First Year Spanish I (MTWR)
SPAN 111 MTWR Spring 2017
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Overview
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Spanish 111, the first semester in UNR’s Basic Spanish Language Program
where you will cover up to Chapter 6 of Puntos de partida, 9th edition. What follows is basic
information about the course, information that you should understand thoroughly. This course is
for students who have had no prior experience with Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish
before coming to UNR and want to continue must take the online placement exam. Refer to:
http://www.unr.edu/cla/wll/11-spanish-BSLP_policy.html
Materials
TEXTBOOKS
§ Puntos de Partida, 9th edition
§ Access to Connect Spanish: http://www.mhhm.com/
§ A good Spanish-English dictionary
You can buy your complete package (loose-leaf color copy of text, e-book, Connect
Spanish access code) for $215 (check current price) at the ASUN bookstore.
WEBSITES
§ Puntos de Partida free Online Learning Center www.mhhe.com/puntos9
§ Basic Spanish Language Program: http://www.unr.edu/cla/wll/11-spanish-BSLP.html
§ The course and all materials are available through WebCampus Learn
HOMEWORK
Within WebCampus, you will complete online exercises in Connect Spanish that
pertain to the material covered in class. In addition you will complete LearnSmart to
help you review. Instructions on accessing Connect Spanish will be provided to you
by your instructor.
Grade Breakdown
Tests:
Final:
Writing:
Oral Use of Spanish
Cap. 1
Cap. 2
Cap. 3
Cap. 4
Cap. 5
Cap. 6 +
(5)
Culture Presentation in class
Descriptive (Connect)
Entrevista Oral (Connect)
40%
10%
10%
10%
TAREA - Connect
Automatic Activ. 15%
LearnSmart
2%
Writing Activities 8%
25%
Participación:
-Self-evaluation
-Participation in
Community events
put on by the
Spanish Club; a
minimum of 3
5%
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Grading Scale
A
100-93
A92-90
B+
89-87
B
86-83
B82-80
C+
79-77
C
76-73
C72-70
D+
69-67
D
66-63
D62-60
F
59-0
Course Goals
There are various goals of Spanish 111. The first is to develop basic communicative skills in Spanish as
a second language. These include, but are not limited to, the following sample abilities:
• describing yourself and your extended and immediate family
• talking about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, and the weather
• describing university life and shopping experiences
• talking about events in the present and planned future events
• discussing likes and dislikes
A second objective is to acquire basic knowledge about cultural differences between the U.S. and the
Spanish-speaking world. Some examples are:
• geography and culture of the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and
Costa Rica
• differences in daily schedules, shopping and dressing, living accommodations, student life, and
family activities/roles.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
As a means of assessing for success in this course, the student will focus upon the following objectives:
1. Describe yourself and your extended and immediate family
2. Talk about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, the weather, likes and dislikes
3. Describe university life and shopping experiences
4. Produce written and spoken dialogue in the present and planned future.
5. Articulate in writing your understanding of significant dialectical variants of the Spanish
language.
6. Identify geography and culture of selected Spanish-speaking countries.
7. Compare U.S. and Hispanic/Latin cultures in regards to daily schedules, shopping and dressing,
living accommodations, student life, and family activities/roles.
Statement of Disability Services: Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations
is requested to speak with me or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Building, Suite 101; Phone: 784-6000) as
soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
Statement on Audio and Video Recording: “Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio
recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio
recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities,
some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should
understand that their comments during class may be recorded.”
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Course Syllabus
Día
Cap
Semana 1
23-Jan
1
Actividades en clase
Páginas
Tarea (due)
Introducción al curso;
Introduction to Connect Spanish
24-Jan
El alfabeto
Saludos
7-8
Download and print the
syllabus & Course
Components
25-Jan
Introduction to the Verb ser
8-9
**Check university final exam
schedule for final exam date and
time; confirm with instructor
26-Jan
Semana 2
30-Jan
31-Jan
1-Feb
2-Feb
¡Aquí se habla español!
10-11
Los números
El verbo hay
Los gustos
El horario
Salu2 ¡Salu2 desde Los Ángeles!
Discuss & Sign up for Cultural Presentations
12
12-13
14-15
16-17
19
Semana 3
6-Feb
EXAMEN 1 - Capítulo 1
7-Feb
2
8-Feb
9-Feb
Semana 4
13-Feb
14-Feb
15-Feb
16-Feb
Semana 5
20-Feb
21-Feb
22-Feb
23-Feb
Semana 6
27-Feb
28-Feb
1-Mar
2-Mar
Due Sunday 5-Feb 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 1
En la clase; Las materias
Pronunciación
Gramática 1: Singular Nouns – Gender & Articles
26-29
28-31
32-35
Gramática 2: Nouns & Articles – Plural forms
Gramática 3: Present Tense of –ar verbs
Gramática 4: Asking Yes/No questions
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir # 1 (Process writing from text p. 55 or
equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details)
Un poco de todo
Salu2 ¡Qué bacán! (If there is time)
35-37
38-44
45-47
53
55
A escribir #1
Due Sunday 19-Feb 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 2
48-49
50-51
Día Festivo: Día de los Presidentes (No hay clase)
EXAMEN 2 - Capítulo 2
3
La familia; Los números
60-65
Gramática 5: Adjectives & Description
Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser
66-70
72-76
Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser (cont.)
Gramática 7: Possessive Adjectives
Gramática 8: Present Tense of -er /-ir Verbs
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #2 (Process writing from text p. 93 or
equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details)
Un poco de todo
Salu2 Padres modernos (if time permits)
72-76
77-80
80-85
91
93
A escribir #2
86-87
88-89
Due Sunday 5-Mar 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 3
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Día
Cap
Semana 7
6-Mar
7-Mar
4
8-Mar
9-Mar
Semana 8
13-Mar
14-Mar
15-Mar
16-Mar
Actividades en clase
Páginas
Tarea (due)
EXAMEN 3 - Capítulo 3
De compras
¿De qué color es
Los números a partir de 100
Stress & Written Accent Marks
Cultural presentation #1 La geografía del mundo
hispano (1 group) –use information on pgs. 20-21 as a
starting point.
Cultural presentation #2 México (1 group) –use
information on p. 90 as a starting point.
Gramática 9: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns
98-100
101-103
103-104
105-106
Gramática 9: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns
Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer;
Idioms with tener
Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer;
Idioms with tener
Gramática 11: Destination; Future Actions (ir+a+inf.)
107-110
111-115
107-110
111-115
116-118
Due Sunday 26-Mar 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 4
A escribir #3
Semana 9
Spring Break (March 18-26)
Semana 10
27-Mar
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #3 (Process writing from text p. 125 or
equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details)
122-123
125
28-Mar
Un poco de todo
Salu2 ¡Moda, moda, moda! (if time permits)
118-119
120-121
29-Mar
EXAMEN 4 - Capítulo 4
30-Mar
5
Semana 11
3-Apr
Los muebles; ¿Qué día es hoy?
¿Qué día es hoy?; Las preposiciones
130-132
132-135
Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver
136-141
Due Sunday 2-Apr 11:59 pm
Descriptive Oral (Connect)
Cultural presentation #3 Guatemala (1 group) –use
information on p. 122 as a starting point.
4-Apr
5-Apr
6-Apr
Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs
Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs
Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns
Cultural presentation #4 Honduras (1 group) –use
information on p. 122 as a starting point
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Día
Semana 12
10-Apr
11-Apr
Actividades en clase
Páginas
Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns
13-Apr
A leer: Del mundo hispano
Cultural presentation #5 El Salvador y Nicaragua (2
groups) –use information on p. 156 as a starting point.
Salu2 Vivir con la familia
A escribir #4 (Process writing from text p. 159 or
equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details)
Un poco de todo
Semana 13
17-Apr
EXAMEN 5 - Capítulo 5
12-Apr
18-Apr
6 ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?; Los meses y las estaciones
19-Apr
Las preposiciones
20-Apr
Día Festivo: Día de Acción de Gracias (No hay clase)
Semana 14
24-Apr
Gramática 15: Present Progressive
25-Apr
Gramática 16: ¿Ser o Estar?
26-Apr
Gramática 16: ¿Ser o Estar?
27-Apr
Gramática 17: Comparisons
Semana 15
1-May
2-May
3-May
4-May
Semana 16
8-May
Tarea (due)
147-151
157
159
A escribir #4
154-155
152-153
Due Sunday 16-Apr 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 5
164-167
168-169
170-174
175-181
175-181
182-187
Gramática 17: Comparisons
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #5 (Process writing from text p. 195 or
equivalent
Costa Rica Cultural presentation #6 (1 group) use
information on p. 192 as a starting point.
Repaso; Catch-up
Salu2 En la Mitad del Mundo
182-187
193
195
Un poco de todo y repaso
188-189
Due Sunday 30-Apr 11:59 pm
Entrevista oral (Connect)
A escribir #5
192
190-191
Due Sunday 7-May 11:59 pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 6
9-May
Repaso
Final Exam Week
EXAMEN FINAL (SEE SCHEDULE)
**Check MyNevada and the university’s final exam schedule for the final exam date
and time; the confirm with your instructor
• Multiple Choice Cumulative Exam focusing on grammar from Chapters 15 plus grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening focusing on Chapter 6.
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You might take the final in a laboratory using WebCampus or
using a paper/pencil scantron.
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If your instructor will be using a scantron, you will need to purchase
it the bookstore: GRADE MASTER FORM #25420
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RECOMMENDATION
FOR STUDYING:
REDO ALL OF YOUR
LEARN SMART
ACTIVITIES FOR
CHAPTERS 1-6
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