UVU Course Number: SPAN 1020 / High School Course Number:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a Concurrent Enrollment course, offering both high school credit through ______High School and college credit through Utah Valley University.
COURSE PREREQUISITES & CO REQUISITES
Spanish 1010
COURSE OBJECTIVES & LEARNING OUTCOMES
Course Objectives: The goal of Spanish 1020 is to continue to develop your ability to understand spoken and written Spanish and to increase your skill in expressing yourself. In addition to building upon your Spanish 1010 vocabulary, you will learn new grammatical structures to help you describe the past, to make requests, and to form polite commands. Remember, you cannot expect to acquire native-like competence in a foreign language in one or two years. You can expect to be able to communicate with native speakers of Spanish even though you make mistakes. Also, keep in mind that the goal of this course is communicative competence, not grammatical perfection. In learning Spanish you will find that you can understand (listen, read) more than you can produce (speak, write). This is natural, so be patient with yourself. Your speaking and writing abilities will always lag slightly behind your ability to understand.
TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Course materials:
1. Vistas , third edition (Blanco, Dellinger, Donley, and García)
2. Workbook, answer key CDs and DVDs
3. Spanish-English Dictionary
SPANISH 1020 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (Department Example)
Day 1 Presentación del curso
Day 2 Repaso
Day 3 Repaso
Day 4 Lección # 7 226, 227
Day 5 228, 229, 232
Day 6 234, 235
Day 7 236, 237, 238
Day 8 239, 240, 241
Day 9 244, 245
Day 10 346, 247
Day 11 248, 249
Day 12 Fotonovela y Repaso
Instructor Policies (Department Example)
Class Procedure: Class time will be devoted almost exclusively to activities that allow you to practice your skills of understanding and interacting in Spanish. Class time will not be spent doing grammar drills, translating, or listening to lengthy explanations of grammar. To be successful in achieving the course objectives as stated above, you must prepare the assigned homework prior to each class period and, while in class, actively participate in class discussions, group and pair work. Learning to speak a foreign language is a process that requires consistent practice and effort. In order to improve, you must be willing to work conscientiously on a daily basis.
Participation and attendance: You are required to attend class everyday. Your instructor will keep roll and at the end of the day assess your attendance and participation in class and assign a daily grade. The participation grade will be based on student attitude, effort, and the quality of involvement in class. Speaking IN SPANISH throughout the class is essential to good participation. You can improve your daily class work grade by 1) coming to class prepared and ready to participate on a regular basis; and 2) consistently interacting in Spanish with your instructor and classmates.
Homework: Written assignments will generally come from the workbook. Each time you take an exam, you will be required to complete and hand in the corresponding workbook chapter. For full credit, students should complete all exercises and make corrections in a different color, using the answer key. For open-ended questions when answers may vary, you will not be penalized for mistakes. The total number of exercises assigned will determine the total number of points possible at the end of the semester.
Lab Work: During the semester you must complete successfully your lab work for 10 hours based on materials in the lab and on StudySpanish.com. The computer exercises in the lab are designed to present and to reinforce grammatical and communicative abilities that are essential for any language learner. The Language Lab is located in LA 003e. The SpanishStudy.com instructor code that you will need to know is R6KPF6KA in order to register on the site and receive credit for your work.
Unit exams: These exams will each cover the material of the chapter being studied. Exams may include vocabulary, composition, grammar, listening and reading comprehension sections. There are NO make-ups. If you are going to miss an exam, talk to your instructor in advance and take the test one day before of the scheduled exam. If you have an unforeseen emergency on the day of the exam, you must contact the instructor before you miss the scheduled time for the exam. See the schedule of activities for specific dates.
Oral interviews: You will have two oral interviews (brief conversation with the instructor) in which the instructor will evaluate your ability to understand and communicate as well as the correct use of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Composition: You will write a composition which will require a first and final draft. The final draft must be turned in with the first draft. Organization and grammar are very important. The feedback you received on the first draft will concern principally the content and organization of the composition. The final draft will be evaluated with more attention to the smaller details as well as to the content and organization. The format is type-written, 12 pt. Font, double spaced, one full page.
Presentation: Each student will present a topic related to any cultural aspect of a Spanish country such as: music, food, people, geography, tourism, costumes etc. The presentation will last between 5-8 minutes. The instructor will consider: the appropriate use of language and grammar, visual aids (posters, pictures, videos) and additional material presented by the students such as food, clothing etc, related to the topic being presented. The purpose of the presentation is to learn about other cultures as well as to improve the ability to speak in front of people.
LEARNING TECHNIQUES: Successful foreign language learning requires daily class attendance and participation and consistent study (as opposed to occasional cramming). Here are some recommendations that will help you succeed in this course:
* Memorize and review vocabulary, conjugations, and grammatical structures. Just completing assigned homework is not sufficient to learn course material.
* Keep a list of new vocabulary in a spiral bound notebook of new words in Spanish and in English. This list should include all new vocabulary from the text, the workbook and from class. Practice this vocabulary daily in the following progressive order: recall meaning of word in English, recall word orally in Spanish, practice writing the word in Spanish.
* Speak exclusively in Spanish during class.
* Use resources available to you:
instructor’s office hours
the Foreign Language Lab.
dictionaries and other aids
Evaluation:
1. Participation (includes in-class oral participation, attendance) 15%
2. Homework 10%
3. Lab Work 5%
3. Unit exams (5) 30%
4. Oral interview (2) 15%
5. Composition 10%
6. Presentation 15%
GRADES
You will receive the same grade for your high school course as you receive for your college course. Your grade will be based upon to following:
A = 93-100% C = 73-76.9%
A- = 90-92.9% C- = 70-72.9%
B+ = 87-89.9% D+ = 67-69.9%
B = 83-86.9% D = 63-66.9%
B- = 80-82.9% D- = 60-62.9%
C+ = 77-79.9% E = 59.9% and below / NOTICE: Your grade for this class will become part of your permanent college transcript and will affect your GPA. A low grade in this course can affect college acceptance and scholarship eligibility.
DROPPING THE CLASS
______is the last day to drop the course without it showing on your transcript.
______is the last day to withdraw from the class.
If you drop the high school class, you must also withdraw from the UVU class to avoid receiving an E or UW (unofficial withdrawal).
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Each student is expected to maintain academic ethics and honesty in all its forms, including but not limited to cheating and plagiarism.