Syllabus Fall 2017
Spanish (SPAN) 203 Intermediate Spanish I
Castle High School
USI Credits / 3 credit hours / College of Liberal Arts / World Languages (BA); World Languages and Cultures (BS); Embedded Experience-DiversityInstructor / Annette Scott / Office Location / Room 212
Email / / Office Hours / 7:20am – 3:10pm
Meeting Times / 7th and 8th periods / Meeting Location / Room 212
Prerequisite(s) / SPAN 102 or consent of instructor. CAP requirements differ based on previous grades in high school Spanish courses and/or placement testing.
Course Descriptions / Continuation of SPAN 102. Emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the cultural context of the Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to the regular class meetings, students are required to complete one hour per week in the language lab.
Core Transfer Library Course / Spanish Level 3
Textbook and/or Course Materials / TEXTBOOK & Workbook: VENTANAS (LENGUA): CURSO INTERMEDIO DE LENGUA ESPAÑOLA. JOSÉ A. BLANCO & MARÍA COLBERT. BOSTON, MA: VISTA HIGHER LEARNING, 2009.
Course Learning Outcomes / USI’s Department of World Languages and Cultures adheres to the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language) guidelines. These include guidelines for culturally embedded functional listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Integrating the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century is at the core of this language course. The Standards advocate an interconnected approach to language learning in a global context through five goal areas (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities). The “5Cs” serve as the fundamental core to allow students culturally and linguistically be able to:
- Communicate in the language
- Make cultural and linguistic comparisons
- Achieve a high level of cultural appreciation
- Connect information learned throughout the course with disciplines and interests beyond it
- Experience both local and virtual Spanish-speaking communities
Program Learning Outcomes / A student who complete the program courses will be prepared to use language skills and cultural knowledge for professional and academic careers in the 21st century.
USI Core 39 / This course meets at least one requirement in USI’s core curriculum. Periodically it will include formal assessment of student mastery of the specific skills and content required by core curriculum standards. Please check with your guidance counselor or a USI advisor to determine how this course fits into to your plans for college. You can find complete information on CORE 39 online at USI.edu/core39
Important Deadlines / https://www.usi.edu/media/5604655/withdrawal-billing-calendar-17-18.pdf
How USI Grade will be Calculated /
- Homework is checked on a regular basis and may be taken from the primary text or workbook, handouts, the internet, or other sources.
- Class participation, cooperation & readiness: It is very important that you actively participate in all activities. We do a lot of pair and small group work and listen to music and other listening activities, etc. Remember to stay on task, listen attentively, and use Spanish in class at all times. Always have your books and all required materials with you.
- Quizzes and tests: Typically these will be announced in advance. They will incorporate listening, speaking, and writing.
- Journals
- Projects
- Oral assessments: There will be various types of oral assessment including skits, individual student/teacher assessments, presentations, VoiceBoards, and others.
- In-class work
- Final Exam = 10% -All students will take final exam. CAP grade and Castle grade will be the same.
How High School Grade will be Calculated /
- Homework is checked on a regular basis and may be taken from the primary text or workbook, handouts, the internet, or other sources.
- Class participation, cooperation & readiness: It is very important that you actively participate in all activities. We do a lot of pair and small group work and listen to music and other listening activities, etc. Remember to stay on task, listen attentively, and use Spanish in class at all times. Always have your books and all required materials with you.
- Quizzes and tests: Typically these will be announced in advance. They will incorporate listening, speaking, and writing.
- Journals
- Projects
- Oral assessments: There will be various types of oral assessment including skits, individual student/teacher assessments, presentations, VoiceBoards, and others.
- In-class work
- Final Exam = 10% -All students will take final exam. CAP grade and Castle grade will be the same.
USI Grading Scale / note there are no minuses for the USI CAP grade
A: 90-100% / C: 70-74.9%
B+: 85-89.9% / D+: 65-69.9%
B: 80-849% / D: 60-64.9%
C+: 75-79.9% / F: 59.9% & below
High School Grading Scale / High school scale
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% / F: 59.9% & below
Schedule of Assignments / Mira el calendario abajo
Classroom Policies & Information / Classroom Rules & Expectations Señora Scott
1. Be in your seat by the time the bell stops ringing. Otherwise, a tardy will result. Running to get to your seat is an automatic tardy. School tardy policy and penalties will apply.
2. You are required to bring all of your supplies and materials to class everyday—including previous homework and an extra pencil or pen. Failure to do so will result in a loss of points on your participation, cooperation and readiness grade. If you are sent back to your locker to get such items, you will have to use your pass or take a tardy—my decision. In addition to your textbook and workbook, you will need: a binder to organize your handouts divided into sections (vocabulary, grammar, book activities, culture, handouts, projects).You will need to have your binder organized at all times since I will do a binder check 1 time a semester, and I may do it at any time during the semester (25 points). Also make sure to keep the packets that I give you since I may ask for a specific packet or paper at that time (ex: Show me your key phrases for the preterit and imperfect); a notebook or paper for taking notes; a flash drive is very helpful when we are working on projects; 3x5 cards or paper to write out the vocabulary, a Spanish dictionary is also useful.
3. During class no other schoolwork is allowed to be worked on unless we are completely done with Spanish class early and you ask me for permission. Failure to comply: working on assignments from other classes will result in having the materials confiscated for the rest of the day and/or loss of participation points for the 1st offense. For the 2nd offense—same as the first plus a demerit.
4. Be respectful of everyone in the classroom. This includes but is not limited to: getting permission from the teacher to speak; staying on task; keeping your hands to yourself; do not touch, take, or borrow without asking; staying in your seat unless you have permission from the teacher to do otherwise; and do not complain. A failure to respect others in the classroom will be dealt with as deemed appropriate by the teacher. At the end of each class period, straighten up your desks, and put your chair under your desk. The same is true in the library. And after fiestas, everyone is responsible for cleaning.
5. After quizzes and tests there is to be no talking for any reason until everyone has finished. Also, after quizzes and tests there will be no restroom or water breaks. Bring your Spanish book with you on those days because many times after a test or quiz, you will write out the next vocabulary. You may want to bring extra study materials on those days in case you finish early, you will not be allowed to go to your locker to get them.
6. Leaving the class: Each nine weeks every student will be given 3 passes that will allow you to go to the restroom or your locker after the bell has rung (at my discretion). Turn in your pass when you make your request en español. To reward those who are responsible about taking care of non-class business outside of class, any unused passes may be used as bonus points at the end of the grading period.
Homework Policy
1. Homework will be graded frequently. If you want to succeed in this class ALWAYS DO YOUR HOMEWORK! All homework is assigned to help you improve and master the material. I will never give you homework just for the sake of giving homework. I often do a 5 point “homework completion check.” This is a grade for the work being completely done before the beginning of class. It is a 5 or a 0 based on if the work is completed or not. I also take up the homework and grade it, it may be graded by computer, or your classmate may check it in class.
2. Always start on your Spanish homework if we finish with the class before the end of the period. Even if there is no written homework assigned, you will be expected to review and study all current grammar and vocabulary each day.
3. It is very important that you attend class on a regular basis. Foreign language learning is a building process and if you miss excessive days, it will be difficult to catch up. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING ON MISSED WORK! You must check the lesson plan book for each day that you are gone to see what you missed and what you need to do. Please try to do this before the class begins. Do not merely complete the homework, but you must do all of the work that you missed that day. If you only do the homework, you will be missing out on the 50 minutes of learning that took place that day. Note: if you are absent, and I take a grade, you must get it to me the day you return if it was previously assigned, or the following day if you were not in class the day it was assigned. I will not change your grade if you come to me three weeks later, and say, “I was just looking at my grade. I wasn’t here on that day, and I have a 0.” YOU are responsible for showing me on time any work that received a grade in the grade book. Everything we do each day is written in the lesson plan book and on my website. If you are absent for personal reasons, such as a field trip or family event, please check with me before the absence if you wish to get credit for the work. Explanation of grades in the grade book: “z”= did not turn in, or turned in late = 0 points; blank means that student did not turn it in, but it will not count against their grade. I communicate a lot through the grade book for the participation, cooperation, and readiness grade. Please check it regularly.
4. If there is a test or quiz the day that you return from an absence or the day that you were gone, you may be expected to take the test or quiz if you were there the day it was announced (typically they are announced several days in advance). Otherwise, you will have one day for every day that you miss to make up tests, quizzes and homework (excused absence) unless you have had an extended illness or absence. Quizzes and tests will be made up before or after school, not during class time.
5. A note about quizzes and tests: once quizzes and tests are passed out, no talking is allowed unless the student raises their hand and gets permission from the teacher. Any student who talks during a quiz or a test or who acts in a way that suggest they are cheating, or uses a cheat sheet will receive a 0 for that quiz or test. Also, you must write legibly—so that I can read it. I cannot give you credit if I
Attendance Policy / BE PRESENT AND BE ON TIME. You can’t learn if you don’t show up! Attendance is especially important in a language class because the class period is the only opportunity most students have each day to practice the target language.
Late Work Policy / If homework is not completely done when I do a 5 point completion check, no points will be given for late work.
On a project or an assignment of greater than 10 points, there will be a deduction of 10% the first day and a deduction of 20% for each day following.
Make-up/
Re-take Exam Policy / If there is a test or quiz the day that you return from an absence or the day that you were gone, you may be expected to take the test or quiz if you were there the day it was announced (typically they are announced several days in advance). Otherwise, you will have one day for every day that you miss to make up tests, quizzes and homework (excused absence) unless you have had an extended illness or absence. Quizzes and tests will be made up before or after school, not during class time.
Dual Credit-High School Credit Policy Statement / Students may choose to enroll in USI’s College Achievement Program, CAP, to earn college credit for SPAN 203, Intermediate Spanish I, from USI at a reduced rate of tuition ($25 per credit hour or $75 total). Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch this academic year may enroll at no charge by indicating eligibility on the online CAP application.
Spanish 203 is a three credit hour course that meets USI’s general education requirements [Core 39 World Languages (BA); World Languages and Cultures (BS); Embedded Experience-Diversity] and is highly transferable. To enroll in CAP, students should have at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and complete the application & registration process before the given deadline. USI will bill students via USI email; no money should be submitted to the high school. College credit can only be earned during the semester (or, in the case of year-long courses, during the academic year) in which the student is enrolled. Students must abide by the given deadlines to enroll for USI credit.
In most cases, students will need to earn a C or better to transfer credit from USI to another institution. Grades of D or lower earned in CAP courses are recorded on a student’s USI transcript but may not be able to transfer.
It is the student’s responsibility to determine transferability of USI credits before enrolling in CAP courses. Refunds will not be issued if USI credits are not able to be transferred.
The rigor of this course will be periodically reviewed by University of Southern Indiana (USI) faculty in an effort to maintain the high quality of education that each student receives. Due to the unique format of this course, students must decide during the USI enrollment period whether they wish to receive dual credit (high school and USI credit) or only high school credit. Students who choose to take the course only for high school credit and receive a passing grade may not register at a later date.
Whether college credit earned through dual credit courses will be accepted by another institution of higher education is determined by the college or university to which a student is seeking admission. Before enrolling through USI CAP, students should check directly with that institution to determine if a course will be accepted and how it will be counted toward graduation requirements.
To learn more about USI’s College Achievement Program (CAP), visit usi.edu/cap, call 812-228-5022, email or find us on Facebook by searching for USI CAP.
USI Student Rights, Responsibilities and Academic Integrity Policies
Policy on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): / While you are a student enrolled in USI’s College Achievement Program, you are expected to abide by the academic rules of behavior befitting a university student. You should read the USI Student Handbook, in particular Student Rights and Responsibilities: A Code of Student Behavior, focusing on the policies regarding student rights and responsibilities (pp. 44-45), behavior (pp. 46-53) and academic integrity policies and procedures (pp. 53-56). Of particular note are the definitions for cheating, interference, fabrication, plagiarism, and academic sabotage and the penalties related to these activities.
The link to the most recent USI Student Handbook is available online: usi.edu/deanofstudents/policies-procedures-and-community-standards/student-handbook/
Students with disabilities who meet the CAP eligibility standards are invited and encouraged to enroll in CAP. Each high school retains the responsibility for providing and coordinating any accommodations or services as described in the student’s current IEP, 504 Plan, or similar educational plan. However, the disability-rights laws that apply to colleges and universities are significantly different from the special education laws that apply to high schools, and all of the accommodation that students currently receive may not necessarily be appropriate or legally required for a college-level class. To avoid any potential barriers to a student’s ability to earn full college credit for participation in CAP, the student is encouraged to contact the high school’s special education service provider, case conference committee, or similar entity about making any necessary modifications to a current educational plan before enrolling in CAP. To learn more about the differences between high school and college, take a moment to review the U.S. Department of Education’s publication “Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities at: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html
Title IX – Sexual Misconduct / USI does not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and all forms of sexual violence. If you have experienced sexual misconduct, or know someone who has, the University can help. It is important to know that federal regulations and University policy require faculty to promptly report incidences of potential sexual misconduct known to them to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and resources are made available. The University will work with you to protect your privacy by sharing information with only those who need to know to ensure we can respond and assist. If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make an appointment with a counselor in the University Counseling Center. Find more information about sexual violence, including campus and community resources at usi.edu/stopsexualassault.
Syllabus Change Policy / This syllabus is a guide to the course, and may be subject to change with reasonable advanced notice.
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