Intermediate Spanish Composition

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

1. To refine writing skills in Spanish by completing and revising a diversity of writing exercises, including summaries, analyses, essays, descriptions, commentaries on art, book and theater reviews, based on reputable primary sources from Latin America.
2. To investigate and incorporate into the assignments the historical and cultural contexts of the primary sources.
3. To develop oral communication skills by presenting oral summaries of the written assignments before the class on a weekly basis, presenting new vocabulary.
4. To further improve oral skills by rehearsing scenes from a play as well as reading out loud passages from a classic literary text, such as a novel in Spanish, chosen at the beginning of the semester on which students will write a detailed review as a final exercise.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Written assignments	100%

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and participation are essential to pass this class. There cannot be no more than two absences, and students must provide a written justification for each absence and communicate in advance with the instructor.

Students cannot turn in assignments late, since they will not be counted. Corrections or rewrites have to be done for the following week; no exceptions, otherwise points will be taken off.

Engagement in discussions and group work is required, for this reason, departures from class will be counted as absences or tardies.

If you need accommodation, such as needing to use the bathroom during discussions, you must process it via the OARS Office in advance.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.