Introduction to Spanish Language & Culture
SPAN 1001
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Spring 2017
Assistant Professor: Roberto Carpenter Office: 327 Conger Hall
Office Hours: Mon. 1:15- 2:00, 3:15- 4:00 Telephone: 391-4956
Tues. 7:30-8:00, 9:15-11:00, Email:
12:15-1:00
Wed. 1:15-2:00, 3:15-5:00
Thur. 7:30-8:00, 12:15-1:00
Fri. 3:00-4:45
Class Time: 8:00-9:15 (T-R)
Prerequisites: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099, ENG OO99
and SPAN 1001
Disability Statement: If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability please submit to me a letter from the Disability Services in a timely matter so that your needs may be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based upon documented disabilities. You may contact that office at 391-5133 or by visiting the website at www.abac.edu/sd/Disability/
Required Materials:
Text: Hola Amigos! 8th edition by Ana C. Jarvis, et al. Pub: Heinle/ Cenage learning
Note: We are using the E-book not the hardcover version of Hola Amigos.
Recommended Materials: A good English/Spanish dictionary, a notebook and 3 x 5 index cards.
Helpful websites: http://studyspanish.com
http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises
http://www.eslconnect.com/spanish/spanish.html
***Bienvenidos a SPAN 1001!!! This is an introductory survey of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures course whose primary purpose is to start you on the path to becoming (1) communicative and knowledgeable about the Spanish language and (2) knowledgeable and appreciative of Hispanic cultures. Although Spanish is the principal language of instruction, no prior experience in Spanish is required. Our objective is to help prepare you for “real-life” communication in Spanish which means: the ability to create with the language rather than relying on memorized ‘canned phrases’ and dialogues; this is not to say that you will not have to become familiar with vocabulary through memorization techniques. Also it is our desire to capacitate you to participate actively in basic informal conversations by both asking questions and giving information about yourself and your activities; the knowledge of primary courtesy expressions and sufficient vocabulary so as to get you in and out of most everyday situations; and a basic capacity to express your ideas and experiences in the present tense. You will learn how to conjugate different types of verbs, work on skills such as reading, writing and pronunciation.
Course Syllabus
Course Name:ELEMENTARY SPANISH I Spring 2017 (T-R) 8:00-9:15 Conger 323
Course Number:
SPAN 1001
Course Description:
Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions. Non-credit for students presenting two or more high school units in Spanish earned within the past three years. Work includes drill in fundamentals of grammar. Fall, Spring, Summer.
Pre-requisites/Co-requisites:
Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099 and ENGL 0099.
Spanish 1001: Course Outcomes Learning Assessment (COLA):
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Conjugate some regular and irregular verbs including the present progressive tense.
2. Demonstrate your ability to tell time and identify the days of the week, months of the year
and dates in Spanish.
3. Construct sentences in Spanish using a variety of grammatical and syntactical structures.
4. Identify the difference between masculine and feminine nouns and their use in
noun-adjective agreement clauses.
5. Identify and apply new lexical structures through visual, oral and auditory comprehension.
6. Identify, count and write out elementary numbers up through the hundreds of thousands.
7. Demonstrate your knowledge of certain aspects of Hispanic culture, history and geography.
Concepts to be learned:
Students completing Spanish 1001 will be able to perform the following tasks:
1. Pronounce and identify the alphabet in Spanish both names and sounds.
2. Pronounce, write and identify numbers in Spanish.
3. Apply and use in speaking singular personal pronouns and their plural equivalents.
4. Apply and use in speaking some regular and irregular verbs including the present
progressive tense.
5. Apply new vocabulary words each week and apply them in speaking and writing.
6. Apply and identify the days of the week and months of the year in basic conversation.
7. Demonstrate familiarity with commonly used phrases to communicate with Spanish
speaking people through memorization and repetition.
8. Apply the basic rules of grammar and sentence structure and apply them to conversational
situations and written tasks.
9. Identify the names of different colors and how to tell time and apply them in the use of
everyday conversation.
10. Identify and understand the difference between feminine and masculine nouns.
11. Speak and introduce one’s own self and respond to basic questions in an informal
conversation.
12. Describe personality traits and characteristics.
13. Demonstrate basic reading, pronunciation and writing skills through both writing
and reading assignments (in and out of class).
INSTITUTIONAL ABSENCE
A student who serves as an official representative of the college is defined as one who:
1. is authorized to use the college name in public relationships outside the institution;
2. regularly interacts with non-college individuals and groups over an extended period of time (at least one semester);
3. represents the college as a part of a group and not as an individual;
4. represents the college under the direct supervision of a college faculty or staff member; and
5. is authorized in writing, in advance, by the President of the college.
Such a student is in no way released from the obligations and responsibilities of all students, but will not be penalized with unexcused absences when absences result from regularly scheduled activities in which he/she represents the college.
Further, it is the responsibility of each student to contact instructors prior to the absence and to make arrangements to make up any work that will be missed, in a manner acceptable to the instructor. Advisors of activities will schedule off-campus activities in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the learning process for a student.
College Policy on Academic Dishonesty:
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Because Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has the dual responsibility of educating students and helping them mature into worthy citizens who take their place in the larger community, it has adopted a code for dealing with academic irregularities.
Academic irregularities include, but are not limited to, giving or receiving of unauthorized assistance in the preparation of any academic or clinical assignment; taking or attempting to take, stealing, or otherwise obtaining in an unauthorized manner any material pertaining to the education process; selling, giving, lending, or otherwise furnishing to any person any question and/or answers to any examination known to be scheduled at any subsequent date; fabricating, forging, or falsifying lab or clinical results; plagiarism in any form related to themes, essays, term papers, tests, and other assignments; breaching any confidentiality regarding patient information.
Due Process for Academic Dishonesty Cases
Step 1. When a faculty member suspects that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty, the faculty member will call the student into a private meeting in the faculty member’s office. (The division chair will be notified of and will approve any action.)
Step 2. The faculty member will confront the student with the evidence of dishonesty and/or academic irregularity. The faculty member and the student will discuss the specifics of what occurred. If the student confesses and accepts responsibility for academic dishonesty, then the faculty member will ask the student to sign in his/her own handwriting, a statement which makes clear that the student admits responsibility for the academic dishonesty. The faculty member will then consult with the division chair. The f faculty member is then free to reprimand the student, to give a failing grade for the assignment, or to require the student to resubmit the assignment in question. With approval of the division chair, the faculty member can increase the penalty up to and including a “WF” for the course if the incident(s) merit this severe penalty.
Step 3. If the student refuses to sign a statement accepting responsibility for the act(s) of academic dishonesty, then a full hearing on the matter must be held. The faculty member and chair will document this incident and schedule a meeting with the student. This information will be turned over to the Academic Dean, who will make the determination of charges against the student and notify him/her in writing. The charges will be mailed by the Academic Dean to the student along with a notice to appear at a hearing, and, if the student wishes, to bring witnesses. At least three days’ notice is necessary unless the student waives the notice in writing.
Step 4. If the student requests a hearing, the Academic Dean has the option of hearing the case for administrative adjudication, convening a special hearing panel including faculty and students, or of referring it to the Student Life Hearing panel which handles all other disciplinary matters on campus. The committee will provide its recommendation to the
Academic Dean. The Student Life Hearing Panel, when hearing cases of academic
dishonesty, will include two faculty members, two students (one of whom will be the
SGA president and the other an associate justice,) and the Director of Student Life, who
oversees campus discipline and the Code of Conduct. The Chief Justice of the SGA
chairs the panel. The Vice President for Student Affairs will serve as advisor to the panel
for all academic dishonesty cases. In general, the decision of the Academic Dean or
his/her designee will not be appealed to the Student Life Hearing Panel. An appeal of the
Dean’s decision will go directly to the President who may choose to use the Student Life
Hearing Panel to make a recommendation to him.
Step 5. The student has a right to appeal the decision of the hearing officer or hearing panel
within ten calendar days of the decision. The appeal will be to the President or his
designee. The President’s decision is final. The President reserves the right to review all
disciplinary cases and the judgments made during the process.
Midterm Advisory Grades
Midterm Advisory Grades will be reported on Banner Web to any student who has a “C,” “D,” or “F” in any class. The number of class absences will be posted for all students. Advisory grades are not entered on the student’s permanent record. Students should note that these grades are advisory and will not necessarily reflect the final grade earned in a course. These grades are intended to provide students with information in order to improve their performance in the second half of the semester. Students are responsible for checking Banner Web when grades and absences have been reported. Students who receive grades should meet with their instructors to develop plans for success in the second half of the semester. Students should also take advantage of study groups and plan for ongoing conferences with instructors in order to monitor their progress. ABAC provides free tutorial assistance for most courses through the Academic Assistance Center (AAC); in addition to other academic support activities, students should work with their instructors to establish tutoring in the AAC.
If there is a student in this class who has specific needs because of learning disabilities or any other disability, please feel free to contact the instructor.
This is a partial syllabus. More detailed information relating to the class and Instructor will be de available to each student.
Attendance Policy: You will be allowed to miss two (2) class periods during the semester and you will be exempt from being marked down due to those absences. You will be exempt from any homework assigned the day that was missed. Any absences after the second one you will receive a zero for class participation, any homework due and any exam taken on the day you missed. It is important that you use your two excused absences wisely for such things as sickness, car trouble or some other unforseen problem, because once these absences are used up you will have no recourse to appeal any other absences later even if the reason for missing is a legitimate one. Moreover, chronic tardiness will not be tolerated since it disrupts class and affects your classmates’ learning. If you arrive to class late you will be marked down in your participation grade which is configured daily. On exam dates, the listening section will be done first. If you enter the classroom late, this part of the exam will not be read again therefore you will receive no credit for this part of the exam.
Student Classroom Conduct:
- Turn off cell phones, pagers, etc. before coming to class. Most cell phones have a “vibrate” or “blink” function that will alert you without disrupting the class. If you have a bona fide requirement for making/receiving a call, notify me before the class period. Anyone using a communication device in any other manner will receive a zero for their participation grade no matter how much they participated during the class period. While this might seem harsh it is necessary to maintain a positive learning atmosphere for all students.
- Use of a lap-top, desk-top computer, or other electronic device including, but not limited to, cellphones, iPods, MP3 players, PDAs, etc. (except when part of the assigned work for the class) is not acceptable. Do not send text messages; check email; “surf” the internet; use MySpace, Facebook, weblogs, or other personal accounts during class time. Do not play music or video games. After one warning (per semester), anyone using an electronic device in violation of this policy will receive the stated discipline in the first paragraph.
- Unless as part of the assigned work for the class, earphones (including earbuds and Bluetooth earpieces) should not be worn or used to listen to music, or any other type of material. After one warning (per semester), anyone using earphones or similar devices in violation of this policy will receive the stated discipline in the first paragraph.
- Do not read newspapers or any non-class material; do not do work for other classes, sleep in class or put your feet on the furniture. Failure to engage in class activities will receive a zero for your participation grade.
- Disruptive behavior, profanity, civil rights violations, and/or sexual harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. One of my responsibilities as an instructor is to ensure an effective learning environment for all of my students. If you are disruptive in any way, you may be asked to leave the room. If you fail to do so, when asked, you will be removed from class by Security, and you will run the risk of expulsion from the college.