TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SPAN 131: ELEMENTARY SPANISH I Spring 2016

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1 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SPAN 131: ELEMENTARY SPANISH I Spring 2016 Class time M/W/F 10-10:50, 11-11:50 Classroom MLK- 313 CRN #20734_03 Instructor: Prof. Haiqing Sun, PhD Office: MLK-314 Tel.: Office hours: M/W/F: 9:00-10:00am, 12:00-1:00pm; Tuesday/R: 9:00-11:00am [email protected] MATERIAL REQUIRED: 1. Experience Spanish: Un mundo sin límites Amores, et. al. McGraw Hill, (Packgage with E-card for on-line workbook, available at the TSU Bookstore) Note: After buying the E-access code the student must enroll in this course in order to gain access to Blackboard to do the online work. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a beginning Spanish course, with emphasis on introduction to basic vocabulary, structure, and cultural information in order to set up foundation for further communicative skills in comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Focus on correct habits of pronunciation and oral presentation with drills to gradually increase vocabulary and knowledge of structure. The class will be conducted communicatively via various activities including textbook focused exercises, introduction to Hispanic culture, individual and/or team work on communication and social exchange skills, technology-assisted work and labs. Students will also be actively involved in selected cultural activities at local, regional and/or international communities. During this course, students should remain attentive because the class will be conducted primarily in Spanish. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of the course, student will be able to I. Structure Build knowledge of present tense expressions and habitual expressions in real-life context. Master verbal and written structures in simple sentences. Use verbs in present tense: regular verbs, stem-changing and irregular verbs. Express basic feelings, intuitive information, descriptions and short narrative in complete sentences. II. Comprehension Demonstrate social-communicative skills with basic language facts such as pronunciation, vocabulary, structure, conjugation and habitual expressions. Incorporate vocabulary into speaking and writing communication for basic survival purposes as well as real-life issues and social activities. Understand short reading selections with various topics on Hispanic social life and culture. Ask and answer questions in present tense on targeted topics with contextual comprehension and expression. III. Composition: Write guided compositions in present tense on target topics. Span131 1

2 REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES Critical Thinking Skills to increase creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information Communication Skills to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication Social Responsibility to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities Personal Responsibility to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision making ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is absolutely mandatory. Students will be on time to class, as coming and going during class time is disruptive. The roll will be taken by the instructor at each class meeting. Students who come late will receive ½ class absence if he or she is over 10 minutes late. Also it will be penalized if s/he leaves 10 minutes or more early. Tardiness/ Leaving early will also affect a student s overall class performance grade. In the case of absences, students will be held responsible for all class activities and material covered during an absence, per course lesson plan. Absences will be counted from the first day of the semester, no matter when the students register or attend. Within the first 20 days of class, a student MAY be dropped by the university from the course if s/he never attends the class. However, if a student decides to drop this course, it is his/her responsibility to follow the appropriate procedure to do so (Missing class is NOT the right procedure.) Consult the Student s Catalog for the appropriate one. Note that to receive credit of class participation, students need to have the following ready: 1. Have textbook and other course material required by the instructor 2. Punctuality 3. Participation in class activities. (Simply showing up in classroom will not render the credit of class participation.) HOMEWORK: Homework assignments are an essential requirement for this class and necessary preparation for activities in subsequent classes. Consequently, if any student has not prepared assigned homework on time, s/he will miss the opportunity to participate and take full advantage of the class. No late assignments will be accepted. Your instructor may assign textbook activities/ handouts as homework, which will be due next class meeting (unless otherwise specified). Online homework is assigned daily and must be done after class. Due dates will be announced in advance online, in course plan, and/or in class. In order for on-line work to run smoothly, students should be able to access Blackboard through the TSU website. For any technical problem with this website, it is the student s responsibility to contact the Publisher-supported 24/7 online help desk to resolve it. The instructor must be notified within 3 days (72 hours) of any unsolved technical issue in order to provide further help. The instructor is not responsible for any issue not reported within 3 days since its beginning. ADDITIONAL COURSE POLICY: 1. Disability Service: Students who need accommodations for disability (e.g extended time for exam/ assignments, taking tests in a separate place, etc.) shall go to the Office of Disability Services (ODS) ( ) to have the accommodations arranged. The students do not need to report to the instructor about their case, but have all documentation issued to the instructor via ODS. When such documentation is received by the instructor, accommodations will be applied to assignments/exams not past due. 2. Attendance to all classes is mandatory. Should you anticipate an absence, please notify the instructor in advance (by ). If you miss a class, valid excuse (doctor s note, family emergency issues) must be turned in to the instructor within 2 days in order for the instructor to make any arrangement. It is your Span131 2

3 responsibility to obtain lecture notes and assignments from a classmate. Three tardies are considered one absence. After three absences your final grade will be lowered one letter. An excessive number of absences will prohibit the successful completion of this course. NAT students will be reported to enrollment for DROP with W during the scheduled date. 3. Any student who is not ready to work on time with his/her own textbook, paper, and writing utensil(s) will be considered absent for the day s/he is unprepared. 4. Active participation (preparedness, note-taking, asking relevant/appropriate questions, answering instructor s questions, being on-task, completing activities/handouts on-time, etc.) in class is part of and will be reflected on each student s final course grade. 5. Use of Cellular phone and other non-course related material are not allowed in class. Eating or drinking in class is not allowed. Anyone whose name does not appear in the class roster is not allowed in class. 6. Homework assigned on-line will only be accepted through that program, that is, no hard-copies or faxes/ s of its assignments will be accepted. Each student s grades will be based on the online report from Blackboard. Note: Fail to register or fail to access the website is NOT a valid excuse to miss any assignments. It is the responsibility of the student to register and activate his/her online account with My Spanish Lab by the end of the first week of class. It is also the student s responsibility to keep their account active throughout the semester. 7. Students can earn 2-5% of extra credit by attending Lab activities assigned by the instructor and the Lab Director. 8. There will be NO make-up for missed work and test. 9. Each student must bring his/her own undamaged scantrons with essay sections to take his/her exams. Note: It is every student s responsibility to use undamaged scantrons that the scantron machine can grade. 10. THE FINAL EXAM is DEPARTMENTAL, COMPREHENSIVE, and REQUIRED. 11. Students who arrive to an exam after one or more students have completed the exam and have left the classroom will not be allowed to take it. 12. Athletes, band members and all auxiliaries must submit official documentation from the coaches or directors prior to traveling out of town with those organizations. STUDENT EVALUATION: The student is expected to do all assignments and tests. Each student will be evaluated as follows: 1. Class participation (1) have textbook: 5%; (2) participation in class activities: 5%) % 2. Online Homework (4 chapters x 7.5% each)... 30% 3. Chapter tests (4 chapters x 7.5% each) % 4. Midterm oral exam and/or composition % 5. Final exam... 20% 100% FINAL GRADE DISTRIBUTION Numerical Letter Quality Points Numerical Letter Quality Points A C A C A D B D B D B Below 59 F C Span131 3

4 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: In becoming a part of the academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following: plagiarizing written work or projects, cheating on exams or assignments, collusion on an exam or project, and misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a course. Cheating includes looking at or copying from another student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take an exam or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an exam, and obtaining or distributing an unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. Plagiarism means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another (that is, without giving proper credit by documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report or project that someone else has prepared, in whole or in part. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be completed independently. When there is clear evidence of cheating, plagiarism, collusion or misrepresentation, a faculty member will take disciplinary action including but not limited to: requiring the student to retake or resubmit an exam or assignment, assigning a grade of zero or "F" for an exam or assignment; or assigning a grade of "F" for the course. Important Dates (Please note that the calendar event-dates are subject to change.) Last day to change classes Jan 23 Change of program period Last day to drop without W Feb 1 Midterm Mar 7-13 Last day to drop classes or withdraw from school, with grades of W Holidays Apr 8 Mar spring break Final exam May 9-13 Span131 4

5 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Week Date Content Pages Notes 1. Jan 19 Introduction to the course Capítulo preliminar: Somos semejantes? Tema: La identidad Vocabulario del tema: Los saludos, las presentaciones y las despedidas Nota cultural: Addressing People in Formal and Familiar Situations Nota cultural: Los saludos El abecedario 2. Jan 25 Los números de 0 a 30 Nota comunicativa: Hay and cuántos/as? Gramática: P.1 Nouns, Articles, Gender, and Number 3. Feb 1 P.2 Subject Pronouns and the Verb ser Nota comunicativa: Basic Negation Summary of this Chapter with notes on Hispanic Culture Chapter exam #1 4. Feb 8 Capítulo 1: Qué estudia Ud.? Tema I: En la universidad Vocabulario del tema: En el salón de clase, Las personas, Los edificios y los lugares, Las materias y las carreras st on-line ** 5. Feb 15 Gramática 1.1 Descriptive Adjectives Nota comunicativa: Unstressed Possessive Adjectives 1.2 Introduction to the Verb gustar Nota comunicativa: Question Words 6. Feb 22 Tema II: Estudia y trabaja Ud.? Vocabulario del tema Actividades típicas en la universidad Los días de la semana Qué hora es? Nota cultural: El reloj de 24 horas Gramática 1.3 Present Tense of Regular -ar Verbs 7. Feb Mar 7 9. Mar Present Tense of Regular -er and -ir Verbs Review of Chapter 1 with Notes on Hispanic Culture Chapter exam #2 Midterm: Oral Test and Composition Spring Break 10. Mar 21 Capítulo 2: Qué hace Ud. en su tiempo libre? Tema I: Una pasión por los deportes nd on-line ** Span131 5

6 Vocabulario del tema: Los pasatiempos y los deportes Los colores 11. Mar 28 Gramática 2.1 Hacer, poner, oír, salir, traer, and ver 2.2 Ir + a + infinitive Tema II: El tiempo y las estaciones Vocabulario del tema: Qué tiempo hace? Los meses, las estaciones y las fechas, Los números de 31 a 100 Nota interdisciplinaria: Matemáticas: Más, menos, por, entre, son 12. April 4 Gramática 2.3 The Verb estar Nota comunicativa: The Verb quedar to Describe Location 2.4 The Present Progressive Review of Chapter 2 with Notes on Hispanic Culture Chapter exam #3 13. Apr 11 Capítulo 3: La vida diaria Tema I: Las obligaciones y los quehaceres Vocabulario del tema: Los quehaceres domésticos; Nota interdisciplinaria: Sociología: Gramática 3.1 Deber/Necesitar + infinitive Nota cultural: Qué onda? 3.2 Tener, venir, preferir, and querer 14. Apr 18 Nota comunicativa: Tener que + inf. Nota cultural: Food and Social Norms Tema II: El tiempo libre Vocabulario del tema: Las distracciones y otros pasatiempos rd on-line ** 15. Apr 25 * Gramática 3.3 More Stem Changing Verbs 3.4 The Verbs saber and conocer Nota comunicativa: The Personal a Nota cultural: La Virgen de Guadalupe 16. May 2 Review of Chapter 3 Chapter exam #4 Final Review th on-line ** Final Exam in your classroom. Time: TBA **: The instructor will assign on-line homework through Blackboard, will announce the due dates, and may provide additional material and other activities during the study. Span131 6