First Year Spanish I
SPAN 111 TR Fall 2015
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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/fll/resources/spanish-placement.html
Materials
TEXTBOOKS
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WEBSITES
 Puntos de Partida free Online Learning Center www.mhhe.com/puntos9
 Basic Spanish Language Program: www.unr.edu/cla/fll/BSLP/BSLP.html
 The course and all materials are available through WebCampus Learn
HOMEWORK
Puntos de Partida, 9th edition
Access to Connect Spanish Plus: http://www.mhhm.com/
Good Spanish-English dictionary
You can buy your complete package (loose-leaf color copy of text, e-book, Connect
Spanish access code) for $205 (check current price)at the ASUN bookstore.
Within WebCampus, you will complete online exercises in Connect Spanish Plus that
pertain to the material covered in class. In addition you will complete LearnSmart to help
you review. Instructions on accessing Connect Spanish Plus will be given to you by your
instructor.
Grade Breakdown
Tests:
Final:
Cap. 1
Cap. 2
Cap. 3
Cap. 4
Cap. 5
Cap. 6 +
40%
10%
Writing:
(5)
10%
Oral Use of Spanish
-Culture Presentation in
class 5%
-Descriptive (Connect)
2.5%
-Interactive (Connect)
2.5%
10%
TAREA - Connect
Automatic Activ. 15%
LearnSmart
2%
Writing Activities 8%
Participación:
-Self-evaluation
-Participation in
Community events
put on by the
Spanish Club; a
minimum of 3
25%
Spanish 111 TR | Fall 2015 | Department of World Languages & Literatures | University of Nevada, Reno
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 develop some rudimentary knowledge about cultural differences between the
U.S. and the Spanish-speaking world. Some examples are:
• geography and culture of the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, 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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Department of World Languages & Literatures
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University of Nevada, Reno
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Course Syllabus
Día
Cap
Semana 1
1
8/25
8/27
Semana 2
9/1
9/3
Semana 3
9/8
9/10
Introducción al curso
Introduction to Connect Spanish Plus
El alfabeto
Saludos
Tarea (due)
Download and print the syllabus
& Course Components
7-8
Introduction to the verb ser
¡Aquí se habla español!
8-9
10-11
online
**Check university final exam
schedule for final exam date and
time; confirm with instructor
Los números; El verbo hay
Los gustos
El horario
Salu2
12-13
14-16
1618
19
Due Sunday 9/6 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 1
(¿start capítulo 2?)
Discuss & Sign up for Cultural Presentations
2
9/15
9/17
Semana 5
9/22
En la clase; Las materias
Pronunciación
26-29
28-31
Gramática 1: Singular Nouns – Gender & Articles
Gramática 2: Nouns & Articles – Plural forms
Gramática 3: Present tense of –ar verbs
Gramática 4: Yes/No questions
32-35
35-37
A leer: Del mundo hispano; A escribir # 1 (Process
53
48-49
50-51
writing from text p. 55 or equivalent)
3
Semana 6
9/29
10/1
Páginas
EXAMEN 1 (Capítulo 1)
Semana 4
9/24
Actividades en clase
Un poco de todo
Salu2 (if time permits)
EXAMEN 2 (Capítulo 2)
La familia; Los números
60-65
Gramática 5: Adjectives & Description
Cultural presentation #1 La geografía del mundo
hispano (1 group) –use information on pgs. 20-21 as a
66-70
Gramática 6: Present tense of the verb ser
Gramática 7: Possessive Adjectives
72-76
77-80
starting point.
Spanish 111 TR
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Fall 2015
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Due Sunday 9/20 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 2
• A escribir #1 (electronically 9/20
or in class 9/22)
38-44
45-47
Department of World Languages & Literatures
• A escribir #2 (electronically 10/4
or in class 10/6)
Due Sunday 10/4 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 3
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Día Cap Actividades en clase
Semana 7
10/6
Gramática 8: Present tense of -er /-ir verbs
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #2 (Process writing from text p. 93 or
10/8
Semana 9
10/20
10/22
Tarea (due)
80-85
91
93
equivalent
Cultural presentation #2 México (1 group) –use
information on p. 90 as a starting point.
Un poco de todo
Salu2
Semana 8
10/13
4
10/15
Páginas
86-87
88-89
EXAMEN 3 (Capítulo 3)
De compras
¿De qué color es?
Los números a partir de 100
Stress & Written Accent Marks
Gramática 9: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns
Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer;
Idioms with tener
Gramática 11: Destination; Future Actions (ir+a+inf.)
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #3 (Process writing from text p. 125 or
98-100
101-3
103-6
Due Sunday 10/18 11:59pm
Descriptive Oral (Connect)
107-10
111-15
A escribir #3 (electronically
10/20 or in class on 10/22)
116-18
123
125
Due Tuesday 10/20 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 4
equivalent)
Semana 10
10/27
Cultural presentation Guatemala y Honduras #3 (2
groups) –use information on p. 122 as a starting point.
Un poco de todo
Salu2 (if time permits)
EXAMEN 4 (Capítulo 4)
5 Los muebles; ¿Qué día es hoy?
Semana 11
11/3
Continue…¿Qué día es hoy?; Las preposiciones
Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver
11/5
Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs
10/29
Semana 12
11/10
El Salvador y Nicaragua Cultural presentation #4 (2
groups) –use information on p. 156 as a starting point.
Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns
11/12
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #4 (Process writing from text p. 159 or
equivalent)
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118-19
120-121
130-32
132-35
136-41
Due Tuesday 11/10 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 5
142-46
A escribir #4 (electronically
11/10 or in class on 11/12)
147-51
157
159
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Día
Cap
Actividades en clase
Semana 13
11/17
Un poco de todo
Salu2 (if time permits)
11/19
6
EXAMEN 5 (Capítulo 5)
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?; Los meses y las estaciones
Semana 14
11/24
Las preposiciones
Gramática 15: Present Progressive
11/26
No hay clase – El día festivo “Thanksgiving Day”
Semana 15
12/1
Gramática 16: ¿Ser o Estar?
Gramática 17: Comparisons
12/3
Páginas
Tarea (due)
152-53
154-155
164-67
168-69
170-74
Due Wednesday 12/2 11:59pm
Entrevista oral (Connect)
• A escribir #5 (electronically
12/6 or in class on 12/3)
175-81
182-87
A leer: Del mundo hispano
A escribir #5 (Process writing from text p. 195 or
Due Sunday 12/6 11:59pm:
Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 6
193
195
equivalent
Costa Rica Cultural presentation #5 (1-2 groups) use
information on p. 190 as starting point.
Semana 16
12/8
Salu2
Un poco de todo y repaso
Final Exam Week 12/10-12/16
190-191
189-89
RECOMMENDATION:
FOR STUDYING WOULD
BE TO REDO ALL OF
YOUR LEARN SMART
ACTIVITIES FOR
CHAPTERS 1-6
EXAMEN FINAL
**Check MyNevada and university final exam schedule for final exam date and time; confirm
with instructor
Multiple Choice Cumulative Exam focusing on grammar from Chapters 1-5 plus
grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening focusing on Chapter 6.
You might take the final in a laboratory using WebCampus or
using a paper/pencil scantron.
If your instructor will be using a scantron, you will need to purchase it the
bookstore: GRADE MASTER FORM #25420
Spanish 111 TR
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Fall 2015
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Department of World Languages & Literatures
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University of Nevada, Reno
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