sbarton@actx.edu
806/345-5539
103A Ordway Hall
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SPAN-1411-001 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)
Online Course
The digital textbook Vistas 6th Edition (published by Vista Higher Learning) will be used. Students purchase an access code from the Amarillo College 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 in mind that all the information needed is found online, the hard-back book is not required, but many students find it helpful to have a book in hand. Ask the bookstore for that option.
Instructions for accessing the online book, redeeming your access code, and creating your account can be found at: https://www.vhlcentral.com/screencasts/student.
Students need to have speakers or a headset to listen to audio portions of various assignments. The student's computer is REQUIRED to have a microphone to record your voice and a camera in order to videochat live with classmates for partner videospeaking assignments.
Tests, Assignments and Partner Work:
In addition to writing and listening, some assignments require students to video or record themselves speaking in Spanish. Additionally, students will be required to partner with classmates (via live partner chat on the VHL website) for many assignments to practice speaking in a natural, real-life context. The instructor will assign partners on the first day of classes via email.
Department Tutoring Policy:
If a student scores below 70% on an exam or writing assignment, he or she will be required to attend tutoring per the instructor’s directions before being allowed to complete the next assigned work. The student must satisfactorily complete tutoring or the professor will not transfer tests grades to Blackboard, thus rendering the course incomplete.
Course Structure:
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.
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".
Partner Chat:
Learning how to speak Spanish is an important part of this course. Therefore, students are REQUIRED to partner with classmates via live partner chat on the VHL website to practice the concepts being taught in each chapter.
Academic Honesty:
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, copying and pasting answers from any source, plagiarism, the use of online translators, 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 FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPULSION FROM AMARILLO COLLEGE. THIS WILL BE PERMANENTLY ON THE STUDENTS TRANSCRIPT, WITH LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES INTO THE FUTURE, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
ALL TESTS AND QUIZZES ARE TO BE TAKEN CLOSED BOOK. NO HELP FROM ANYONE OR ANY RESOURCE. All students must sign an honor statement, swearing they will not cheat on any assignment or test.
Grade Book:
GRADES ARE POSTED DAILY ON VHLCentral.com. DO NOT LOOK AT BLACKBOARD FOR YOUR GRADE until the end of the semester during finals week when grades are transferred from VHLCentral.com to Blackboard. Whatever your grade is on vhlcentral.com IS your grade.
Weighting:
Your grade will be weighted according to the following criteria:
Assignments = 40%
Speaking Assignments = 15%
Tests and quizzes = 45%
Assignments and Grades:
The assigned homework assignments, tests and quizzes are accessed and submitted through vhlcentral.com (NO assignments or tests are found on Blackboard) and 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, a vocabulary quiz, and at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive test. Capital letters, punctuation and accents count! The homework assignments may be done three (3) times so that the student may 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 copying and pasting, translator, online or otherwise, is strictly prohibited on all work. Homework assignments (not tests) may be completed at any time before the due date. The tests are timed (10 minutes for vocabulary quizzes and 30 minutes for lesson tests) and 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.Tests completed late will be NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CREDIT. Daily assignments may be submitted one day late with a 33% penalty, two days late with a 66% penalty, three days late with 99% penalty, and no credit given after four days.
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 tests. If there is a one-time, extenuating circumstance, such as a death in the family or hospitalization of the student or a member of his/her immediate family, please advise the instructor immediately, who will make a case-by-case judgment call.
Computer or technical difficulties are no excuse for missing assignments or tests, so, keep a close eye on the calendar of assignments so that you do not miss any deadlines. Take care of computer repair/problems promptly. No late tests 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.
As this is an asynchronous on-line class, therefore will be no attendance taken. However, all assignments must be completed and submitted by the due date at 11:59 pm Central time or students will receive late penalties for assignments and 0 credit for tests.
All assignments are listed on the calendar of assignments on the VHLCentral.com website and below. NO assignments are posted or submitted via Blackboard or any other platform unless specified in instructions. All assignments must be submitted by 11:59 pm Central Time on the due date. Pay close attention to the calendar, as no late tests are accepted (unless there is an extreme, extenuating circumstance such as the student was hospitalized, or had a baby, or there was a death in the family; judgment calls will be made on a case-by-case basis, and she must be contacted immediately) and daily assignments submitted one day late receive a 33% penalty, 66% penalty on the second day, 99% penalty on the third day. 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 (giving you a three-day window).
Spanish 1411
Spring Semester 2021
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}
1/19 - 1/28 Homework assignments
1/22 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 1/20 - 1/22
1/29 Lesson 1 Test (closed book); may be taken 1/27 - 1/29
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}
2/1 - 2/11 Homework assignments
2/5 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); maybe taken 2/3 - 2/5
2/12 Lesson 2 Test (closed book); may be taken 2/10 - 2/12
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}
2/15 – 2/25 Homework assignments
2/19 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 2/17 - 2/19
2/26 Lesson 3 Test (closed book); may be taken 2/24 - 2/26
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}
3/1 – 3/11 Homework assignments
3/5 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 3/3 - 3/5
3/12 Lesson 4 Test (closed book); may be taken 3/10 - 3/12
3/15 - 3/19 Spring Break - no assignments
3/22 - 4/1 begin preparing presentation "Nos vamos de vacaciones" (the final exam/project) with partner
4/2 Easter Holiday - no assignments
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}
4/5 – 4/15 Homework assignments
4/9 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 4/7 - 4/9
4/16 Lesson 5 Test (closed book); may be taken 4/14 - 4/16
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}
4/19 – 4/30 Homework assignments
4/23 Vocabulary quiz (closed book); may be taken 4/21 - 4/23
4/30 Lesson 6 Test (closed book); may be taken 4/28 - 4/30
5/3 - 5/7 Review and prepare presentation "Nos vamos de vacaciones" with partner
5/10 - 5/12 Presentation of "Nos vamos de vacaciones" on Zoom or record on Vidgrid or VHL
Additional announcements and information provided via the VHL Supersite calendar and e-mails from the professor every Monday morning and as needed. Neither announcements nor assignments will be posted 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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