Department of Modern Languages Spanish 131 Spring 2010 Dr. Gabriela Miranda Recinos Office: LAN 231 MWF: 8 8:50 am Office Hours: MW 10:00 12:00, 1:00 2:00 pm TR 10:00 11:00 am 1:00 2:00 pm or by appointment Phone office: 468 2417 E mail: mirandag@sfasu.edu Web:http://leonardo.sfasu.edu/mirandagabriela/Site_3/Bienvenido_.html THE COURSE: This class is designed to introduce students to the Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and costumes. Spanish 131 is structured around four important skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish at the beginning level. Program Learning Outcomes: This is a general education core curriculum course and no specific program learning outcomes for this major are addressed in this course. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will be able to greet people and make introductions in the target language, talk about courses and majors, learn and use the different uses of ser and estar. 1a. Students will learn the uses of present tense ar verbs to talk about daily schedules, to express the need or desire to do something, to talk about time, and use possessive expressions. 1b. Students will be able to ask questions using interrogative words, to talk about activities using er/ ir present tense verbs, to talk about months, seasons and weather, to express immediate and planned future actions and to use adjectives to describe people. 2a. Students will be able to talk about activities, to use prepositions of location to express where things and places are, to name places in a university and city and use stem changing verbs. 2b. Students will be able to talk about what people are wearing, will learn other stem changing verbs to talk about quotidian activities: shopping and making purchases. Students will also learn the different uses of ser and estar. 3a. Students will be able to talk about members of the immediate and extended family, to talk about knowing people, places and factual information, to use direct object pronouns to eliminate redundancy and to make comparisons. 3b. Students will be able to talk about what to eat, to express negation, and to use indirect object pronouns. 1
General Education Core Curriculum Objectives/Outcomes (EEO S): 1. To understand and demonstrate writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, edition, and presentation. 2. To understand the importance of specifying audience and purpose and to select appropriate communication choices. 3. To understand and appropriately apply modes of expression, i.e., descriptive, expositive, narrative, scientific, and self expressive, in written, visual, and oral communication. 4. To participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking and responding. 5. To understand and apply basic principles of critical thinking, problem solving, and technical proficient in the development of exposition and argument. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Title: Sol y viento Beginning Spanish 2 nd ed. and Manual de actividades volume 1 & 2 Authors: VanPatten, et al. Publisher: McGraw Hill. A Spanish/English Dictionary Additional materials provided by instructor. GRADING: Grades will be calculated according to the following scale. Grades are not curved. Total number of Points is 1000: (1000 900) A, (899 800) B, (799 700) C, (699 600) D, and (599 and below) F. Laboratory Participation 100 pts. 100 pts. Exams 300 pts. (100 x 3) Compositions Re writes 30 pts. (10 x 3) Final Interview Final Composition Midterm Final Exam Extra Credit 120 pts. 50 pts. 150 pts. 150 pts. 20 pts. CLASS CONDUCT: There is a University policy that forbids any eating and drinking in the classroom. These activities interfere with the normal functioning of the class, and should be avoided. Electronic devices: Please TURN OFF all electronic devices before entering class. PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE POLICY: This course is not designed as a lecture, but rather as one in which students involve themselves with the learning 2
process of a new language. Students need to prepare materials before hand and be ready to actively participate in class. Attendance is mandatory. A significant percentage of your final course grade is based on attendance, participation and preparation for each class meeting. The key to successful participation grade is daily attendance, arriving on time, coming to class well prepared and ready to interact in Spanish. Reasons that will contribute to lower your participation grade are: absences, arriving late, leaving early, coming to class unprepared, disruptive behavior, unwillingness to participate in classroom activities or communicate in Spanish. Students are allowed 2 absences during the Semester at their discretion. These absences could be for school sponsored events, a religious observance, illness or family related events or emergencies. However, once the two absences are surpassed for any of the reason stated above, students lose 5 points of participation and attendance per absence unless other arrangements are made with Dr. Miranda Recinos immediately. If you must miss class for any reason, you will still be responsible for all assignments due. In case of illness, contact professor via e mail or call a classmate to keep up with assignments. Note: If you are sick and your illness keeps you from coming to class beyond the two absences allowed, then we request that you provide written documentation from your doctor stating any medical requirements (i.e.: rest and time away from school until DATE, etc.) that would impact your ability to be at school or in class. Students will only be allowed to make up a quiz or test in such instances. If you note that an exam falls on the day of a religious holiday you observe, it is your responsibility to notify the professor before the end of the second week of classes to make arrangements to take the exam at another time. You must arrange to take the exam or turn in any other assignments before you leave town. Athletes: Please provide an official letter written by your coach during the first week of class with a list of the days you will be missing during the semester. Your instructor will tell you how to compensate for the missing days. COMPOSITIONS: Students will write a series of short compositions and a FINAL COMPOSITION this semester and will reflect grammatical structures as well as vocabulary learned in class. These compositions will be written in class as part of your exams WRITING SECTION. When writing your composition, please use vocabulary appropriate for your level of knowledge (i.e. vocabulary that has previously been studied and that which is introduced in your current class). Occasional translation questions should be directed during office hours. Corrections and suggestions will be made to your compositions. Remember to turn in revised version for additional credit points. COMPOSITIONS RE WRITES: The compositions are part of your exams WRITING SECTION. You will have the opportunity to re write these compositions for additional points. Corrections and suggestions will be made to your compositions. Re writes will be accepted for extra credit only if you turn them in the very next session. This assignment must be typed and doubled space. You also need to highlight all corrections. 3
FINAL INTERVIEW: To further your ability to perform in Spanish and to demonstrate the level of your language acquisition there will be one oral practice in the form of a FINAL INTERVIEW. This interview will consist of five minutes of uninterrupted conversation with a partner in the targeted topics already presented and practiced in class throughout the semester. Grammatical Structures, Vocabulary, Context, Content, Pronunciation, Intonation, Fluency, will be the main focus of this exercise. The topic of your final interview will be selected the same day of the interview at random from a hand of four envelopes containing the topics. THIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY TO PERFORM ANY OF THE FOUR POSSIBLE TOPICS WITHOUT HELP FROM FLASHCARDS OR NOTES. TOPICS: 1. My favorite class: You and your partner talk about your semester in general classes you are taking, times, days, professors, classrooms location, classroom description, number of students, etc.. Make sure to use the appropriate vocabulary, adjectives, verbs conjugation, proper use of ser and estar, express likes and dislikes and comparative statements. 2. My next vacation: You and your partner talk about your next vacation places you are visiting, times, days, weather, seasons, activities, clothing items that you need to buy and wear during your vacations, etc.. Make sure to use the appropriate vocabulary, adjectives, verbs conjugation, proper use of ser and estar, uses of the infinitive to express future actions, to express likes and dislikes and comparative statements. 3. Going shopping: You and your partner make plans to go shopping on the weekend places you are going, times, days, locations, items, prices, etc.. Make sure to use the appropriate vocabulary, adjectives, verbs conjugation, proper use of ser and estar, uses of the infinitive to express future actions, to express likes and dislikes and comparative statements. 4. Eating at home with your family during the summer: You and your partner talk about going home on the summer Talk about your family, parents occupations, siblings, pets, food, meals, times, days, activities, comparisons between you and family members etc.. Make sure to use the appropriate vocabulary, adjectives, verbs conjugation, proper use of ser and estar, uses of the infinitive to express future actions, to express likes and dislikes and comparative statements. LAB: Listening is a vital skill to practice in the acquisition of a second language. For this reason, you are required to spend 100 minutes per week in the language lab in addition to you regular class time. Listening y completing lab s activities manual will help prepare you for listening sections on exams and for the oral practices and individual presentations. In order to get full credit Lab materials form the lab manual will be collected on Monday following the completed week these materials will not be returned. In order to pass any introductory language course 4
at SFA, you must complete a minimum of 60% of all lab assignments/time. It is your responsibility to be sure that you complete this work and therefore your responsibility to check with lab assistants regularly to see that you have completed sufficient lab time to pass the course. EXAMS: There will be four exams, a midterm and a Final Exam. EVERY EXAM WILL BE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION; 2. READING COMPREHENSION; 3. GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS; AND 4. WRITING SECTION. The dates of these exams are specified in the syllabus. If you arrive late to an exam and miss the listening comprehension section it will not be repeated. There are no make up exams given. EXTRA CREDIT: There are a total of four different packets of exercises that cover the sections on which students will be tested. These packets are designed to help students prepare for each of the test they will take during the semester. Students will have the opportunity turn in completed, and corrected packets on the days assigned in the syllabus for a total of twenty extra credit points. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: To obtain disability related accommodations, alternate formats and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), Human Services Building, and Room 325, 468 3004 / 468 1004 (TDD) as early as possible in the semester. Once verified, ODS will notify the course instructor and outline the accommodation and/or auxiliary aids to be provided. Failure to request services in a timely manner may delay your accommodations. For additional information, go to http://www.sfasu.edu/disabilityservices/. Academic Integrity (A 9.1) Original Implementation: Unpublished Revision: January 29, 2008 Definition of Academic Dishonesty Last Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism. Cheating includes but is not limited to (1) using or attempting to use unauthorized materials to aid in achieving a better grade on a component of a class; (2) the falsification or invention of any information, including citations, on an assigned exercise; and/or (3) helping or attempting to help another in an act of cheating or plagiarism. Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own. Examples of plagiarism are (1) submitting an assignment as if it were one's own work when, in fact, it is at least partly the work of another; (2) submitting a work that has been purchased or otherwise obtained from an Internet source or another source; and (3) incorporating the words or ideas of an author into one's paper without giving the author due credit. Procedure A faculty member who has evidence and/or suspects that academic dishonesty has 5
occurred shall gather all pertinent information, approach the student or students involved, and initiate the following procedure. The faculty member shall review all evidence of cheating or plagiarism and discuss it directly with the student(s) involved. After hearing the student(s)' explanation or defense, the faculty member will determine whether or not academic dishonesty has occurred and will decide what penalty will be imposed. The faculty member will consult with his/her academic chair/director and dean in making these decisions. Penalties may include reprimand or no credit for the assignment or exam, or re submission of the paper, or make up exam, or failure of the course. After a determination of academic dishonesty, the faculty member shall notify the office of the dean of the student's major by submitting a Report of Academic Dishonesty form, along with supporting documentation as noted on the form. This report shall be made part of the student's record and shall remain on file with the dean's office for at least four years. The faculty member shall also inform the student of the appeals process available to all SFA students. (Academic Appeals by Students, policy A 2). Upon second or subsequent offenses, the dean of the student s major will determine a course of action. Actions may include referring the case to the college council for review and recommendations. The Student File A student's file on academic dishonesty will not be available to faculty members. The purpose of the file is for the dean to track a pattern of multiple cases of academic dishonesty during a student's academic career at Stephen F. Austin State University. Students who are found to have demonstrated academic dishonesty and have withdrawn prior to the award of a grade will continue to have the determination of the infraction within their student records. Appeals A student who wishes to appeal decisions related to academic integrity follows procedures outlined in Academic Appeals of Students, policy A 2. Cross Reference: Student Handbook; Academic Appeals by Students, Policy A 2; and Add/Drop, Policy A 5 Responsible for Implementation: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affair scontact for Revision: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Forms: Report of Academic Dishonesty Form. TUTORS AT AARC: The students at SFA are privileged to have access to an excellent free tutoring service for French and Spanish through the AARC. Although I strongly urge any student having difficulty to see me for help, the AARC can offer assistance as well. The SI Brenda Jaime will be conducting study group sessions thee times a week during the semester at the ARCC. When can I use the AARC campus tutoring service? For assistance with workbook packets exercises. Tutor cannot give you responses directly but may 6
point you in the right direction. For assistance with 131 or 132 level web activities. For help reviewing for tests and general review. For input on assignments already graded by instructor. You may NOT however seek assistance on graded assignments that you will turn in again for points in the class. When can I not use the AARC? For assistance in portfolio writing or typed compositions. For assistance with presentations. For assistance with oral portfolios. Note that it is YOUR responsibility and not that of any tutor or native speaker to know when you can and cannot seek their assistance. Remember, all assignments must be 100 % your own. In any other instance I will treat it as academic dishonesty. If you are unclear on these policies, please see Dr. Miranda Recinos. Withheld Grades Semester Grades Policy (A 54) Ordinarily, at the discretion of the instructor of record and with the approval of the academic chair/director, a grade of WH will be assigned only if the student cannot complete the course work because of unavoidable circumstances. Students must complete the work within one calendar year from the end of the semester in which they receive a WH, or the grade automatically becomes an F. If students register for the same course in future terms the WH will automatically become an F and will be counted as a repeated course for the purpose of computing the grade point average. Programa tentativo 7
Español 131 Week 1: (Jan. 20 22) día 1 Course Presentation. Introductions. Survival phrases. Lección preliminar día 2 Lección preliminar Week 2: (Jan. 25 29) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección preliminar y Acción (pgs. 2 16) DUE ON Feb. 1 st. día 1 día 2 día 3 Lección preliminar Lección preliminar Lección preliminar Week 3: (Feb. 1 5) día 1 Lección 1A. día 2 Lección 1A. día 3 Test #1 (covers Lección Preliminar) EXTRA CREDIT PACKET #1 DUE Week 4: (Feb. 8 12) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 1A y Acción (pgs. 18 31) DUE ON Feb. 15 th. día 1 Lección 1A. día 2 Lección 1A. día 3 Lección 1A. Week 5: (Feb. 15 19) día 1 Lección 1B. día 2 Lección 1B. día 3 Lección 1B. Week 6: (Feb. 22 26) 8
Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 1B y Acción (pgs. 34 46) DUE ON March 1 st. día 1 Lección 1B. día 2 Lección 1B. día 3 Test #2 (covers Lección 1A y Lección 1B) EXTRA CREDIT PACKET #2 DUE Week 7: (March 1 5) día 1 Lección 2A. día 2 Lección 2A. día 3 MIDTERM (Covers Lección preliminar y Lecciones 1A y 1B) Week 8: (March 8 12) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 2A y Acción (pgs. 48 61) DUE ON March 22 nd. día 1 Lección 2A. día 2 Lección 2A. día 3 Lección 2A. Week 9: (March 22 26) día 1 Lección 2B. SRING BREAK: March 15 19 día 2 día 3 CLASS CANCELED CLASS CANCELED Week 10: (March 29 31) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 2B y Acción (pgs. 64 75) DUE ON April 7 th. día 1 Lección 2B. día 2 Lección 2B. día 3 EASTER BREAK Week 11: (April 5 9) 9
día 1 Classes resume until 4:00 P.M. día 2 Lección 2B. día 3 Test #3 (covers Lección 2A y Lección 2B) EXTRA CREDIT PACKET #3 DUE Week 12: (April 12 16) día 1 Lección 3A. día 2 Lección 3A. día 3 Lección 3A. Week 13: (April 19 23) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 3A y Acción (pgs. 78 93) DUE ON April 26 th. día 1 Lección 3A. día 2 Lección 3A. día 3 Lección 3B. Week 14: (April 26 30) día 1 Lección 3B. día 2 Lección 3B. día 3 Lección 3B. Week 15: (May 3 7) Lab s assignments: Manual de actividades Lección 3B y Acción (pgs. 96 109) DUE ON FINAL S DAY. día 1 Lección 3B. día 2 Lección 3B. JUEVES/ VIERNES ENTREVISTAS FINALES Finals Week : (Dec. 14 18) EXTRA CREDIT PACKET #4 DUE ON FINAL S DAY http://www.sfasu.edu/registrar/registration/final_exam_sched.asp 10