Español 417 – Comercio Español Office Tel.: 521-4152 Beaufort; 785-3995 Hilton Head

Professor: Dr. Juanita Villena-Alvarez Office Hrs: MW 8:15- 9:00; 11:30-12:00; TTH by appt.

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

Exito Comercial, by Bruce Fryer et. al.

RESOURCES Un buen diccionario

El Internet

PREREQUISITE & COREQUISITE: Spanish 109, 110, 122, 209, 210, 310, 316

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

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

Unidad IV – Metas / Contactos y Vocabulario SOBRE EL Mercadeo y la Publicidad

5 de junio Unidad IV – Contextos y Estructuras

7 de junio Unidad IV – Panoramas y Redacción – El lenguaje publicitario

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

14 de junio Unidad V – Contextos y Estructuras

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Una respuesta ante los retos

19 de junio Unidad V - Panoramas y Redacción- El pedido, el acuse de recibo y el reclamo

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Influencia de clima

21 de junio PRUEBA II - oral 30% y escrito 70%

26 de junio Comercio español el los Estados Unidos – Contextos y estructuras -la cultura tecnológica del Internet

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: El internet y sus ventajas para el comercio en general

28 de junio Contactos y Vocabulario – Panoramas y redacciones – los bienes y servicios en EEUU

TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Diferencias culturales entre el servicio en EEUU y en el extranjero

3 de julio PROYECTO DE EQUIPO: Vendiendo el "Comercio Español " localmente y en la RED –

aspectos de la cultura Hispanica para presentar a empresas/negocios en Beaufort para hacerles mas

5 de julio PRUEBA III- oral 30% y escrito 70%

10 de julio TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Presentaciones de 30 minutos cada grupo, utiliza muchos instrumentos

sobre empresas/negocios en Beaufort que puede necesitar un "taller" (workshop??) de cultura

12 de julio TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Encuresta (survey) de los negocios en el condado

17 de julio TRABAJO DE EQUIPO: Presentacion en la clase de la encuresta de los negocios en Beaufort

19 de julio EXAMEN FINAL (basado a las presentaciones de la profesora y los otros estudiantes)

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 316.

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.

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.

Students will demonstrate competency in Business Spanish 417 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%

D 60-65 100%

F below 60

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.

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).

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORD - Español 417 - 3 CREDIT

Name:___________________ Soc. Sec. ____________ Grade ________

Local Address ___________________________________________________

Home Phone _____________________Work Phone _____________________

Attendance: PRUEBAS: 20%

Week 1__________ 1. ________

2__________ 2. ________

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

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7__________ PREGUNTAS ORALES: 20%

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9__________ 1. ________

10_________ 2. ________

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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 = _____________