12/21/2024 6:06:55 AM	VIT 72 Course Outline as of Fall 2008	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  VIT 72	Title:  SPANISH FOR WINE INDUST
Full Title:  Spanish for the Wine Industry
Last Reviewed:3/17/2008

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	1.00			Non-contact DHR Total	17.50

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:  SPAN 72
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Development of wine industry-related communications skills through grammar, vocabulary and cultural Spanish language activities and exercises. Emphasis will be on culturally appropriate communication tools.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Two years of high school Spanish, SPAN 1 or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Development of wine industry-related communications skills through grammar, vocabulary and cultural Spanish language activities and exercises. Emphasis will be on culturally appropriate communication tools.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Two years of high school Spanish, SPAN 1 or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2008	Inactive:	Fall 2015
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Utilize terms related to vineyards and wineries.

2. Utilize clear pronunciation, proper intonation, and appropriate grammatical usage as speakers of the language.

3. Give instructions related to specific tasks in a vineyard or winery.

4. Extract key points and synthesize information when reading Spanish text relevant to vineyard/winery situations.

5. Respond accurately and comprehensibly to questions related to vineyard and winery situations.

6.  Produce comprehensibly written paragraphs relaying information pertinenent to the wine industry.

7. Ask questions and give instructions in case of injury or accident.

8. Obtain demographic and work information from vineyard and winery employees.

9. Utilize common expressions of courtesy, greeting and regional idiomatic expressions when interacting with Spanish speakers.

10. Distinguish between Spanish and "Spanglish" (United States Spanish) as appropriate.

11. Identify cultural traits and social behaviors shared by peoples of Hispanic heritage.

Topics and Scope

I. Vocabulary

    A.  Basic

         1.      Formation of phases and questions

         2.      Self identification, personal information, occupations

         3.      Numbers 1 - 1,000,000

         4.      Days, months, seasons

         5.      Weather expressions

         6.      Telling time

         7.      Expressions with tener

         8.      Terminology used in U.S. Spanish

         9.      Key question words

         10.     Common expressions

         11.     The body

         12.     Common sentences in case of accidents

   B. Working in a Vineyard

         1.      Soil Preparation

         2.      Irrigation

         3.      Planting and Grafting

         4.      Vine training and canopy management

         5.      Disease and Pest Control

         6.      Tractors and other agricultural implements

         7.      Pesticide Safety and Pesticide Use

         8.      Pruning

         9.      Harvesting

   C. Working in a Winery

         1.      Crushing and pressing the fruit

         2.      Fermentation into Wine

         3.      Filling and washing barrels

         4.      Bottling line

         5.      Winery sanitation

         6.      Tasting Wine

   D. Human Resources

         1.      Filling out applications and other required hiring paperwork

         2.      Safety training

         3.      Working with peoples of Hispanic heritage: Cultural differences and social practices

II. Grammar

   A.  Morphology

         1.      Gender and number

         2.      Definite and indefinite articles

         3.      Personal pronouns

         4.      Adjectives: descriptive and possessive

  B. Structures

         1.      Present tense of regular verbs

         2.      Stem-changing verbs

         3.      Usage of  ser vs. estar

         4.      Verbs of common usage

         5.      Syntax of phrases and questions

         6.     Commands

         7.     The present progressive

         8.     To go and going to

         9.     Direct and indirect objects nouns and pronouns

         10.     Reflexive verbs

         11.     Most common uses of se

         12.     The personal a

         13.     To know: Saber or Conocer?

         14.     The preterit

         15.     For:  por or  para

Assignments:

1. Reading: articles about the wine industry and textbook chapters

(approximately 10-12 pages/week)

2. Written homework from the textbook lessons (approximately 4-10 pages

per week)

3. Written homework consisting of sentences and paragraphs related to the

wine industry

4. Grammar and translation exercises from the textbook lessons

5. Discussion and answering questions from reading assigned wine

industry articles

6. Written and oral directed dialogues

7. In-class role-playing and simulations

8. Listening comprehension activities

9. Regular quizzes, mid-term, and final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, Sentences and paragraphs; answering questions
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 15 - 25%
Role-playing/simulations; listening comprehension
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 45 - 60%
Matching items, Completion, Verb conjugation; translation/interpretation
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Spanish for the Wine Industry manual. Adriance, Josefina K. Spanish for

Business: Napa, CA: 2004.

Spanish for the Wine Industry CDs.  Adriance, Josefina K. Spanish for

Business: Napa, CA: 2004.

Basic Spanish Grammar. Jarvis, Ana and Lebredo, Raquel. D C Heath & Co;

5th Tchr edition: 1996

Recommended:  English/Spanish/English dictionary

Print PDF