SPAN 101 TV/VT

SYLLABUS

REVISED 9/2007

SYLLABUS

CODE:SPAN 101 TV/VT OPTION TITLE: ELEMENTARY SPANISH COMMUNICATION I

DIVISION: ARTS& COMMUNITCATIONS DEPARTMENT : LANGUAGE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge, or very limited knowledge, of the Spanish language. Strong emphasis will be placed on acquiring conversational and comprehension skills, using practical and interesting situational materials that will stress both language and culture. Grammatical patterns and syntax will be introduced with the aim that students read and write what they have learned to say and understand. (This course is not open to native Spanish speakers or to students with more than two years of Spanish in high school, except by instructor approval.)
This course is the first of a two-course elementary Spanish sequence which is the first part of a seven-course Spanish program. Only the two-course elementary sequence is available in the distance learning format.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

TEXT: Destinos by Van Patten,

Marks and Teschner. 2nd Edition of Alternate Edition.

New York, N.Y.

McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002 (ISBN 0-07-249708-4)

Plus free Supplementary Listening Comprehension CD

WORKBOOK: Destinos 2nd Edition of Alternate Edition

Workbook/Study Guide I (ISBN 0-07-2497114)

STUDENT AUDIO-CD Program

Coordinated with the Text and Workbook/Study Guides

CD’s are for sale in the Brookdale

Community College store.

CD’s can also be found in Multimedia section, 1st floor of the college

Library, PC 4065, A935 2002. Videos can be found in library, PC4111.D43 1992

ALL ABOVE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOOKSTORE.

VIDEO:

DESTINOS is a telecourse that allows beginning language learners to hear Spanish and experience its cultural diversity while following a compelling story full of human emotions. The series takes the form of a soap opera

DESTINOS is available in streaming video format for all students enrolled in the Spanish telecoures. After enrolling in the class the student can go to the Brookdale website and click on “online courses.” With their user name and password the student will then be ready to access the streaming video for this course.

DESTINOS will also air on local Cable Outlets. The exact programming schedule will vary from station to station. In general, however, one episode will be broadcast each week. These episodes are mandatory viewing for students seeking credit for this course.

Intended STUDENT Learning Outcomes/Course Goals:

A successful SPANISH 101 telecourse student will be able to understand, speak and write Spanish at the elementary level and will understand basic elements of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries.

Core Competencies:

This course satisfies the following core competencies:

- Community and Workplace

- Critical Thinking

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The curriculum of SPAN 101 TV/VT will consist of the first 13 "lecciones" or episodes of the DESTINOS series.

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

LECCIONES 1-2 Family members ser; articles and gender; possession

Lecciones 3-6 Un viaje a Sevilla, España; hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; inteerrogatives; adjective aagreement

numbers (0-21); academic

subjects; animals; days of the week;

telling time

Lecciones 7-11

Lecciones 12-13

USING THE MATERIALS

The following sequence can be followed for each lesson:

Students complete PREPARACION in the Textbook.

Students watch the video episode for the lesson.

Students complete the Textbook lesson, along with the audio-cassette activities in the lesson.

Students then complete the Workbook/Study Guide for the lesson, along with the audio-cassette

activities.

Students complete the "worksheet" and "self-test" sections (beginning on p. 282 in the Workbook).

These sections are to be torn out and handed in to the Instructor WEEKLY. You have a week from the point of the episode airing on TV to hand in the worksheet/self-test for full credit.

Students return to the Textbook and complete the PREPARACION for the next video episode.

The CD’s are available at the Brookdale College Store.

EVALUATION

There will be two review tests & two vocabulary quizzes in the course of the semester. Each 100 point review test will consist of an oral interview with the instructor, as well as written questions on the content of the series, vocabulary, grammar and composition.

The oral interviews, each worth 30 points out of 100, will touch upon the material of the

"Y tu?" section of theWorkbook, as well as understanding of the content of the series. These will take place in the instructor's office at designated times during the semester.

The written vocabulary quizzes and written portion of the review tests will be administered in the Testing Center. Students should present their ID card upon arrival at the Testing Center in order to be able to take the test.

Thus, there are 250 points total devoted to testing.

Fifty points will be given for satisfactorily completed worksheets and self-tests

(4 points per unit, except 2 points for unit 1).

CONVERSATION GROUPS & Conversations with in-class “Buddy”

There will be three conversation group meetings during the course of the semester. These groups will meet to discuss in Spanish the events in the episodes as well as any grammar points that students would like explained (probably in English). Students who cannot attend the conversation group are to make up the work missed by pairing up with an in-class “buddy” to discuss in person, by phone or via email the “¿Y tú?” exercises selected by the instructor on Semester Plan. See the semester plan for specific details. A student who participates in both the conversation group and WebCt discussion will receive 4 extra points for that work

250 Points Testing

50 Points Worksheet/self-tests

__12 points Conversation group/ conversations with “Buddy”_____

312 Points Total

Students must maintain an average of 70 on the two review tests & quizzes before the worksheet & self-test section can be included in the average.

In this course you may achieve:

A = 90% - 100% = 281 - 312 POINTS

B = 80% - 89% = 250 - 280 POINTS

C = 70% - 79% = 218 - 249 POINTS

D = 65% - 69% = 203 - 217 POINTS

F = Less than 65% = 202 POINTS OR LOWER

PLEASE NOTE: If you have a documented disability and would like to request accommodations and/or academic adjustments, contact the Disability Services Office at 732-224-2730 or TTY 732-842-4211.

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