SUMMER I 2010 (First Summer Session)

FALL 2016

Clayton State University, School of Arts and Sciences

Elementary Spanish I (SPAN 1001)

CRN 81009, section 5

3.0 semester credit hours (3-0-3)

T/R11:15 am – 12:30 pm (Room G129)

Instructor: Dr. Dennis Miller, Jr.

Office: Arts and Sciences, Room G105F

Email:

Office hours: M/W: 5:30 – 6:30 pm (face-to-face); T: 10: 30 am – 11:30 am; R: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (face-to-face); F: 2 – 4 pm (virtual)

*********Clayton State University’s Center for Academic Success: It is strongly recommended that you take advantage of CSU’s free services offered in the Center for Academic Success, located in Edgewater Hall- Suite 276. For more information, please visit: http://www.clayton.edu/cas

******** Clayton State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services:

http://www.clayton.edu/counseling

**********Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contact
the Disability Services Coordinator, Student Center 255, 678-466-5445, .

Required texts:

Philip R. Donley, et al. Vistas: Introducción a la la lengua española, 5th ed. (Boston: Vista

Higher Learning, 2016.) Student textbook ISBN: 978-1-62680-637-5.

WEBSAM (On-line Student Activities Manual: http: vistas.vhlcentral.com)

Recommended apps, websites, and texts:

Apps: dictionary.com; Dropbox; SpanishDict; Genius Scan; Genius Fax

Websites: www.studyspanish.com and www.conjuguemos.com

Highly recommended texts (*PDFs for both are found on Desire2Learn):

Kendris, C. Dictionary of 501 Spanish Verbs Fully Conjugated in All Tenses Alphabetically

Arranged.

Schmitt, Conrad. Schaum’s Outlines: Spanish Grammar.

Welcome to SPAN 1001! In this course you develop the four basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. You will use these skills to expand your knowledge of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the world. Moreover, the emphasis of this course is on spoken and written communication. This is the first part of a two-semester Elementary Spanish course sequence.

Catalog Description: Introduction to listening, speaking, reading and writing in
Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions. Open to native speakers of Spanish only by permission of the Department of Humanities. Otherwise, native speakers must withdraw from this course.

GeorgiaVIEW Desire2Learn (Online Classroom):

On-line activity will take place in Desire2Learn, the virtual classroom for the course. You can gain access to Desire2Learn by signing on to the SWAN portal and selecting “GaVIEW” on the top right side. If you experience any difficulties in Desire2Learn, please email or call THE HUB at or (678) 466-HELP

Course Objectives:

By the end of the semester you will be able to communicate using basic Spanish for:

- greeting people and exchanging some polite questions and answers, exchanging phone numbers, talking about days and dates, etc;

- using simple vocabulary related to the classroom;

- talking about family;

- discussing typical activities related to traveling in a foreign country, including making hotel reservations, travel arrangements, getting around;

- talking about hobbies and sports.

The Spanish Division’s Goal:

The exchange of ideas is the basis of all societies. Each culture has its own form of expressing thoughts. Communication is the act or process of transmitting information about ideas, attitudes, emotions, or objective behavior through a common system of signs, symbols, or conduct. According to the Communicative Approach, the emphasis on communication ensures that second language learners will be able to exchange their thoughts in a way that is comprehensible to the educated native speaker. Our emphasis on written communication is because we believe that a strong lexical and syntactical foundation is the basis for all communication exchange at a level expected from students at the higher education level. Therefore our expectation is that upon completion of the exit courses of their foreign language sequence, students will be able to produce short, comprehensible written pieces of increasing complexity based on the course and content presented at each level. It is our goal that each student will be at the 70th percentile or above in the areas of language (syntax) and vocabulary (lexicon) on a written composition.

Specific Student Learning Outcomes for SPAN 1001:

In the target language, by the end of the semester the learner will be able to:

- recognize verb conjugations in the present tense;

- recall basic sentence structures;

- reproduce endings for most commonly used irregular verbs in the present;

- distinguish various forms of regular verbs in a sentence;

- give examples of specific structures of a given sentence (noun, verb, adj, etc.)

- produce and understand simple ideas in writing and orally in Spanish at the novice level about a variety of situations and contexts in the present tense on topics ranging from: university life, the family, and hobbies;

- compare/contrast his/her values with those of Spanish speakers, specifically to those in Spain, Ecuador, and Mexico, as well as the various Hispanic groups in the United States;

- question cultural assumptions about one’s own culture as well as Hispanic cultures;

- point-out main ideas in simple real-world texts (newspapers, magazines, commercials, etc.);

- compare structure of typical family in the U.S. to the family in Spanish-speaking America;

- list methods of transportation common in certain Spanish-speaking countries;

- use technology and other resources in the target language to practice language skills, research, discuss, collaborate and build communities with other second language learners as well as heritage speakers at a level appropriate for first-semester learners.

Class Format: SPANISH 1001 meets three hours a week. The format of this class is based on the premise that the best way to learn another language is through repeated, meaningful exposure to the language as well as for opportunities to interact with others. For this reason, class time will be dedicated to communicating in Spanish using structures and vocabulary that you have practiced by doing your homework prior to class. Please note that this is a university setting. As a result, formal, academic Spanish is most appropriate in this particular context.

Course Policies

General Policy: Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities.

University Attendance Policy: In order to meet the course goals and objectives, you must attend and actively participate in class. Participation is an important component of your final grade. You are expected to participate consistently and audibly in all class activities. Students who do so with good grace and visible commitment will receive high grades for participation. Please note Clayton State’s official policy regarding attendance:

“Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Individual instructors, based upon the nature of the course, determine what effect excused and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon students’ ability to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for institutional withdrawals or failing grades.”

Each day your instructor will make a mark in his grade book regarding your participation and will assign you a daily grade. If you miss a class, no participation points can be awarded for that day. There is NO make-up for participation points. Daily participation will be graded according to the following scale:

Assessment of Student Learning:

1. EXAMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES: 80%

Open Syllabus Quiz (taken online, on Desire 2 learn, 15 pts); Exams (4, 100 pts each); Homework (25 pts each lesson); Oral Exam (50 pts); Supersite Activities

****Note: Exams #1, #3 will be taken in class, closed books, closed notes.

Exam #2 and #4 will be taken online, on Desire2Learn.

2. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE: 10%

3. FINAL EXAM: 10%

TOTAL: 100%

Notes:

****Extra credit will be available each lesson (5 pts added to each exam); these activities are found on Desire2Learn

****ALL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON DESIRE2LEARN!

Grading Scale:

A 100-90% D 69-60%

B 89-80% F 59-0%

C 79-70%

(1) EXAMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Open Syllabus Quiz: This open syllabus quiz is available on Desire2Learn until Sunday, September 18, 2016, at 11 pm. It consists of 15 multiple choice questions based on the syllabus and has unlimited attempts.

Exams: Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability and progress in the language on each exam. The skills areas of listening, reading, and writing will be tested on each exam along with grammar. The exam begins at the start of class time.

Make-ups: No makeup exams are permitted unless your professor has approved the makeup and the student can provide a verifiable documented excuse for the absence. Missed assignments are to be made up as soon as possible. Make-up tests will not be the same tests taken by the class; they will be more difficult in an effort to dissuade students from missing exams. For example, on make-up exams there will not be a word bank, they will focus on exceptions, and no partial credit will be given. Class work/participation cannot be made up. **Makeup exams for online exams will be made up face-to-face, closed notes/books (without the aid of technological devices).

Homework/Class Preparation and Participation/Assignments: You are responsible for all material covered in class on days that you are absent. It is also your responsibility to be aware of changes made regarding the syllabus. Having missed the previous class is not an excuse to come to class unprepared.

Most grammar is studied before and outside of class so you come to class prepared to practice it. Written practice activities are to be completed before the class meets on a separate sheet of paper in case the professor collects it. These assignments are to be prepared for the day that they appear on the syllabus, prior to coming to class. Each lesson’s homework assignments, all indicated on the syllabus, will be handed in the date of the corresponding exam. Each chapter’s homework will be worth 15 pts; homework points (5) will be deducted if the homework is handed in after the date of the exam.

Oral Exam: Information regarding the oral exam can be found on p. 8 - 9 of this syllabus. Oral exams will be done in class on Tuesday, November 29, 2016.

Extra credit: There will be an extra credit opportunity for each lesson. At the end of each week, your professor will email you a link to take a practice online test for each of the lessons we will cover. Each practice lesson test will consist of 50 multiple choice questions. As long as you complete it by 11 pm the evening of each exam, you will receive five extra credit points on that week’s lesson test.

(2) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

SUPERIOR: (2 points) Used Spanish consistently in class with professor and peers; was listening attentively when others spoke; showed respect and displayed a positive attitude toward professor, peers, and subject; actively participated in all activities; came to class prepared.

AVERAGE: (1 point) Used Spanish sufficiently in class with professor and peers; got somewhat distracted, not always listened attentively when others spoke; showed some respect and an agreeable attitude; showed some interest in class activities and discussions, passively participated in activities speaking when called upon; came to class somewhat prepared.

UNSATISFACTORY: (0 points) Poor/rude/uncooperative attitude; did not pay active attention during class (i.e., sleeping, reading newspaper, talking about unrelated subjects, surfing online, Facebook, twittering, etc.); unprepared for class by either doing work assigned or did not bring the proper materials for class; used English, did not respond when called upon; inconsiderate of others (interrupts class, cell phone, etc.); absent.

(3) FINAL EXAM

Final Exam: The final exam, worth 10% of your final grade, will be comprehensive, ALL students, regardless of their average, MUST take the final exam. No expectations! If you do not take the final exam, you will receive a ZERO (0).

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Mid-term Progress Report: The mid-term grade in this course, which will be issued by September 28, reflects approximately 30% of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of "W." Students pursuing this option must fill out an official withdrawal form, available in the Office of the Registrar, by mid-term, which occurs on October 7. Instructions for withdrawing are provided at this link.

The last day to withdraw without academic accountability is Friday, October 7, 2016.

Academic Dishonesty: Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may constitute academic misconduct. The most common forms of academic misconduct are cheating and plagiarism. All instances of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the work involved. All instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Student Life/Judicial Affairs. Judicial procedures are described at: http://adminservices.clayton.edu/judicial/.

Disruption of the Learning Environment: Behavior which disrupts the teaching–learning process during class activities will not be tolerated. While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom setting, more serious examples include belligerent, abusive, profane, and/or threatening behavior. A student who fails to respond to reasonable faculty direction regarding classroom behavior and/or behavior while participating in classroom activities may be dismissed from class. A student who is dismissed is entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible following dismissal. If found in violation, a student may be administratively withdrawn and may receive a grade of WF.

A more detailed description of examples of disruptive behavior and appeal procedures is provided

at: http://a-s.clayton.edu/DisruptiveClassroomBehavior.htm

Computer Requirement: Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access. For further information on CSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to

http://www.clayton.edu/hub/itpchoice/notebookcomputerpolicy

Computer Skill Prerequisites:

· Able to use the WindowsTM operating system

· Able to use Microsoft WordTM word processing

· Able to send and receive e-mail using OutlookTM

Only use your CSU e-mail account or the e-mail system included in D2L to communicate academic information to your instructor.