Advanced Spanish I
Syllabus Span 210.311 Online
Summer 2014
Instructor: Loreto Sánchez Serrano
E-mail: lsanchez@jhu.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: 410 707 4069
Course Description
This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts . There is no final exam. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites
Intermediate Spanish II (210.212), or appropriate S-Cape score.
Required Books
· Heinle Cengage Learning: García Serrano, Victoria; De la Torre, Cristina; Grant, Annette: “A que sí”Libro de texto y Cuaderno, 4th edition. ISBN. 978-1-111-83794-5
· Novela gráfica “Arrugas” de Paco Roca
Attention, please! These books are customized versions. Students will need to get them in the JHU bookstore.
Audiovisual Material
Movies:
· Como agua para chocolate
· Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Additional resources
Dictionary: www.rae.es
Para estudio, revisión y práctica del material cubierto en clase, consulta la página web: http://aquesi.heinle.com
Blackboard
URL: http://blackboard.jhu.edu
Participation in the online classroom is mandatory, since this is the way you will complete the homework for the course. If you don't have a computer at home, and an internet connection, you can use the computers in the Language Lab. We will not be using Blackboard’s email program: an active email account is also required.
Instructions for using Blackboard
1. Go tohttp://blackboard.jhu.edu
2. Click on the JHU Enterprise Authentication link
3. Enter your JHED ID and PW
a. If you do not already know your JHED ID, find your JHED Login ID
b. Set a JHED Password
Information about finding your JHED Login ID and Setting Your JHED Password can be found by clicking on the following link: https://my.johnshopkins.edu/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP
f you are working from home, there are links to the additional software required (Realplayer and VoiceThread) under the Course Documents button.There is also a link here explaining how to use accent marks and other diacritical marks necessary for Spanish. You have these options for submitting the sound file: either send it as an attachment to an e-mail message or use the email link on Blackboard to drop the file in your instructor's box , and submit that diskette to your instructor. Make sure to save the file with your name and the unit assignment number, because your instructor may not necessarily recognize your voice.
Once you have connected to the course, you will click on the Assignments button and then the link to the corresponding unit. When you complete the assignment, submit it to your instructor by using the drop down window; his/her name will be there.Please make every effort to send it to the correct instructor, otherwise it will not be considered for credit.
Make sure that you know the name of your instructor so that you can submit the assignments to the appropriate person, and also do not forget to include your name and email address in the appropriate blanks. When you complete each unit assignment and fill in the necessary information, you'll click the submit button. Both you and your instructor will receive the results by email with corrections. You may only take the unit assignments once.
VoiceThread
URL: http://jhu.voicethread.com
VoiceThread is web-based presentation software that allows users to create and share interactive multimedia slideshows. VoiceThread presentations are used to showcase audio, video, images, and documents while allowing users to comment on them in a variety of different ways. The result is an ongoing, asynchronous digital conversation that can be easily shared with individuals, groups, and/or embedded into different websites.
Logging in to VoiceThread:
• Go to http://jhu.voicethread.com and login with your JHED ID and password.
NOTE: If you already have a VoiceThread account outside of JHU, you will see a notification that you need to merge your old account into the new JHU account. Simply enter your email address to continue. You will then be directed to the VoiceThread home page, where you should see any VoiceThreads you previously created or to which you previously subscribed.
When you register, make sure that you personalize your account with your picture!
Once you have logged into your Blackboard account, you will find a “VoiceThread” link on the left navigation bar of your course. Click on the link and you will find you assignments.
1. Click the “play” icon and carefully listen/read the instructions.
2. After studying the instructions, close that window and click the “play” icon one more time to listen/read the activity.
3. Finally, once you have listened/read the premises of the activity, click the “comment” icon and select your preferred commenting option to record your voice (you may comment using your telephone, webcam, or your computer’s microphone). Make sure to save the file as you finish your comment. If your comment is saved correctly you should be able to see your picture outside the slideshow area, along your colleagues’ comments.
4. Upon request, make sure to respond clearly and respectfully to your colleagues’ contributions.
We will be using VoiceThread to interactively comment on class topics and record our opinions. We will use VoiceThread before the first partial exam, and will have two more sessions for a total discussion of different topics.
*For more information, see voicethread pdf in blackboard (voicethread).
Course Objectives
AdvancedSpanish I is designed to improve the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, essential for communication. Various kinds of readings, compositions, and class presentations will play an important part in this third year course.
Course Requirements
· Students are responsible for all the material presented in the required textbooks. They are expected to review the grammar, and continue learning vocabulary. Class time will be, to a great extent, devoted to the discussion of selected readings. While content is important, attention should also be paid to expression: correct grammatical structure and vocabulary, and pronunciation. All class presentations, readings and discussions will be in SPANISH. This class has a strong conversational component. It is essential that students read all the assignments beforehand.
· In-class performance:
o In-class performance means actively being involved in the topics of discussion, giving opinions-- whether of agreement or disagreement or providing relevant information.
o There will be no make-up exams. In the event of an emergency, please notify your instructor and present documented evidence of the emergency through The Office of the Dean of Student Life.
o The hourly exams will include material from the entire movie.
· All work is due on the dates indicated in the syllabus. Late assignments submittedup to 2 days after the due date will receive a penalty of 10% per day. Assignments that are more than 2 days late will receive a grade of zero. Missed examinations and assignments will count as a score of zero for those examinations or assignments.
· You are required to take all hourly exams.
· Please keep in mind that all films shown in Spanish classes were made for commercial release and may contain scenes of a violent or sexual nature.
· Any personal issues or difficulties should be brought to the attention of the professor during office hours.
Exams and Grades
Grades will be calculated according to the following specifications:
2 exams @ 15% / 30%Online Assignments
Conferences / 20%
Tutorials / 5%
Movie Quizzes: / 5%
Reading assignments / 10%
Self-corrected: Gram- Voc, CE, CA / 10%
Voice Thread assignments / 5%
Group Activities / 5%
Synchronous oral practices (¡Vamos a hablar!) / 10%
Total / 100%
*Unit assignments: Lowest grade drop blackboard assignments: Textbook Chapters 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b.
Every exam is divided into 5 sections, each of which accounts for 3% of the total exam grade. The reading comprehension and grammar / vocabulary sections of the exam will be administered during a face to face class period or by an approved proctor. The oral section by VoiceThread. The composition and listening comprehension will be a take-home exam.
All exams are intrinsically cumulative and therefore will include previously presented material.
The length of these compositions: 500 words
Grading is based on the following scale:
90-92=A-; 93-98=A; 99-100=A+ (Excellent)
80-82=B-; 83-87=B; 88-89=B+ (Good; Very Good)
70-72=C-; 73-77=C; 78-79=C+ (Satisfactory)
60-62=D-; 63-67=D; 68-69=D+ (Passing)
There is no extra credit in this course.
Academic Dishonesty
The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.
All students are expected to do their own work both in and out of class. It is considered cheating if you receive assistance from anybody else when you complete your homework. We consider it to be a breach of academic honesty even if you have another individual check the grammar, syntax, spelling, etc. of the essays you compose in Spanish.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of students and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on "Academic Ethics for Undergraduates" and the Ethics Board web site (http://ethics.jhu.edu) for more information.
Unless granted permission by the course instructor, students may only submit the self-corrected exercises (the "tareas") once.Submitting the exercises to another instructor in order to check the answers will be considered as a violation of academic honesty.
Note from the disability services office
Any student with a disability who may need accommodations in this class, must obtain an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services, 385 Garland, (410) 516-4720, studentdisabilityservices@jh u.edu.
Course Schedule*
*Students will receive a hard copy of the Syllabus and Course Schedule on the first day of class. Any unforeseen changes will be updated in Blackboard. Students are responsible for reviewing the Blackboard classroom for updates, and they will be expected to adhere to any necessary adjustments in the schedule.
Semana 1
May-June / 27 -1 / Clase presencial: 12:00pm -12:45pm Gilman 479, May 27thPresentación de la clase.Lectura de syllabus. Presentación de libro de texto y películas.
Introducción al curso online.
Lee con atención la información contenida en "Instructions for using Blackboard"
Capítulo 1: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección Fundamentos.
Capítulo 1. Realiza todas las actividades de la sección ¡A practicar!
Tarea
Blackboard: Enviar tareas de Blackboard para el Capítulo 1.
Semana 2
Junio / 2-8 / Capítulo 2: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección Fundamentos.Capítulo 2: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección ¡A practicar!
Tarea
Blackboard: Enviar tareas de Blackboard para el Capítulo 2.
Semana 3
Junio / 9-15 / Clase presencial, Parcial I: 12:00pm -12:45pm Gilman 479, June 9th (Capítulos 1 -2)Capítulo 3: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección Fundamentos.
Capítulo 3: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección ¡A practicar!
Tarea
Blackboard: Enviar tareas de Blackboard para el Capítulo 3
Semana 4
Junio / 16-22 / Capítulo 4: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección Fundamentos.Capítulo 4: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección ¡A practicar!
Tarea
Blackboard: Enviar tareas de Blackboard para el Capítulo 4.
Semana 5
Junio / 23-27 / Capítulo 5: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección Fundamentos.Capítulo 5: Realiza todas las actividades de la sección ¡A practicar!
Clase presencial, Parcial II: 12:00pm -12:45pm Gilman 479, June 27th (Capítulos 3-4-5)
Tarea
Blackboard: Enviar tareas de Blackboard para el Capítulo 5.