Spanish 122 Syllabus Spring 2010

“The level of language fluency a student will gain is directly related to the amount of time students spend learning the language and on the intensity of that language experience” Curtain/Pesola

Instructor: Rocío A. González

E-mail: rgonzalez@bellevuecollege.edu gonzalezr@bsd405.org

Office location: R 230 Course meets: T-Th at 5:30-7:40p in room A243.

Office Hours: by appointment Pre-requisites: Spanish 121

THIS COURSE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS – Consult a WL advisor if in doubt

PLEASE PRINT and CARRY WITH YOU-- NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED

Books and Materials Required

The following materials are available in the Bellevue College bookstore.

Donley/Blanco, AVENTURAS 3e COMPANION SE + SS & MAESTRO WEBSAM, Vista

Higher Learning, Boston, 2010

This package includes:

ü AVENTURAS, Third Edition Student Edition (Soft-bound, 3-hole punched version)

ü Supersite pass code

ü Maestro WebSAM pass code (access to online workbook tab on Supersite)

DO NOT SHARE CODES W/ NO ONE!

If you are a returning student, you should follow VHL instructions to reactivate your account or contact VHL Tech Support if you run into problems with reactivation.

The ACCESS CODES are necessary to register on the Supersite to access and complete assignments for Textbook and WEB SAM (Student Activities Manual) online.

~~The Supersite also gives you access to additional resources: Grammar terms explained in English, Verb Wheel for reviewing conjugations, etc. You can also read announcements posted by your instructors and e-mail her.

Optional Materials RECOMMENDED

Spanish /English – English/Spanish Bilingual Dictionary
English Grammar for Students of Spanish by Emily Spinell

Course Outcomes: Intermediate First-Year Spanish 122

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate listening comprehension skills by accurately writing in the target language what is heard, by answering questions related to the information given in a monologue, a dialogue or an interview

provided by native speakers of different Spanishspeaking countries.

2. Demonstrate speaking ability by expressing increasingly more complicated sentences, and utilizing accurate vocabulary and grammatical constructions in a prompted dialogue, an interview, or in open-ended questions. Produce original dialogues during pair/group activities and role-playing. Ask questions with proper intonation and provide general information in the present and preterit tenses.

3. Demonstrate reading comprehension skills by answering questions orally or in writing after reading a passage in the target language; deduce meaning about what was read by making educated guesses using cognates and context to assist in the comprehension process.

4. Demonstrate writing ability by creating structurally correct affirmative, interrogative, and negative sentences using the present and preterit tenses for role-play situations or for descriptive paragraphs, with minimum spelling errors.

5. Assimilate additional cultural information through the introduction of theme specific vocabulary, the description and recognition of photographs, among other visual elements, centered on the world of the target language.

6. Demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech by correctly identifying tenses, distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs in the present and past tenses, and recognizing different pronouns categories; show noun-verb and noun-adjective agreement; recognize and accurately use nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions.

How Outcomes will be met: Course description and objectives

The course covers Lección 6 to Lección 10 of the textbook. Additional material (i.e.: MP3s/CD’s, the text web site, tapes, video, etc.) may be utilized throughout the quarter to enrich the teaching and learning experience.

This course will develop basic language skills in Spanish. The emphasis is listening and speaking; basic reading and writing skills are also introduced. It introduces you to fundamentals of the Spanish language (grammar, vocabulary, common expressions) and the Hispanic culture (customs/attitudes/countries).

Equal emphasis is given to the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading, in which culture plays an intricate role as a fifth component in order to truly appreciate the target language and its people.

You are encouraged to develop a genuine interest in Spanish by embracing its culture. Thus, you are invited to establish connections in and out of the classroom setting to enrich your new acquired knowledge and foster understanding of the Hispanic world. The library, Hispanics on campus, the internet, Spanish TV http://www.televisa.com and radio stations for example http://www.latinworld.com

music, newspapers http://www.cnnexpansion.com,http://www.eluniversal.

http://www.elpais.com/global/ http://www.prensalibre.com.gt are great sources to accelerate the learning process.

Syllabus Modification

The course syllabus is subject to change. This includes, but it is not limited to class schedule, number of exams, exam dates, percentages, etc. If necessary, the instructor reserves the right to modify the syllabus. Changes will be announced in class. If you miss class, you are responsible for obtaining any missed information. Make friends and study partners with your classmates and exchange phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Quizzes will be also given to assist you in the clarification of the material being covered. WORK TURNED IN LATE (after 8:00pm) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Grading

A 100-93 B+ 89-87 C+ 79-77 D+ 69-67 F 59 or below.

A- 92-90 B 86-83 C 76-73 D 66-60

, B- 82-80 C- 72-70

Tests (Pruebas) 30%

Quizzes/ Oral presentation 20%

Homework/Workbook and Lab 15%

Participation and attendance 15%

Final Exam 20%

Instructor’s Expectation

♦ Attendance and Participation are mandatory! (15% of grade) All absences and tardy are unexcused.

In order to monitor your progress and assess you accurately, attendance and active participation are necessary and expected. Have the textbook and SAM always with you. Please do not contact me if you are going to be absent—no need. I may not be able to provide assignments on e-mail or phone in time for you to complete the activities for next-class day. I encourage you to exchange e-mail or ph.# with a couple of classmates for deberes or tarea.

Speak Spanish at all times. Resort to synonyms, gestures, paraphrasing, circumlocutions, and any other technique you can draw from to help you communicating using the target language. Eventually, it will get easier. Listen attentively not only to your instructor, but also to your classmates. Ask questions, volunteer answers, offer suggestions, share opinions, contradict, role-play, and help others if they are struggling with an activity or grasping a concept. Enthusiasm and genuine interest in the subject will reward you with an enjoyable and learning experience. ¡Habla español!

¡Ojo! If you are not present, YOU DO NOT RECEIVE PARTICIPATION POINTS

♦ Test (Pruebas) and Quiz. There will be 4 tests (pruebas) and approximately approx. 4-6 pop-quizzes. The prueba will be at the end of each lección. If you miss one test and /or one quiz, the one missed will receive a grade of 0 (F).

► NO MAKE-UPS ARE ALLOWED except under the following circumstances:

Official BCC competition/event/activity which requires your presence

a) Provide a schedule and coach/program director’s signature

Serious injury or illness that requires hospitalization or bed rest

b) Provide attending physician’s note

Death in the family (no pets are included)

c) Provide the funeral director’s note (or other official document)

♦ Oral Presentations/Projects There will be one oral presentation (individual). The instructor will provide guidelines and details about the oral presentation as the date approaches.

♦ Homework (Deberes/Tarea). Assignments are announced on the Supersite on a daily basis. Selection at the discretion of your instructor. Occasionally, some activities are identical to the ones in your textbook, while others are not available on your textbook but only online. It is important you complete the required assignment prior to coming to class to actively participate in class discussions. Don’t be caught behind or unprepared! L

The Supersite activities are divided in TEXTBOOK and WEBSAM:

WEBSAM activities will be graded. You will receive 4 grades (one for each lección) at the conclusion of the lesson based on the work completed and its accuracy. The total of the points earned per activity will be added and divided by the number of activities assigned by your instructor. The deadline is published on the Supersite and it is the same day of the lesson test. You are able to complete an assignment after the deadline; remember, NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCEPTED.

TEXTBOOK activities are assigned daily and are only for credit. You will receive one grade for Textbook Supersite activities based on the % you have completed at the discretion of the instructor at the end of the course. So, please do not stress about it or get frustrated if you run into a glitch with textbook activities. https://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/studentinfo.asp

IMPORTANTE: If you are experiencing technical difficulties accessing the Supersite or you suspect that you have honestly completed correctly an activity (Textbook or WEBSAM) but it showed as incomplete or all responses as “incorrect” 1)contact the Live Technical Help displayed at the bottom left of the Supersite page, 2) use a different PC (Lab A244 during Open Lab Hours), and lastly, 3) inform your instructor about the activity in question and as a one-time courtesy, the activity will be reset for credit/points. Once again, this is at the discretion of the instructor.

It is important you access the Supersite on a daily basis to check for “Assignments Pending” on the top right of the student page and, occasionally, “Announcements” by the instructor are posted for the class. The instructor will also provide feedback as necessary.

NO MAKE UPS WILL BE GIVEN.

NO TESTS, FINAL EXAM, QUIZZES, HOMEWORK, OR ANY OTHER ASSIGNMENT.

à READ AHEAD ß

Use Spanish at all times!

Courtesy and civility foster a positive and conducive learning environment.

¨ Be courteous and conduct yourself appropriately for learning. This means respecting the rights of other students and the Instructor at all times. It includes turning cell phones and pagers off for each and every class period.

¨ Should your cell phone, Ipod, pager, or other electronic device go off or be in use while in the classroom, at any time, you may have 5% deducted from the next relevant exam for the chapter. No warnings will be provided on this. I may ask you to list your name on a sheet of paper which will simply keep a record of the times this happens with you and other individual students.

¨ Inform the instructor prior to class if you need to leave early.

¨ If late, take your seat and join the activities promptly.

¨ Do not take it personally when the instructor corrects your pronunciation and /or answers. You are here to learn. Feel free to correct others.

¨ No hats allowed! Please remove them as you come in.

¨ Rudeness, disrespect, harassment, and disruption won’t be tolerated. After the first warning, if the offense is repeated, the instructor will ask you to leave or security will escort you out.

¨ Learn to be critical of your culture as your learn about others’. Use a sense of humor.

¨ Feel free to bring a soda pop, coffee, tea, juices and water and to class. Discard the empty containers upon exiting the classroom. No one should clean up after you! Civility is important!

¨ No sleeping, smoking, carrying of weapons or consumption of illegal drugs or alcoholic beverages will be allowed. Do NOT attend class drunk or with a hangover: It is disrespectful and vulgar.

¨ Do not read catalogues, magazines, newspapers or classes’ material not pertinent to Spanish.

¨ Only the instructor has the authority to dismiss class. Do not gather your material in the backpack while an activity or lecturing is still in progress.

¨ If the instructor is late (there is always a valid reason), wait silently and patiently at your seat, after 15 minutes you are allowed to leave. Do not disrupt the other classes in the building.

¨ Familiarize yourself with the evacuation procedure posted by the door.

¨ Contact me and visit me during office hours with any concerns you may have about the course.

¨ To make progress in the course: Students are encouraged to establish a connection with the Spanish-native speakers on campus and in the community at-large in order to cultivate a greater appreciation for the target language and culture. The Hispanic community, library, Spanish TV, Radio, magazines, newspapers or the Internet.

Affirmation of Inclusion

Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.

We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp

Tutoring

♦ Tutoring. The Tutoring Center is located in D 204. Consult the website for this quarter’s schedule or visit the center in person to pick one up or print one from www.bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring.

The tutors are fellow students, so be considerate of their work-study time. The drop-in tutoring sessions are for all. If you seek individual tutoring, you will need to fill out a form asserting you are earning a grade of C- or below, and your instructor will approve it electronically. They are available online at the address above. The director of the tutoring center will pair you with a tutor based on availability and schedule requested. Always consult your instructor if considering seeking help with Spanish.

Student Code

Academic Dishonesty: Stealing, cheating and plagiarizing will not be tolerated. A student caught engaging in such activity will receive 0 points for the assignment in question and will be reported, without exception, to the Dean of Student Services.

“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp

Information about Bellevue Colleges copyright guidelines can be found at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/links/copyright.html

A good resource for Plagiarism is the Writing Lab: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html

Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC

All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.

The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. . . Please visit our website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

Public Safety

The Bellevue College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. The Public Safety website is your one-stop resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/

Final Exam Schedule

There is a comprehensive Final Exam (20%) It will cover all the material studied in the 5 lessons and information provided during the individual presentations in class. Consult your calendario for the date and time for this course’s final. The final exam schedule can be found online as well as on the paper copy of BCC Credit Class Schedule. In the event of scheduled exam conflict with another course final, inform both instructors to discuss the possibility of rescheduling one of the two exams. Make arrangements at least two weeks prior the final exam.

FINAL EXAM DATE WILL NOT CHANGE TO ACCOMODATE TRAVEL PLANS

http://bellevuecollege.edu/classes/exams/spring.asp

Academic Calendar

The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.

Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/spring10.

On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds.

College Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp

This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.

Course Calendar

L	MARTES		M	JUEVES
		04/06/10 ¡Bienvenidos! Presentación del curso Supersite Cap. 6 ¡De compras! (140) Vocab Pronunciación (145) Video ¡Qué ropa más bonita! Cultura –los mercados al aire libre Números 101 y más TAREA: CH 6 WB, lab manual & vocab		04/08/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea El pretérito verbos regulares (152) Pretérito verbos irregulares (153) Pronombre objetos Indirectos (154) TAREA: CH 6 WB, lab manual & vocab
		04/013/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Examencito #1: vocab, #s, pret. verbos irreg & OI Adjetivos demostrativos (156) Pronombres demostrativos (157) ¡Práctica, práctica y más práctica! TAREA: CH 6 WB, lab manual & vocab		04/15/10 CH 6 WB, lab manual & vocab DUE (Work after 6pm will not be accepted) Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Revisar examencito #1 Repaso Capítulo 6 EXAMEN capítulo 6 TAREA: CH 7 WB, lab manual & vocab

04/20/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Revisar EXAMEN capítulo 7

Capítulo 7 La Vida diaria

Lectura pg. 166-167

Vocab 170-171

Pronunciación (175)

Video ¡Jamás me levanto temprano! (176)

Lectura “La siesta” pg.178-179

Verbos reflexivos (180-181)

TAREA: CH 7 WB, lab manual & vocab

04/22/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Examencito #2; vocab, verbos reflexivos

Palabras negativas e indefinidas (182)

Pretérito de SER e IR (184)

¡Práctica, práctica y más práctica!

TAREA: CH 7 WB, lab manual & vocab

04/27/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Revisar examencito #2

Usos del verbo “Gustar y similares” (186)

Repaso Capítulo 7

¡Práctica, práctica y más práctica!

TAREA: CH 7 WB, lab manual & vocab

04/29/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

CH 7 WB, lab manual & vocab DUE

(Work after 6pm will not be accepted)

Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Repaso Capítulo 7

EXAMEN capítulo 7

TAREA: CH 8 WB, lab manual & vocab

05/04/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Revisar EXAMEN capítulo 7

Capitulo 8 ¡A comer!

Vocab. (196)

A practicar (199)

A conversar (200)

Pronunciación (201)

Video ¿Qué tal la comida? (202)

TAREA: CH 8 WB, lab manual & vocab

05/06/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Preterito de verbos irregulares (206)

Más práctica verbos irreg. pretérito

Objetos directos/indirectos (208)

TAREA: CH 8 WB, lab manual & vocab

05/11/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

Examencito #3 vocab, pretérito verb irreg, od/oi

Saber & conocer (210)

Comparativos y superlativos (212)

Repaso capítulo 8 (214)

TAREA: CH 8 WB, lab manual & vocab

05/13/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea

CH 8 WB, lab manual & vocab DUE

(Work after 6pm will not be accepted)

Revisar examencito #3

Repaso capítulo 8

EXAMEN capítulo 8

TAREA: CH 9 WB, lab manual & vocab

L	MARTES		M	JUEVES
		05/18/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Revisar EXAMEN capítulo 8 Capítulo 9 Las celebraciones Vocab (226) A practicar (229) A conversar (230) Pronunciación (231) Video ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Maite! (232) TAREA: CH 9 WB, lab manual & vocab		05/20/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Pretérito verbos irregulares (236) Pretérito de verbo “dar” (237) Verbos que cambian de significado en el pretérito (238) Más práctica de verbos con cambios TAREA: CH 9 WB, lab manual & vocab
		05/25/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Examencito #4; vocab, pret. ver irreg con cambios de significado, verbo dar Pronombres relativos (240) Usos de quien(es) y “lo que” (241) ¿Qué? ¿Cuál? (242) Repaso capítulo 9 TAREA: CH 9 WB, lab manual & vocab		05/27/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea CH 9 WB, lab manual & vocab DUE (Work after 6pm will not be accepted) Revisar examencito #4 Repaso capítulo 9 EXAMEN capítulo 9 TAREA: CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab
		06/01/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Revisar EXAMEN capítulo 9 Capítulo 10 “En el consultorio” Vocab (252) A practicar (255) A conversar (256) Ortografía (257) Video ¡Uf! ¡Qué dolor!(258) TAREA: CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab		06/03/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea El imperfecto y sus usos(262-263) Construcciones con “se” (264) Advervios (266) Dar temas para presentaciones orales TAREA: CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab
		06/08/10 Preguntas/Aclaraciones de tarea Examencito #5; vocab, el imperfecto, construcciones con “se” & adverbios Repaso capítulo 10 TAREA: CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab		06/10/10 Preguntas y aclaraciones del semestre PRESENTACIONES ORALES TODOS DEBEN ESTAR PREPARADOS If you are not ready with your PP and presentation TODAY, you will NOT be able to present 6/15/10 This will be consider late and I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK !Buena suerte! TAREA: CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab
		06/15/10 CH 10 WB, lab manual & vocab DUE (Work after 6pm will not be accepted) REPASO DE TODOS LOS CAPITULOS 6-10 PRESENTACIONES ORALES		06/17/10 FINAL EXAM -Comprehensive- Chapter 6-10