Syllabus For Spn 101

Spanish 101 04 – Elementary Spanish I Fall 2009 Dr. Kenneth Reeds Meeting Time: MWF 1.30-2.20pm Office: Sullivan 203B1 Meeting Location: Sullivan 207A Phone: 978-542-7178 Email: [email protected] Webpage: www.kennethreeds.com/spn101 Office Hours: M 9.00-11.00am / W 9.00-10.00am or by appointment Required Textbooks The following texts will be used extensively both during class and as homework. They can be purchased at the Salem State Bookstore. •

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Textbook: Blanco, José A., and Philip Redwine Donley, Late. Vistas: introducción a la lengua española. Boston: Vista Higher Learning, 2008. (SPN 101 covers chapters 1-6; SPN 102 covers chapters 7-12, and SPN201 covers chapters 13-18) Activities Manual: Blanco, Dellinger, Donley, García. Vistas: introducción a la lengua española. Student's Activities Manual (Workbook, Video Manual, and Laboratory Manual). Recommended: A good Spanish-English / English-Spanish dictionary (e.g. Oxford, Larousse). One of the many verb-conjugation books.

Course Description An introductory course in Spanish. Beginning skills are developed in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Three hours of class work per week, supplemented by one hour of assigned work in the Language Resource Center. Course Goals This course aims to provide the student with opportunities to develop elementary competence in Spanish both in the receptive skills of listening and reading as well as the productive abilities of writing and speaking. Cultural knowledge will form part of the course as it is considered an integral part of language learning and successful communication. The class will cover the first six chapters of the textbook. Students in this course will: • Develop elementary competence in speaking, reading, listening, and writing in the Spanish language. • Incorporate cultural awareness of the countries, cultures, and peoples of the Spanish-speaking world into communicative exercises and activities. • Interact with others in real-life situations within a Spanish-speaking context. Mobile Phones Spring 2009 SPN101 04

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Our class only meets for two and a half hours a week. This is a short period of time in which we need to do a large number of things. For this reason, the student’s full attention is required and mobile phones are to be turned off and put away during the entire duration of the class. Evaluation Students’ grades are drawn from four criteria; each consisting of a portion of the final evaluation. Those four elements are: • Attendance, preparation, and active class participation: 20% of the grade • Student Activities Manual: 20% of the grade (see below for instructions) • Tests: Six, one after each chapter: 50% of the grade • Oral presentation: 10% 1. Participation, Attendance, and Class Preparation: It has been said that a language cannot be taught, only learned. Your instructor, like the textbook or workbooks, is no more than a tool through which that learning is facilitated. In order for the learning to be productive, the student must work hard. Hard work begins by first attending classes and then continues with active participation. Students who sit back and wait to be called on will not receive a high participation grade. It is expected that you will not only respond to the instructor’s questions, but also ask questions of your own – remember, if you have a doubt, then you are most likely not the only one. Attendance will be taken every day. Late arrivals and early departures are not acceptable. Two late arrivals or early departures count as one absence. If you arrive late you must inform the teacher at the end of the class as it is not his responsibility to make sure you are on the attendance list. The following scale will be used to calculate your attendance grade: A = 0 absences A= 1 absence B+ = 2 absences B = 3 absences C = 4 absences D = 5 absences F = 6 absences or more Nobody is perfect and absences do occur. If you are unable to attend, you are still responsible for what took place that day in class (including all homework). Being prepared for class is important. The classroom is not where you are exposed to material from the book for the first time. Spring 2009

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Resist that temptation. The instructor will not slow down to make up for your lack of preparation. Classroom time is to: • Clarify questions you may have about the material • Do activities to practice the material with the class Before coming to class you must prepare the material that will be covered in class that day: study the vocabulary and the grammar, do the readings, and prepare the textbook exercises that will be gone over in class. To succeed in this class you should spend on average one hour between classes preparing for the next class, in addition to the time you spend completing the Student Activities Manual (see below). You should come to class prepared to do the textbook exercises: understand the instructions, know the vocabulary involved, ask questions about what you don’t understand, etc. 2. Student Activities Manual (SAM): The SAM is divided into two sections: the Workbook and the Lab Manuel. Both contain exercises that correspond to and reinforce sections of each chapter. You are expected to do these exercises on your own. Check the answers of the Workbook and Lab Manuel against the answer keys at the lab, and come to class prepared to ask questions about problems you may be having. You may complete the Lab Manual exercises at the Language Laboratory (see below). The Workbook exercises should not be completed at the Lab. You should attempt to complete each exercise in these sections right after the topic in question has been covered in class. You should not do it before nor leave it until the last minute (right before the test). The Lab Requirement is an important element of the class. The place to do lab activities is in the Language Laboratory at the Language Resource Center in Meier Hall 205. A minimum of one hour of active lab attendance is required per week. Some students will need more time to successfully complete all the lab-based activities. Nobody should spend less than an hour per week at the lab doing listening activities. In addition to the listening and video activities in the SAM, there are many other activities you can do there, if you have extra time or if you need the practice (not included among these are workbook Spring 2009

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exercises in the SAM or just studying from the textbook, for which you cannot get voucher time). Ideally you should go to the lab twice a week and no less than once a week (in other words, you should not complete all your lab activities for a particular chapter in one sitting, but rather three or four). You will get an attendance voucher from the lab attendant every time you go to the lab. Turn in all of your vouchers on the day of the test, along with your SAM pages. You must come to class prepared to ask questions about problems you may be having with the SAM exercises or any other issues you may have. Homework Self Correction: After (and only after) doing each exercise in the SAM you must check your answers against those in the key that came with your book or is available at the Language Laboratory and correct your mistakes clearly in a different color pen and without erasing the original incorrect answer (this is so that you may go back over your mistakes later on, such as before the test). Failure to correct your homework will result in an F grade (50% credit) and failure to turn it in (on time) will result in a Missing Grade (=0%) (both of these grades will bring down significantly whatever grade you obtain in the course). Late homework is only accepted under very special circumstances and if accepted will receive a lower grade than homework turned in on time. Answers to open-ended exercises are not in the answer key. Write SC (sin clave = no key) next to those exercises, which are the ones I will concentrate on when I grade your homework. 3. Chapter Exams: There will be an exam at the end of each chapter which will consist of exercises similar to those in the Workbook as well as open-ended activities including evaluation of reading, listening, and writing skills. 4. Oral Presentation: An oral presentation with PowerPoint slides will be required for every student. The presentation must last 3-5 minutes, not less. The content, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation will be evaluated. The subject matter will be chosen by the student from a provided list or one may be suggested by the student for approval. Guidelines: • The presentation should be a learning experience for everybody in the class • Speak loudly, slowly, and clearly so that all are able to follow you Spring 2009 SPN101 04 Dr. Kenneth Reeds 4

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Any new vocabulary should be presented to the class in writing before or during the presentation. The presentation must not be read. You can use a simple written outline, which you must show to the professor at least one day before the presentation for approval You should have a couple of questions prepared, in order to test your fellow students at the end of the presentation You should be prepared to answer questions the students might ask after the presentation Every word you use must be in Spanish. Do not use English This should be a fun experience that you prepare for some time. Think of interesting ways to present your material. Be creative! The presentation should be three to five minutes long

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Course Calendar The following is a good idea of the schedule we will try to follow. However, learning is an unpredictable process and there always exists a possibility that adjustments will have to be made. Capit ulo Septiembre 2 4 1 7 9 1 11 1 14 1 16 1 18 1 21 2 23 2 25 2 28 2 30 2 Octubre 2 2 5 3 7 3 9 3 12 14 3 16 3 19 3 21 4 23 4 26 4 28 4 30 4 Noviembre 2 4 4 5 6 5 9 5 11 13 5 16 5 18 5 20 6 23 6 25 27 30 6 Diciembre 2 6 4 6 7 9 11 Fecha

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CLASE (texbook pages)

TAREA (T= texto; W=workbook)

Introducción 1-9 No hay clase – Día del trabajador 12-15 16-18 19-23 24-27; repaso Primera prueba – entregar tarea 39-46 50-54 55-58 59-62 63-65; repaso

T: 2-3; 6-7 W: 1-2; T: 12-14

Segunda prueba – entregar tarea 77-84 88-92 93-95 No hay clase – Día de la hispanidad 96-99 100-103; repaso Tercera prueba – entregar tarea 115-122 126-128 129-132 133-135 136-139; repaso

T: 78-79; 82-83 W: 23-24; T: 88-90 W: 25-26; T: 93 T:96-97; W: 27-28

Cuarta prueba – entregar tarea 151-160 164-165 166-169 No hay clase – Día de los veteranos 170-173 174-177; repaso Quinta prueba – entregar tarea 189-196 200-201 No hay clase – Acción de gracias No hay clase – Acción de gracias 202-205

T: 152-155, 158-159 W: 49-50; T: 164 W: 51-52; T: 166-167 W: 53; T: 170-171

206-209 210-213; repaso Presentaciones orales Presentaciones orales Presentaciones orales; repaso para el final Examen final (sexta prueba) – entregar tarea (11am-1.00pm)

W: 64-65; T: 210-211 W: 66-68; estudiar

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W: 3; T: 16 W: 4; T: 19-21 W: 5-6; T: 24-25 W: 7-8; estudiar T: 40-42, 44-45 W: 11-12; T: 50-52 W: 13-14; T: 55-56 W: 15-16; T: 59-60 W: 17-18; T: 63-64 W: 19-20; estudiar

W:29-30 ; T: 100-101 W: 31-32; estudiar T: 116-118; 120-121 W: 37-38; T: 126 W: 39-40; T: 129-130 W: 41-42; T: 133 W: 43-44; T: 136-137 W: 45-46; estudiar

W:54-55; T: 174-175 W: 56; estudiar T: 190-191, 194-195 W: 59-60; T: 200 W:61-62; T: 202-203

W: 62-63; T: 206-207

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Equal Access and Academic Honesty Equal Access Statement: “Salem State College is committed to providing equal access to the educational experience for all students in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and The Americans with Disabilities Act and to providing all reasonable academic accommodations, aids or adjustments. Any student who has a documented disability requiring accommodation, aid, or adjustment should speak to the instructor immediately. Students with disabilities who have not previously done so should provide documentation and schedule an appointment with the Office for Students with Disabilities and obtain appropriate services.” Academic Honesty: “Salem State College assumes that all students come to the College with serious educational intent and expects them to be mature, responsible individuals who will exhibit high standards of honesty and personal conduct in their academic life. All forms of academic dishonesty are considered to be serious offences against the College community. The College will apply sanctions when student conduct interferes with the College’s primary responsibility of ensuring its educational objectives.” Consult the College catalog for further details on Academic Integrity Regulations and, in particular, the College’s definition of academic dishonesty. NOTE: THE USE OF ONLINE TRANSLATORS IS DISHONEST AND WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING ON A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT. STAMP The STAMP online proficiency test will be required of all graduating Spanish or French minors, and of all students taking FRE 202, ITL 202 or SPN 202. This test will not affect students' grades; the goal of the testing is to provide the Department with assessment data about students' proficiency levels in order to improve our programs. Students who are required to take the test will receive a code number and will use that number to log in and take the test online in the Language Lab during the last two weeks of April. We appreciate your cooperation in this departmental project! In the event of a college declared critical emergency, Salem State College reserves the right to alter this course plan. Students should refer to www.salemstate.edu for further information and updates. The course attendance policy stays in effect until there is a college declared critical emergency.

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