5.15
7 10/14 No hay clases C5.2-C5.15
10/16 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
La niña sin alas by Paloma
Díaz (pp.71-77)
Los niños no se aguantaron
by Tomás Rivera (pp. 88-
90)
C5.25, C6.23-C6-24
8 10/21
Learning objectives: 2-4
¡A trabajar! (pp. 80-82)
C,S o Z (pp. 83-88)
La novia ausente by Marco
Deneví
C6.2, C6.4-C6.6, C6.9,
C6.10
10/23 (online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
C,S o Z
La letra Z (pp. 97-100)
C7.2-C7.7
Composición: Las
relaciones personales (p.
97)
9 10/28 No hay clases
10/30 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
La letra Z
La cita por Raquel Banda
Farfán (pp. 101-103)
C7.8-C7.20
10 11/4
Learning objectives: 1-4
Chile (p. 91)
Examen 2
También la lluvia
11/6 (online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
También la lluvia (Moodle)
11 11/11
Learning objectives: 2-4
Nosotros nos cambiamos
(pp. 106-108)
Fernando Estrel la (pp.
113-116)
Perú (p. 116)
La mujer por Juan Bosh
C8.19-C8.21
11/13 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
Las letra X y H (pp. 109-
112)
La LL y la Y (pp. 122-125)
cancion
C8.12-C8.16, C9.2-C9.09
12 11/18
Learning objectives: 1-4
De trabajadora doméstica a
directora de escuela (pp.
C9.1
7
118-120)
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
11/20 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
Los contrastes entre –ía, -
illa e –ia (pp. 125-126)
Los contrastes en tre -ío, -
illo e –io (p. 127)
El diminutivo –illo (p. 128)
Terminar proyecto final
C9.14-C9.18
C9.20
13 11/25
Learning objectives: 2-4
El huésped por Amparo
Dávila (p. 128-133)
Ecuador (p. 134)
Clandestino (Manu Chau)
Leer Cirios
11/27 Thanksgiving break No hay tarea
14 12/2
Learning objectives: 2-4
El alcoholismo y las drogas
(pp. 136-139)
Colombia (p. 148)
Cirios por Marjorie
Argosín
C10.9, C10-14
12/4 (online)
Learning objectives: 2-4
El sonido de la j (pp. 140-
143)
C10.2, C10.4, C.10.6-
C10.8,
15 12/9
Learning objectives: 1-4
Examen 3 Leer: Réquiem con tostadas
12/11 (online)
Learning objectives: 1-4
Réquiem con tostadas por
Mario Benedetti (pp. 143-
148)
C10.11
16 12/16
Learning objectives: 2-4
Presentaciones finales No hay tarea