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Courses:
SPRING 2004
Spanish
007 (see below)
Spanish
01B
Anth101
OTHER
Portuguese
1A-1B
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SUMMER 2004
Spanish
007 (see below)
This is an online course and, therefore, naturally geared
to those who prefer to work alone without much face-to-face
interaction between students and professor, and to those who
are self-motivated and who possess good time-management skills.
If you seek regular classroom activities, this course
is not for you.
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Special information
PORTUGUESE
At CSUS, Portuguese is taught by instructors with both
accents: Brazilian and Continental Portuguese. There is a common
misunderstanding that Brazilian and Continental Portuguese are two
different languages and therefore, those wanting to learn one must
not attend classes offered by the speaker of the other. This is a
misconception that must be forgotten, for the essence of the
language is the same.
Differences in accent, colloquialisms, vocabulary,
and spelling do not render them different. This happens to
other languages adopted by ther countries as well, such as
English from England, the US, Scotland, and Australia, for
example, and Spanish from Spain and Latin America, whose countries
also have their differences. Each language has its own regionalisms,
but the language remains the same. We call this a dialect.
In the Dept. of Foreign Languages, we agree that
the course should emphasize equally both cultures and their
similarities and differences.
Attention: All Portuguese courses
have been cancelled for the time being. If you need private
tutoring, please, contact Prof. Moratto via e-mail. |
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SPANISH 007
This is a web-based course. For the Summer of 2004, class
meetings are on Tuesdays only, at Mariposa Hall 2000. The
other days of the week, we work online. The first day of class
will, therefore, be Tuesday, July 13, 2004.
It is crucial that students have their Saclink id and password to
enter the WebCT, which is the program used for this course. Once you
have them, you may go directly to WebCT . This is a password
protected site and you can only enter if you are enrolled in the
class.
Important Notice: There is a mandatory
diagnostic exam on the first day of class; therefore,
it is important that you come the very first
day, especially if you are trying to add the class after Casper
has been closed. Also, because there are several students
wanting to add the class at this time, if you are enrolled
but you do not come the first day, your place will be given
to another student and you will lose your privilege of attending
it.
Spanish 007 is a reading course, taught in the English language.
In it, you will review your grammar, develop your vocabulary
and learn the strategies required to be a successful reader
of the Spanish language. There is a lot of reading involved
(online and off-line) and the use of translators is not
allowed. |
