Span& 121 – Spanish 1 Syllabus | Fall 2015

Instructor: Melissa Massie

E-mail:

Phone: 425-564-2743

Office location: A 245H World Language Department

Office Hours: Daily 10:30 – 11:20

Mission Statement:

My purpose as a Spanish teacher in the World Language Department at Bellevue College is to provide a welcoming and supportive atmosphere where learning and using Spanish is challenging, interesting, creative, intuitive, accessible and fun by encouraging my students to take intellectual and emotional risks, to develop empathy and to travel abroad using language to expand their views of themselves and their places as world citizens.

I love the Spanish language, the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, the experiences speaking Spanish has afforded me, and the people who have come into my life because of it. As I learned Spanish, I learned about myself and about the human condition. I came to understand how many ways there are of being in the world and how many ways there are of thinking and of expressing the human experience. I find deep satisfaction in leading students to do something so inherently human – that is to communicate – but in a new way, with different words, a different mindset, and a new world view. That we can do all these things through language constantly amazes me.

Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world.
- Rumi

Course Information:

This class is “hybrid” like in that most of your learning outside of class will require regular and consistent access to a computer with internet. It is unlike a hybrid class in that you will attend class every day for those experiences with the language that only face-to-face communication can provide. Below are the two sites that you will visit daily as you complete the work in this course:

Help with Canvas forStudents(Links to an external site.).

BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting theTechnology Help Desk(Links to an external site.)

Become familiar with theLanguage Lab in A 244for individual or group study and homework completion.

Canvas(Links to an external site.) / MySpanishLab(Links to an external site.)
This is where Bellevue College houses all course information. For this course you will find these elements:
· Syllabus and Calendar
· Introduction Letter
· Worksheets and Maps for in-class and at-home practice
· Gradebook
· Announcements relevant to class
· Email communication with me / This is our book publisher’s website. You will find these elements directly related to your homework grade:
· Course materials
· Assignments on a detailed Calendar
· Self-tests for each chapter
The Publisher’s site has so many resources so have fun exploring, but become most familiar with the above sections since your homework grade depends on them.

Course Outcomes:

Beginning First-Year Spanish 121

After completing this class, students should be able to:

  • Write in the target language what is heard, answering questions related to the information given by native speakers of the target language.
  • Ask questions with proper intonation and provide general information in the present tense.
  • Deduce meaning about what was read in the target language by making educated guesses using cognates and context to assist in the comprehension process.
  • Create simple yet grammatically correct affirmative, interrogative, and negative sentences using the present tense with few spelling errors.
  • Correctly identify verbs tenses, distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs, and recognize some pronouns categories; produce noun-verb and noun-adjective agreement, and distinguish formal and informal situations; recognize and accurately use nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions.
  • Identify basic cultural information introduced in theme-specific vocabulary, photographs, and authentic video material centered on the world of the target language.
  • Explain in the first language both differences and similarities between the cultures of the first and target languages.

How Outcomes will be met:

You will meet the above outcomes if you complete your assignments, participate in class, and do the following:

Attend class every day!!!If you have to be absent, you must contact a classmate to find out the assignment for the next day so that you will not fall behind. Get contact information from at least two of your classmates early in the quarter.

BEFORE CLASS

Always begin with theINTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONSandTUTORIALSin MySpanishLab before coming to class. Prepare them so you can discuss, ask questions, practice and participate in class.

AFTER CLASS

Go to theAPPLYactivities online to solidify what we did in class.

  • Watch and listen to the videos online as many times as it takes. You are training your ear, and that takes time and repetition.
  • Use and practice your Spanish outside the classroom – conversations with native speakers, music, movies, TV, newspapers, magazines, and radio (local stations include 1210 AM (pop), 1360AM and 99.3 FM (Mexican Regional): on the internet you can find stations from around the Spanish-speaking world).
  • Study something related to Spanish every day of the week for 1-2 hours per day. Try to hear, speak, read, write, and memorize vocabulary every day.

A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
- Gaston Bachelard

Grading:

  • Grading Scale -- based on percentage and conforming with BC policy

A100-94 / B+89-87 / C+79-77 / D+69-67 / F59 or below
A-93-90 / B86-83 / C76-73 / D66-60
B-82-80 / C-72 -70
  • Evaluation: Total Points based on the following breakdown

1. Classwork:approx 255 points / · This grade is based on class attendance EVERYDAY where we will speak and practice Spanish. If you are not in class, you cannot practice.
2. Homework:approx 500 points / · This grade is based on completed assignments and self-tests in MySpanishLab.
· I will accept homeworkon the day of each chapter test by 11:59 p.m.
· In the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and homework assignments on our class website on Canvas in the form of “Announcements”.You must check the websiteon days when class is cancelled, and you must keep up to date.
3. TestsCapítulos 1-4:400 points / · There is one test for each chapter.
· Exams can, on occasion, be taken in advance,but they cannot be made up after I have handed them back corrected.
· There is no final cumulative exam during finals week. However, I will be available during finals week for questions and consultation.

Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that,

despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years,

many foreign people still speak in foreign languages.
- Dave Barry

▪Extra Credit

The assignments are on the CANVAS site. Extra credit assignments are due on the last day of classes BEFORE the start of final exams set by the college – NOT during final exam week.Do ONE assignment, not both.

Worth up to 20 points total, it involves:

  1. Watching a movie in Spanish and answering some questions in writing in EnglishOR
  2. Listening to a radio program and summarizing the stories in English. The radio program isLatino USA(Links to an external site.)

▪Syllabus and Calendar Modification

Occasionally, I may need to change the syllabus or calendar. Such changes could include, but are not limited to, the number and dates of tests, homework assignments, etc. I will announce changes in class and in the “Announcements” section of CANVAS. Students who are absent when changes are announced are responsible for obtaining this information.

Required Materials:

  1. Computer access to “MySpanishLab” with eText
  2. The textbook,Unidos Classroom Manual: An Interactive Approach2ndedition.

You havetwochoiceswhen purchasing this product:

  1. Multi-semester/quarter Access Code with the eText that is good for 24 months for $132.00. Please note that the price of the Multi-quarter access code is cheaper than purchasing the 1-semester/quarter access code twice (see below). A multi-semester/quarter access code will allow you tocomplete a 3-quarter Elementary Spanish sequenceover the course of 2 years. That means you pay only once for all materials needed for Spanish 121, 122, and 123.
  1. 1-semester/quarter Access Code with the eText that is good for 5 months for $81.00. If you purchase this access code, you will need to purchase access again, if you intend to take another Spanish course in this sequence.This access card is only good for 1 quarter.If you purchase the access card for a Fall Quarter class beginning on September 21, 2015, you would need to renew your subscription to MySpanishLab on February 21, 2016 to continue in MySpanishLab. This is only good for students who need ONE Spanish class rather than the THREE class sequence.

You may purchase access to MySpanishLab directly from:

  • themyspanishlab.com(Links to an external site.)website,
  • your campus bookstore, or from
  • theMyPearsonStore(Links to an external site.)website: to an external site.)

Enter the 10-digit ISBN:0134117956into the search field to find theprintedbook package + multi-semester access card with eText, to an external site.)

Please note: if you choose to purchase the printed text with access to MySpanishLab, you may apply a15% discountto your total using the coupon code:MPSFall15and receive FREE Ground delivery within 1-week. The total price with the discount is $136.28, almost the same price as the Multi-semester Access Code with eText. This is a great discount!

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Under the largeRegistersection on the right side of the page, and click theStudentbutton.

  1. Read the onscreen instructions and clickOK! Register now.
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Optional Material:Spanish / English Dictionary

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Classroom Learning Atmosphere:

▪Instructor’s Expectation

In the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and homework assignments on our class website on Canvas in the “Announcements” section.You must check CANVASon days when class is cancelled, and you must keep up to date.

Language is a social endeavor, and so I expect that you engage with me and your classmates in a way that provides the practice you will all need to succeed. Also, in order to make our class time the most efficient and enjoyable possible, I have certain behavioral expectations for my students.

  • Please turn off music listening devices and cell phones during class. Texting and surfing the web in my class are strictly forbidden.
  • You may bring drinks or food into class butyoumust dispose properly of the trash.
  • The following aredisruptive behaviorswhich will negatively affect our community and may even get you kicked out of class if they become a habit:

Texting or surfing during class, forgetting to turn off cell phones, arriving late, yawning loudly and/or sleeping, constant chatting with classmates, studying for another class

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
- Benjamin Lee Whorf

▪Dispute Resolution

Should you have concerns about any aspect of this class, I invite you to bring them to me. In any of your classes, if for any reason you don’t feel comfortable speaking with your instructor, the usual next step would be to talk with the program chair, Eva Norling () 425-564-2298 (A 245 D). If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable raising your concerns with the program chair, you can bring concerns about the class to the Arts and Humanities Division Dean, Maggie Harada () in the Arts and Humanities division office (R230).

An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or administration is theOmbuds Office(Links to an external site.)

Here is the link to thestudent academic dispute resolution(Links to an external site.)procedure at Bellevue College. Please make sure you are acquainted with your rights before issues arise.

▪Affirmation of Inclusion

Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination. We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect.

Religious Holidays

Students who expect to miss classes, examinations, or any other assignments as a consequence of their religious observance should be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which they will be absent, preferably at the beginning of the term. Students who are absent on days of examinations or class assignments should be offered an opportunity to make up the work without penalty (if they have previously arranged to be absent), unless it can be demonstrated that a makeup opportunity would constitute an unreasonable burden on a member of the faculty. Should disagreement arise over what constitutes an unreasonable burden or any element of this policy, parties involved should consult the department chair, or Dean.

College Anti-Discrimination Statement (Title IX)

Bellevue College does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity; color; creed; national origin; sex; marital status; sexual orientation; age; religion; genetic information; the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability; gender identity or veteran status in educational programs and activities which it operates.

For further information and contacts, please consultCollege Anti-Discrimination Statements(Links to an external site.).

Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting

As an instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus. It is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, in your written work, and in our one-on-one meetings. I will seek to keep information you share private to the greatest extent possible. However, I am required to share information regarding sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct (e.g. dating violence, domestic violence, stalking) that may have occurred on campus or that may impact someone on campus with the Title IX Coordinator. Students may speak to someone confidentially by contacting the BC Counseling Center at (425) 564-2212. The Title IX Office can be contacted at 425-564-2441 and more information can be found at to an external site.).

▪ Division Statements

Information about Bellevue College's copyright guidelines can be found at:College Copyright Policy(Links to an external site.)

This link provides a good, short summary of how to avoid plagiarism:Avoiding Plagiarism(Links to an external site.)

“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: to an external site.)

▪ Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity

Any act of academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source), and fabrication and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Dean of Student Success for investigation. Specific student rights, responsibilities, and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct at:Student Code(Links to an external site.)

▪ Drop Procedure

If you decide to drop this course, you are responsible for doing the required paperwork at the Student Services Center. Please follow these links for a full description ofhow to drop(Links to an external site.)and what theconsequences(Links to an external site.)are for missing drop deadlines.

Important Links
▪ Bellevue College E-mail and access to CANVAS

All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account.Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in toCANVAS. To create your account, go to:Create Email(Links to an external site.)