Cuesta College Spring 2011

COURSE Spanish 201 (CRN 30779)

INSTRUCTOR Ralph Sutter

TIME AND PLACE 07:30-08:20 a. m. MTWTh Room 6104 SLO campus

TEXT Dos mundos; séptima edición Tracy D. Terrell et al. McGraw Hill Boston, MA 2010. (This is a print Available in the Cuesta Bookstore, this is the Dos Mundos PLUS package for Students product) (a.k.a. “the new style”) which includes the online textbook and online workbook/ lab manual, along with a loose–leaf color edition textbook. The ISBN is 0–07–742330–5. ELECTRONIC If you do not purchase the electronic workbook as part of the Dos Mundos Plus Package WORKBOOK mentioned in the previous section, you can purchase the book key on line directly from the (This is an publisher at tinyurl.com/y9h2qo7. access key, Do not purchase the workbook in hard copy. not a print Likewise, DO NOT PURCHASE product) Dos mundos: Online Cuaderno de actividades, 7th Edition, Part A.

SCOPE OF THE CLASS: Spanish 201 will cover Pasos A-C and Capítulos 1-5 of the texts.

ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is essential to your success in mastering a language. If you feel that you can afford to miss class, then perhaps this course is too easy for you and you should consider challenging it by examination or enrolling in a more advanced course. The Spanish Department offers a placement examination if you wish to confirm your current skills level.

In order to learn a language, you have to practice. The more that you practice; the more complete your success. When you are absent from class for any reason, you cannot participate in the class activities. You lose practice time and language acquisition suffers. Excessive absences will result in lowered grades.

If you are absent at all during the first two weeks or if you miss three classes during the semester without compelling justification, you may be dropped from the rolls. If you must miss class, please leave me a voicemail message at 546-3100 ext. 2694. Alternately, you may e-mail me at [email protected]. Despite my drop policy, you should not count on me to drop you from class for non attendance. This is ultimately your responsibility.

OFFICE HOURS: I have an office hour on Thursday from 08:30-09:30 a. m. and M-Th from 1030-1130 a. m. I am also available for consultation while I am staffing the Consolidated Languages Lab, Room 6103. My staffing times are Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30 as well as Mondays and Tuesdays from 12:30- 1:30. If you cannot meet with me at any of those times, please speak with me so that we may make alternate arrangements.

Office Phone E-mail Course Web Site Location Room 6206 546-3100 [email protected] http://academic.cuesta.edu/rsutter/index.html ext. 2694

Spanish 201 – Spring 2011 Syllabus - CRN 30779- Sutter Page 1 of 3 Last updated 12/4/2010 5:51:00 AM HOMEWORK: I will assign homework for every class meeting. Homework must be turned in at the beginning of class on the date due. Exercises taken from the gray pages of the text contain an answer key. The answer key is located in the Appendix at the end of the text. Please check your answers and make any necessary corrections. If you have to make numerous corrections, review the concepts. If you have questions about the material that you can't resolve, bring them up in class the next day.

When you submit homework late, you do not come to class fully prepared for the day's activities. As a result, you learn less than you otherwise might have. Late homework is therefore not accepted other than in cases of illness or approved absence. I follow this same policy with the Cuadernos, described in the following section.

CUADERNO: This course uses an electronic workbook that is located on-line at www.mhcentro.com and is accessible once that you register on the site. Registration requires that you enter the appropriate course code and book key.

The course code for this class is CRKPDF647. The book key is different for every student. Purchase the book key either from the Cuesta Bookstore or directly from the publisher at tinyurl.com/y9h2qo7. It is valid for 24 months. Spanish 202 and Spanish 203 both use the same textbook and electronic workbook.

If you continue in these courses, you will be able to use your will still work this semester for Spanish 202 and later should you choose to enroll in Spanish 203. For more information about the creating an account for the electronic workbook, see http://academic.cuesta.edu/rsutter/spanish/sections/201-1130.htm.

You should work on the cuaderno on a regular basis, both in the Language Lab and elsewhere. The due date for each capítulo of the cuaderno is the date of the corresponding chapter exam. You submit it electronically. I then score it electronically making comments as I do so. Please review my comments so that you may benefit from that feedback.

LANGUAGE LABORATORY: The Language Lab is an essential component of this course. You are required to spend at least one hour per week working in the Language Lab. It is located in Room 6103. The hours of operation are posted in the lab and viewable on-line at http://academic.cuesta.cc.ca.us/intlang/lab/currentlabhours.htm.

You may spend this time working in the on-line cuaderno or in other activities that build your mastery of Spanish. Please log in via the SARS computer station when you enter the lab and log out when you leave.

TESTING: I may give quizzes throughout the semester. After completing each chapter, I will give a comprehensive examination. You will have one hour to complete this exam. Quizzes and examinations will always be announced beforehand. I will not give make-ups.

GRADING: Spanish classes at Cuesta College are only available for a letter grade. They are not offered credit/no credit. Your grade is based on the number of points that you earn during the semester. The chart below indicates the values for each component of the course. I do not issue plus/minus grades.

I enforce the Cuesta College academic honesty policy. It resides on line at http://www.cuesta.edu/campus/student/support/vicepres/Academic%20Honesty%2012-15-06.pdf. Incidents of cheating will be referred to the Vice President of Student Support for disciplinary action.

Component Percentage Value Grading Scale Homework and 15% A 90-100% participation Lab Assignments 15% B 80-89% Chapter Examinations 60% C 70-79% Final Examination 10% D 60-69% F <60%

Spanish 201 – Spring 2011 Syllabus - CRN 30779- Sutter Page 2 of 3 Last updated 12/4/2010 5:51:00 AM STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are a student with disability that would inhibit your effective learning of the material in the lass, please notify the instructor and make an appointment with DSPS (located in the 3300 Building) to discuss your needs for accommodation as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT DATES: No classes will be held on Monday, February 21st, nor for the week of April 25th-April 28th. The last day to withdraw with a grade of W is Saturday, April 9th, 2011.

FINAL EXAMINATION: The final examination is Monday, May 16th from 7:30-9:30 a. m. It will take place in the regular classroom. I will not give early or late finals. Please bear this in mind when enrolling in this course.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:  Recognize and apply adequate and sufficient topic-centered vocabulary  Incorporate knowledge of grammatical concepts when speaking or writing Spanish  Recognize and apply the entire sound system of the language  Hold conversations with others, including native speakers of Spanish, speaking in full sentences with reasonable accuracy incorporating both the present and the past tenses.  Write paragraphs, including those that relate to Hispanic social and cultural situations, with appropriate use of both the present and past tenses.  Paraphrase dialogues and narrative passages in the textbook.  Explore topic-centered, level-appropriate materials without resorting to word-by-word translation, and relate to follow-up questions verbally and in writing.  Demonstrate the ability to maximize effective communication by compensating for gaps in vocabulary and structure with resourcefulness; sending complex messages with simple elements arranged skillfully.

FINAL NOTE: I will conduct the course in Spanish exclusively. At times, you may not understand all that is being said. However, you should always know the topic of discussion. Use all the clues at your disposal to help you understand. Watch what other people are doing. Consider what they have said. Ask questions (in Spanish of course) to further clarify the focus of discussion. Do not translate into English or ask me to do so. The more willing that you are to use Spanish even when you can't express exactly what you would like to or when you don't understand completely, the more fluent your Spanish will become.

The goal of this course is accurate, successful communication in standard Spanish. Class time is for actively using that language for meaningful communication. You study grammar at home. In class, you listen to others speak Spanish and speak with them in that language. At first, you will listen much more than you will speak. In time, you will put together longer, more sophisticated sentences. The challenge of this class is to get the most mileage out of whatever Spanish you know at the moment.

As always, the most effective communication is two-way communication. Therefore, I urge you to participate enthusiastically in the class and to offer freely your comments and suggestions for improving the course. Ralph Sutter

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