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Spanish
1411
Syllabus
Blended
Class
I. COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
Professor: Marino de León
Department of Foreign Languages
San Antonio College
Office: Academic Instructional Center 132
San Antonio, Texas
78212--4299
Telephone: (210) 486-0974 Fax: (210) 486-1534
E-mail: mdeleon@alamo.edu
II. Class schedule and information
Elementary Spanish I, 1411.080 is a blended
class. It meets only one time per week, Tuesdays from 2:00pm – 3:40 pm. It
will meet in the Academic Instruction Center (AIC) 103. Students will do
activities in the classroom from the textbook and will do the workbook and lab homework in Quia (pronounced Kia). Instead of doing your workbook and
lab manual with paper and pen, Quia allows you to
complete your work electronically. You get instant feedback to the questions
you answer in a variety of activity and game formats. Created in conjunction
with Quia Corporation, the Web-SAM (Student
Activities Manual) is the electronic version of the printed Plazas
Workbook/Lab Manual. The Web-SAM delivers these ancillaries online with
automatic scoring.
You have 24-hour access to workbook, and laboratory activities with instant
feedback and grading. As your instructor,
I will be able to see the work that you do and your scores. You will not have
to e-mail me any of the work.
II. TEXTBOOK
Plazas,
3rd edition by Hershberger/Navey-Davis/Borrás A,. published
by Heinle/Cengage.
There are 3 book options:
1. A new hard cover
textbook package. The new book
package comes with the iLrn (pronounced I learn) book key (access code). With
this book key, you have access to the textbook exercises, the online workbook
exercises and the online lab exercises. This is the most expensive package.
2. A new loose
leaf text. This loose leaf text has all the features of the hard cover text
but all the pages are loose. You can put the book in a three ring binder.
This is cheaper than the hard copy.
3. You can purchase the iLrn book key by itself
online. This gives you access to everything the other two options have but
you don’t have a paper textbook. You have everything online. The textbook is
an e-Book. If you feel comfortable using an electronic book instead of a
paper textbook, this is the least expensive way to go. To buy the iLrn book key, go to the following
site.
http://books.quia.com/books/bookstore.html
Under discipline, choose Spanish
Under Title, choose Plazas
You can leave Author blank
Under Publisher, choose Heinle
On the next page, you will see a picture of a textbook,
but you are not buying the paper text but the book key that gets you the
e-book. Choose Plazas 3rd
edition, iLrn: Heinle Learning Center.
This gets you into the place where you can do the online textbook exercises,
workbook exercises and lab manual exercises. The price is 94.95.
[NOTE: If you buy the textbook online it will probably not
include the book key. You need to have the book key to do the online work.
Therefore it will be more expensive or just as
expensive as a package from above if you buy a used book and then buy the
book key separately].
The next step is to register yourself into the
journey through my iLrn
class account. You will need to use the following information::
Course: Spanish 1411
Code: CDNH674
Book: Plazas, 3rd edition
You are already registered at San
Antonio College
but before you can access Quia, the place where you
will be able to see your assignments and do your online homework, you will
need to create a Quia account and enroll yourself
in the Quia course Spanish 1411. In Quia, the course is Spanish 1411 and class is the same as
section. For example, Spanish 1411.080.
1. Go to http://books.quia.com/books/students.html
and click on Create a new account.
2. Select a username and password and enter your information, then click
Submit.
Note: Remember to write down your username and password and be sure to
select the correct time zone. Also, please enter a valid e-mail address so
your password will be sent to you if you forget it.
Entering the book key and course code
Enter the pass key (book key) and course code (CDNH674) to complete the
enrollment process. The book key is usually packaged with your textbook. Once
you have completed this step, the system lists the course and book on the
Student Workstation home page. The book key is good for 18 months and can be
used for Spanish 1411, 1412 and 2311.
To access your Student Workstation in the future, go to http://books.quia.com and log in. Here, you
can open your book, submit activities, view your results, and view your
instructor's feedback. If you have any questions, contact Quia
Support at http://books.quia.com/support.html
Do I need to enter my book key every time I use my
book?
Your book key is a one-time-use key. Once you have
entered the book key, you will not need to enter it again. To access your
book, simply log into your account by entering your username and password.
III. EXAMS:
A. REGULARLY SCHEDULED EXAMS:
Please check the Exam Schedule on my Home Page in Blackboard Vista for
the exam dates. There will be an exam after every chapter, except Chapter 5.
It will be included on the final exam. The final exam is comprehensive,
lessons 1 - 5.
B. MAKE-UP EXAMS:
When you click on the Exam Schedule, you will see the dates for the
chapter exams and the final exam. Make-up exams will be given only in
extenuating circumstances. Every effort should be made to take the exam as
scheduled. All make-ups must have the instructor's approval. If an exam is
missed, you must inform the instructor immediately. Should you not contact
the instructor, he/she may drop you from the course. Should you schedule a
make-up examination and fail to appear at the designated time, a grade of
zero will be assigned for that test.
IV. HOMEWORK:
Homework will be assigned through Quia (iLrn). The assignments will
include exercises dealing with the
Workbook and the Lab Manual. I will be able to see the results when you click
on Submit. Homework will be due before midnight of the date indicated in the
Homework page in Blackboard Vista. Failure to turn in homework for two weeks
will result in a drop from the class.
The semester is divided into 15 weeks. In Spanish 1411 chapters 1 – 5
will be covered.
V. GRADE DISTRIBUTION:
The student's final course grade will be determined by his/her performance
in the following:
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Homework from the online Workbook and Lab Manual
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20%
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Exams
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50%
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Final Exam
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30%
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In accordance with the San Antonio
College
grading standard, final course grades will be assigned on the basis of the following
scale:
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100 - 90 = A
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89 - 80 = B
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79 - 70 = C
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69 - 60 = D
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Below 60 = F
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VI. Drop policy:
A. April 12 is the last day to drop a class with a grade of W. Students continuing
with the class after that date will receive a performance grade of A, B, C, D
or F.
B. If you stop taking the course and do not officially
withdraw, you will receive a grade of F. The student must initiate the drop
procedure. If you feel that you cannot continue with the class, simply e-mail
me or call and I can turn in the drop slip for you.
VII. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GOALS:
Preliminary chapter
Communicative goals: Greet others, introduce yourself and
say good-bye. Exchange personal information (origin, address, etc.). Identify
quantities of objects. Ask and answer questions. Vocabulary: Greetings and
good-byes. Numbers 0-30. Interrogative words. Structures: Subject pronouns
and the present tense of the verb ser. The verb form hay and
numbers 0-30. Question words and inflection.
Chapter 1
Communicative goals: Identify people and things in the classroom. Specify
colors. Describe everyday activiites. Talk about
academic courses and university buildings. Tell time. Vocabulary: In the
classroom. The colors. Foreign languages and other academic courses and
majors. University places and buildings. The time and the days of the week.
Structures: Definite and indefinite articles and how to make nouns plural
(gender of nouns). Present tense of regular -ar
verbs.
Chapter 2
Communicative goals: Define and ask about family relationships. Indicate
ownership and possession. Describe people and things. Indicate nationality.
Express physical states. Count from 30-100. Describe daily activities at home
or at school. Vocabulary: The family. Physical features and personality.
Nationalities. Numbers 30-100. Structures: Possessive adjectives. Possession
with de(l). Common uses of the
verb ser. Agreement with descripitive
adjectives. Presnet tense of -er and -ir verbs.
Common uses of the verb tener.
Chapter 3
Communicative goals: Describe leisure-time activities. Express likes and
dislikes. Express plans and intentions. Describe basic actions, places, and
activities in town. Talk about the months, seasons, and the weather.
Vocabulary: Sports and leisure-time activities. Places. The months, the
seasons, and weather expressions. Structures: Gustar
+ infinitive and gustar +
nouns. Ir a + destination or
infinitive. Irregular yo verbs. Saber,
conocer, and the personal a.
Chapter 4
Communicative goals: Describe the features of your home or personal
residence. Talk about furniture and appliances. Describe household chores.
Make commands. State locations and describe feelings. Describe actions in
progress. Count from 100 and higher. Vocabulary: Home and furniture.
Appliances and household chores. Numbers 100 to 1,00,000.
Structures: Present tense of stem-changing verbs (e>ie,
o>ue, e>i). More
idioms with tener. Affirmative tú commands. Common uses of estar.
Chapter 5
Communicative goals: Identify parts of the body. Describe daily routines
and hygienic practices. Talk about waht you have
just finished doing. Talk about illnesses and health conditions. Describing
people, things, and conditions. Pointing out people and things. Vocabulary:
The human body. Health care (illnesses, symptoms, and medical treatments).
Structures: Reflexive pronouns and present tense of reflexive verbs. Acabar de + infinitive. Ser vs.
estar. Demonstrative adjectives and
pronouns.
Culture
Another very important goal of the course is for you to be more aware and
appreciate the Hispanic culture.
VIII. NETIQUETTE:
All students shall show respect for properly constituted authority, and
observe correct standards of conduct, when utilizing the Record Chat and the
e-mail.
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The professor reserves the right
to make any changes to this Syllabus if he deems it necessary.
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