Syllabus for: (name of class) Spanish 1A Semester & Year: Spring 2014 Course ID and Section Number: SPAN-1A-E5399 Number of Credits/Units: Day/Time: Location: Instructor’s Name: Contact Information: 4 units Monday, Wednesday; 6:05PM - 8:10PM Creative Arts, Room 105 Kristy Carlsen Office location and hours: HU108J / Mon 3:00-4:00/ Wed 1:00-2:00/Thurs 11:00 to 12:00 or by appointment. Phone: 707-476-4316 Email: [email protected] Course Description (catalog description as described in course outline): A beginning course that presents the fundamentals of Spanish and provides the tools for students to acquire elementary linguistic proficiency. The course emphasizes the communicative use of all language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special emphasis is placed on providing insights into the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Student Learning Outcomes (as described in course outline): 1. Comprehend basic Spanish and answer simple questions orally or in writing. 2. Read and write short selections in Spanish, answer questions on content, and demonstrate accuracy and control of fundamental grammatical concepts. 3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the diverse cultures that make up the Hispanic world through oral presentations and short written reports. Special accommodations: College of the Redwoods complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Please present your written accommodation request at least one week before the first test so that necessary arrangements can be made. No last-minute arrangements or post-test adjustments will be made. If you have a disability or believe you might benefit from disability related services and may need accommodations, please see me or contact Disabled Students Programs and Services. Students may make requests for alternative media by contacting DSPS. Academic Misconduct: Cheating, plagiarism, collusion, abuse of resource materials, computer misuse, fabrication or falsification, multiple submissions, complicity in academic misconduct, and/ or bearing false witness will not be tolerated. Violations will be dealt with according to the procedures and sanctions proscribed by the College of the Redwoods. Students caught plagiarizing or cheating on exams will receive an “F” in the course. The student code of conduct is available on the College of the Redwoods website at: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/Board/New/Chapter5/Ap5500.pdf College of the Redwoods is committed to equal opportunity in employment, admission to the college, and in the conduct of all of its programs and activities. Syllabus insert.doc College of the Redwoods-Spring 2014 Spanish 1A (E5399) / 4 UNITS Class meets: M/W 6:05 to 8:10 pm in CA 105 Profesora: Kristy Carlsen Oficina (office): HU 108J Horas de oficina (office hours): Mon 3:004:00/ Wed 1:00-2:00/Thurs 11:00 to 12:00 or by appointment. Correo electrónico (email): [email protected] / [email protected] REQUIRED CLASS MATERIALS TEXTBOOK BUNDLE: Panorama: Introducción a la lengua española FOURTH Edition by Blanco et al., which includes the loose-leaf textbook and Supersite Plus Access code. The Supersite Plus Access code is bought as a package with the textbook. (ISBN 978-1-61767-763-2) ONLINE SITES: MyCR: http://mycr.redwoods.edu (A necessary resource to access my Powerpoint presentations, etc) Panorama Supersite: http://www.vhlcentral.com (Online Homework) Spanish-English dictionary/translator: http://www.wordreference.com ; www.Spanishdict.com OTHER RECOMMENDED MATERIALS: It is strongly recommended that you either purchase a Spanish-English dictionary or translator or utilize one or more of the above-mentioned free online dictionary/translator websites. **PLEASE NOTE: Please use all reference materials in accordance with the school policy of academic honesty. It is not appropriate to translate entire sentences or paragraphs on a translator site like Google Translate. Ask me if you need assistance. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A beginning course that presents the fundamentals of Spanish and provides the tools for students to acquire elementary linguistic proficiency. The course emphasizes the communicative use of all language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special emphasis is placed on providing insights into the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. RECOMMENDED PREPARATION: ENGL 150-To ensure that students are able to contrast, compare and comprehend Spanish grammatical concepts and have an understanding of paragraph and composition writing. Are you in the right course? This course is not appropriate for students who have taken and passed two or more years of Spanish within the past three years. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Comprehend basic Spanish and answer simple questions orally or in writing. 2. Read and write short selections in Spanish, answer questions on content, and demonstrate accuracy and control of fundamental grammatical concepts. 3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the diverse cultures that make up the Hispanic world through oral presentations and short written reports. Syllabus insert.doc SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: College of the Redwoods complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Please present your written accommodation request at least one week before the first test so that necessary arrangements can be made. No lastminute arrangements or post-test adjustments will be made. If you have a disability or believe you might benefit from disability related services and may need accommodations, please see me or contact Disabled Students Programs and Services. Students may make requests for alternative media by contacting DSPS. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT : Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes copying a classmate’s homework assignment, cheating on an exam and using a translating service (like “Google Translate”) to write assignments for you. Each assignment will allow you a certain number of new (translated) words. You MAY NOT translate full sentences or phrases on an assignment using a translating service. Engaging in any behavior that involves taking credit for work that is not your own will lead to an automatic failure. Cheating will also not be tolerated on either exams or homework. Anyone caught copying or allowing others to copy their work will receive an “F”. The student code of conduct is available on the College of the Redwoods website at: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/Board/New/Chapter5/Ap5500.pdf CLASS STRUCTURE: We will cover Lección 1 to Lección 5 from the textbook. Each class session will consist of a short review of the new grammatical concepts which will be followed by pair and group activities that are designed to help you practice the language. I will be speaking as much in Spanish as possible and expect students to do the same. It is my intent to make the language understandable to you and to create a comfortable atmosphere in which all feel safe to practice the language without judgment. My office hours: I am here to assist you in any way to support your success in the class. I encourage you to stop by with any questions or concerns you have about an assignment or your experience in the course. If you are struggling with the material, please let me know right away and seek help. Don’t wait until you are overwhelmed to seek help. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES A) Class communication and conduct 1) Speaking in a new language can cause anxiety in some people and that is okay. We should all treat each other with respect and understanding throughout the learning process. Rude behavior and/or inappropriate language will not be tolerated. You will receive one warning in class if it happens, and after that you will be asked to leave. 2) When communicating with me by email, please make sure you include your full name in all communication and include the course number in your email subject line. When leaving a voice mail message, please make sure to leave me your phone number so that I may return your call in a timely manner. On the Supersite, please do not create a username that does not include your real name. This ensures I can identify who you are and give you proper credit for your work. The use of cell phones and/or electronic devices will not be permitted in the classroom. B) Class Preparation 1) This is a four-unit course and the work-load reflects that. It is not realistic to assume that you can pass without doing the assigned textbook and electronic homework on a daily basis. You should also practice speaking español outside of the class as much as possible. 2) This course requires that you access the Internet on a regular basis. All students should be familiar with basic technology used in the classroom setting. I will utilize the MyCR program to communicate about assignments, Syllabus insert.doc to post grades, and to send email. Students should also have access to a reliable printer. Both computers and printers are available for student use in the Learning Resource Center on the Eureka Campus. 3) Each student MUST come to class with the book. Failure to come with the book may result in you being asked to leave class for that day beginning the third week of classes. C) Class participation (10%) Learning another language requires active engagement with the new structures learned and interaction with the instructor and peers. You cannot expect to successfully learn the language if you do not attend class. Full participation means arriving to class on-time, familiar with the topic of the day and ready to interact with peers and instructor in Spanish (as much as possible), and staying for the full class period. To assess your participation for each class period, you will be evaluated through two different assignments: warmup questions and end of class sheets. You have to be in class on-time and stay for the full period to receive credit for doing both. Below is a short description of them. More details will follow in class and on MyCR. Warmup questions: Every day starting the second week, during the first five minutes of class, you will practice asking and answering two questions that will be posted on MyCR. You will be expected to come to class prepared to engage in this activity, which means you’ll need to understand the questions and be able to answer them when practicing with your classmates. More instructions for this activity and the questions will be posted on MyCR under “Warmup questions.” You should refer to these questions before every class period to prepare yourself for each day’s warmup. Half of your participation points will come directly from your participation in these questions. I will walk around and note those who have participated in the warmup questions. This will be essentially how I take roll for the day. Therefore, if you arrive late, you will not be able to participate in the warmup questions. This will be a vital way for you to practice speaking in Spanish each class period. There will be no makeups. End of class sheets: The second way that you earn points for your attendance in class is through the “End of class sheets.” At the end of each class period, I will pass out the “End of class sheet.” On it, you will need to answer questions based on the grammar or vocabulary that we have studied that day. The purpose of the sheets is to gauge your level of understanding of the topic and allow me time to help you with anything you’re unclear about. If you leave class early, you will not be able to complete the “End of class sheet” for that day. There will be no makeups. D) Attendance Policy a. Attendance is mandatory and extremely important. I take roll every day. I will drop you from the course IF: i. you do not attend the first day or are absent during the first week of classes without contacting me by email or phone to tell me you intend to stay in the course. ii. I can, up to the tenth week, drop any student who may be considered “inactive” due to excessive absences (seven or more total absences). b. Ultimately, you are responsible for dropping the course if you stop attending the class. E) Course Management 1) I will use MyCR (Sakai) to manage the course. The MyCR (Sakai) site will be the main point of contact between us. On this site, I will send EMAIL, and you will find my Powerpoint presentations, assignment and homework explanations and grades. Students must check their email and log in to MyCR daily. 2) All registered CR students have access to MyCR. Sign in to your account by going to the following page: http://mycr.redwoods.edu/xsl-portal 3) If at any point, you are having problems, please refer to the following website which has full instructions for signing into and navigating MyCR: http://www.redwoods.edu/cr-online/mycr-cle.asp F) Homework You will have three types of regular “homework” in this course that will be graded: Syllabus insert.doc 1) Textbook Homework (10%): Please bring the Panorama Textbook to every class meeting and refer to the Calendario semanal (Weekly Schedule) on a daily basis. The Calendario semanal can be found below. On it, you will be able to see what textbook section will be covered each class meeting, the textbook homework and reminders about the Supersite homework. In the Calendario semanal, textbook page numbers are also followed by various activities (Inténtalo, 1,2,etc), that you will find within the assigned pages, that you also need to complete before coming to class. All textbook homework is due by the day it’s listed on the course calendar. It is imperative that you study the textbook pages and do assigned textbook exercises, for that day, before coming to class. You need to handwrite the answers to your homework exercises on a separate sheet of paper so I can collect it and give you points for it. At times, I will also have you complete activities from handouts and reading material posted on MyCR (Sakai) or that are distributed in class. I will randomly ask you to turn this work in for a grade. Class homework will be given credit at the beginning of class before we go over it as a class to ensure it is done before class starts. Any homework done in class will not receive credit. Please try to get help from me if you don’t understand the homework. While it is okay to have wrong answers, I need to see that you have made an effort to at least try to answer the questions. Many homework assignments have instructions posted on MyCR and the calendar states which ones these are. If you are having a hard time with understanding the homework, please email me or come by my office to get help. *If you aren’t able to come to class, you may type your answers and send the completed homework to me as a .pdf or .docx attachment through email before the end of the class period. 2) Independent Out-of-Class Homework (15%): In addition to the Class Homework from the Calendario semanal, you will also have electronic workbook homework that you will complete on the Panorama Supersite. These exercises will correspond with the material covered in the textbook and will have weekly due dates. To access this homework, log on to the Vistas Supersite at http://vistas.vhlcentral.com. See instructions for registering on the site under the “Resources” section of the MyCR site for the course. a) The due dates for these activities will appear both on the Supersite and on the Calendario semanal. All of this homework will be completed and graded online. You don’t need to turn in a paper copy of this homework to me. *****Please plan accordingly, NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.***** b) If you have any technical problems with the Vistas Supersite, please visit their helpdesk at support.vhlcentral.com or contact them at: (800) 248-2813 or [email protected] c) If you feel that the system’s grading of your work is unfair or that there is a mistake, you are able to send a request to me and I will review your answer and decide if extra points will be given. To send this request, click on “Ask your instructor” at the bottom of the screen. Write in the comment box what you believe the grading issue to be or any other comment or question you have. d) I will be online during my office hours should you have any questions or concerns about the Supersite homework. In order to receive prompt help, please contact me during my office hours by phone or email me to schedule an appointment to get help. If you ask for help only through the site itself, it may take me longer to get back to you. e) On the Supersite, please do not create a username that does not include your real name. This ensures I can identify who you are and give you proper credit for your work. Syllabus insert.doc 3) Exam reviews (10%): No later than one week before each exam review day, there will be an exam review on MyCR (Sakai) under the folder “Exam reviews” under “Resources” on MyCR (Sakai). The format of the exam review will be similar to the format of the exam. PLEASE PRINT THE EXAM REVIEW AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO CLASS ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM REVIEW (“REPASO.”) You will complete it and turn it in by the day of the exam. G) Late work and makeups Late work: I will accept only ONE assignment late for a penalty of minus 50% per day it is late. I will not accept any more than that. An absence is not a legitimate excuse for turning in work late. If you don’t email work to me by the day it is due, then I will not accept it. If you submit a Supersite exercise late, you must notify me by phone or email that you would like to use your one late assignment toward it in order to get credit for it. Makeups: If you miss an exam, you will be allowed to make it up at a later time ONLY under the following circumstances: You must contact me by the end of the class period missed either by phone or email. You must also be able to make up the exam within 48 hours (so that your classmates can get their graded exams back in a timely manner). If you do not meet the above criteria for makeups, you cannot make up a missed exam. H) Chapter Exams (25%) 1) There will be four chapter exams and only three will be counted. If you miss one, it will be the one that is not counted. If you take all four of them, the lowest grade will drop. 2) Everyone must take the final exam. The final writing assignment will be completed the day of the final exam. See Calendario semanal for the final exam time and date. I) Writing assignments, Projects and Oral Presentations (25%) There will be four of these types of assignments at different times in the semester. The Calendario seminal states the due dates of these assignments. The assignments are as follows: group dialogue, árbol genealógico (family tree), re-write of paragraph on exam 2, and final oral presentation. Instructions for these will be announced well in advance in class and detailed instructions will be posted on MyCR (Sakai). J) Extra credit opportunities: Throughout the semester, beginning the third week of the semester, you will have the opportunity to earn extra credit toward your “Panorama Supersite” and/or “Textbook homework/exam reviews” grades through visiting the Spanish tutor in the Learning Resource Center for help. You will earn 20 points for each visit. You will not earn points unless you actually show up to an appointment with her. Be sure you sign in each time you get help so you can get credit for visiting. Please contact me if you have further questions about this. GRADING POLICY The final course grade for Spanish 1A will be calculated as follows: Class participation 10% Chapter Exams 25% Panorama Supersite activities 15% Writing assignments, Projects & Oral presentations 25% Textbook homework & exam reviews 10% Comprehensive Final Exam & final writing assignment 15% A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-70 D: 69-60 F: 59-0 Syllabus insert.doc Calendario semanal (Weekly schedule): **Note: All textbook homework below is found in the Panorama textbook. All Supersite homework is found on the online workbook, Supersite. Write all textbook homework answers on a separate sheet of paper to turn in. All textbook homework is due on the day it is listed.** Semana (week) 1 1/20-1/24 Lunes (Mon) Miércoles (Wed) Día festivo: el cumpleaños de Martin Luther King Jr. Introducción al curso Tarea de Supersite (Supersite homework) and Lección 1 Contextos: Hola, ¿qué tal? 2 1/27-1/31 Lección 1 El calendario, Contextos cont. & Pronunciación & Estructura 1.1: Nouns and articles Lección 1 Estructura 1.2: Numbers 0-30 and Lección 1 Estructura 1.2: Numbers 0-30 ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 2-3, 9, 12-14 & 16 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 16) Estructura 1.3: Present tense of “ser” ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 19-21 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg 21) & Práctica 3 (pg 17) And Supersite homework due by Friday (Act. 3: Answers in complete sentences) 3 2/3-2/7 Lección 1 Estructura 1.3: Present tense of “ser” Lección 1 And And Estructura 1.4: Telling time ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 24-25 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 25) & “Ser” worksheet and handout to be found on MyCR “Resources” Estructuras 1.3 and 1.4 cont. Supersite homework due by Friday Repaso para (Review for) Examen 1 Hacer (do): Práctica 2 (pg. 26) (Answers in complete sentences) & Print and bring copy of exam review Syllabus insert.doc 4 2/10-2/14 5 2/17-2/21 Examen 1 Lección 2 And Contextos: En la universidad Lección 2 Hacer (do): Práctica 5 & 6 (pg. 37-38) Contextos: En la universidad ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 36-37 (Act. 5: Answers in complete sentences) Día festivo: el día de los presidentes Lección 2 Supersite homework due by Friday Estructura 2.1: Present tense of “-ar” verbs Leer (read): pg. 46-48 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 48) & Handout on “Present tense of “-ar” verbs” on MyCR “Resources” & Práctica 2 (pg. 49) and “present tense of Gustar Handout” (found on MyCR under “Resources”) Supersite homework due by Friday (Answers to Pract. 2 in complete sentences) 6 Lección 2 Estructura 2.2: Forming questions Lección 2 Estructura 2.3: Present tense of “estar” And And Lección 2 Estructura 2.3: Present tense of “estar” Lección 2 Estructura 2.4: Numbers 31 and higher ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 59-60 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 60) & Práctica 2 (pg. 57) 2/24-2/28 Discuss Group dialogue. Sign contracts. Form groups. Instructions for the group dialogue appear on MyCR under “Resources” ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 51-52 & 55-56 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 56) & Práctica 2 (pg. 53) (Act. 2: Answers in complete sentences) Supersite homework due by Friday Syllabus insert.doc 7 Repaso para (Review for) Examen 2 and practice writing 3/3-3/7 And Lección 3 Contextos: La familia ---------------------Leer (read): pg. 70-71 Hacer (do): Práctica 3 (pg. 61) & Práctica 3 (pg. 71) Examen 2 Supersite homework due by Friday And Lección 3 Contextos: La familia ----------------------Entregar (turn in) el repaso (review) (Pract. 3 (pg 61): Answers in complete sentences) & Print and bring copy of exam review 8 3/10-3/14 Lección 3 Estructura 3.1: Descriptive adjectives And Lección 3 Estructura 3.2: Possessive adjectives Discuss árbol genealógico assignment. Instructions appear on MyCR under “Resources” ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 80-82 & 85 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 82) & Inténtalo (pg. 85) 3/17-3/21 No hay clases (no class): descanso de primavera Lección 3 Estructura 3.2: Possessive adjectives Supersite homework due by Friday And Present group dialogues And time to work on árbol genealógico (family tree) assignment and read handout/s for homework (to be passed out in class) Hacer (do): Práctica 2 (pg. 83) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 2 No hay clases (no class): descanso de primavera Syllabus insert.doc 9 3/24-3/28 Lección 3 Estructura 3.3: Present tense of “er/-ir” verbs And Estructura 3.4: Present tense of “tener” & “venir” ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 88-89 & 92-93 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 89) & Práctica 2 (pg. 86) & Inténtalo (pg. 93) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 2 10 Repaso para (Review for) Examen 3 3/31-4/4 And Lección 4 Contextos: Los pasatiempos ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 108-109 Hacer (do): Práctica 3 (pg. 94) (Answers in complete sentences) & Print and bring copy of exam review Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 3 Lección 3 Estructura 3.4: Present tense of “tener” & “venir” And Supersite homework due by Friday In-class reading ----------------------Hacer (do): Práctica 2 (pg. 90) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 2 Árbol genealógico (family tree) due today Examen 3 ----------------------Entregar (turn in) el repaso (review) And Supersite homework due by Friday Lección 4 Contextos: Los pasatiempos ----------------------Hacer (do): Práctica 5 (pg. 110) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 5 And turn in re-write of written paragraph on exam 2 Syllabus insert.doc 11 4/7-4/11 Lección 4 Estructura 4.1: Present tense of “ir” And Discuss final oral presentation. Instructions appear on MyCR under “Resources” ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 118 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 118) & Práctica 1 & 2 (pg. 119) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 1 & 2 12 4/14-4/18 Lección 4 Estructura 4.2 and Estructura 4.3: Stem-changing verbs: e->i And Some time to work on final oral presentation ---------------------Leer (read): pg. 125 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 125) & Práctica 3 (pg. 123) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 3 Lección 4 Estructura 4.1 cont. And Lección 4 Estructura 4.2: Stem-changing verbs: e->ie/ o->ue ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 121-122 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 122) Supersite homework due by Friday Begin speaking activity in class for class potluck Entregar (turn in) final presentation rough draft Supersite homework due by Friday Estructura 4.2 and 4.3 And Lección 4 Estructura 4.4: Verbs with irregular “yo” forms ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 128-129 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 129) & Práctica 2 (pg. 126) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 2 Syllabus insert.doc 13 Oral presentation rough draft returned by instructor 4/21-4/25 Repaso para (Review for) Examen 4 And Lección 5 Contextos: Las vacaciones ----------------------Hacer (do): Práctica 3 (pg. 130) & 140-143 Examen 4 Supersite homework due by Friday And Lección 5 Contextos: Las vacaciones ----------------------Entregar (turn in) el repaso (review) Hacer (do): Práctica 8 & 9 (pg. 143-144) (Answers in complete sentences) & Print and bring copy of exam review. Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 3 14 Lección 5 Estructura 5.1: Estar with emotion Lección 5 Estructura 5.2: Present progressive And And Lección 5 Estructura 5.2: Present progressive ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 152 & 154-155 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 152) & Inténtalo (pg. 155) Lección 5 Estructura 5.3: Ser and estar ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 158-159 Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 159) & Práctica 2 (pg. 156) & Práctica 2 (pg. 153) (Answers in complete sentences) Note: Look on MyCR for further instructions for Práctica 2 and Inténtalo (pg. 153 & 159) Supersite homework due by Friday 4/28-5/2 Syllabus insert.doc 15 5/5-5/9 Lección 5 Estructura 5.4: Direct object nouns & pronouns And Final oral presentations ----------------------Leer (read): pg. 162-163 & “Direct object Pronouns worksheet” found on MyCR “Resources” Finish final oral presentations and Repaso para (Review for) examen final Print and bring copy of exam review If required number of points earned, then the class will also have a potluck Supersite homework due by Friday Hacer (do): Inténtalo (pg. 163) & Práctica 2 (pg. 160) & page 3 of “Direct object Pronouns worksheet” 16 5/12-5/16 Examen final cumulativo: El 12 de mayo a 5:30 pm-7:30 pm Syllabus insert.doc
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