Span 201 Intermediate Spanish

SPANISH 101: Elementary Spanish I Fall 2013

Sect. F01: M W 10:30-11:30, in Gruening 410; T Th 9:45-11:15 in Gruening 310

Instructor: Siri Engstrom Email: [email protected] Office: Gruening 606D Phone: 474-5725 Office hours: MW 9:15-10:15, TR 2-3 & by appointment

COURSE MATERIALS Our main text for this class will be Panorama, vol.1 (fourth edition), from Vista Publishers, and a Supersite Plus code, both of which are required by September 9th (second class meeting). Both of these are available at the UAF bookstore or online at www. vhlcentral.com.

DESCRIPTION ¡Bienvenidos a Español 101 (Elementary Spanish I)! This course is designed for students who have never had previous instruction in Spanish (or minimum instruction). This semester we will focus on: basic vocabulary and grammar, speaking and pronunciation, listening and reading practice, and confidence-building in the use of Spanish in everyday situations in a comfortable environment.

COURSE OBJECTIVES Course goals  Build a solid foundation of Spanish grammar/vocabulary for real communicative purposes  Provide the opportunity for students to interact and use their Spanish  Improve listening and reading skills

Expected Student Learning Outcomes  Students will be able to describe their daily lives in Spanish  Students will be able to sustain a basic conversation in Spanish about a variety of topics  Students will be able to comfortably use both the present and past tenses in speech, writing and reading

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS This is a communicative language class and as such there will not be a significant element of lecture. Rather the instructor will act principally as a resource and as a facilitator of interaction. There will be whole class interaction, small group interaction, and pair work. There may also occasionally be some (educational) games, films and music.

LANGUAGE LAB Gruening 609, open 8am-5pm. There are computers with internet access available for foreign language students. In addition there are language-specific tutors who can help you with your work, or act as conversation partners (hours TBA).

COURSE POLICIES Student responsibilities  Preparation. Students must come prepared for every class. Your preparation will have a direct effect on your participation, which is graded. Due to the intensive nature of this course, you will be expected to study two hours OUTSIDE of class for every one hour of class time (10 hours per week).  Attendance and participation. In-class interaction is required. See Evaluation below. Missed class: if you miss class, it is YOUR responsibility to check with the instructor or a classmate to see if you missed any assignment or schedule changes.  Monitoring of course grade. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of grades received, as well as to periodically check the daily grades assigned for participation in order to monitor progress over the course of the semester and so be able to make changes in time to avoid receiving a low final grade.

Appropriate class behavior You are welcome to bring a drink or snack to class, as long as you clean up after yourself. Side conversations are not acceptable…unless they are in Spanish . I expect you to be courteous to classmates and the instructor at all times. Cell phones MUST BE TURNED OFF AND PUT AWAY before class begins. After 1st warning you will be asked to leave class and counted as absent. No tobacco products will be permitted.

Students with disabilities UAF makes appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities who have been documented by the Office of Disability Services (203 Whitaker Building, 474-7043). Students with learning or other disabilities who may need classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to obtain the appropriate documentation if they do not have it. Please meet with me during office hours so that I can collaborate with the Office of Disability Services to provide the appropriate accommodations and support to assist you in meeting the goals of the course.

Student support services UAF is committed to equal opportunity for all students. Students who are the first in their families to attempt a four-year college degree, or students whose incomes are low, have opportunities for tutorial and other forms of support from the office of Student Support Services. Please make an appointment with Student Support Services at 474-2644.

Student code of conduct As a UAF student, you are subject to UAF's Honor Code: "Students will not collaborate on any quizzes, in-class exams, or take-home exams that will contribute to their grade in a course, unless permission is granted by the instructor of the course. Only those materials permitted by the instructor may be used to assist in quizzes and examinations. Violations of the Honor Code will result in a failing grade for the assignment and, ordinarily, for the course in which the violation occurred. Moreover, violation of the Honor Code may result in suspension or expulsion."

EVALUATION To measure the expected learning outcomes, this course will use the following resources:

A. Participación (20%) Learning a language is not done in isolation. Speaking, listening, and interacting with others are essential parts of the learning process. Therefore you will be graded on your classroom performance—not on whether you get the right answer, but on whether you are in class, with your materials, having read the assigned textbook pages, and willing to speak. Participation will be evaluated regularly (see “PARTICIPATION GRADE CRITERIA” below). From 0-5 points will be awarded for every day of class. Warning: as participation figures as a large percentage in your evaluation, you might be surprised to see the damage that regularly receiving 3 points or 0 points will do to your final grade. It goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway) that you cannot participate if you are not present. Each unexcused absence will detract heavily from your grade, however you will be allowed 4 “free” absences before your grade will be affected. Each additional absence will lower your FINAL course grade by 1-1.5%, and missing 23 hours of class or more will result in an automatic “F”.

B. Exámenes (35%); examen final (15%) There is a test after chapters 1-6, as well as a final exam after chapter 7. The final exam is comprehensive but will heavily favor chapter 7. Exams may not be made up without advance accommodation. You may, however, drop your lowest exam grade (if you miss an exam, that will automatically be the dropped grade).

C. Tarea (20%) [Web-SAM: 15%; Síntesis 5%] Your written homework assignments will be done online through the Panorama website: http://www.vhlcentral.com/. You must purchase a Supersite Plus code with your textbook which will allow you access to these activities. Homework is due on the day of the exam for each chapter (dates listed in calendar below). Late homework will not be accepted. Web-SAM (15%) These activities include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, T/F, sentence writing and some listening activities. You will be allowed 5 attempts to complete most of these activities. Síntesis (5%) These assignments are writing activities. There is one due each chapter, and you must write a paragraph (not including ch. 1) of at least 8 sentences which follows the assigned topic. These activities will be given a letter grade. If you would like detailed feedback/corrections on this assignment, please print a copy and hand it in to your instructor.

D. Pruebas (10%) These brief, written activites from the textbook (2 times per chapter) are to be turned in at the beginning of each designated class period (see calendar below; assignments indicated in calendar as Prueba). You will be able to complete these activities after reading the assigned material in the syllabus calendar. You may use scratch paper, but you must write legibly. No late work will be accepted, however you may send these activities by e-mail as long as they are received by the start of class.

COMPONENTS OF THE FINAL GRADE AND WEIGHT BY PERCENTAGE Participación 20% Exámenes 35% Tarea (Web-SAM) 15% Tarea (Síntesis) 5% Pruebas 10% Examen final 15% STANDARD ABSENCE POLICY FOR ALL SPANISH CLASSES Number of Allowable Absences and Amount Grade is Lowered for Excessive Absences

3 credit classes 5 credit classes total # of contact hours in semester 42 hrs 70 hrs # of hrs must be present to pass (2/3 of semester) 28 hrs 47 hrs # of hrs absent that results in an F (1/3 of semester) miss > 14 hrs miss > 23 hrs

How often class meets 1 day/wk 2 days/wk 3 days/wk 2 days/wk 4 days/wk

# of missed days allowed 1 2 3 2 4 % that final grade is lowered for each add. absence 3% 1.5% 1% 2.5% 1% or 1.5% (-1% for ea. hour missed)

DEPARTMENTAL GRADING SCALE A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 67-69 F 0- A 93-96 B 83-86 C 73-76 D 63-66 60 A- 90-92 B- 80-82 C- 70-72 D- 60-62

DROP DATES Sept. 20 is the last day to drop a course for a 100% refund of tuition and fees. Nov. 1 is the last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade on record.

TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR (This schedule may be adjusted to fit class needs)

Semana 1 9/5 Introducción al curso Semana 3 Semana 2 9/16 ch. 1 pp. 24-27 9/17 ch. 1 pp. 28-33 oral exam prep ch. 1 9/9 ch. 1 pp. 1-9 9/18 repaso 9/10 ch. 1 pp. 10-15 9/19 exam ch. 1; Web-SAM tarea due PRUEBA: p. 14 ¡Inténtalo! 9/11 ch. 1 pp. 16-18 9/12 ch. 1 pp. 19-23 PRUEBA: p. 21 ¡Inténtalo! Semana 8 Semana 4 10/21 ch. 4 pp. 107-111 9/23 ch. 2 pp. 35-39 10/22 ch. 4 pp. 112-120 9/24 ch. 2 pp. 40-50 10/23 ch. 4 pp. 121-124 PRUEBA: p. 48 ¡Inténtalo! PRUEBA: p. 122 ¡Inténtalo! 9/25 día de práctica 10/24 ch. 4 pp. 125-127 9/26 ch. 2 pp. 51-54 Semana 9 Semana 5 10/28 ch. 4 pp. 128-131 9/30 ch. 2 pp. 55-58 PRUEBA: p. 129 ¡Inténtalo! PRUEBA: p. 56 ¡Inténtalo! 10/29 repaso 10/1 ch. 2 pp. 59-61 oral exam prep ch. 4 oral exam prep ch. 2 10/30 ch. 4 pp. 132-137 10/2 ch. 2 pp. 62-67 10/31 exam ch. 4; Web-SAM tarea due 10/3 exam ch. 2; Web-SAM tarea due Semana 10 Semana 6 11/4 ch. 5 pp. 139-145 10/7 ch. 3 pp. 69-73 11/5 ch. 5 pp. 146-153 10/8 ch. 3 pp. 74-84 11/6 ch. 5 pp. 154-157 PRUEBA: p. 82 ¡Inténtalo! PRUEBA: p. 155 ¡Inténtalo! 10/9 ch. 3 pp. 85-87 11/7 ch. 5 pp. 158-161 10/10 ch. 3 pp. 88-91 PRUEBA: p. 159 ¡Inténtalo! PRUEBA: p. 89 ¡Inténtalo! Semana 11 Semana 7 11/11 ch. 5 pp. 162-165 10/14 ch. 3 pp. 92-95 11/12 repaso 10/15 repaso oral exam prep ch. 5 oral exam prep ch. 3 11/13 ch. 5 pp. 166-171 10/16 ch. 3 pp. 96-105 11/14 exam ch. 5; Web-SAM tarea due 10/17 exam ch. 3; Web-SAM tarea due Semana 12 Semana 14 11/18 ch. 6 pp. 173-177 12/2 exam ch. 6; Web-SAM tarea due 11/19 ch. 6 pp. 178-185 12/3 ch. 7 pp. 209-219 11/20 ch. 6 pp. 186-189 12/4 ch. 7 pp. 220-223 PRUEBA: p. 187 ¡Inténtalo! PRUEBA: p. 221 ¡Inténtalo! 11/21 ch. 6 pp. 190-193 12/5 ch. 7 pp. 224-227 PRUEBA: p. 191 ¡Inténtalo! Semana 15 Semana 13 12/9 ch. 7 pp. 228-229 11/25 ch. 6 pp. 194-197 12/10 ch. 7 pp. 230-233 11/26 repaso PRUEBA: p. 231 ¡Inténtalo! oral exam prep ch. 6 12/11 Repaso 11/27 ch. 6 pp. 198-207 oral exam prep ch. 7 11/28 Día de acción de gracias 12/12 repaso para el examen final

FINAL EXAM MON DEC 16, 10:15 am-12:15 pm in regular classroom ch. 7 Web-SAM tarea due SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT

Returning Students

If you have an existing Supersite account for any Vista Higher Learning textbook, complete these steps:  Go to vhlcentral.com  Log in using your existing account information.  Redeem your new Supersite code by clicking the "Redeem a code" link. Then complete "Step 3 - Activate Code" below.  Enroll in your Instructor's course by clicking the "Enroll in a course" link. Then complete "Step 5 - Select a Course/Class" below.

New Students

If you are new to Vista Higher Learning, complete these steps:

 Step 1 - Go to vhlcentral.com  Step 2 - Create an Account In the "Login Information" section of the account creation page, enter your name as it appears on your instructor’s roster. Enter the email address you would like to associate with your account. Enter and confirm a password of your choice. In the "Personal Profile" section, enter your first and last name as they appear in your Instructor's roster. Select the year of your birth from the drop down list. Enter a student ID (optional). In the "Security Information" section, provide the answer to a secret question, which may later be used to help you access your account if you forget your password. After you enter all of the information, click "create an account." Click "agree." (Before your account is created, you must agree to the terms and conditions of use policy.)  Step 3 - Activate Code On the code activation screen, enter your Supersite code. Click "activate code" to continue. Look for a message at the top of the screen confirming that the code was successfully redeemed.  Step 4 - Select a School Locate your school by typing your school’s name, University of Alaska-Fairbanks. To narrow the search results, add the city and state, Fairbanks, AK , (include the country, if outside of the USA.) in which your school is located. Click "find." If the terms you entered did not result in a successful search, follow the on-screen tips to revise your search. Select your school from the list by clicking on its name. Click "select school" to add the school to your account. Look for a message at the top of the screen confirming you successfully added the school.  Step 5 - Select a Course/Class From the list of available classes at your school for your textbook's Supersite, look for Instructor "Engstrom" and the course "Spanish 101" taught between 09/05/2013 and 12/20/2013. It should look like this: Course Name: Spanish 101 Section Name: Section 1 Instructor: Engstrom Spanish 101 Section 1

Engstrom Click the radio button for the course section "Section 1." If more than one class is listed for your instructor, click the information icons in the class listings until you locate the section. Click Save. You should see a confirmation that you successfully enrolled in your instructor's course. STUDENT GRADE RECORD

7 Nombre: Instructor: Sra. Engstrom

Exámenes: Ch. 1 ______Ch. 2 ______Ch. 3 ______Ch. 4 ______Ch. 5 ______Ch. 6 ______

Examen final: ______

Tarea: Ch. 1 ______Ch. 2 ______Ch. 3 ______Ch. 4 ______Ch. 5 ______Ch. 6 ______Ch. 7 ______

Pruebas: Ch. 1 ______, ______Ch. 2 ______, ______Ch. 3 ______, ______Ch. 4 ______, ______Ch. 5 ______, ______Ch. 6 ______, ______Ch. 7 ______, ______

Participación: ______

FINAL SCORE: ______

8 PARTICIPATION CRITERIA: Very good: 5 points - arrives for class on time; stays for entire period - greets people and takes leave using Spanish expressions - speaks exclusively in Spanish during whole class and group discussions, - often initiates interactions by responding to classmates’ comments in addition to responding to the instructor’s questions - works on comprehension skills by listening attentively when others speak - participates in all activities with enthusiasm and a positive attitude - often asks questions when something is not clear - contributes actively during group activities

Satisfactory: 4 points - arrives within 5 minutes of start of class; stays for entire period - usually greets and takes leave using Spanish expressions - speaks Spanish during whole group discussions, and only rarely uses English during small group activities - during whole group discussion, participation is sometimes limited to answering the instructor’s questions - is usually an active listener when not participating during whole class or group interactions and only rarely does not listen while others talk - participates in all activities, sometimes enthusiastically - usually asks for help in Spanish when something is not clear, but not always

Unsatisfactory: 3 points - arrives late for class period (5-10 minutes) or leaves early - sometimes uses more English than Spanish during group activities, but always uses Spanish during whole class activities - during whole group discussion, participation is often limited to answering the instructor’s questions - is usually an active listener when not participating during whole class or group interactions and only rarely does not listen while others talk - sometimes contributes actively during group activities - sometimes contributes to getting the task done in group work - does not bring textbook to class

Unacceptable: 0 points - arrives late for class period (10 minutes or more); leaves early (10 minutes or more) - uses more English than Spanish when speaking with the instructor or class members - does not listen while others talk - does not contribute much to getting the task done in group work - contributes to the failure of activities by not completing small group or individual assignments (includes not studying the material that was assigned for the day) - works on assignments for other classes and/or Spanish HOMEwork - displays a negative attitude or engages in distracting or impolite behavior - sleeps in class, carries on side conversations or otherwise disrespects the class - cell phone rings, is answered, is on desk, or student is texting during class PARTICIPATION GRADE Nombre: Instructor: Sra. Engstrom

9 10/23 10/22 10/21 10/17 10/16 10/15 10/14 10/10 10/9 10/8 10/7 10/3 10/2 10/1 9/30 9/26 9/25 9/24 9/23 9/19 9/18 9/17 9/16 9/12 9/11 9/10 9/9 9/5 Date

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to dateAbsences 11/18 11/14 11/13 11/12 11/11 11/7 11/6 11/5 11/4 10/31 10/30 10/29 10/28 10/24 12/12 12/11 12/10 12/9 12/5 12/4 12/3 12/2 11/27 11/26 11/25 11/21 11/20 11/19 Date

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to dateAbsences 10