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Zoom Meeting: https://actx-edu.zoom.us/j/7423593753?omn=85868553943
Meeting ID: 742 359 3753
If you would like to meet with me outside of scheduled office hours, send me an e-mail to set up a mutually convenient time to meet on Zoom.
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SPAN-1411-003 First-year Spanish I
Basic Spanish language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing within a cultural framework. Students will acquire the vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to communicate and comprehend at the beginner level.
Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website
Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 2 lab)
Dual Credit Course
Textbook:
The online textbook Vistas 6th Edition (published by Vista Higher Learning) will be used. Students may purchase an access code from the AC Bookstore: ISBN 978-1-54330-639-2, Supersite Plus Code (w/ WebSAM + vText + Practice App). This book will be used for Spanish 1411, 1412 and 2311, so, if the student takes those courses at AC within 36 months, no additional purchase will be necessary.
It is the student's choice if he/she wants to buy the hard-bound textbook. Keep mind that all the information you need is found online, the hard-back book is NOT required, but many students find it helpful to have a book in hand.
Instructions for accessing the online book, redeeming your access code, and creating your account can be found at: https://www.vhlcentral.com/screencasts/student.
You will need speakers or a headset to listen to audio portions of various assignments. Your computer also needs a microphone to record your voice and a camera to live videochat with classmates for partner videospeaking assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
· Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the present and producing questions and responses on a variety of topics dealing with everyday life.
· Demonstrate understanding of level-appropriate spoken Spanish.
· Write simple sentences and organize them into short paragraphs.
· Read and comprehend level-appropriate texts.
· Identify and discuss traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world.
· Compare and contrast the traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world with characteristics of their own culture.
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".
Academic Dishonesty:
Students are responsible for adhering to the highest standard of behavior when it comes to honesty and plagiarism. A student who engages in scholastic dishonesty which includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, the use of online translators, copying and pasting from ANY website and collusion, will receive an F for this course. Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. STUDENTS WHO ARE GUILTY OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY RISK EXPULSION FROM AMARILLO COLLEGE. THIS WILL STAY ON THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC RECORD INDEFINITELY AND HAS FAR-READING CONSEQUENCES INTO THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC AND CAREER FUTURE.
ALL TESTS AND QUIZZES ARE TO BE TAKEN CLOSED BOOK. NO HELP. All students must sign an honor statement, swearing they will not cheat on any assignment or test.
Grading:
Your grade will be weighted according to the following criteria:
Assignments = 40%
Speaking Assignments = 15%
Tests and quizzes = 45%
The assigned homework assignments, tests and quizzes need to be completed by a certain date. They are a combination of listening, speaking, reading, writing, fill-in-the blank, multiple choice and T/F exercises, and at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive test. The homework assignments may be done three (3) times so that the student can learn the material more thoroughly and achieve the desired grade. Students may seek help when completing homework assignments as needed, but the use of any type of translator, online or otherwise, and copying pasting from any website are strictly prohibited on all work. Homework assignments (not tests) may be completed at any time before the due date. The tests may be taken only once. Tests may be taken as early as two (2) days before the due date. ALL TESTS ARE TO BE TAKEN CLOSED BOOK. NO OUTSIDE HELP. Students are strongly urged to keep up with the assignments by working AHEAD of the schedule at least one or two days. All tests and assignments completed late will be NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CREDIT unless there is an extreme circumstance, such as hosptialization or a death in the immediate family. If you have an extreme, one-time extenuating circumstance, contact the instructor IMMEDIATELY. The instructor reserves the right to make a case-by-case judgment call when accepting late work.
The standard ten-point spread is used to determine the letter grade received:
90 –100 = A
80 – 89 = B
70 –79 = C
60 – 69 = D
below 60 = F
There is no extra credit in this course.
There are many assignments not marked as a required assignment in the content for each chapter. These assignments would prove extremely helpful if worked by students. The more assignments you complete, the better you will understand grammatical concepts as well as spoken Spanish.
There will be no make-ups for missed chapter tests. If there is a one-time, extenuating circumstance, please advise the instructor IMMEDIATELY, who will make a case-by-case judgment call, such as a death in the family or hospitalization of the student or a member of his/her immediate family.
If your high school doesn't have school on a certain day, but Amarillo College does have classes on that day, you are responsible to complete that day's work pn that day because this is an Amarillo College class. Computer or technical difficulties are no excuse for missing assignments or tests. Therefore, keep a close eye on the calendar of assignments on the VHL website so that you do not miss any deadlines. Take care of computer repair/problems promptly. No late work will be accepted unless there is an extreme, extenuating one-time circumstance, such as a death in the family or hospitalization of the student or a member of his/her immediately family. If you have such an extenuaing circumstance, contact Profesora Barton immediately.
As this is a dual credit on-line class, the college instructor will not take attendance, but the student's high school teacher may have an attendance policy. Notwithstanding the no-attendance policy, all assignments must be completed and submitted by the due date or students will receive 0 credit for assignments completed late.
All assignments are listed on the calendar of assignments on the VHLCentral.com website and below. All assignments must be submitted by 11:59 pm Central Time. Pay close attention to the calendar, as no late assignments are accepted (unless there is an extreme, extenuating circumstance; judgment calls will be made on a case-by-case basis [such as the student was hospitalized, or had a baby, or there was a death in the family]). All assignments (not tests) may be completed and submitted any time before the due date. Tests may be taken up to two (2) days before the due date.
Spanish 1411
Fall Semester 2019
Lección 1 - Hola, ¿Qué tal? {greetings and goodbyes; identifying yourself and others; courtesy expressions; nouns and articles; numbers 0-30; present tense of ser; telling time}
8/26 - 9/5 Homework assignments
8/30 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 8/28 - 8/30
9/2 Labor Day Holiday - no assignments due
9/6 Lesson 1 Test (closed book); may be taken 9/4 - 9/6
Lección 2 - En la universidad {the classroom and academic life; days of the week; fields of study and academic subjects; class schedules; present tense of -ar verbs; forming questions in Spanish; present tense of estar; numbers 31 and higher}
9/9 – 9/19 Homework assignments
9/13 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); maybe taken 9/11 - 9/13
9/20 Lesson 2 Test (closed book); may be taken 9/18 - 9/20
Lección 3 - La familia {identify family members; professions and occupations; descriptive adjectives; possessive adjectives; present tense of -er and -ir verbs; present tense of tener and venir}
9/24 – 10/3 Homework assignments
9/27 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 9/26 - 9/27
10/4 Lesson 3 Test (closed book); may be taken 10/2 - 10/4
Lección 4 - Los pasatiempos {pastimes; sports; places in the city; present tense of ir, stem-changing verbs: e→ie; o→ue; stem-changing verbs e→i; verbs with irregular yo forms}
10/7 – 10/17 Homework assignments
10/18 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 10/16 - 10/18
10/21 - 10/25 Fall Break - No assignments due
10/28 - 11/1 Special Día de los Muertos activities TBA
Lección 5 - Las vacaciones {travel and vacation; months of the year; seasons and weather; ordinal numbers; estar with conditions and emotions; the present progressive; ser and estar; direct object nouns and pronouns}
11/4 – 11/14 Homework assignments
11/8 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 11/6 - 11/8
11/15 Lesson 5 Test (closed book); may be taken 11/13 - 11/15
Lección 6 - ¡De compras! {clothing and shopping; negotiating a price and buying; colors; more adjectives; saber and conocer; indirect object pronouns; preterite tense of regular verbs; demonstrative adjectives and pronouns}
11/18 – 12/5 Homework assignments
11/22 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 11/20 - 11/22
11/28 - 11/29 Thanksgiving Holiday - No assignments due
12/6 Lesson 6 Test (closed book); may be taken 12/4 - 12/6
12/9 - 12/13 Review and prepartion of final project
12/16 – 12/18 Presentation of final project
Additional information provided via the VHL Supersite calendar, e-mails from the professor every Monday and as needed, and on Blackboard
Link to the VHL Supersite: https://www.vhlcentral.com/
For problems with the VHL Supersite, you may email: techsupport@vistahigherlearning.com or call 1-800-248-2813. VHL Customer Service 800-269-6311.
For problems logging into AC Online, contact 806-371-5000
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