Spanish 122

Elementary Spanish

Course Introduction

Welcome to Spanish 122, developed with the Destinos telecourse! Destinos is a system of videotapes, CDs, and textbooks that allows you to hear Spanish and experience the cultural diversity of Spanish speakers. It exposes you to a living model of contemporary speech throughout the Hispanic world as it introduces you to the cultures of different regions: Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and various areas of the United States populated by Spanish speakers.

At the same time the series will engage you in the plot of the telenovela (the highly popular Hispanic soap opera). Destinos tells a good story about the search for an old man's secret past. The entire series consists of fifty-two half-hour episodes. If you completed Spanish 121 using the Destinos program, you experienced the first eighteen episodes of the series. Spanish 122 will take you through Episode 36, and you will find out how the story ends as you work with the last sixteen episodes (through Episode 52) in Spanish 123.

As you follow the story, you will also be learning to understand Spanish in context. In each episodio ("episode") you will listen to Spanish spoken at a slow, deliberate pace—intended to be comprehensible to you—as an off-screen narrator explains the action, and as Raquel Rodríguez (a character in the story) reviews the story at the end of each episode. You will also hear the language at a normal, more rapid rate, as the characters converse with one another; at first you will only understand this by guessing from the context, much as you would in a Spanish-speaking region. You will also have the opportunity to see some sentences in Spanish onscreen, as they are spoken aloud.

While this direct method offers a very natural (call it "right brain") approach to learning Spanish, we must not forget the intellectual or "left brain" side of learning! This is provided in your textbook, and is strongly reinforced by the exercises and grammatical explanations in the workbook, the CDs) and the online course materials. You will also do short oral exercises through the voice mail system.

I hope that this multifaceted approach to Spanish will bring you rapid and well-rounded learning as well as enjoyment!

Is Spanish 122 Right for You?

Although this course is designed for students who have taken our Spanish 121 (based on the Destinos series), we welcome you if you have taken other Spanish 121 courses with a minimum grade of 2.0, or can demonstrate a level of knowledge of Spanish that is adequate for placement in Spanish 122. If this is the case for you, please request permission to register by sending an e-mail to your instructor.

To help you catch up on our story so far, I've included a short synopsis of the plot in the Preliminary Unit. The appendices to your textbook include a list of the characters with photos to familiarize you with the "people" you'll be studying in this course. You will probably also want to watch Episodes 6 (which is a summary of 1–5), 11 (a summary of 7–10) and 18 (a summary of 12–17).

Spanish 121 with Destinos explains the preterite tense and provides examples and practice in using this form of verb. Please review these irregular verbs in the past form, presented in chapters 15, 16, and 17 of your text. Find also the complete verb chart in the appendix of your textbook.

The duration of this course is twelve weeks.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course—Spanish 122—you will be able to:

• comprehend the story of Destinos as you watch the videos;
• understand basic Spanish spoken more slowly than normal, and some spoken at a normal pace;
• talk about a variety of everyday topics expressed in present, past, and future tenses;
• read and understand a good portion of Spanish written in simple syntax for native-speaking readers;
• write simple material that—although grammatically imperfect—would be understood by a native speaker of Spanish.

You will also get a taste of Hispanic cultural behavior and artistic expression.

About the Online Environment

Your online course offers several advantages to the traditional classroom, including the comprehensive Online Student Handbook, the ability to communicate electronically with students and with your instructor, and links to online resources.

Online Student Handbook

This handbook answers questions about your online learning course, such as how to purchase your text, schedule an exam, obtain a transcript, and get technical help if you need it. The handbook also provides additional resources, such as how to order books or journals from the library and how to study for an online course.

Communication with Your Instructor and Student Peers

• Online Discussion Forums, designed by the University of Washington award winning Catalyst team, allow you to communicate with other currently enrolled students and with your instructor. You can use the General Discussion Forum to post questions, share resources, or engage in conversations about topical issues.

   Using Online Forums

  Please read these guidelines for participating in online discussions.

• E-mail is a quick and efficient way to communicate with your instructor about feedback you've received on an assignment. In fact, many online students comment that they get more support and individual attention about assignments in their online class than in a traditional classroom.

Online Resources

As an online student, you have access to a wealth of Web resources compiled to provide fast, easy access to information that supports your online learning experience. Organized by subjects, Online Resources link you to sites with help for writing and research, study skills, language learning, and library reference materials. All links have been assessed for credibility and reliability, and they are regularly monitored to ensure their usability.

 

Course Structure

Spanish 122 includes ten units. This course covers the material in lecciones ("lessons") 19–36 of the Destinos textbook and Workbook/Study Guides I and II. You will see and hear eighteen half hours of Spanish spoken by the telenovela characters, and listen to the thirteen CDs for oral practice.

You will be graded on nine written assignments, eight oral assignments, one midterm exam, and one final exam.

• In this course, we will use the word "unit" to indicate the total material you will need to study and do in one to two weeks, depending on your study plan (see "How Much Should You Study?" in this introduction).
• The word lección ("lesson") indicates the chapter (in both your textbook and workbook) whose number and title corresponds to the episodio ("episode") you will watch. Each unit encompasses two lecciones (and two episodios).

Throughout this course, we will refer to pages with the letter "T" to indicate "textbook," "WI" for "workbook I," "WII" for "workbook II," followed by page numbers. For example:

• pp. T295–96 means "textbook, pages 295 through 296."
• pp. WII 25 means "second workbook, page 25."

Materials

Required Materials

• VanPatten, Bill, Martha Alford Marks, and Richard V. Teschner. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002.
• VanPatten, Bill, Martha Alford Marks, and Richard V. Teschner. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish: Workbook/Study Guide I. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002.
• VanPatten, Bill, Martha Alford Marks, and Richard V. Teschner. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish: Workbook/Study Guide II. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002.
• A set of nine videotapes, containing the second 18 episodios of Destinos (episodios 19 through 36). Available online at the Annenburg Media Learner site.
• A set of four CDs, which accompany the workbook, to be purchased from UW Distance Learning.

Optional Extra Credit Materials

• Sturam, R., ed. Los Viajes De Rosa y Ernesto, A Step by Step Spanish Reader. Seattle: All Bilingual Press, 2007. Order online here. (ISBN 978-0-9745032-6-4)

Recommended Materials

• Emily Spinelli. English Grammar for Students of Spanish, 3rd Edition. Dearborn: The Olivia & Hill Press, Inc., 1994 (or newer).
• A Spanish-English dictionary (I will list several good dictionaries later in this section).
• Kendris, Christopher. 501 Spanish Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy to Learn Format, 4th Edition. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1996 (or newer).

The Textbook

The textbook that accompanies the Destinos series works closely with the CDs; each lesson includes one or more actividades ("activities") which give you practice in listening and speaking with the CD as you read the exercises in the text. Each lesson also includes a section called Preparación ("Preparation") that reviews the previous episodes and prepares you for the episode you are about to see, and an "after viewing" section that

• elaborates on the characters or plot of the episode in ¿Tienes buena memoria? ("Do You Have a Good Memory?");
• presents new vocabulary in Vocabulario del tema ("Vocabulary of the Topic");
• explains grammatical points in Un poco de gramática ("A Little Bit of Grammar");
• introduces some aspect of Hispanic culture in Nota cultural ("Cultural Note"); and
• reviews the complete vocabulary of the lesson in Vocabulario.

The cultural notes are deliberately structured to challenge you, since not all the words appear in the reference vocabulary. This is to encourage you to develop your skill in using cognates (words that are similar in English and Spanish) to decipher a text, as well as stimulate you to use other strategies for reading and understanding.

The Workbook/Study Guides

The workbooks help you expand on your knowledge of Spanish, and give you opportunities to express yourself in that language. Many actividades in the workbooks use the CDs to give you practice in listening and understanding as you read. Each lesson in the workbooks includes:

• more extensive information about the characters and situations in each episode in Más allá del episodio ("Beyond the Episode"); further grammatical information (Gramática);
• practice in pronunciation, working with the CDs (Pronunciación); and
• more vocabulary words (Vocabulario).

The workbooks also include composition sections called Para escribir ("For Writing") where you will have an opportunity to be creative in Spanish.

The Videotapes

Spanish 122 includes the second nine videotapes of the Destinos series of 26 tapes (52 episodes). Each videotape presents two episodes of Destinos, each 30 minutes long. These nine tapes thus cover the episodes 19 through 36. You should watch each episode from beginning to end the first time, to get the general idea of what is going on. I recommend that you watch each episode—or at least some parts of it—more than once if possible. You won't understand everything, especially in the sections where conversations are rapid. Don't worry; your ability to understand will develop over time. If your television has the close-caption feature, you may want to use it when you feel it's necessary to help your understanding.

You can view Destinos episodes in three ways:

• Online. Go to nd click on the "VoD" (Video on Demand) icon next to the Destinos episode you wish to view.  The episodes are free, and each is a half-hour in length.  You will need to create a username and login password in order to view the episodes.
• Rent the nine-tape series for Spanish 122 from UW Distance Learning. Each tape includes two half-hour episodes of Destinos: a total of 18 episodes for this course. If you decide to rent the tapes, please fill out the video rental agreement at the end of this introduction and send it in to Distance Learning immediately. Note that your grade for this course will be withheld if you do not return the videotapes to Distance Learning. If you decide to rent the tapes, please fill out the video rental agreement and send it to Distance Learning immediately.
• View the tapes for free at the Language Learning center on the University of Washington campus: Denny Hall, Room 108. Be sure to bring your UW Distance Learning ID card! Normal hours at the Language Learning center are:
  • Monday–Thursday:8A.M.–8P.M.
  • Friday: 8A.M.–4P.M.
  • Sunday: 5P.M.–8P.M.

The Language Learning center is closed during UW holidays and between academic quarters. Be sure to call ahead for current times.

Some television sets are equipped for closed-caption, and will allow you to read the dialogs as well as listen to them. I recommend, however, that after seeing the episode using the close-caption feature, you see it again without the feature, and get used to the sound of the language.

The Audio CDs

The audio CDs are designed for use with both the textbook (CDs are included with your textbook) and the workbook/study guides (which you will need to purchase from the Distance Learning office). Many of your assignments, as well as your midterm and final examinations, contain a listening component; therefore, be sure to familiarize yourself with the CDs. In this distance learning course this tool is especially important to your learning process; it gives you a chance to listen to the sounds and rhythms of Spanish and practice speaking the language.

This Course Syllabus

This introduction to the course syllabus includes an explanation of the pattern of study you will follow for every unit during this course. Each unit in the course syllabus includes the following:

• a reminder of the sequence of activities you should follow;
• supplementary explanations and about grammatical structure;
• observations about the importance of certain items in your text; for example, apparently minor details that deserve your attention; and
• instructions for the assignments you will submit. These instructions are under the title "Tarea" (meaning "task" or "chore"). Some assignments come directly from the workbook. I have designed others especially for this course; these are often activities not found in the other Destinos material, and include some translations from and to English.

Some units include a section titled Un poco de literatura ("A Little Bit of Literature"). Here I have included short excerpts from Spanish poetry.

Since vocabulary is something you can learn without much explanation, the online course materials concentrate more on grammatical structures, providing you with exercises that are not found in your text. Please be sure, however, that you memorize vocabulary, especially the words included in the "Vocabulario del tema" sections of your textbook.

Units Four and Ten will give you a preview of your midterm and final examinations, and will help you prepare for those tests.

Dictionary, English Grammar, and Spanish Verbs

Your text provides a Spanish-English glossary, but it is convenient to have a good dictionary that includes alternate meanings of words as well as English-Spanish translations, and you will be able to use it through Spanish 123. I suggest that you buy one of the following:

• Harper Collins Spanish dictionary, New Standard edition, 2002
• Larousse Standard English/Spanish Spanish/English Dictionary, King, Fisher and Chambers, l996 or newer
• Harper Collins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary

You can often find great bargains on dictionaries in used-book stores.

How to Use Your Dictionary

Using a foreign language dictionary can be tricky if you do not have a basic knowledge of English grammar. If you are looking up an English word, you have to decide, for example, if the word is a verb or a noun. The word "fly," (a noun) is mosca in Spanish, an insect. But, "to fly," (a verb) is volar (an action) which becomes vuelo for "I fly." If you do not pay attention to the difference between "fly" as a noun and "fly" as a verb, you may end up with something like: Yo mosca ("I a fly") when you want to say Yo vuelo,("I fly"). The other problem is trying to break apart an expression with a preposition (very common in English, but not in Spanish) such as "fly back" (volver por avión) or "go down" (bajar). For example, one student who wanted to write "I want to fly back home" ended up with this sentence: "Quiero mosca espalda casa," which could be interpreted as "I want a fly, a back, and a house." The correct sentence is "Quiero volver a casa en avión."

English Grammar for Students of Spanish

I recommend this book especially if you need a refresher in the basics of English grammar. The book explains the Spanish grammatical terms used in your textbook, and shows how they relate to English grammar, pointing out similarities and differences between the two languages. You will notice that the grammars of English and Spanish are not very different.

501 Spanish Verbs

Many students find a book of verb conjugations useful. This is the one I recommend.

Using Flash Cards

You can make your own flash cards using 3 x 5 index cards, and use them to practice anything you need work on. For example, test your knowledge of new vocabulary by writing the English word on one side of the card, and the Spanish translation on the other. This works especially well with nouns and adjectives.

Practice difficult or confusing grammatical constructions in context. For example, in Unit Seven you'll learn how to express liking for something. A flash card for this concept will be most helpful if it looks like the one shown in fig. 1.

Make a flash card for any mistake that you find yourself repeating, and check it regularly. Note the mistakes you make on the self-tests, or on assignments I've returned to you; make a flash card with your wrong sentences on one side and the correct ones on the other; and practice with the card. But be sure to write "Wrong!" on Side A, and "Correct!" on Side B.

Free Online Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

Here are three Web sites where you can practice your grammar and vocabulary:

• Learn Spanish: http://www.studyspanish.com
• Spanish at Sweet Briar College, Virginia, USA: http://www.spanish.sbc.edu
• Spanish grammar exercises by Barbara Kuczon Nelson (Colby Web site): http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/

 

How to Complete Each Unit

This section shows the steps you will follow as you use the textbook, workbook, CD, and video to complete each unit. You must also read and use the online course materials, since I have presented information in each unit that is not offered in any of the other materials.

Each unit includes three parts:

• Part I: first lección/episodio of the unit. Tarea A (in most units).
• Part II: second lección/episodio of the unit. Tarea B (in most units).
• Part III: Wrapping Things Up. Voice mail assignment.

Parts I and II

In Parts I and II you will follow a sequence of five steps, which you will find at the beginning of each part.

Step 1

Read the Preparación section for the correct lección in your textbook and complete the actividades; these will test your memory of previous episodes, and allow you to make some educated guesses about what will happen next. Some questions require that you work with the CDs. You'll hear those answers on the CD, but you'll have to watch the videotaped episode to catch others. When you hear the answers, go back and correct your own responses as necessary.

Step 2

In your textbook, read the words inside the box titled Vocabulario del Tema. Then read the short explanation in the box labeled Un poco de gramática. These readings will help you understand the video.

Step 3

Watch the episode corresponding to the lección, and revise the answers you gave in the Preparación activities. You can check your answers in appendix 1 of your text.

Step 4

Return to the textbook. Do all the actividades for that lección/episodio orally. Listen to the CDs when that is indicated.

Step 5

Turn now to your workbook/study guide and complete all the activities for that lección/episodio orally, working with the CD. Proceed with your assignment for submission. Again, check your answers when they are provided on the tape, or look them up in appendix 1 or appendix 2 of the workbook, if the tape is not clear enough for you.

Remember to use e-mail to ask your instructor about any questions or concerns that may arise as you work through the written assignments!

Written Assignments to Be Turned In

The complete written assignment for each unit (except the two that precede the exams) is actually composed of two assignments: one at the end of Part I and one at the end of Part II. Each of these two assignments is called Tarea (which means "task, assignment, chore, homework) followed by a letter "A" (for the Tarea in Part I) or "B" (for Part II's Tarea).

Unit Four is a review of the first three units, in preparation for your midterm examination. Unit Ten includes a preparation for the final examination.

Part III: Wrapping Things Up

After you finish Part I and II, you will be ready to wrap things up, in Part III.

• If you haven't yet called your voice mail for this unit, do it now. You will find the corrections on your pronunciation or answers from your previous assignments, when applicable. Remember that this is a required part of your assignment.
• Take the self-test. Although this is for your own practice, it is very important to succeed in your exams.
• Send your written assignment (Tareas A and B).

See "About Your Instructor" in your online syllabus for instructions on submitting your assignments.

Creating Special Characters for Spanish

On a PC

• To place an accent over a letter: press the Ctrl key and the single quote key (') at the same time. Then type the letter.
• To create a tilde over an n: press the Ctrl and Shift keys on the right side of your keyboard while you press the ~ key; then press the n key
• To create a Spanish question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence: press the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift keys as you press the ? or ! key

You can also look up these characters using the Insert menu. Select Symbol . . . and start searching for the character you want (this is a very tedious process—it's much easier to learn the keyboard shortcuts.)

On a Mac

To place an accent over a letter: Press OPTION(Alt) + the letter "e" , then release both and press the vowel you need. For example for sí (yes) you would press OPTION + e, and then i.

• To create a tilde over an n: Press OPTION(Alt) + n, then press n.
• To create a Spanish question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence: Press Option + Shift + ? or !

Voice Mail

When you registered for Spanish 122 you were assigned a voice mail number to be used just for this course, and a temporary password. You should have received this information by mail. Even if you already have voice mail, you will need to have a special voice mail box for this course. That is because your instructor can send your assignments only to mail boxes that are part of the UW voice mail system.

Your assignment for each unit includes an oral portion. You will turn in this assignment on voice mail. Since voice mail works twenty-four hours a day, you can do this part of your assignment at any timed during your work on the unit.

The first part of each voice mail assignment is drawn from the Pronunciación section of the current lesson in the Destinos workbook. The speaker on the CD will model the pronunciation for you; you will listen to the tape, read the words, and practice repeating after the speaker until you think you can imitate the speaker's pronunciation.

The second part of the assignment will ask you to answer several questions about some grammatical structures you have studied in the lesson. You will read these questions in the online course materials. Practice the pronunciation and compose your answer.

To "turn in" your oral assignment, please be sure to call your own voice mail number, and then transfer it to your instructor's so you can receive the feedback and corrections that your instructor will leave on your voice mail.

When you record your assignment you may also ask any questions you may have about your coursework.

Setting up Your Voice Mailbox

Here's how to set up your voice mail account.

1. Call your voice mail phone number.
2. When it answers, immediately interrupt the message by pressing "7", then follow the instructions. Note: After you enter your temporary password you will be asked to enter your permanent password. Please enter the password provided in the letter that accompanied your course materials.

Sending Me Your Voice Mail Responses

1. First, get into your own voice mail by dialing the number 934-0XXX (see the number assigned to you in the letter you received from UW Extension).
2. As soon as the "operator" picks up, interrupt the message by pressing "7". When you are prompted, enter the password provided to you in the letter that accompanied your course materials. Listen to your instructor's feedback from previous assignments, if applicable, before you submit a new one.
3. Press "2" to send a message, and record your message. Note the following options:
   • to listen to your recording press "1";
   • to re-record your message press "*" (the "star" button);
   • to add additional information to your message press "5".
4. When you are finally satisfied with your message, press "#" (the pound key).
5. Type in your instructor's message box number.

As you submit your voice mail exercises, speak slowly and clearly, especially when saying your last name. Repeat whatever you think necessary. Please use the following format, so that your instructor can record the submission of your assignment.

• Introduce yourself in Spanish: Me llamo . . .
• Give your course number: Soy estudiante de uno cero dos.
• Give your five-digit class ID number in Spanish (you'll find it printed on your assignment sheets): El número de mi clase es . . .
• Give the number of the voice mail assignment: Ejercicio oral número . . . (e.g., uno, dos, tres).
• Give your voice mail number in Spanish: Mi número de teléfono es . . .
• Give the date (day and month): Hoy es el ____________ de _____________.

If you have any questions about using this system, please call the Program Support Services office at (206) 543-2320 or (800) 543-2320, extension 4 and ask for the Instructional Materials Coordinator.

Study Plan and Tips for Completing Each Unit

• You need to spend one week on each unit (two lecciones per unit, remember).
• I also recommend that you do all actividades—even when they are not to be submitted—because they help prepare you both for other assignments and for your examinations.
• As you work on the actividades, refer to the vocabulary list at the end of the lección when you need to.
• When you work with the CDs, listen to the information, then turn off your tape recorder when you hear "Here are the correct answers." Do the actividades on your own, and then go back to the tape to check your answers. Follow the instructions on your tape to go back and forth from your text to the tapes. Be sure to study the vocabulary list.

Examinations

You will take your midterm exam after studying Unit Four, which includes lecciones 25 and 26. These lessons are a review of lecciones 19 through 24.

Your final examination will be after Unit Nine, which includes a review (lección 36) of lecciones 27 through 35. Unit Ten includes a review as well as some important instructions for your final examination.

The final examination focuses mainly on the grammar and vocabulary you have studied since the midterm. Because the process of learning a language builds on what you have previously learned, however, you will have to know the grammatical structures and basic vocabulary you covered in the first part of the course.

See the Online Student Handbook for information about scheduling your exams.

What the Examinations Cover

Each examination (the midterm and the final) is divided into five parts:

• short questions in Spanish about the episodios;
• vocabulary: fill-in blanks with words, sometimes provided (multiple choice), sometimes not;
• grammar: fill-in blanks with words from list;
• translation of short English sentences into Spanish or a reading about which you will answer multiple-choice questions;
• a topic (see instructions in Unit Ten) about which you will write a short composition in Spanish;
• a listening section, taken from your CDs; and
• a reading section taken from the cultural notes in your textbook or from the online course materials, with multiple choice questions.

Preparing for Examinations

• The best way to prepare yourself for the exams is to do the self-tests provided at the end of the workbook/study guides. After you finish a self-test, check your answers in appendix 2, "Answers to Self-Tests."
• Another way to prepare is to maintain a notebook of new words.
• Listen to all your CDs.
• Read the cultural notes. You don't need to understand everything, but you should have a general idea of the content.
• Finally, you can practice with the always-helpful flash cards.

Your instructor will send you a page with your grade for the examination, and comments about what (if anything) you need to improve, either to successfully finish the course (after the midterm), or to continue to Spanish 123 (following the final examination).

How Much Should You Study?

This course is demanding. If you are aiming for the best results—and I hope you are—you should devote a minimum of two hours a day in a five-day week to your studies. This schedule will permit you to finish the course in one quarter.

You'll find an "Assignment Due Dates" planning calendar in your online syllabus. Please fill it out and submit it to your instructor. You may also want to print it and use it to plan your study and assignments.

How Is Your Grade Determined?

Your final grade is made up of four components, equally important, as shown in table i.2:

Table i.2: Grading Weights

Grading Weights
Voice mail assignments	25%
Written assignments	25%
Midterm exam	25%
Final exam	25%

All your assignments will be converted to a percentile.

The average of your eight written assignments, plus the average of your eight oral assignments, plus your midterm and final exams will give you a total of 400 or less. Divide the total by 4 and you will have your final percentile.To figure out your numerical grade for the course (0-4) refer to the scale for conversions shown in table i.3.

Note that you must get a grade of at least 60% in your final exam to pass this course!

Extra Credit

Students will have the opportunity to earn extra credit by reading part of the book listed under "Optional Material," Los Viajes de Rosa y Ernesto, A Step by Step Spanish Reader, Audio Book and Grammar Guide. To submit extra credit, the audio CDs are not necessary, although they are recommended for students interested in refining auditory understanding. The CDs are the Audio Book, and they narrate the complete story.

For each chapter there will be several questions, and 40 possible points could be added to your accumulated points if you read the five assigned chapters. For example:

If your total is 320 /4 = 80% = 2.5 final grade

You will have 360/4 = 90% = 3.5 final grade

Spanish 122 students need to choose from chapters 8 to 12, but if the student is new to Distance Learning, s/he will need to read the previous chapters to understand the plot.

You may complete any number of chapters you wish (chosen from chapters 8 to 12). When you are finished reading your selection, contact the teacher to receive the questions for you to answer.

Summary of Steps for Each Unit

Remember: one unit = two lecciones and episodios.

Every unit in the online course materials uses the following format:

Part I

1: Textbook

Work with the Preparación section of your lección in your textbook.

2: Textbook/CD

Do the "Preparación" first. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary and the grammar explanations given in the boxes in your textbook, called Vocabulario del Tema and Un poco de gramática. You will find more extensive grammar explanations in the online course materials and/or in the workbook, but at this point it will be enough to use the textbook to prepare yourself for the video.

3: Videotape

Watch the corresponding episodio (available online from the Destinos Language Web site).

4: Textbook/CD

Work with your textbook and CD in the section called "After Viewing." Complete all the reading, listening, and actividades of the lección. Always look at the online course materials for additional explanations and exercises.

5: Workbook

Turn to your workbook/study guide and complete all the reading and actividades for the lección, using the CD as required. The first section, Más allá del episodio, includes a reading section that sometimes may seem too advanced for your present knowledge. This follows the teaching philosophy of "Plus-One," in which you are given an exercise that is a little beyond your current ability. Do not expect to understand every word; instead, try to get the general idea, by using the cognates and deducing the meaning from context.

As you go through the exercises, check the online course materials again for additional explanations. Do the Tareas, found in the online materials. Do these exercises by yourself, and then check your answers (for exercises taken from your workbook). Correct your work with a different colored pen and write "Corregido" at the top of the page.

Part II

Repeat the sequence shown above to complete the second lección for the unit.

Part III: Wrapping Things Up

1. Call your voice mail to check for the new oral assignment for the unit, and for other messages.

   Complete your voice mail assignment. Practice the pronunciation and prepare your answer. Then call your voice mail and leave your answers.

2. Do the self-tests in the workbook/study guide (starting on p. W286) for the unit's two lecciones. Check your answers in appendix 2: ("Answers to Self-Tests," starting on p. W342).
3. Revise your written Tareas. Please submit your assignment electronically, by attaching it as a Word document.

Final Reminder

The comments in the online course materials are supplementary explanations to help you better understand the lección. Don't skip over certain points in the lección just because there is no online commentary; this only means that the explanation in the text seems sufficient.

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