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The University of Central Oklahoma Liberal Arts College Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies Elementary Spanish II, SPAN 1224 Fall 2015 Days: Mondays and Wednesdays (MW) Dept. Office Thatcher 204 Telephone: 974-5647 Fax: 974-5848 CRN #: 13526 Instructor/Professor: Mario Roldan Room: LA 231 Meeting time/days: Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:20 Office hours/location: Before or after class with prior appointment UCO Email: jroldan@uco.edu Phone number: 974-5647 Contact information for two classmates: Please do not contact the departmental secretary for matters pertaining to class; contact your instructor by voice mail, e-mail, or in person during office hours. Students are responsible for all information contained herein. Professing a lack of knowledge of this information will not suffice as an excuse for not following course guidelines. Your instructor/professor e-mail is not to be used: 1. To send late work or ask about daily homework, unless previously approved. 2. To send information, links, jokes, etc., not related to the course, or, if related, not approved by your instructor/professor. 3. To discuss absences, missed work, poor performance, and other issues. You must arrange a meeting with your instructor/professor during his/her office hours, or other times that you can meet. Just sending an e-mail will not excuse you from your responsibilities. *Use only UCO e-mail address. Don t leave assignments in your instructor/professor s mailbox or office unless previously arranged. Transformative Learning Objectives ( Central Six ) Transformative learning goals (the Central Six ) have been identified as: 1. Discipline Knowledge 2. Leadership 3. Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities) 4. Service Learning and Civic Engagement 1

5. Global and Cultural Competencies 6. Health and Wellness This course addresses objectives 1, 3, and 5: 1.) Discipline knowledge is acquired through daily transactions in the target language. 3.) Problem solving is stressed through basic oral interaction, reading, and writing. 5.) Global and cultural competencies are undertaken by language learning, geographical familiarization, and cultural activities to acquaint students with the Spanish-speaking world. Course description: This course builds on the grammar and vocabulary foundations established in Elementary Spanish I and continues to foster the development of speaking, writing, reading and listening in the language. Credit may not be earned for both SPAN 1224 and SPAN 1263. Course objectives: The main goals of this course are to improve the following skills: oral communication, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and to develop your awareness of themes relevant to the Spanish speaking world. The communicative approach to language learning employed requires your active participation in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish from the very beginning. Please note that, while grammar points covered in 1114 will be reviewed and expanded upon, this course is an intensive introduction of more complex verb tenses and structures. As a result, success in this course normally requires that you dedicate 6-8 hours per week, outside of the classroom, to the study of the language and the careful preparation of daily class assignments. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion (a grade of C or higher) of Spanish 1114 or one year of high school Spanish. Please see me ASAP if you have questions regarding a lower 1114 grade, transfer credit, or any other information. You may take the CLEP Test to receive credit for SPAN 1224. To arrange this test, call 974-2387. Required materials: Hershberger, Navey-Davis, Borrás. Viajes, 2 nd ed., Boston, 2014. ilrn Access Card to accompany Viajes. ISBN-10: 1-285-26415-0. There is a short grace-period for ilrn access, if needed. Purchase ilrn book key here. Notebook, folder, pencil and pen. The Royal Language Academy Dictionary is available @ rae.es Grading System: Exams (6-1=5) 50% Daily Work (Class assignments, Quizzes, Online Exercises ) 20% FINAL Oral Evaluation 10% Culture Activities (3) 10% In-Class Paragraphs (2) 10% Grading scale: 90-100: A 80-89: B 70-79: C 60-69: D 0-59: F General information: 1. In-class Paragraphs: Topics and length will vary according to the grammatical structures, vocabulary, and cultural content being addressed at the time. These paragraphs are to be written in class and you will be allowed to use ONLY your notebook. No make-up. 2. Daily work: This includes homework, weekly announced or unannounced quizzes, assigned class activities, and online ilrn exercises. You will have a weekly quiz on vocabulary, readings, and/or grammar. Missing class is not an excuse for not having your homework ready. You must contact a classmate if you miss class to obtain all necessary information. Please make an appointment to discuss missed work with your professor/instructor during office hours. The lowest quiz (1) and homework (1) grades will be dropped. 3. Exams. Formats may include all or some of these: listening comprehension, multiple choice, definitions, true or false, dictation, translation, answering questions in Spanish, reading, composition, bonus questions, verb conjugation, and fill in the blanks. Absolutely no make-ups. The lowest grade (1) will be dropped, except for the last chapter exam (Chapter 12). 2

4. Absences: You are allowed up to one week s worth of absences, however, after that 1% will be deducted from your final grade for each unexcused absence. You have to document your excuses. Examples of legitimate cause for absence (and documentation): illness (Dr. s office note), University-sponsored events (sponsor s letter), death or serious illness in the family (obit or Dr. s note). The allowed absences are not an asset, they are for serious purposes. 6 unexcused absences will result in an F for the course. 5. Cultural activities. These assignments must be typed for submission. Due dates are given on the course calendar. No grade will be dropped. No late work will be accepted. 6. Final oral evaluation: A five minute conversation with your instructor/professor in which you will need to understand and answer questions in Spanish. During the week of finals. No make-up. 7. Tardiness: Please arrive on time, as late arrivals are distracting to your instructor and other students. If you are late, you run the risk of missing important information, or even an exam or quiz that might be given at the start of class and that cannot be made up. Note that a late arrival of 5 minutes or more will be counted as an absence and you will not be allowed in the classroom. 8. Regents Statement on Course Workload and Homework-OSRHE II-2-34: It is expected that a full-time college student will spend a minimum amount of time each week in class attendance and study out of class approaching a 40-hour work week. A person employed on a full time basis should not simultaneously expect to maintain a full-time academic schedule. At the undergraduate level, this means that for each hour in class, a student is expected to spend at least two (2) hours doing homework. For a three credit class, a student is expected to spend six (6) hours a week doing homework. 9. Special needs: The University of Central Oklahoma complies with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations should make their requests by contacting the coordinator of Disability Support Services, at 974-2549. The office is located in the Nigh University Center, Room 309. Students should also notify the instructor of their special needs. These contacts must be made no later than the end of the first week of 10. Academic Integrity: Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. More information concerning this policy can be found at: Code of Student Conduct. 11. Plagiarism: UCO subscribes to the Turnitin.com plagiarism prevention service. Students agree that by taking this course, all required assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com restricted access reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Condition of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just one of various plagiarism prevention tools and methods which may be utilized by your faculty instructor during the semester. The UCO Student Handbook describes the process for contesting allegations of plagiarism. 12. Tutor/Media Room: The tutoring and media office (LAR 122) is available for language students needing assistance or to borrow films. The tutor schedule will be available after the second week of class. 13. Extra Credit: No extra credit will be assigned for this class. 14. Incomplete work: A grade of I for incomplete work will only be given in the case of a verified emergency/personal need for a student who has attended at least 50% of the total class periods and completed at least 50% of the class assignments. It is the student s responsibility to communicate with the instructor as soon as possible concerning this need. If a student has missed 50% of the class meetings by midterm, the student should consider dropping the course. 15. Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Attachment: http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/ 16. Other: No food or chewing gum allowed in the classroom. Please turn off all electronic devices before coming to class. While in class, all devices must be stored away. Texting or surfing the internet during class time will result in the student being asked to leave the classroom and an absence. Further disruptive behavior regarding electronic devices will be reported to proper University authorities. 3

Academic Calendar Fall 2015 VIAJES 2e IN CLASS: Activities based on the following material: HOMEWORK: Read, study & complete exercises in: Viajes Textbook ebook and Student Activities Manual (esam) in 17 de agosto Capítulo 7: De compras: Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay Introducción al curso Vocabulario 1: La ropa En contexto: Talking about singular and/or completed events in the past: Verbs irregular in the preterite 24 de agosto En contexto: Simplifying expressions: Direct object pronouns En contexto: Describing ongoing and habitual actions in the past: The imperfect tense 31 de agosto The imperfect Viajemos por Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay 1ero de septiembre A ver! A comunicarnos! A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. Capítulo 8: Fiestas y vacaciones: Guatemala y El Salvador 7 de septiembre Examen 7 Vocabulario 1: Fiestas y celebraciones En contexto: Inquiring and providing information about people and events: Interrogative words Feriado Practicar la pronunciación del vocabulario En contexto: Narrating in the past: The preterite vs. the imperfect 14 de septiembre Viajemos por Guatemala y El Salvador Vocabulario 2: La playa y el campo En contexto: Stating indefinite ideas and quantities: Affirmative and negative expressions A ver! A comunicarnos! A leer! A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. 4

21 de septiembre Capítulo 9: De viaje por el Caribe: Cuba, Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana Examen 8 Cultura I. Vocabulario 1: Viajar en avión En contexto: Simplifying expressions (I): Indirect object pronouns En contexto: Simplifying expressions (II): Double object pronouns Viajemos por Cuba, Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana 28 de septiembre ICP1 Vocabulario 2: El hotel En contexto: Giving directions: Prepositions of location, adverbs, and relevant expressions Estructura y uso 4: En contexto: Telling someone to do something: Formal commands and negative tú commands A ver! A comunicarnos! A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. 5 de octubre Capítulo 10: Las relaciones sentimentales: Honduras y Nicaragua Examen 9 Vocabulario 1: Las relaciones sentimentales En contexto: Describing actions, events, and conditions: The present perfect tense 12 de octubre En contexto: Qualifying actions: Adverbs and adverbial expressions of time and sequencing of events Viajemos por Honduras y Nicaragua Vocabulario 2: La recepción En contexto: Talking about future events: Future tense 19 de octubre El futuro Estructura y uso 4: En contexto: Expressing conjecture or probability: The conditional A ver! A comunicarnos! A leer! A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. 5

Capítulo 11: El mundo del trabajo: Chile Examen 10 Vocabulario 1: Profesiones y oficios Cultura II. En contexto: Making statements about motives, intentions, and periods of time: Por vs. para 2 de noviembre Estructura y uso 1 (continuación) Viajemos por Chile Vocabulario 2: La oficina, el trabajo y la búsqueda de trabajo En contexto: Expressing subjectivity and uncertainty: The subjunctive mood with statements of volition, desire, and intention 9 de noviembre A ver! A comunicarnos! A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. Capítulo 12: El mundo del trabajo: Chile Examen 11 Vocabulario 1: Profesiones y oficios 16 de noviembre En contexto: Expressing emotions and opinions: Subjunctive following verbs of emotion, impersonal expressions, and ojalá Viajemos por Costa Rica y Panamá Vocabulario 2: La conservación y la explotación 23 de noviembre En contexto: Expressing doubts or uncertainty: hypothesizing and anticipated actions: The subjunctive with verbs or expressions of doubt and uncertainty; adjective clauses and time clauses 30 de noviembre Cultura III. ICP2 A repasar! ILRN: Final Step: Return to self-tests and take your posttest. Review your revised study plan. Examen 12. Repasemos las preguntas para el examen oral. Semana del 7 de diciembre Exámenes orales See final exams schedule 6

*Your professor/instructor reserves the right to modify the schedule according to the needs of the course. 7