Spanish 102 (CRN 31272) Spring 2015 Instructor: Sra. María Dillingham Meets: Monday and Wednesday 5:15 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. Classroom: DDH 103 K E-mail: mruiz27@csub.edu Dept. Adm. Asst: Sharon Haynes Dept. phone: (661) 654-2359 Office location: BDC 236A Office hours: MTWTH- 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment Course Description and Objectives Introductory Spanish II (SPAN 102) is a continuation of SPAN 101. There will be oral drills, reading of selected texts, and written exercises; two hours of independent laboratory practice per week are required. Prerequisite: SPAN 101, or two years of high school Spanish or the equivalent. (It fulfills the GE C2 requirement) Spanish 102 is designed to continue to introduce students to the Spanish language and cultures and to test their abilities in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Throughout the quarter, the grammatical component embedded in a cultural context of the language will be gradually reviewed and tested. By the end of the quarter, students will be able to: 1. Interpret and understand utterances related to basic language structures and high frequency vocabulary in Spanish. 2. Write non-complex text using correct noun and article agreement, adjective form position and agreement, the present tense of regular and irregular verbs, the preterite and imperfect tenses. 3. Identify and explain unique characteristics of the peoples of Latin America and Spain, their countries, regions and culture; students will be able to generate paragraphs to explain these cultural aspects. Required Textbook and Workbook (Web) v TITLE: Gente. Nivel Básico. (It is a custom package for our course, with chapters 7-12). It comes with MySpanishLab 6-month access code to the website. v EDITION: 3rd v COPYRIGHT YEAR: 2014 v PUBLISHER: Pearson Custom Publishing v Course ID: CRSKLM9-2045647 Attendance Policy Class attendance is mandatory. Regular class attendance is essential for successful completion of the course. Students are allowed only TWO (2) absences per quarter. For each absence over TWO, the final grade will be lowered by five (5) percent. You will earn an F for FOUR (4) absences. Punctual arrival to class is essential; excessive tardies (3) will count as ONE absence. Students must arrive on time and stay for the duration of the class in order to get attendance credit for each session. We will have a break period each class meeting (5-10 minutes). Class participation Participation is a vital part of the language acquisition experience. The class participation grade will be based on both quality and quantity of student participation; this includes participation in large and small group class activities. Also included in this portion of the grade is preparation for class: materials (books, etc.) are brought to class, assignments are 1
complete and corrected before class begins. If students are absent, they are encouraged to call or email a classmate to find out what they missed in class (Notes, handouts, etc.) so as not to fall behind. Name and email of two classmates to contact for information in case you are absent: 1. 2. Common courtesy Ø Cell phones or electronic devices shall not be audible during class. Work Assigned Work assigned from MySpanishLab will be due as specified in your on-line assignment calendar. Remember to work on your online assignments regularly, so that you have enough time to complete them. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED Evaluation Criteria ü Cultural Assignments 10 % ü Group Presentation 10 % ü Midterm 15 % ü Final Exam 15 % ü Participation 15 % ü My Spanish Lab 35 % GRADING PROCEDURE: The grading system in all Spanish courses is identical to the one described on page 70 of the 2005-2007 CSUB Catalog. Students will be given letter grades on all their tests; on their written assignments, such as compositions; oral presentation; written work; and on their final exam. A 100-94 A- 93-90 B+ 89-87 B 86-84 B- 83-80 C+ 79-77 C 76-74 C- 73-70 D+ 69-67 D 66-64 D- 63-60 F 59-0 Tutoring Tutoring hours schedule is available on Blackboard for download. Also, feel free to visit me during office hours or make appointment arrangements (e-mail is the best communication method). SPECIAL NOTE STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL WORK COVERED AND ASSIGNED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO ATTEND CLASS; STUDENTS MUST BE UP-TO-DATE WITH THE SYLLABUS AND THE REST OF THE CLASS. 2
*Tentative Schedule* COURSE MEETING INFORMATION Fecha Capítulo y cultura Tarea y MySpanishLab 30 de marzo Course objectives and syllabus General information about Blackboard and MySpanishLab Capítulo 7: Gente que viaja Materials for SPAN 102 1 de abril Capítulo 7: Gente que viaja 6 de abril Capítulo 7: Gente que viaja and groups assigned 8 de abril Capítulo 7: Gente que viaja Culture: República Dominicana p.m. on Sunday (12 th ) Cultural Assignments due via e-mail (12 th ) 13 de abril Capítulo 8: Gente que come bien Group 1 Presents 15 de abril Capítulo 8: Gente que come bien Culture: Cuba p.m. on Sunday (19 th ) Cultural Assignment due via e-mail (19 th ) 20 de abril Capítulo 8: Gente que come bien Group 2 Presents 22 de abril Capítulo 10: Gente e historias (I) Culture: Chile p.m. on Sunday (26 th ) Cultural Assignments due via e-mail (26 th ) 27 de abril Capítulo 10: Gente e historias (I) Group 3 Presents 29 de abril Capítulo 10: Gente e historias (I) p.m. on Sunday (3 rd ) 4 de mayo EXAMEN Capítulos 7, 8 y 10 6 de mayo Capítulo 11: Gente e historias (II) Culture: Nicaragua Group 4 Presents MIDTERM p.m. on Sunday (10 th ) Cultural Assignments due via e-mail (10 th ) 3
11 de mayo Capítulo 11: Gente e historias (II) Group 5 Presents 13 de mayo Capítulo 11: Gente e historias (II) p.m. on Sunday (17 th ) 18 de mayo Capítulo 12: Gente sana Culture: Costa Rica Group 6 Presents 20 de mayo Capítulo 12: Gente sana p.m. on Sunday (24 th ) Cultural Assignments due via e-mail 24 th ) 25 de mayo HOLIDAY Memorial Day 27 de mayo Capítulo 12: Gente sana Group 7 Presents 1 de junio El laberinto del fauno Analysis of the film 3 de junio Capítulo 12: Gente sana p.m. on Sunday (7 th ) 8 de junio Repaso para el examen final 10 de junio EXAMEN FINAL SOLAMENTE Capítulos 11 y 12 5:00PM 7:30PM CSUB RULES ON INTEGRITY The CSUB rules regarding the integrity of scholarship will be strictly enforced. For your information, the rules, as they appear on page 80 of the 2005-2007 CSUB Catalog are as follows: The principles of truth and honesty are recognized as fundamental to a community of teachers and scholars. The University expects that both faculty and students will honor these principles and in so doing protect the validity of University grades. This means that all academic work will be done by the student to whom it is assigned, without unauthorized aid of any kind. Instructors, for their part, will exercise care in the planning and supervision of academic work so that honest effort will be positively encouraged. Plagiarism, the practice of taking ideas and writings from another and offering them as one's own, is a form of cheating and is unacceptable. It may consist of handing in someone else's work, copying a composition, using ideas, paragraphs, sentences, or phrases written by another or using ideas, data, and statistics compiled by another. This includes rearrangement of phrases from the original into a new pattern. When using ideas, interpretations, or material written or compiled by another, acknowledgement of indebtedness to the original author or source must be made by the use of quotation marks, footnotes or similar references. A student may not submit a paper (or two papers which are substantially the same) for credit in two different courses unless a prior agreement to accept such work has been made between the instructors involved. If any instance of academic dishonesty is discovered by an instructor, it is the instructor's responsibility to give a failing grade to 4
the student for the course. In every case, the instructor should notify in writing the Dean of Students and the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled of the circumstances of the case. In all cases of academic dishonesty, the first offense will result in the student's receiving an "F" in the course and the second offense will result in termination of the student's enrollment at the University. A student may appeal any sanction employed by the instructor and the University based upon an allegation of academic dishonesty by initiating grievance procedures within no more than fifteen (15) school days (academic year) after notification of the grade is mailed or personally given to the student. Procedures are available in the School deans' offices. 5