SUNY PURCHASE ONLINE BASIC SPANISH I SPA 1010 SYLLABUS Prof. Deborah K. Symons Contact: deborah.symons@purchase.edu Office Hours: TBA in Moodle. ONLINE E-TEXT - Required: Interactive E-Book ENLINEA v.3.0. Vista Higher Learning. (See link in your Moodle Page and Instructions below) THERE IS NO ACTUAL PAPER TEXTBOOK FOR THIS COURSE, but the purchase of an E-BOOK ONLINE will be necessary (at additional cost). For immediate access please see How to Purchase your E-BOOK below. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Systematic review of the Spanish language, vocabualry and grammar. This course is a gradual and proportional development of three basic skills: understanding, reading, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on reading, writing and detailed explanation of the principles of grammar. Training in reading comprehension to facilitate the student s writing skills. This course is 100% online. Access to the Internet is necessary. This course is an introduction to the Spanish language. It is designed for students with very little or no knowledge of Spanish. By the end of the semester, the students will be able to ask and answer simple questions. This Elementary I Course will give the student the ability to understand and convey in writing simple information and/or feelings in a particular situation. The main focus of this course will be Grammar Structure and Vocabulary. Emphasis will not be given to speaking at this beginner s level, but Listening exercises will be a very important part of the semester. This is an asynchronous course. No recording exercises will be required. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: (SLOs) GENERAL OBJECTIVES: 1. Acquire the necessary listening and written skills to interact, collect, identify and discuss information in Spanish on an elementary level. 2. Build a strong basic vocabulary to be able to recognize and create dialogues used within the discipline. 3. Acquire the reading comprehension skills sufficient to independently extract information, understand and/write basic information in the target language. 4. Ability to recognize fundamental daily-life situations in Spanish. GRAMMATICAL OBJECTIVES: 1. Students will learn the basic stem changing and other irregularities of all verbs and their conjugation, including reflexive verbs, in the following tenses: present tense, informal future, and the present progressive. 2. Students will learn the different semantic difficulties presented by true and false cognates, and other particular expressions, like expressing the weather or the time. 3. Student will acquire basic knowledge of gender and number of nouns and adjectives, as well as the use and placement of adverbs.
4. Student will learn the indirect and direct object pronouns, their placement and usage. 5. Student will become accustomed to reading, writing and listening to basic level sentences using the knowledge described above. Expected student preparation: Very little or no previous knowledge of Spanish language required. Students will complete all assigned activities in ENLINEA Ebook marked with an small diamond shape (See Assignments on top right hand corner of main page in E-Book). Program will automatically grade the activities and provide feedback. Students will participate in the Grammar and Vocabulary discussion as often as possible. See Rubric on Moodle for more details. How to purchase your E-BOOK online: Click on this Website to sign up for QUIA BOOKS http://books.quia.com/books Follow these steps: 1. Go to Student Workstation and click on Start a New Account. 2. Create a User name and password. 3. Enter the following Course Code : Click on BUY. Purchase the E-Book. Course Code Winter 16 Session: XPGAAE897 This will be the platform to study your lessons, and submit your homework. Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) LESSON 1 1.1 Nouns and articles 1.2 Numbers 0-30 1.3 Present tense of ser 1.4 Telling time LESSON 2 2.1 Present tense of -ar verbs 2.2 Forming questions in Spanish 2.3 Present tense of estar 2.4 Numbers 31 and higher LESSON 3 3.1 Descriptive adjectives 3.2 Possessive adjectives 3.3 Present tense of -er and -ir verbs 3.4 Present tense of tener and venir LESSON 4 4.1 Present tense of ir 4.2 Stem-changing verbs: e ie, o ue 4.3 Stem-changing verbs: e i 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms LESSON 5 5.1 Estar with conditions and emotions 5.2 The present progressive 5.3 Ser and estar 5.4 Direct object nouns and pronouns LESSON 6 6.1 Saber and conocer 6.2 Indirect object pronouns 6.3 Preterite tense of regular verbs 6.4 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
COURSE OUTLINE: The following COURSE OUTLINE is an approximation or guideline of your weekly activities. If you follow it, it will allow you to have all activities submitted on time, without delaying it and getting overwhelmed last minute. You may work at your own pace, but remember that Activities and for each week are usually due one week after the first day. See calendar on Moodle for Due Dates. It s recommended that the first week you allow a few more hours of study to complete assignments. Forums daily postings are graded separately from ENLINEA activities, it is very important for your grades that you participate on a daily basis. Readings and Exercises Assignment(s) Lección 1 1 Lesson for Estructura 1.1. Go to the Forums, post and Introduction of yourself and get acquainted with your classmates. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 1.1 & 2 3 Lección 1 (Continued). Lesson for Estructura 1.2 and 1.3. Lección 1 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 1.4. Complete Lesson 1 review Submit all assigned activities Estructura 1.2 and 1.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 1.4 4 Lección 2 Lesson for Estructura 2.1. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 2.1 &
5 Lección 2 (Continued) Lesson for Estructura 2.2 and 2.3. Submit all assigned activities Estructura 2.2 and 2.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante 6 Lección 2 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 2.4. Complete Lesson 2 review Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 2.4 Lección 3. 7 Lesson for Estructura 3.1. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 3.1 & Go to Forums, Post your assignment(s)s for the 8 Lección 3 (Continued) Lesson for Estructura 3.2 and 3.3. Submit all assigned activities Estructura 3.2 and 3.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante 9 Lección 3 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 3.4. Complete Lesson 3 review Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 3.4 10 Lección 4 Lesson for Estructura 4.1. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 4.1 &
11 Lección 4 (Continued) Lesson for Estructura 4.2 and 4.3. Submit all assigned activities Estructura 4.2 and 4.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante 12 Lección 4 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 4.4. Complete Lesson 4 review Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 4.4 13 Lección 5 Lesson for Estructura 5.1. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 5.1 & 14 Lección 5 (Continued) Lesson for Estructura 5.2 and 5.3. Submit all assigned activities Estructura 5.2 and 5.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante 15 Lección 5 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 5.4. Complete Lesson 5 review Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 5.4 16 Lección 6 Lesson for Estructura 6.1.. Submit assigned activities in Estructura 6.1 &
17 Lección 6 (Continued) Lesson for Estructura 6.2 and 6.3. Submit all assigned activities Estructura 6.2 and 6.3. Submit assigned activities in Adelante 18 Lección 6 (Finish) Lesson for Estructura 6.4. Complete Lesson 6 review Submit all assigned activities in Estructura 6.4 GRADING POLICY: Assignment(s)s & Homework - 50% Forum Daily Participation - 50% All your grades from Homework Activities will be found automatically daily as you work, in your ENLINEA Ebook chart. Forum Grade will appear in Moodle Grade center at the end of the course. See Samples on Moodle for required analysis and writing style of posting. PURCHASE COLLEGE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY The Purchase College Academic Integrity Policy http://www.purchase.edu/policies/academicintegrity.aspx explicitly forbids cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism is the appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and/or thoughts of another person and the representation of them as one's own original work. Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the definition of plagiarism and the acceptable methods of attribution. Violation of any of the above may lead to formal disciplinary action and the following sanctions: Minimum Sanction: Failing grade on the assignment(s) or examination. Maximum Sanction: Expulsion Recommended Sanction (First Offense): Failing grade for the course Recommended Sanction (Second Offense): Expulsion Documented Disabilities Students with documented physical, learning, psychological and other disabilities are entitled to receive reasonable accommodations. If a student needs accommodations, he or she must first register with the Access and Accommodations Office; please call 914-251-6390 or email accommodations@purchase.edu. You can find a description of available accommodations and other supported education services provided by the Counseling Center at: https://www.purchase.edu/departments/counselingcenter/supportededucation.aspx.