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First-year Spanish I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Instructor Information

Instructor

John Gladstein (Curriculum Vitae)

E-Mail

jggladstein28@actx.edu

Phone

8063715078

Office Location

Parcells Hall 204R

Office Hours

Course Information

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Administrative Drop Policy

N/A

Student Withdrawal Procedures

N/A

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Course

SPAN-1411-006 First-year Spanish I

Prerequisites

An acceptable score on state mandated or locally administered English placement test.

Course Description

Grammar, conversation, composition, dictation and reading.

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Department Expectations

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Hours

(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

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Textbook:

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You will use the online textbook  EN LINEA version 2.0  You will not need to buy an additional textbook. 

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  • See online orientation before ordering.
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Supplies

You will need a microphone to record your voice and speakers or a headset to listen. 

Student Performance

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Course Structure:

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  • The course is based on the text listed above.  You are responsible for the assignments in each chapter and should review the material indicated on or before the indicated dates.  
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 Student Performance / Learning Outcomes:

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  • After studying the material presented in this course of study, students will be able to do the following as evaluated by the faculty in the Department of Modern Languages;
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  • Use the Novice subject area vocabulary presented in the text;
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  • Write from dictation sentences or short passages dealing with familiar material;
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  • Understand questions dealing with basic autobiographical data or routine activities and respond appropriately;
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  • Demonstrate knowledge of courtesy expressions and actions in everyday situations;
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  • Introduce themselves and others; respond appropriately;
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  • Comprehend simple instructions dealing with familiar situations and vocabulary;
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  • Demonstrate knowledge of the forms and meanings of common regular and irregular verbs in the present and preterit in both written and oral context;
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  • Produce (in oral or written form) uncomplicated sentences in the present and preterit tenses;
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  • Give simple oral or written responses in the present and preterit to questions dealing with personal information or daily activities;
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  • Give in written or oral form a one-sentence summary of an action or a situation in the present or a one-sentence summary of a past action;
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  • Understand isolated words and phrases from Spanish-language radio programs, tapes, films, or television programs or heard in conversations between native speakers;
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  • Understand the main idea and some facts from simple, connected written or oral passages dealing with familiar situations and mostly known vocabulary and verb forms;
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  • Recognize isolated words and expressions occurring in passages of unknown material;
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  • Demonstrate an awareness of cultural differences in behaviours and attitudes between the students’ native culture(s) and the Hispanic cultures.
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Course Goals: 

\ An introduction to Spanish with emphasis on listening and speaking skills. The intent is to require a new vehicle of thought and to be able to function mentally in Spanish in both the the passive skills of reading and listening and the active skills of of speaking and writing. A further goal is vicariously and actively gaining exposure to the cultures of the Hispanic world and a new awareness of the physical and political geography of it. Spanish 1411 is the pre-requisite to Spanish 1412 which should be taken in the succeeding term.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

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Academic Dishonesty:

\ Students are responsible for adhering to a certain standard of behavior when it comes to honest and plagiarism.   A student who engages in scholastic dishonesty which includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, and collusion will receive and "F" for this course.  Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. 

Grading Criteria

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\ You will be graded on the total number of points accumulated in this course.  For example, in the entire course, there could be a total of 2,092 possible points.  (This may vary slightly.) The exercises that you will be graded on are timed and must be completed by a certain date.  They are a combination of oral, listening, quizzes and at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive test.  These activities are timed and may not be accessed again after the date has passed.  Again, there are no make ups or extensions for any activities.  You may work on them at your own pace but they must be completed by the given date. 

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\ For all grading I will use a scale of 90, 80, 70 and 60 for all minimums for letter grades of A, B, C, and D.

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\ **** There is no extra credit in this course.

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\ It will prove very beneficial to work all sections of Práctica as well as the Inténtalo sections.  There are many sections not marked for assignnment in the content for each chapter. These sections, although some are not assigned, will prove extremely helpful if worked by students. The more sections you can do, the better you will understand concepts as well as spoken Spanish.

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\ There will be no make ups for tests or quizzes. 

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\ Late work policy.  No work will be accepted past the due dates on the course calendar.  Computer or technical difficulties are no excuse for missing tests, quizzes, or other assignments.

Attendance

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\ There will be seven chapter tests given in the course.  There is no comprehensive final exam in this course. 

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\ Prerequisites:  An acceptable score on a state mandated or locally administered English placement test. Primary emphasis on fundamental skills in listening comprehension and speaking. Minimal emphasis on reading and writing skills. Includes basic vocabulary, culture, and an introduction to basic grammatical structures in the most commonly used tenses.

Additional Information

9/2/12                      O1c-1, 01c-Q, 01PR-1, O1.1E-0, 01.1E.1, 012E-0

9/9/12                      01.3E-0,01.3E-1, 01.3E-2, 01.4E.0, 01.4E-2,01.E-Q,01ESCU-3

9/12/12                    Prueba B

9/15/12                    02-0, 02C-Q, 02PR-1, 02.1E-0

9/19/12                    02.1E-1, 02.3E-0, 02.3E-1, 02.3E-2

9/24/12                   02.3E-4, 02.4E-0, 02.4E-1, 02.E-Q

9/27/12                    Prueba B

9/30/12                   03C-7, 03C-Q

10/3/12                      03F-4,03.1E-0,03.1E-1, 03.1E-2

10/8/12                     03.2E-1, 03.2E-4, 03.3E-0, 03.3E-1, 03.3E-2

10/9/12                       03.4E-2, 03.4E-4, 03.E-Q, 03ESCU-2   

10/11/12                       Prueba B

10/15/12                   04C-1, 04C-7, 04C-Q, 04P-2, 04.1E-0

10/19/12                   04.1E-1, 04.1E-4

10/22/12                   04.2E-0, 04.2E-1, 04.2E-3, 04.3E-0, 04.3E-1,04.4E-0, 04.4E-1, 04.4E-2, 04.E-Q

10/26/12                    Prueba B

10/31/12                    O5C-1, O5C-9, O5C-12, 05C-Q

11/5/12                      O5P-2, 05.IE-O, 05.1E-1, 05.2E-O, 05.2E-1, 05.2E-2, 05.2E-3

11/7/12                      05.3E-0, 05.3E-2, 05.4E-0, 05.4E-1, 05.E-2, 05.4E-3, 05.4E-4, 05.E-Q

11/12/12                       Prueba B

11/14/12                   06C-1, 06C-6, 06C-Q, 06P-1,

11/16/12                   06P-2, 06.1E-0

11/18/12                    06.2E-O, 06.2E-1, 06.2E-2,

11/20/12                  06.2E-3, 06.2E-6, 06.3E-O, 06.3E-1, 06.3E-3, 06.4E-O, 06.4E-2

11/26/12                    Prueba B

11/28/12                   07C-1, 07C-2, 07C-6

11/29/12                    07C-Q, 07P-1, 0P.-2, 07.1E-0, 07.1E, 07.1E-2, 07.1E-3, 07.1E.4                                                                        

11/30/12                     07.2E.0, 07.2E-1, 07.2E-2, 07.Ee-5, 07.2E-6, 07.3E-0, 07.3E                                                                           

12/2/12                       07.3E-2, 07.3E-3, 07.E-Q, 07.ESCO-1                                                                                        

12/3/12                        Praeba B

******All assigned exercises give you 4 attempts.  The best score is counted.  You have 2 attempts on all Pruebas.                

Syllabus Created on:

11/30/-1 12:00 AM

Last Edited on:

11/30/-1 12:00 AM