SYLLABUS – Español 316 – Beaufort Class

University of South Carolina, Beaufort                       Maymester 2000 –  Beaufort

Español 316 – Comercio Español             Office Tel.: 521‑4152 Beaufort; 785‑3995 Hilton Head

Professor: Dr. Juanita Villena‑Alvarez             Office Hrs: MTWTHF 8:15- 9:00 or by appt.

 

TEXTS/:            Saldo a favor: Intermediate Spanish Program for the World of Business by Vicki Galloway, et.al.

RESOURCES            Un buen diccionario

                        El Internet

PREREQUISITE & COREQUISITE:         Spanish 109, 110, 122, 209, 210, 310

ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. Please study the assigned pages BEFORE coming to class.

 

8 de mayo            Introducción al mundo de comercio y articulos en algunas revistas

                        Tomando apuntes – lo que es importante

                        Temas para Español 316 y Español 417

Unidad I – Personas, personajes, Personalidades - Metas

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: Los 10 mas grandes empresas en México

 

9 de mayo            Unidad I – Contactos y Vocabulario

                        p. 2 A, B, C; El D. F. , 5

Aviso de trabajo, 7A,

Diferencias Culturales, 9D,

Un empresario universitario, 10, 11G

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: role play -

TAREA: TLC (NAFTA)

 

10 de mayo            Unidad I – Contextos y Estructuras

Los anuncios, El compadrazgo, 16B

L a caja de panadora, 17

La empresa familiar, 17C, 19 E

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Empresas familiares versus empresas multinacionales

TAREA: La situación económica de Mexico hoy

 

11de mayo            Unidad I – Panoramas y Redacción

                        El curriculum vitae, 28 A, 29 B

                        El compadrazgo otra vez, 30

                        Las expresiones numéricas 34 A, 35 B, 39

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: La entrevista, 42 B, C, 43 D, E

TAREA: estudiar para la PRUEBA I

 

12 de mayo            Prueba I (Oral 30%, escrito 70%)

Unidad II – La sociedad Hispana y la empresa – Metas p. 49

Contactos y vocabularios – La red familiar 50 A, C, D, 52 A, 51

Recursos humanos, 54-55; 57 E

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: La 10 más grandes empresas de España

 

15 de mayo            Unidad II – Contextos y Estructuras

Las sociedaded comerciales, 58

                        Inventario (en inglés), 59

                        La comunidad Europea, 66

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: La technología en España

 

16 de mayo            Unidad II - Panoramas y Redacción

                        La carta de presentación, 75, 76A, 77B

                        La carta de agradecimiento 77, 78 C, D

                        La invitación, 78-9

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: La bolsa en España

 

17 de mayo            Unidad II – Desarrollo económico de España, 80, 81B, 82 C

                        Refranes, 86 C

Salarios, 87 E

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: Estudiar para la prueba

 

18 de mayo            PRUEBA II - oral 30% y escrito 70%

Unidad III – La economía y las finanzas - Metas

Contactos y vocabulario, 94 A, B, C

Más proverbios 77

Las monedas 99, 100F

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: La situación económica de los paises en el Cono Sur

 

19 de mayo            Unidad III – Contextos y estructuras

                        Como atraer más clientes 103, 106A, B

                        Paises ricos/pobres, 109A, 110, 111, 112D

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO:

TAREA: Preparar el último trabajo de equipo

 

22 de mayo            Unidad III – Panoramas y redacciones

                        Correspondencia, 119A, 120 B, C

                        Banco central, 122

                        Modelo chileno, 123

                        Dinero llama dinero, 126 F

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: P. 121

TAREA: Preparar el último trabajo de equipo

 

23 de mayo            TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Comercio Español en el Condado de Beaufort, un estudio del mercado

TAREA: Preparan Presentaciones de 30 minutos cada grupo

 

24 de mayo            TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Presentaciones de 30 minutos cada grupo, utiliza muchos instrumentos

que va a facilitar la comprensión de todos (pie charts, graphs, pictures, videos, transparencies, etc.

 

25 de mayo            EXAMEN FINAL (basado a las presentaciones de la profesora y los otros estudiantes)

oral 30% y escrito 70%

 

Español 316 – Maymester 2000   

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

            This class is a continuation of practice and further development of essential listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Additionally, this class will develop an understanding for commercial organizations and business in Spanish-speaking countries, business correspondence, terminology, and techniques in commercial transactions. Admission is either by placement or successful completion of 310.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

            In basic beginning language classes, students often spend about an hour preparing for each class. In this intermediate level class, this means two hours of preparation per class day will be necessary, particularly if your back­ground is not strong. If you have heavy work or family responsibilities, you are warned that taking a skills‑building class like this one is going to be very demanding.

GOALS:

            This course is a proficiency-based course, designed to teach you to communicate in Business Spanish situations. A proficiency‑based course emphasizes what you can DO in a language, rather than what you know more or less passively. You will improve your comprehension of business in Spanish and your skills in four areas:

            A. SPEAKING: You will be able to "survive" in Spanish speaking business situations by asking questions to get detailed information and by being able to make your needs and desires known. You will be able to talk about yourself and other people around you, to talk about business in Spanish and the cultural differences when doing business with Hispanic countries.

            B. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: You will be able to follow conversations dealing with everyday topics, such as those covered in "Speaking," above. You will often be able to make guesses about what is being said, even though you didn't know all the words.

            C. READING: You will be able to read commercial texts written for Spanish‑speaking people, such as  magazine and newspaper articles. You will be able to get the gist of such articles as well as many of the details. When you don't know all the words, you will often be able to make correct guesses in order to understand a large part of what you read.

            D. WRITING: In situations such as those in "Speaking," above, you will be able to express yourself in generally correct written Spanish, showing an understanding of the basic structures and spelling of the language.

GRADING AND VERIFICATION

            Students will demonstrate competency in Business Spanish 316 by fulfilling the requirements listed below. The student should consult the section on Grading System in the current bulletin of USC‑B. The professor will use the following numerical and letter equivalence:

                        A            90‑100                         Pruebas                                   20%

                        B+            86‑89                           Preguntas Orales                      20%

                        B            80‑85                           Class Presentations                20%                            

                        C+            76‑79                           Class Participation                 10%                            

                        C            70‑75                           Homework                               10%

                        D+            66‑69                           Final Exam:                           20%                                        

                        D            60‑65                                                                           100%                                      

                        F            below 60

ATTENDANCE POLICY

            Attendance is required. Attendance is required. Attendance is required. No in‑class work will be made up.  Class participation grade is contingent on a regular attendance.  Please read the statement on class attendance in the current USC‑B bulletin. You will penalize yourself if you miss classes.  Note that there are 40 class meeting hours including the first day. If you miss three, excused or unexcused, you will be penalized by a redaction of one letter grade on your final grade.

            Language study is progressive.  If you miss quizzes or exams, you will need to do a make-up exam. All exams and quizzes (pruebas) are marked on the syllabus. 

FINAL EXAM

            The final exam will be comprehensive, covering the Chapters and readings done in class.

            If you have any questions, please contact me at 521‑4152 (B), 785‑3995 (HH).

Let’s all have a good semester!

         

           INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORD  ‑ Español 310    3 CREDIT

Name:___________________   Soc. Sec. ____________  Grade ________

Local Address ___________________________________________________

Home Phone _____________________Work Phone _____________________

 

Attendance:                      PRUEBAS: 20%

                  

Week 1__________                         1. ________  

          2__________                         2. ________  

          3__________                       

          4__________                       

          5__________               TOTAL   _______ /2 = ______ X .2 0 =             _____________

          6__________

          7__________          PREGUNTAS ORALES: 20%

          8__________    

          9__________                         1. ________

          10_________                           2. ________

          11_________                         

          12_________

          13_________                 TOTAL   ________ /2 = ______ X .20 =          _____________          14_________

          15_________          PRESENTACIONES: 20%           

          16_________                

                                                          1. ________4. ________

                                                          2. ________5. ________

                                                          3. ________

 

                                                TOTAL   ________ /5 = ______ X .20 =          _____________

                  

                                       CLASS PARTICIPATION: 10%

 

                                                          _________ X .10 =                           _____________

                                        HOMEWORK: 10%

 

                                                          _________ X .10 =                           _____________

                                       FINAL EXAM: 20%

                                                          _________ X .20 =                           _____________

 

                                                C O U R S E   A V E R A G E =              _____________

 

F I N A L   G R A D E = _____________

 

 

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