First Year Spanish I SPAN 111 MTWR Fall 2016

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1 First Year Spanish I SPAN 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Phone Number: Overview Bienvenidos! Welcome to Spanish 111, the first semester in UNR s Basic Spanish Language Program where you will cover up to Chapter 6 of Puntos de partida, 9th edition. What follows is basic information about the course, information that you should understand thoroughly. This course is for students who have had no prior experience with Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish before coming to UNR and want to continue must take the online placement exam. Refer to: Materials TEXTBOOKS WEBSITES HOMEWORK Puntos de Partida, 9 th edition Access to Connect Spanish: A good Spanish-English dictionary You can buy your complete package (loose-leaf color copy of text, e-book, Connect Spanish access code) for $215 (check current price) at the ASUN bookstore. Puntos de Partida free Online Learning Center Basic Spanish Language Program: The course and all materials are available through WebCampus Learn Within WebCampus, you will complete online exercises in Connect Spanish that pertain to the material covered in class. In addition you will complete LearnSmart to help you review. Instructions on accessing Connect Spanish will be provided to you by your instructor. Grade Breakdown Tests: Final: Writing: Oral Use of Spanish TAREA - Connect Participación: Cap. 1 Cap. 2 Cap. 3 Cap. 4 Cap. 5 Cap. 6 + (5) Culture Presentation in class Descriptive (Connect) Entrevista Oral (Connect) Automatic Activ. 15% LearnSmart 2% Writing Activities 8% -Self-evaluation -Participation in Community events put on by the Spanish Club; a minimum of 3 40% 10% 10% 10% 25% 5% Spanish 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Department of World Languages & Literatures University of Nevada, Reno 1

2 Grading Scale A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F Course Goals There are various goals of Spanish 111. The first is to develop basic communicative skills in Spanish as a second language. These include, but are not limited to, the following sample abilities: describing yourself and your extended and immediate family talking about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, and the weather describing university life and shopping experiences talking about events in the present and planned future events discussing likes and dislikes A second objective is to acquire basic knowledge about cultural differences between the U.S. and the Spanish-speaking world. Some examples are: geography and culture of the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica differences in daily schedules, shopping and dressing, living accommodations, student life, and family activities/roles. Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) As a means of assessing for success in this course, the student will focus upon the following objectives: 1. Describe yourself and your extended and immediate family 2. Talk about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, the weather, likes and dislikes 3. Describe university life and shopping experiences 4. Produce written and spoken dialogue in the present and planned future. 5. Articulate in writing your understanding of significant dialectical variants of the Spanish language. 6. Identify geography and culture of selected Spanish-speaking countries. 7. Compare U.S. and Hispanic/Latin cultures in regards to daily schedules, shopping and dressing, living accommodations, student life, and family activities/roles. Statement of Disability Services: Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Building, Suite 101; Phone: ) as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations. Statement on Audio and Video Recording: Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded. Spanish 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Department of World Languages & Literatures University of Nevada, Reno 2

3 Course Syllabus Día Cap Actividades en clase Páginas Tarea (due) Semana 1 8/29 1 Introducción al curso; Introduction to Connect Spanish 8/30 El alfabeto Saludos 7-8 Download and print the syllabus & Course Components 8/31 Introduction to the Verb ser 8-9 **Check university final exam schedule for final exam date and time; confirm with instructor 9/1 Aquí se habla español! Semana 2 9/5 Día Festivo: Día del Trabajo (No hay clase) 9/6 Los números; El verbo hay /7 Los gustos /8 El horario Salu2 Salu2 desde Los Ángeles Discuss & Sign up for Cultural Presentations Semana 3 9/12 EXAMEN 1 - Capítulo 1 ( start capítulo 2?) 9/13 2 En la clase; Las materias /14 Pronunciación /15 Gramática 1: Singular Nouns Gender & Articles Semana 4 9/19 Gramática 2: Nouns & Articles Plural forms /20 Gramática 3: Present Tense of ar verbs /21 Gramática 4: Asking Yes/No questions A escribir #1 9/22 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir # 1 (Process writing from text p. 55 or Semana 5 9/26 Salu2 Qué bacán! Un poco de todo /27 EXAMEN 2 - Capítulo 2 ( start capítulo 3?) 9/28 3 La familia; Los números /29 Gramática 5: Adjectives & Description Semana 6 10/3 Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser /4 Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser /5 Gramática 7: Possessive Adjectives /6 Gramática 8: Present Tense of -er /-ir Verbs Cultural presentation #1 La geografía del mundo hispano (1 group) use information on pgs as a starting point Due Sunday 9/11 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 1 Due Sunday 9/25 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 2 Spanish 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Department of World Languages & Literatures University of Nevada, Reno 3

4 Día Cap Actividades en clase Páginas Tarea (due) Semana 7 10/10 Gramática 8: Present Tense of -er /-ir Verbs A escribir #2 10/11 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #2 (Process writing from text p. 93 or /12 Cultural presentation #2 México (1 group) use information on p. 90 as a starting point. Un poco de todo Salu2 Padres modernos (if time permits) /13 Cultural presentation #3 Guatemala (1 group) use information on p. 122 as a starting point. Due Sunday 10/16 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 3 Semana 8 10/17 EXAMEN 3 - Capítulo 3 ( start capítulo 4?) 10/18 4 De compras De qué color es? 10/19 Los números a partir de 100 Stress & Written Accent Marks 10/20 Gramática 9: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns Cultural presentation #4 Honduras (1 group) use information on p. 122 as a starting point Due Sunday 10/23 11:59 pm Descriptive Oral (Connect) Semana 9 10/24 Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer; Idioms with tener /25 Gramática 11: Destination; Future Actions (ir+a+inf.) A escribir #3 10/26 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #3 (Process writing from text p. 125 or 10/27 Un poco de todo Salu2 Moda, moda, moda! (if time permits) Semana 10 10/31 5 EXAMEN 4 - Capítulo 4 ( start capítulo 5?) Due Sunday 10/30 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 4 11/1 Los muebles; Qué día es hoy? /2 Qué día es hoy?; Las preposiciones /3 Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver Semana 11 11/7 Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver /8 Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs /9 Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs /10 Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns Spanish 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Department of World Languages & Literatures University of Nevada, Reno 4

5 Día Actividades en clase Páginas Tarea (due) Semana 12 11/14 Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns /15 A leer: Del mundo hispano Cultural presentation #5 El Salvador y Nicaragua (2 groups) use information on p. 156 as a starting point. 11/16 Salu2 Vivir con la familia A escribir #4 (Process writing from text p. 159 or A escribir #4 11/17 Un poco de todo Due Sunday 11/20 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 5 Semana 13 11/21 EXAMEN 5 - Capítulo 5 ( start capítulo 6?) 11/22 6 Qué tiempo hace hoy?; Los meses y las estaciones /23 Las preposiciones /24 Día Festivo: Día de Acción de Gracias (No hay clase) Semana 14 11/28 Gramática 15: Present Progressive /29 Gramática 16: Ser o Estar? /30 Gramática 16: Ser o Estar? /1 Gramática 17: Comparisons Due Sunday 12/4 11:59 pm Entrevista oral (Connect) Semana 15 12/5 Gramática 17: Comparisons A escribir #5 12/6 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #5 (Process writing from text p. 195 or equivalent 12/7 Costa Rica Cultural presentation #6 (1 group) use information on p. 192 as a starting point. Repaso; Catch-up 12/8 Salu2 En la Mitad del Mundo Due Sunday 12/11 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch Semana 16 12/12 Un poco de todo y repaso /13 Repaso Final Exam Week 12/15 12/21 EXAMEN FINAL **Check MyNevada and the university s final exam schedule for the final exam date and time; the confirm with your instructor Multiple Choice Cumulative Exam focusing on grammar from Chapters 1-5 plus grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening focusing on Chapter 6. You might take the final in a laboratory using WebCampus or using a paper/pencil scantron. If your instructor will be using a scantron, you will need to purchase it the bookstore: GRADE MASTER FORM # RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDYING: REDO ALL OF YOUR LEARN SMART ACTIVITIES FOR CHAPTERS 1-6 Spanish 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Department of World Languages & Literatures University of Nevada, Reno 5

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