Hola a todos.
Because of the upcoming midterm there is no Ilearn or Blog homework this week. What I would like you to do, however, is to complete the translation worksheet linked in the blog post below (“Auxilio del examen”). Please do this by Tuesday at the latest. We will go over some of it in class on Monday.
Barbara
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Here are some things which will you will need to help you for the exam.
SPANISH 201 Cap. 1 Vocab Vocabulary from Chapter 1. You will need to study this for the exam. We didn’t go over it in class.
Práctica de Traducción I, (1y2) 2017 =Translation Practice Sheet. We will go over this in class on Monday. So do it over the weekend.
Types of Errors and What they Mean for Your Mark A handy dandy guide to language errors and how they will be marked. We will discuss this in class today when I give back your quizzes.
As indicated in the schedule, the Examen parcial I will be held next week on October 4th Please try and arrive 5 minutes early to our regularly scheduled classroom that day. You may begin writing as soon as I hand out the midterms.
I suggest you bring a pencil or white-out/corrector so that you can erase your mistakes. The format is very similar to 101/102 exams. It will include all information from Chapter 2 listed on the syllabus; including both direct and indirect object pronouns, and the vocabulary list which I emailed out from Chapter 1.
CONTENT FOR 201 EXAM I: Students are expected to: I) PARTE I (approx. 1/3) – Fill in the blanks in situations where they have to use:
¿Me mandas unas tarjetas postales? Sí, _____________________________
¿Nos compras una torta de chocolate? Sí ____________________________.
?Quién te escribe los correos electrónicos? _____________________.
PARTE II (approx. 1/3): UN DIALOGO O UN PARRAFO: You may be asked to write an original párrafo / diálogo in Spanish using the active vocabulary and grammar points from chapters 1 & 2. Min. 75 words.
You will be given 2 options in this section.
Remember to keep in mind: Content, Flow, Degree of Difficulty, Originality and Grammar in the target language. Overly simplistic paragraphs / dialogs will NOT receive top marks.
PARTE III (approx. 1/3):
Translate into Spanish. This section is text-specific and comprises the translation into Spanish of short situations or paragraphs similar to those we practice in class [with Práctica de Traducción I]. This section is also all inclusive in terms of vocabulary and grammar structures that were covered in class – see syllabus. Knowledge of the specific vocabulary of these lessons is very important!
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Como mencioné la clase pasada, el uso de “fue” como pretérito tanto de “ser” como de “ir” vino de la evolución de modismos en latín. Aquí hay un par artículos sobre el asunto:
Estas páginas también explican la etimología de otras irregularidades en español, como el uso de “contigo” y cambios radicales.
Hi all
The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies has some great resources for second language students. The FHIS Learning Centre is a place where you can get tutoring or conversation practice in French, Italian or Spanish absolutely free of charge and its available to students of every year and level. If you´re looking for extra help or just to improve your speaking skills, this is a good way to do it. Here is the link with more information.
Hola chicos
Aquí están los apuntes sobre el pretérito.
El poema que vimos en clase de Pablo Neruda se encuentra aquí
Hi Everyone
I am including here a scanned copy of Chapter 2 of the textbook for those who were unable to get one in the bookstore. I have spoken to the course coordinator and the textbook rep to see if we can get more in.
Hola a todos
Aquí están las tareas del fin de semana:
Ilearn: Hagan los ejercicios de Ilearn asignados para el 28 de septiembre.
Oral/Listening Exercises: It´s come to my attention that some people are having trouble completing the listening lab portion of the Ilearn due to software issues. You need to have the latest edition of Adobe Flash Player downloaded and enable access to your microphone and speakers. If that doesn´t work, send me an e-mail and we can work something out.
Blog: En la sección de comentarios describe una cosa interesante que hiciste en el verano. Usa el tiempo pasado (Pretérito). If you need to review the endings for the past tense they can be found here.
Hola a todos
Aquí está la lección de hoy sobre el uso de los artículos definidos e indefinidos
Usos y omisiones del artículo definido e indefinido
Toma nota: Mis horas de oficina están canceladas hoy por perder el ferry de las 9. Si necesitan hablar antes del examen, estaré en mi oficina el viernes a partir de las 12:30.
