Intermediate Spanish Composition for Heritage Speakers

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Course Specific SLOs

• Interpret Spanish language through social, contemporary, and literary topics and readings of the Spanish-speaking world, especially those relevant to Latinos in the U.S.
• Recognize stylistic differences in informal and formal writing in Spanish.
• Apply communicative strategies to a variety of topics and contexts in informal and formal writing styles.
• Utilize vocabulary learned for increased precision and clarity in students’ own writing.
• Articulate textual meanings and diverse cultural perspectives through writing.
• Develop an argument/thesis and organize supporting ideas efficiently.
• Cite texts and ideas appropriately and effectively.
• Use a spell-checking program in Spanish successfully.
• Critique and revise one’s own and others’ writing based on content, thesis development, organization, style, grammar/language use and vocabulary.

General Education Global Perspectives SLOs

• Interpret or evaluate information on diverse cultures, polities, and/or intellectual traditions. (GL)
• Describe interconnections among regions of the world. (GL)
• Use diverse cultural frames of reference and alternative perspectives to analyze issues. (GL)

CIC College Writing (CW) SLOs

• Analyze written texts to understand how they relate to particular audiences, purposes, and contexts as a way to inform one's own writing.
• Create and revise written texts for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
• Through oral or written reflection demonstrate awareness of one's writing choices as well as how one's own writing contributes to ongoing conversations in the relevant discipline.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Participation & Discussion	15%
Homework	10%
Tests	35%
Short Writings	10%
Major Essays	30%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93–100	A
90–92	A-
88–89	B+
83–87	B
80–82	B-
78–79	C+
73–77	C
70–72	C-
68–69	D+
63–67	D
60–62	D-
0–59	F

Attendance/Participation:

Students are allowed up to 2 unexcused absences. Additional absences result in deductions from the final grade. Regular attendance, preparation, and active participation in Spanish are required. Tardiness and early departures may count toward absences.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Potowski, K. (2023). Conversaciones escritas: Lectura y redacción en contexto, 3rd Edition, with Supersite/WebSAM access. Vista Higher Learning.