Spanish 110-First Semester Spanish-Part A

Fall 2011 Syllabus

Instructor: M. Villagómez

TTH (9:30-11:35 AM) Rm. 836

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Required Texts and materials:

*VISTAS: Introducción a la lengua española, Fourth Edition by Blanco-Donley

Sound: A combination head-set and microphone is required.

Course Description and Objectives

Spanish 110 is an introductory 3-unit college course – there is no prerequisite. The basis of the work this semester will be Lessons 1-4 of the textbook. Spanish 110 emphasizes the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The same textbook will be used next semester for Spanish 111.

Course requirements

Attendance is required. Students must attend EVERY class session. Continued exposure to the language is essential in order to achieve our goals. Punctuality and class attendance are clearly extremely important. Common courtesy requires that you arrive on time, and stay until the end of class. If you must be late or have to leave early for a valid reason, please talk to me. Please check the College Catalogue about attendance policies.If you plan on dropping, please officially drop. There is no automatic drop even if you quit attending. Do not make any appointments during class time.

Daily preparedness and participation Learning Spanish can be a very rewarding and fun experience, or it can be a real nightmare… it’s really up to you. This course requires at least 10 hours per week in outside of class assignments. At the end of each session, you will be assigned to read, study, or work on some exercises as part of your regular homework. Please come to class prepared having read/done the assigned material before each class. Along with being prepared, your daily participation-not perfection-is expected. Those students who have fun and do well are those students who have the patience, who practice and persevere through it all, but mainly, those who aren’t afraid to make mistakes and keep trying.

HomeworkThe only way to learn another language is to practice. The online student activities section is an excellent tool to improve your language skills. Check your “Tentative Schedule” daily and complete the appropriate exercises in the student supersite as it is an essential component of the program. Regular practice increases the pace and quality of your performance and is therefore required. It is your responsibility –and extremely advisable - to complete the exercises concurrently with daily class preparation instead of “cramming” it all the night before they are due. Full credit will be awarded only if you have completed all the assigned exercises. Check the tentative schedule for homework due dates.Please note that homework is due by 9:00 p.m.No late work will be accepted. Please see attachment for instructions on how to set up your super-site account.

Exams and Quizzes There will be 3multiple choice chapter exams (includes writing section) and 4 vocabulary quizzes. Check your “Tentative Schedule” and make a note of these important dates since no make-up exams or quizzes will be given.The final exam is mandatory. Should you miss it, you will receive an automatic “F” for the course. No one will be allowed to take the final exam early. Please do not make this request.

GradingFinal grades will be determined from chapter tests, vocabulary quizzes, a comprehensive final exam, Supersite exercises, and class participation.

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:

Chapter Exams(3 X 12)36%

Vocab. Quizzes(4 X 5)20%

Homework(4 X 6)24%

Participation (Attendance) 5%

Final Exam (Comprehensive)15%

Total 100%

What follows is a more detailed account of our future activities. Plan ahead and consult this “Tentative Schedule” daily to make sure that you know what will take place in class. REMEMBER that it is your duty to be well informed as I reserve the right to amend the terms, conditions and dates of this syllabus/schedule as I see fit at any point during the semester. I will give you the specific homework pages in class.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Calendario de actividades

FechaLección/Actividad Notas / Tarea

martes, 16 de agosto Introducción del curso

jueves, 18 de agostoLección 1, contextos, el alfabeto

martes, 23 de agostoLección 1, 1.1

jueves, 25 de agostoLección 1, 1.2 Quiz 1

martes, 30 de agostoLección 1, 1.3

jueves, 1º de sept.Lección 1, 1.4

martes, 6 de sept.Lección 1, Panorama

jueves, 8 de sept.Lección 1, REPASO Tarea: Vistas

martes, 13 de sept.EXAMEN: Lección 1

jueves, 15 de sept.Lección 2, contextos

martes, 20 de sept.Lección 2, 2.1

jueves, 22 de sept.Lección 2, 2.2 Quiz 2

martes, 27 de sept.Lección 2, 2.3

jueves, 29 de sept.Lección 2, 2.4

martes, 4 de octubreLección 2, Panorama

jueves, 6 de octubreLección 2, REPASO Tarea: Vistas

martes, 11 de octubreExamen: Lección 2

jueves, 13 de octubreLección 3, contextos

martes, 18 de octubreLección 3, 3.1

jueves, 20 de octubreLección 3, 3.2 Quiz 3

martes, 25 de octubreLección 3, 3.3

jueves, 27 de octubreLección 3, 3.4

martes, 1º de nov.Lección 3, Panorama

jueves, 3 de nov.Lección 3, REPASO Tarea: Vistas

martes, 8 de nov.EXAMEN: Lección 3

jueves, 10 de nov.Lección 4, contextos

martes, 15 de nov.Lección 4, 4.1

jueves, 17 de nov.Lección 4, 4.2 Quiz 4

martes, 22 de nov.Lección 4, 4.3

martes 29 de nov.Lección 4, 4.4

jueves, 1o de dic.Lección 4, Panorama

martes, 6 de dic.Lección 4, REPASO Tarea: Vistas

jueves, 8 de dic.Examen Final (Lecciones 1-4)

jueves, 15 de dic.Calificaciones

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