COURSE SYLLABUS SPANISH 1412 SECTIONS & FALL 2015

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1 NORTH LAKE COLLEGE 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, Texas DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT COURSE SYLLABUS SPANISH 1412 SECTIONS & FALL 2015 Liberal Arts Division Office: A-310 Phone: (972) Call the office for hours of operation. Note to Student about Distance Learning Courses: In exchange for convenience, Distance Learning courses require students to have maturity, self-motivation, and self-discipline. All assignments are carefully explained in the written course materials, but the student must supply the motivation and discipline to complete each week's work. It is the student's responsibility to complete assignments and tests during the scheduled time period, according to the Course Schedule of Activities. Each course requires a commitment of time equal to that required by an on-campus course. Students who are employed, or who plan to seek employment, should carefully consider the amount of college work they attempt in relation to the number of hours they are employed each week. If you want to be successful in this course, it is recommended that you invest at least a minimum of two to three (2-3) hours per day, five to seven (5-7) days a week, depending on your Spanish language background and your language learning ability. The following will impact your success in this course. Please be aware that: 1) This is NOT a self-paced course. Once the homework assignments start, they will be due every week.

2 2) HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS POLICY: The policy of the course is that NO LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS will be accepted. Exams are timed; therefore, you must submit your exams within the time limit. The due dates are stated in the scheduled in the Course Schedule of Activities. 3) It is imperative that you have access to HIGH SPEED INTERNET. If you do not have high speed Internet at home, you may come to our Student Resource Center (L-240) for your assignments and exams, but make sure those computers have everything you need before you use them. 4) This is a TIME INTENSIVE course. Please allow yourself enough time to do all the proposed activities, and read the textual material and do the homework on time. 5) A distance learning course requires more SELF-DISCIPLINE and MOTIVATION than a classroom setting. 6) Make sure you read thoroughly this syllabus, your online orientation, your course schedule of activities and if something is not completely clear to you, ask your instructor. 7) COMMUNICATION POLICY: Your professor will communicate only with the student who is enrolled in this course (and whose name appears on the permanent roll) and not with the spouse, sibling, parent, friend, etc. Unless, there are documented extenuating circumstances, then an only then, your professor will opt to communicate to someone else other than the student enrolled in this course. 8) MY LAST SPANISH COURSE BEFORE GRADUATION. If this is one of your last requirement before graduation, please be diligent and do the required work. You need to know two things at this point: 1) that you are building your grade as you advance throughout the semester, and also 2) that you can check your grades at any time, just by going to your grade book. If for some reason you are not performing the way you should in the course due to a change on your work schedule, sickness, or any other unexpected event in your life, make sure you drop this course prior to the drop date. Please do not ask your instructor for extra credit assignments or activities other than those listed in the course schedule of activities. This course syllabus is intended as a set of guidelines for Spanish Both North Lake College and your professor reserve the right to make modifications in content, schedule, and requirements as necessary to promote the best education possible within prevailing conditions affecting this course. Professor Information: Professor's s Name: LESLIE REYES-CHINCHILLA OnlineSpanishNLC@dcccd.edu Office Location/Hours: A-363/ See CONTACT information for office hours Office Phone: Course Information Course title: Beginning Spanish (2 nd semester) Course number: Spanish 1412 Section number: & Credit hours: 3 credits Class meeting time: Online course (see course schedule of activities)

3 Course description: This is the second semester of academic transfer Spanish. This course continues the oral practice, reading, writing, grammar and cultural studies begun in SPAN Students are expected to acquire a substantial amount of vocabulary and begin to deal with idiomatic language and more advanced syntax. Prerequisite: SPAN 1411 or the equivalent, or Spanish 1300 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. Required or Recommended Textbooks and Materials 1) You must purchase only one of the following options: Mosaicos, by Castells, 6 th edition Loose-leaf text & access code package (access code also includes the electronic text) Media enhanced with My Spanish Lab. Multi-semester Access code ISBN: Mosaicos, by Castells, 6 th edition My Spanish Lab multi-semester access code only (contains an electronic text) ISBN: Mosaicos, by Castells, 6 th edition My Spanish Lab one semester access code only (contains an electronic text) ISBN: NOTE: For online students, I suggest to purchase just the electronic copy of the textbook; but that is up to you. 2) Also, you need to purchase an inexpensive microphone to use with your computer to record your oral assignments if your computer does not have a built in microphone. Spanish 1412 Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

4 1. Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the present and producing questions and responses on a variety of topics dealing with everyday life. 2. Demonstrate understanding of level-appropriate spoken Spanish. 3. Write simple sentences and organize them into short paragraphs. 4. Read and comprehend level-appropriate texts. 5. Identify and discuss traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world. 6. Compare and contrast the traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world with characteristics of their own culture. Specific Course Learning Outcomes During the semester, the students will demonstrate knowledge in the following areas: 1) Present Tense of Stem-changing verbs: e- ie, o-ou, and e-i 2) Reflexive verbs and pronouns 3) Tener que + Infinitive 4) Hacer with expressions of time 5) Present progressive 6) Expressions with tener 7) Direct object pronouns 8) Demonstratives adjectives and pronouns 9) Preterit tense of regular verbs 10) Preterit of ir and ser 11) Indirect object pronouns 12) Gustar and similar verbs 13) More about ser and estar 14) Preterit of reflexive verbs 15) Preterit of er and ir verbs whose stem ends in a vowel 16) Preterit of stem-changing ir verbs 17) Pronouns after prepositions 18) Some irregular preterits 19) The imperfect 20) The preterit and the imperfect 21) Comparisons of inequality 22) Comparisons of equality 23) The superlative 24) Use of direct and indirect object pronouns together 25) Formal commands Course Outline The four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are developed concurrently. In speaking and reading emphasis will be placed on good pronunciation and intonation. This means that much class time will be

5 spent on oral work in which each student should participate by listening carefully and repeating the sounds. Group and individual repetition will be used. All tests will include oral sections. No student need ever feel embarrassed or self-conscious when frequent repetitions are necessary. Pronunciation problems can be overcome only by repeating the word several times. If you find it difficult to remember how a word is spelled, copy it as often as possible. Accents are an inseparable part of spelling in Spanish. Leaving off an accent is as "bad" as leaving off a letter. See Appendix C Means of Assessment of Course Learning Outcomes Learning Activities, Outcomes, and Assessment Learning Activity #1 Learning Outcomes Assessment Component Area Read short paragraphs in Spanish about a topic, such as the history, economy and the arts and everyday life of a Spanish -speaking country. Write a description of el Fútbol en México. Learning Activity #2 All students in Beginning Spanish 1311 will be able to demonstrate reading comprehension at a 70% level of achievement/proficiency as measured by a departmental assessment. Learning Outcomes A set of questions will be given to students to check their reading comprehension. Assessment CT, CO Component Area Students will listen to an auditory section in Spanish about a topic, such as the history, economy and the arts and everyday life of a Spanish - speaking country. Learning Activity #3 All students in Beginning Spanish 1311 will be able to demonstrate listening comprehension and apply the basic vocabulary in order to understand spoken Spanish at a proficiency level of 70% of the appropriate skill level as measured by a departmental assessment. Learning Outcomes After students listen to the auditory section, they will answer questions. Assessment CL, Component Area Students will read culture section on a distinct aspect of Latin American culture and answer questions orally. Students in Beginning Spanish 1311 will be able to demonstrate awareness of cultural differences between American culture & Latin American culture at a proficiency level of 70% of the appropriate skill level as measured by a departmental assessment. A set of questions will be given to students to check their awareness of cultural differences between American culture & Latin American culture. CT, CL, CV, CO See Appendix C

6 Means of Assessment of Course Learning Outcomes: See Appendix A GRADING PROCEDURE: Exams 50% Quizzes 10% Homework 20% Lab 20% TOTAL 100% GRADE SCALE: % = A 80-89% = B 70-79% = C 60-69% = D BELOW 60% = F Exams and Assignments See Appendix C - Course Outline/Course Schedule of Activities Discipline/ Course/ Department/Policies POLICY REGARDING MAKE-UP EXAMS AND LATE ASSIGNMENTS: NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN AND ALL HOMEWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BY THE GIVEN DUE DATE ACCORDING TO THE COURSE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES. Student Responsibilities: 1. The homework assignments, quizzes and laboratory assignments are given with each chapter according to the course schedule of activities in your syllabus (see appendix C) and must be submitted electronically through the En línea/quia web site ( by their corresponding due date. These activities are designed to reinforce and evaluate what we learn in each lesson. It is imperative that you complete the homework assignments, quizzes and lab assignments by their corresponding due dates, if you do not do that, the Quia system will not accept them for credit. However, you may submit them just for practice. 2. All exams and some of the extra credit assignments must be completed through ecampus ( by their corresponding due dates posted in your course schedule of activities. 3. Since the homework is submitted electronically, you may encounter technical issues that may impede your submission. These are normal consequences of computer and Internet usage. In order to avoid such issues DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON A DAILY BASIS and do not wait until the last moment to submit it (you must know that both systems, ecampus and Quia) keep a detailed record of dates and times of your submissions). 4. On the same note, it is imperative that you submit your exams by their due dates according to your course schedule of activities; if you do not, ecampus will not let you submit any exams after the due date.

7 5. Whenever you experience technical problems, you must contact ecampus Student Tech Support. 6. You will receive credit for properly completing your homework assignments; you may have the option of doing some exercises more than once in order to obtain a higher percentage grade. However, you must learn the material prior to submitting your assignments; otherwise, you may attempt more than once without improving. It is very important that you take these assignments seriously and carefully review your own work, since this will provide excellent preparation for the tests and will indicate which areas you need to study more (and what you may need to ask your professor). 7. You must check your ANNOUNCEMENTS in your ecampus system constantly, since your professor normally post relevant information about the course and activities you are completing. 8. You must read all messages and announcements from your professor and when pertinent, respond to what is required. 9. You must understand that you will be working with two system, ecampus and Quia/En línea, and that you must not neglect any of the two. Classroom Netiquette: 1. Follow your professor's rules for acceptable online classroom behavior. 2. Discussion Board responses, s, and all other correspondence among faculty and students enrolled in this class are expected to conform to the level of conduct that would be expected in a regular classroom. 3. Students should feel free to communicate with the instructor and other students but it must be done in a manner which is not verbally abusive, threatening, or harassing. 4. Communication among students is encouraged but must end if one of the parties requests that it be terminated. 5. Students will not send unsolicited espousing a cause, religion, or activity to other class participants and will not add other class participants to any list servers or other entity which distributes unwanted or material. In short, treat your classmates and professor with respect. 6. Violation of these guidelines may result in disciplinary action against the offending student. This action can include termination of the student's participation in the class and a grade of F. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES Institutional Policies for Student Success Academic Dishonesty The Student Code of Conduct prohibits academic dishonesty and prescribes penalties for violations. According to this code, which is printed in the college catalog, "academic dishonesty," includes (but is not limited to) cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusion." Academic dishonesty may result in the following sanctions, including, but not limited to: 1. A grade of zero or a lowered grade on the assignment or course. 2. A reprimand. 3. Suspension from the college. Notification of Absence because of Religious Holy Days

8 If you will be absent from class for the observance of a religious holiday, you must notify your professor in advance. You are required to complete any assignments or take any examinations you miss as a result of your absence within the time frame specified by your professor. Please refer to the Student Obligations section of the DCCCD catalog for more explanation. Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act North Lake College provides academic accommodations to students with disabilities, as defined under ADA law. It is the student's choice and responsibility to initiate any request for accommodations. If you are a student with a disability who requires such ADA accommodations, please contact North Lake College's Disability Services. Office in person (A430) or by phone at Stop before You Drop If you enrolled in college-level courses for the first time in the fall of 2007, the Texas Education Code allows you to drop no more than six courses during your entire undergraduate career unless the drop qualifies as an exception. The Counseling/Advising Center will give you more information about allowable exceptions. Once you have accumulated six non-exempt drops, you cannot drop any other courses with a "W." Therefore, you need to exercise caution when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning, including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges. More information is available at Drop Policy If you are unable to complete this course, you must officially withdraw by THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, Withdrawing is a formal procedure which you must initiate; your professor cannot do it for you. All Dallas County Community Colleges charge a higher tuition rate to students registering the third time for a course. This rule applies to the majority of credit and Continuing Education / Workforce Training courses. Developmental Studies and some other courses are not charged a higher tuition rate. Third attempts include courses taken at any DCCCD college since the fall 2002 semester. For further information, go online to: Financial Aid Statement If you receive any form of financial aid, you should check with the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from classes. Withdrawals may affect your eligibility to receive further aid and could require you to repay the financial aid for this semester. If you fail to attend or participate after the drop date, you are also subject to this policy. Counseling Services

9 If you are a currently enrolled student, you are eligible for free counseling services ( You may schedule an appointment by calling or going to A-430. Academic Skills Center (ASC) / Writing Center (A-332) The ASC is designed to provide assistance to students in the following areas: Labs for students enrolled in foreign language, Developmental Reading, and ESOL courses. One-on-one tutoring is available. The Writing Center can help students clarify writing tasks, understand instructors requirements, develop and organize papers, explore revision options, detect grammar and punctuation errors, and properly use and document sources. Rather than merely editing or "fixing" papers, tutors focus on helping students develop and improve their writing skills. The Online Writing Lab (OWL) allows students to submit papers to our writing tutors electronically and get feedback within hours. The OWL can be accessed through ecampus. After logging on to ecampus, click on the Community Tab at the top. Type Owl in the search field and click Go. Next, click on the double drop-down arrows next to NLC-OWL2, and then click on Enroll. Once enrolled, students can receive services from the OWL. For more information or to schedule a tutoring appointment, come by A-332 or call TESTING CENTER The North Lake College Testing Center administers assessment tests, instructional exams and national program exams. The center is equipped with separate stations for both computerized and paper-and-pencil tests. Private rooms are available for special accommodations by appointment only. The Testing Center is located in Building A, 4th floor, Suite A425. Testing Schedule Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. No tests will be issued after 7:00 p.m. Other cut-off times may be in effect for specific exams by the instructor's direction. All exams collected at 8:00 p.m. Friday - Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Other cut-off times may be in effect for specific exams by the instructor's direction. No tests will be issued after 2:30 p.m. All exams collected at 3:30 p.m. Sunday: CLOSED General Testing Information for Students Classroom and Make-up Testing Credit By Examination Taking the CLEP Taking the DANTES Exam Testing information for faculty and students Practice Tests

10 Questions? Please visit the Testing Center (A-425) or call APPENDIX C RUBRIC FOR READING COMPREHENSION IN SPANISH 10-9 Excellent -demonstrates superior competence in reading comprehension Excellent completion of task at level of instruction Recognizes accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Very good understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Good to very good -demonstrates competence in written expression Good to very good completion of task at level of instruction Frequent and mostly accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Good to very good understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Satisfactory -demonstrates some competence in written expression Partial completion of task at level of instruction Somewhat accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Basic understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Weak -demonstrates little competence in written expression Minimal completion of task at level of instruction Minimal use of structures appropriate to task and level Limited understanding of text, vocabulary and/or idioms, as appropriate to task and level ; reliance on cognates Unacceptable - demonstrates lack of competence in written expression Little to no completion of task Little to no evidence of appropriate use of structures appropriate to task and level Limited to no understanding of text, vocabulary and/or idioms, as appropriate to task and level ; reliance on cognates No credit shall be given for any response that is off topic. RUBRIC FOR LISTENING COMPREHENSION IN SPANISH 10-9 Excellent -demonstrates superior competence in reading comprehension Excellent completion of task at level of instruction Recognizes accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Very good understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Good to very good -demonstrates competence in written expression Good to very good completion of task at level of instruction Recognizes mostly accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Good to very good understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Satisfactory -demonstrates some competence in written expression

11 Partial completion of task at level of instruction Somewhat accurate use of structures appropriate to the task and level Basic understanding of the text overall as appropriate to the task and level Weak -demonstrates little competence in written expression Minimal completion of task at level of instruction Recognizes minimal use of structures appropriate to task and level Limited understanding of text, vocabulary and/or idioms, as appropriate to task and level ; reliance on cognates Unacceptable - demonstrates lack of competence in written expression Little to no completion of task Little to no evidence of recognition of appropriate use of structures appropriate to task and level Limited to no understanding of text, vocabulary and/or idioms, as appropriate to task and level ; reliance on cognates No credit shall be given for any response that is off topic. RUBRIC FOR GLOBAL AND DIVERSITY AWARENESS 10-9 Excellent -demonstrates superior competence in Global & Diversity Awareness Excellent identification of both global and diversity awareness but does not discuss how the concepts are interrelated Excellent demonstration of a perception of the impact of global and diversity awareness in the world and in the student s personal or professional life Excellent perception of global and diversity awareness using their college experience as a basis but attitudes, values, or beliefs remain the same Excellent evaluation of the impact of the college experience regarding global and diversity awareness and the influence on the student s personal and or professional life Good to very good -demonstrates competence in Global & Diversity Awareness Good to very good identification of both global and diversity awareness but does not discuss how the concepts are inter-related Good to very good demonstration of a perception of the impact of global and diversity awareness in the world and in the student s personal or professional life Good to very good perception of global and diversity awareness using their college experience as a basis but attitudes, values, or beliefs remain the same Good to very good evaluation of the impact of the college experience regarding global and diversity awareness and the influence on the student s personal and or professional life Satisfactory -demonstrates competence in Global & Diversity Awareness Somewhat accurate identification of both global and diversity awareness but does not discuss how the concepts are inter-related Somewhat accurate demonstration of a perception of the impact of global and diversity awareness in the world and in the student s personal or professional life Somewhat accurate perception of global and diversity awareness using their college experience as a basis but attitudes, values, or beliefs remain the same

12 Somewhat accurate evaluation of the impact of the college experience regarding global and diversity awareness and the influence on the student s personal and or professional life Weak -demonstrates competence in Global & Diversity Awareness Minimal identification of both global and diversity awareness but does not discuss how the concepts are interrelated Minimal demonstration of a perception of the impact of global and diversity awareness in the world and in the student s personal or professional life Minimal perception of global and diversity awareness using their college experience as a basis but attitudes, values, or beliefs remain the same Minimal evaluation of the impact of the college experience regarding global and diversity awareness and the influence on the student s personal and or professional life Unacceptable -demonstrates competence in Global & Diversity Awareness Little to no identification of both global and diversity awareness but does not discuss how the concepts are interrelated Little to no demonstration of a perception of the impact of global and diversity awareness in the world and in the student s personal or professional life Little to no perception of global and diversity awareness using their college experience as a basis but attitudes, values, or beliefs remain the same Little to no evaluation of the impact of the college experience regarding global and diversity awareness and the influence on the student s personal and or professional life APPENDIX C COURSE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FALL 2015 THIS COURSE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IS MOSTLY A CALENDAR OF DUE DATES. YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS EARLIER THAN THE DUE DATE IF YOU ARE READY, BUT NOT LATER. The assignments will disappear from the system after their due date. Before you start submitting your assignments listed in this course schedule of activities, you must read your online orientation and syllabus thoroughly. NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN AND ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BY THE GIVEN DUE DATE. CAPITULO Capítulo 4 Due Date Vocabulario Flashcards 9/2/15 Vocabulario Tutorial: Con familia [Please do all the vocabulary tutorials in every 9/2/15 chapter before you start submitting your homework assignments] TXT Escucha y confirma. (pg. 140) [Audio] 9/2/15 TXT Asociación (pg. 141) 9/2/15 TXT Para confirmar. (pg. 143) [F/V] 9/2/15 SAM Las mañanas de Carlitos (Voc en contexto] 9/2/15 SAM La familia de Julieta [Voc en contexto] 9/2/15

13 Gramática Readiness check 9/4/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Stem-changing verbs 9/4/15 Funciones y formas 1: Piénsalo (pg. 147) [Lect] 9/4/15 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 148) [Verb conj. e-ie, o-ue, e-i] 9/4/15 SAM La rutina de Eduardo. [Present Tense: e:ie, o-ue, e-i] 9/4/15 SAM Las actividades de Eduardo. [Present Tense: e:ie, o-ue, e-i] 9/4/15 TXT Planes para la boda (pg. 149) [Verb-e-ie, o-ue, e-i] [FIB] 9/4/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Reflexive Pronoun Forms 9/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Reflexive Pronouns 9/8/15 Funciones y formas 2: Piénsalo (pg. 153) [Reflexive Verbs] 9/8/15 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 155) [Reflex Pron] 9/8/15 SAM Un día en la vida de Julieta. [Reflexive verbs & pronouns] 9/10/15 SAM Qué hacer por la mañana? [Reflexive verbs & pronouons] 9/10/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Tener que 9/10/15 Funciones y formas 3: Comprendes? (pg. 157) [Tener que + Inf] 9/10/15 SAM Qué tenemos que hacer? [Tener que + inf.] 9/10/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Hacer in Time Expressions 9/15/15 Funciones y formas 4: Comprendes? (pg. 160 [ Cuánto tiempo hace que ] 9/15/15 TXT Mientras ves. (pg. 462) [Video] 9/15/15 SAM Las actividades de tu familia. [Hace w/expressions of time] 9/15/15 Pronunciación 04: Rules for Written Accents [audio] 9/15/15 Pronunciación 04-1 Palabras interrogativas [audio] 9/15/15 Pronunciación Acento o no? [audio] 9/15/15 SAM Club cultura Colombia: Tu música. Online only. 9/15/15 Quiz Cap 4 9/18/15 Test Cap 4 9/19/15 Capítulo 5 Vocabulario Flashcards 9/17/15 Vocabulario Tutorial 05: Dónde vives?. Please do the rest of the Vocabulary Tutorials 9/17/15 TXT Para confirmar. Preparación (pg. 177) [MC] 9/17/15 TXT Escucha (pg. 180) [MC] 9/17/15 SAM Las actividades familiares [Voc en contexto] [DRG] 9/17/15 SAM Qué hacen en la casa? [MC] 9/17/15 Gramática Readiness check 9/22/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Present Participle 9/22/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Formation of the Present Progressive 9/22/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Use of the Present Progressive 9/22/15 TXT 05 Funciones y formas 1: Piénsalo (pg. 182) 9/22/15 TXT 05 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 183) [FIB] 9/22/15 SAM Lectura y comprensión. [Mosaico cultural] [Lect] 9/22/15

14 SAM La familia de Adriana (Present Progressive] [Auditivo/MC] 9/24/15 SAM Una nueva casa. [Present Progressive/FIB] 9/24/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Tener 9/24/15 TXT 05 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 185) [FIB] 9/24/15 TXT Asociación (pg. 186) [MC] 9/24/15 SAM Y ahora, qué tienen? [Expressions with tener] [Auditivo] 9/24/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Direct Object Pronuns 9/29/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Direct Object Pronouns 9/29/15 TXT 05 Funciones y formas 3: Comprendes? (pg. 189) [FIB] 9/29/15 TXT La división del trabajo. (pg. 190) 9/29/15 SAM Qué quieren hacer? [Direct Object nouns and pronouns] [FIB] 9/29/15 SAM Preparando la fiesta. [Direct object nouns and pronouns] [Auditivo] 9/29/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Demonstrative Adjectives and Demonstrative pronouons 10/1/15 TXT 05 Funciones y formas 4: Comprendes? (pg. 194) [FIB] 10/1/15 TXT Cerca, relativamente cerca o lejos. (pg. 194) [MC] 10/1/15 SAM Dónde quieres los muebles? [Demonst adject and pron] [FIB] 10/1/15 SAM Qué es esto? [Demonst Adject & Pron] [FIB] 10/1/15 Quiz Cap 5 10/2/15 Test Cap 5 10/3/15 Capítulo 6 Vocabulario Flashcards 10/6/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 06: En el mercado 10/6/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 06: Ropa para cada clima 10/6/15 TXT Escucha y confirma (pg. 208) [Auditivo] 10/6/15 TXT Para confirmar. Preparación (pg. 213) [MC] 10/6/15 SAM Lectura y comprensión. [Enfoque cultural] [MC] 10/6/15 SAM De compras. [Voc en contexto] [DRG] 10/6/15 SAM Preguntas. [Mosaico cultural] [Escritura] 10/6/15 Gramática Readiness check 10/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Preterite 10/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Regular Verbs in the Preterit 10/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Spelling Changes in the Preterit 10/8/15 TXT 06 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 217, Reg. Verbs) [FIB] 10/8/15 SAM Qué hicieron tú y tus amigos? [Preterit of Reg. Verbs] [FIB] 10/8/15 SAM Y Uds.? [Preterit of regular verbs] [Voice Rec] 10/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Preterit Forms of ser and ir 10/13/15 TXT 06 Funciones y formas 2: Piénsalo (pg. 219, Ser & ir) [F/V] 10/13/15 TXT 06 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 219) (ser & ir) [FIB] 10/13/15 SAM Ser o ir, otra vez [Preterit of ir and ser (FIB)] [Auditivo] 10/13/15 SAM El viaije del abuelo [Preterit of ir and ser (FIB)] 10/13/15

15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Indirect Object Pronouns 10/15/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns 10/15/15 TXT 06 Funciones y formas 3: Comprendes? (pg. 223/ IOP) [FIB] 10/15/15 SAM A quién? [Indirect object nouns and pronouns] [DRG] 10/15/15 SAM Regalos para todos. [Indirect object nouns and pronouns] [FIB] 10/15/15 SAM Y tus regalos? [Indirect object nouns and pronouns] [Auditivo/FIB] 10/15/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Gustar and Similar Verbs 10/20/15 TX 06 Funciones y formas 4 Comprendes? (pg. 227/Gustar and other verbs) [FIB] 10/20/15 SAM Diana y sus amigos. [Gustar and similar verbs] [MC] 10/20/15 SAM Fuimos de compras. [Gustar and similar verbs] [MC] 10/20/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorual: Ser and Estar 10/20/15 TXT 06 Funciones y formas 5: Comprendes? (pg. 231/Ser Vs. Estar) [FIB] 10/20/15 TXT La mañana horrible de Javier. (pg. 232/Ser Vs. Estar) [FIB] 10/20/15 SAM Ser o estar? [DRG] 10/20/15 SAM Diana. [More about ser and estar] [FIB] 10/20/15 Quiz Cap 6 10/23/15 Test Cap 6 10/24/15 Capítulo 7 Vocabulario Flashcards 10/22/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 07: Los deportes 10/22/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 07: Actividades atléticas 10/22/15 TXT Escucha y confirma. (pg. 244) [Auditivo] 10/22/15 TXT Para confirmar. Prepareación. (pg. 246/el clima) [MC] 10/22/15 SAM Cuál deporte? [Vocabulario en contexto] [Auditivo/DRG] 10/22/15 SAM Los deporte y el equipo. [Vocabulario en contexto] [MC] 10/22/15 SAM Lectura y comprensión. [Enfoque cultural] [MC/Lect] 10/22/15 Gramática Readiness Ch 07 10/27/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Preterit 10/27/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Reflexive Pronoun Forms 10/27/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 1: Piénsalo (pg. 251) [MC] 10/27/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 252) [FIB] 10/27/15 SAM El día de Gabriela. [Preterit of reflexive verbs] [FIB] 10/27/15 SAM De vacaciones en Punta del Este. [Preterit of reflexive verbs] [FIB] 10/27/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Preterite of er and ir Verbs Whose Stem Ends in a Vowel 10/29/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Stem-changing verbs in the preterit 10/29/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 257) [FIB] 10/29/15 TXT Cómo se enteraron de los resultados? (pg. 257) [FIB] 10/29/15 SAM Algunos verbos especiales. [Preterit of er and ir verbs whose stem ends 10/29/15 in a vowel] [DRG] SAM El examen es hoy [Preterit of er and ir verbs whose stem ends in a 10/29/15 vowel] [FIB] Spanish Grammar Tutorials: Pronouns after Prepositions 11/3/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 4: Piénsalo (pg. 263) [MC] 11/3/15

16 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 4: Comprendes? (pg. 263) [FIB] 11/3/15 SAM Las preposiciones. [Pronouns after prepositions] [DRG] 11/3/15 SAM Con quién? [Pronouns after prepositions] [FIB] 11/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Irregular Preterit Forms 11/5/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 5: Piénsalo (pg. 266) [MC] 11/5/15 TXT 07 Funciones y formas 5: Comprendes? (pg. 267) [FIB] 11/5/15 SAM Una fiesta interesante. [Some irregular preterits] [DRG] 11/5/15 SAM El trabajo de Gabriela. [Some irrgular preterites] [FIB] 11/5/15 SAM Qué más? [Some irregular preterits] [WRITING] 11/5/15 Quiz Cap 7 11/6/15 Test Cap 7 11/7/15 Capítulo 8 Vocabulario Flashcards 11/10/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 08: Dónde se celebra? 11/10/15 TXT Escucha y confirma. (pg. 280) [Auditivo/MC] 11/10/15 TXT Para confirmar. Preparación (pg. 282) [MC] 11/10/15 SAM Adivina la celebración. [Vocabulario en contexto] [DRG] 11/10/15 SAM Definiciones. [Vocabulario en contexto] [MC] 11/10/15 SAM Lectura y comprensión [Enfoque cultural] [Lect] 11/10/15 Gramática Readiness Ch 8 11/12/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Imperfect of Regular Verbs 11/12/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Imperfect of Irregular Verbs 11/12/15 Spanish Grammar tutorial: Use of the Imperfect 11/12/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 1: Piénsalo (pg. 286) [MC] 11/12/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 287 [FIB] 11/12/15 SAM Cuando iba a la escuela. [The imperfect] [Audio/MC] 11/12/15 SAM Anita y su familia. [The imperfect] [FIB] 11/12/15 SAM El Día de Brujas. [The imperfect] [DRG] 11/12/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Summary of Uses of Preterit and Imperfect 11/17/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 2: Piénsalo (pg. 290) [FIB] 11/17/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 291) [FIB] 11/17/15 SAM De niña. [The preterit and the imperfect] [DRG] 11/17/15 SAM La vida de mi amiga. [The preterit and the imperfect] [MC] 11/17/15 SAM Las fiestas. [The preterit and the imperfect] [MC] 11/17/15 Spanish Grammar tutorial: Comparing Things That Are Unequal; Más de (Numbers) 11/19/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 3: Piénsalo (pg. 293) [MC] 11/19/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 3: Comprendes? (pg. 294) [FIB] 11/19/15 SAM Las desigualdades. [Compaprisons of inequality] [DRG] 11/19/15 SAM Cosas de la vida. [Comparisons of inequality] [FIB] 11/19/15 *SAM Preparativos de boda. [Comparisons of inequality] [Audio/MC] 11/19/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Comparing Things That Are Equal 11/21/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 4: Piénsalo (pg. 297) [MC/A/B] 11/21/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 4: Comprendes? (pg. 297) [FIB] 11/21/15 SAM Iguales. [Comparisons of equality] [DRG] 11/21/15 SAM Anita también! [Comparisons of equality] [Audio/FIB] 11/21/15

17 SAM En las décadas pasadas. [Comparisons of equality] [FIB] 11/21/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Superlatives 11/21/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 5: Piénsalo (pg. 300) [FIB] 11/21/15 TXT 08 Funciones y formas 5: Comprendes? (pg. 301) [FIB] 11/21/15 SAM Lo mejor. [The superlative] [DRG] 11/21/15 SAM Ramón, Raquel y Anita. [The superlative] [FIB] 11/21/15 Quiz Cap 8 11/23/15 Test Cap 8 11/24/15 Capítulo 9 Vocabulario Flashcards 12/1/15 Vocabulary Tutorial 09: Trabajar a mano 12/1/15 TXT Escucha y confirma. (pg. 314) [Auditivo/MC] 12/1/15 TXT Los trabajos y los trabajadores. (pg/ 314) [T/F] 12/1/15 SAM El mundo del trabajo. [Vocabulario en contexto] [DRG] 12/1/15 SAM Dónde trabajan? [Vocabulario en contexto] [DRG] 12/1/15 SAM Lectura y comprensión. [Enfoque cultural] [MC/Lect] 12/1/15 Gramática Readiness Ch 9 12/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Direct Object Pronouns 12/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Direct Object Pronouns 12/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Indirect Object Pronouns. 12/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns. 12/3/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 1: Piénsalo (pg. 322) [FIB] 12/3/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 1: Comprendes? (pg. 323) [FIB] 12/3/15 SAM Los objetos. [Review of direct and indirect object pronouns] [DRG] 12/3/15 SAM La compañía Sertín. [Review of direct and indirect object pronouns] [FIB] 12/3/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Placement of Direct Object Pronouns Used Together 12/5/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 2: Piénsalo (pg. 326) [FIB] 12/5/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 2: Comprendes? (pg. 327) [FIB] 12/5/15 SAM Orden. [use of direct and indirect object pronouns together] [DRG] 12/5/15 SAM Qué me recomiendas? [Use of direct and indirect object pronous] [FIB] 12/5/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Preterit 12/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Uses of the Imperfect 12/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Summary of Uses of Preterit and Imperfect 12/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Verbs with Different Meanings in Preterite/Present Tense 12/8/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 3: Piénsalo (pg. 330) [A/B-MC] 12/8/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 3: Comprendes? (pg. 331) [FIB] 12/8/15 SAM El pasado. [More on the imperfect and the preterite] [ 12/8/15 SAM Qué pasó? [More on the imperfect and the preterit] [FIB] 12/8/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Formation of Formal Commands 12/10/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Negative Formal Commands 12/10/15 Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Attaching Object and Reflexive Pronouns to Formal 12/10/15 commands Spanish Grammar Tutorial: Attaching Object Pronouns to Commands 12/10/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 4: Piénsalo (pg. 334) [MC] 12/10/15 TXT 09 Funciones y formas 4: Comprendes? (pg. 334) [FIB] 12/10/15

18 SAM Unos consejos. [Formal Commands +] [Clck A/B] 12/10/15 SAM Buscando trabajo. [Formal commands +] [FIB] 12/10/15 SAM Trabajando en el restaurante. [Formal commands] [FIB] 12/10/15 Quiz Cap 9 12/11/15 Test Cap 9 12/12/15 The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this schedule should the need arise. Certification Day is the 12 th day of classes, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Note to Student about Distance Learning Courses: In exchange for convenience, Distance Learning courses require students to have maturity, self-motivation, and self-discipline. All assignments are carefully explained in the written course materials, but the student must supply the motivation and discipline to complete each week's work. It is the student's responsibility to complete assignments and tests during the scheduled time period, according to the Course Schedule of Activities. Each course requires a commitment of time equal to that required by an on-campus course. Students who are employed, or who plan to seek employment, should carefully consider the amount of college work they attempt in relation to the number of hours they are employed each week. If you want to be successful in this course, it is recommended that you invest at least a minimum of two to three (2-3) hours per day, five to seven days a week, depending on your Spanish language background and language learning ability. The following will impact your success in this course. Please be aware that: 1) This is NOT a self-paced course. Once the homework assignments start, they will be due every week according to the schedule of activities. 2) HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS POLICY: The policy of the course is that NO LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. They are due the date they are scheduled in the Course Schedule of Activities. 3) It is imperative that you have access to high speed Internet. If you do not have high speed Internet connection, you may come to our North Lake College (NLC) Student Resource Center (L-240) for your assignments and exams, but before you start doing them, make sure the computer you will use has everything you need to do the assignment, quiz, or exam. 4) This is a TIME INTENSIVE course. Please allow yourself enough time to view the proposed activities, read the textual material and do the homework on time. 5) A distance learning course requires MORE SELF-DISCIPLINE and MOTIVATION than a classroom course. If these two are not your attributes, it will be better for you to register for a course in the classroom setting. 6) Make sure you read thoroughly this syllabus, your online orientation and if something is not completely clear to you, ask your instructor. 7) COMMUNICATION POLICY: Your professor will communicate only with the student who is enrolled in this course (and whose name appears on the permanent roll) and not with the spouse, sibling, parent, friend, etc. Unless, there are documented extenuating circumstances, then an only then, your professor will opt to communicate to someone else other than the student enrolled in this course. 8) MY LAST SPANISH COURSE BEFORE GRADUATION. If this is one of your last requirements before graduation, please be diligent and do the required work. You need to know two things at this point: 1) that you are building your grade as you advance throughout the semester, and also 2) that you can check your grades at any time, just by going to your grade book. If for some reason you are not performing the way you should in the course due to a change on your work schedule, sickness, or any other unexpected event in your life, make sure

19 you drop this course prior to the drop date. Please do not ask your instructor for extra credit assignments or activities other than those listed in the course schedule of activities. Please do the following: INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS: 1. HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE: Go to Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) web site and access your course at and click on 2015FA-SPAN For those of you who registered late, it takes from 24 to 48 hours after your register to activate your name on ecampus. 2. Read your ONLINE ORIENTATION and SYLLABUS thoroughly, under the START HERE button. 3. PRINT COURSE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES. Go to COURSE INFORMATION and click on COURSE SCHEDULE PRINTABLE VERSION. 4. COURSE MATERIALS: Get your course materials immediately! 5. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Update your personal information on ecampus, particularly, your NAME, as it appears on you registration receipt, address, and telephone number. In order to do this, do the following: 1) Click on MY DCCCD tab, the first upper left tab on the main horizontal menu; 2) then under TOOLS click on PERSONAL INFORMATION and fill out the form. Do not forget to click on the submit button after you finish. Remember that the objective of this transaction is that you post your name as it appears on your registration receipt, your address, and your telephone number. Electronic mail will be the most effective way of communication between you and your professor in this course. It is your responsibility to maintain a current address on ecampus and MySpanishLab (Mosaicos textbook) web sites throughout the semester. Your instructor will use the system from ecampus to communicate with you. If you do not maintain a current address, you will not receive the messages from your professor and you will miss important information. If for some reason you change your address, just make the change in ecampus and do not your professor. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS: It is imperative that you read all the announcements; almost always they will contain important information. 7. MESSAGES: Whenever you send an message to your instructor, please include the following information: 1) your name, 2) course and section number. When you are replying to your instructor, make sure you include your instructors previous response. Please send all your messages ONLY to:onlinespanishnlc@dcccd.edu, your instructor's address for this course. Please do not send your instructor message to any other of his address; otherwise, he will not respond. Your instructor will respond to your messages in a timely manner (between hours) during the normal semester not counting the weekends and holidays. Any message sent after 12:00 p.m. on Fridays will be responded until the following working day. 8. All assignments and exams are to be completed online, your professor will not accept any assignments through ; your professor needs to have evidence of all your work on MySpanishLab and ecampus. 9. BROWSERS: Make sure you are using the correct browser and corresponding Java update when working in ecampus. Make sure you read the information posted in the first window that appears after you type ecampus.dcccd.edu, it has all the parameters you need for the browsers we use in ecampus. If you encounter problems using a browser, please contact ecampus Student Tech Support immediately. The browser requirements for MySpanish Lab of Mosaicos, the textbook we are using from Pearson, may be different from the ones used for ecampus. Anyhow, as soon you enter MySpanishLab web site (our textbook web site), make sure you do the following: 1) Tune up your browser, 2) disable pop-up blockers, 3) set your time zone, and 4) take a tour. 10. LOGGING OUT OF ecampus: Click the logout button when you leave ecampus in order to end your session. Simply closing your browser WILL NOT log you out. This action is particularly important when you are working from a computer Lab or a similar environment where multiple users use the same computer.

20 11. STUDENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ecampus: If you are having problems with the ecampus system or technical difficulties, you must call TECH SUPPORT at or them at Make sure you call them to check if your computer settings are ready for ecampus, particularly for your exam. Tell them that your exam has audio files (mp3's) TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR Mosaicos (MySpanisLab): Having technical difficulties? Be sure you have run the Browser Tune up in the Getting Started window. If you're still having trouble, visit Customer Technical Support at URL Also, you will find the same Technical Support information in the main menu of MySpahishLab web site, titled as "Support". 13. SUBMITTING YOUR MOSAICOS ASSIGNMENTS: Once you start working on an online assignment, you must finish it by clicking on the submit button; If you just click on the assignment and do not submit, you will not get any credit for it. Make sure you submit all your assignments by their corresponding due date posted in MySpanishLab calendar. 14. SERVER MAINTENANCE FOR ecampus: During the hours of 3 am to 6 a.m. (otherwise indicated in the login web page) we perform necessary maintenance on ecampus. During this time you will experience a slowdown in the response time of the system. It is recommended that you do nottake tests during maintenance hours! 15. CENSUS DAY: Please show evidence of attendance by submitting at least the first assignments by the certification date, which is the 12th day of classes, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. This is particularly important to those students receiving financial aid, loans, or grants. 16. THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A GRADE OF "W : This is particularly important for those students receiving financial aid, loans, or grants. The last day to drop this course with a grade of "W" is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER My last Spanish course before graduation. If this is one of your last requirements before graduation, please be diligent and do the required work as indicated in your course schedule of activities. You need to know two things at this point: 1) that you are building your grade as you advance throughout the semester, and also 2) that you can check your grades at any time during the semester just by going your Mosaicos/MySpanishLab gradebook. If for some reason you are not performing the way you should in the course due to a change on your work schedule, sickness, or any other unexpected event in your life, make sure you drop this course prior to the drop date. Please do not ask your instructor for extra credit assignments or activities other than those listed in the course schedule of activities. Thank you. 18. All homework assignments, quizzes, and exams must be submitted online. We need to have evidence of all your work throughout the semester in our systems (MySpanishLab Mosaicos and ecampus); therefore, all assignments and exams must be submitted online and on time, according to your course schedule of activities. Any assignment sent via will not be accepted. In order to be successful in this endeavor, you need to closely follow the due dates posted in your course schedule of activities. You need to know that if you do not submit an assignment by its due date, your will not be able to submit them later. 19. Your Professor's Personal Information a) Leslie Reyes-Chinchilla, b) Office: A-363 at North Lake College, Office phone: (972) , c) OnlineSpanishNLC@dcccd.edu. Also, you will find this information when you click on the CONTACT INFORMATION button from the ecampus main menu, including office hours ecampus and MySpanishLab for Mosaicos: In this course, you will work with two different web sites, 1) ecampus, where you will find all the course information and some other pertinent information, and 2) MySpanishLab/Mosaicos web site, where you will find all the homework assignments, quizzes, exams, Lab activities, etext, etc. 21. Go to START HERE and make sure you read the, Orientation, Syllabus, Course schedule of activities and the other files in that area. 22. HOW TO START. After you read your orientation and syllabus, make sure you read the file titled HOW TO START under START HERE. This file will give you the necessary information on how to set up your Mosaicos/MySpanishLab account, how to access your course, and how to start studying and submitting your homework assignments for this class.