Sinclair Community College - Course
Syllabus
Summer Quarter 2006 - Elementary Spanish II - SPA 102
Instructor Information
Instructor:
Dr. Derek Petrey Office: 3232B
Office
Hours
Conversation
Table:
Office
Phone
512-2092
E-mail: derek.petrey@sinclair.edu
Instructor
Webpage: http://people.sinclair.edu/derekpetrey/
Dept.
Office:
3-240
Dept. Secretary: Mrs. Lora Bowling (512-2844)
Dept. Chair: Luis Samuel González
Acevedo, M.A. Philosophy, Juris Doctor
Assistant
Professor of Philosophy
Office:
Bldg. 3, Rm. 240 F
E-Mail:
luis.gonzalez@sinclair.edu
Office
hours: By appointment
Course
Information
Division: Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dept.: Hum., Govt. & Mod. Lang.
Course
Title: Elementary Spanish II
Course
No.: SPA 102
Credits:
4 hrs. university parallel.
Prerequisites: SPA 101 or placement.
Course Description (What does this mean?)
Essentials
of the spoken and written language are stressed.
(We speak
and write Spanish in class. This is the best, quickest, and most fun way
to learn it!)
Emphasis is on vocabulary practice, grammar, pronunciation, simple sentence structure, conversational drills, and reading.
We learn words, how to say and combine the words,
and how to use the words to speak, listen, write and read in Spanish.
This
course is the second of the three courses that make up the 1st year of
university-parallel language
study.
Course progress: SPA 101 → SPA 102→ SPA 103
4
hours of in-class interactive activity supported by in-class lecture, in-class
handouts, quizzes, and exams.
Language
lab attendance is required.
You are
evaluated on performing in class in
various ways. Class is 250 min. / week. Outside of class (in addition to
homework) you should spend at least 45 minutes in the Language Lab every
week using the programs there to improve your skills.
Students
must see the instructor on an individual basis to arrange for optional ways of
fulfilling the language lab attendance requirement if this is a problem.
Any
alternative options must be arranged by JULY 1ST and they are approved
solely at the instructor's discretion. You are responsible for your own
academic success. As your instructor I will work with your special needs
as best as I can, but if I don't know these needs, I can't help you
Course Objectives
·To develop basic communicative competence (understanding and using) in Spanish by developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This includes using basic gestures and other discursive and sociolinguistic features of the language appropriately with native speakers of Spanish.
·To provide practice and instruction in basic structures of the language.
·To apply rules of pronunciation, grammar, and lexicon usage to unfamiliar material.
·Specifically we will look at: Commands, the Preterite, Imperfect Indicative, and Past Progressive Tenses and the particular cases of object pronouns, por/para, the personal A, and negatives.
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Required Texts
These are sold as a bundle in the Campus Bookstore. (1st floor, Building 7)
TEXTO: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish: 7th Ed. Marty Knorre et al. McGraw-Hill: Boston, 2000.
DIARIO: Workbook to Accompany Puntos de Partida... Marty Knorre et al. McGraw-Hill: Boston, 2000.
MANUAL DE LABORATORIO: Laboratory Manual to Accompany Puntos de Partida... Marty Knorre et al. McGraw-Hill: Boston, 2000. (This book is for supplementary audio exercises and will not be a course component unless used as an alternative to language lab attendance.)
Additional Materials
LAB CDs. To use the Lab Manual, you must get a copy of the full set of the Language Lab CDs. The files are free of charge. Bring a CD-R for each chapter you want to have recorded to the Language Lab: they do not sell them, you must bring your own. (Please be polite to the Language Lab staff, as they are very busy at the beginning of the quarter! There is a drop off box where you can leave the CDs. You should indicate your name, your course title, and "LAB MANUAL" with the chapters you need copied.) It may take them up to a couple of days to burn the CDs for you.
DICTIONARY: Not required but strongly suggested. Choose one that has at least 60,000 entries. There are a variety of ones out there, some good ones are Langenschiedt, VOX, Larousse, University of Chicago. You should check to see if the dictionary notes regionalisms in English and Spanish.
OTHER: Looking for comic books, short stories, novels, dictionaries, and other print materials in Spanish? Check out the Sinclair Library on the Campus Lower Level!
MORE
OTHER?: The instructor's webpage is directly accessible from a link on your My.Sinclair
page for this course. You can also find it at: http://people.sinclair.edu/derekpetrey/ It
has links to lots of other interesting Spanish-language resources, including on-line
newspapers and educational sites.
Language Laboratory (Room 2-321)
THE
LANGUAGE LAB HOURS ARE: 8:30-3:30 MWF, 8:30-6:00 TR, no Saturday hours.
There are many things you can do there:
·USE THE AUDIO
FILES with your LAB MANUAL
·LISTEN TO SPANISH-LANGUAGE MUSIC
·WATCH VIDEOS from your book and MOVIES IN SPANISH (either on the server or in the DVD collection)
·USE THE ONLINE
LEARNING CENTER WEBSITE (www.mhhe.com/puntos)
·WRITE COMPOSITIONS with ATAJO
·CHECK YOUR GRADES & CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE CLASS WEBPAGE (at my.sinclair.edu)
·As an absolute minimum you must visit the language
lab regularly for at least 45 mins every week. You can work
on the Puntos de Partida Interactive Program.
For each chapter you must complete at least 10 of the chapter activities
in the Puntos de Partida Interactive Program and then print out the report page
to be turned in. You will receive credit for the chapter
reports you turn in on time.
-The Language Lab Policy on Pornography and Otherwise Offensive Material: Using the Language Lab to browse, download, transmit or create any form of pornography will result in immediate and permanent expulsion from the lab.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
You
are ultimately responsible for your own academic progress and success.
Things
I expect students to do:
-Ask questions: If you have doubts, ask the instructor to
clarify them. If you are not sure about something, it is your duty to let the
instructor know.
-Be courteous: Just because you are using another language doesn't
give you the right to be judgmental, racist, sexist, obscene, or rude.
The need for courtesy and respect is universal, even though it may not always
be expressed in the same way from culture to culture. Cell phones,
pagers, beepers, and the like are expected to be on silent, whether in the
classroom or in the Modern Language Lab.
-Challenge themselves: Language learners are most successful when
they have a strategy for learning languages that involves learning both inside
and outside the classroom. The Independent Learning Styles is there to
help you see what is in your comfort zone and what you need to do to challenge yourself. Learning a language involves
a lot of skills: oral, aural, reading, writing, cultural, and metacognitive.
It follows an easily discernible cycle:
LEARNING ABSTRACT PRINCIPLES
REFLECTIVE
ASSESSMENT
ACTIVE EXPERIMENTATION
CONCRETE PRACTICE IN REAL LIFE
Instruction
in a classroom setting can give you with 60% of the cycle. You have to
provide the other 40%.
-Do the logical thing: If you miss a class, it is your task to check
on-line to see what you have missed and catch up on the assignments. Not being
in class on one day is no excuse for not being prepared the next! It is your
duty to help create a learning environment. If you are ill-prepared,
other students you work with will not be able to learn as well as they could.
-español, español, español: The more Spanish you use in class, the
better! When you do group activities, resist the urge to speak to your
classmates in English! You will get more out of it if you force yourself
to stretch your Spanish!
-Follow the guidelines: Just because I don't collect all the homework I assign
doesn't mean I don't expect you to do it. The three questions I will ask
you when you come to me for problems is 1) What is your outside learning
strategy? 2) Are you doing the supplementary assignments? 3) Have
you thought about getting a tutor? Of course, I am always happy to help
you find what you need to do in order to learn and use these skills better.
Evalution / Grades
The course total is 1000 points, or 100%
REACTION PAPER / INDEPENDENT STUDY (200 points) 20%
You
must turn in two activities related to learning and cultural experiences.
For each activity you must submit a
reaction paper.
Consult this page for more details.
HOMEWORK (300 points) 30%
Various homework assignments will be collected during the course and graded.
You will receive 30-45 points for completing a homework assignment (depends on
the assignment length).
LAB PARTICIPATION & ASSIGNMENTS (100 points) 20%
You get 25 points for every summary page from the Puntos de Partida interactive
program for the chapters covered in class (6-11), up to a maximum of 150
points.
If you fulfill the required lab time
(270 minutes) you will receive an additional 50 points.
CHAPTER EXAMS (300 points) 30%
There will be chapter exams for chapters 6-11 (50 points each)
Attendance / Participation Policy
To learn a foreign language, you have to practice it with others. A lot of work in class is small group and individual work that requires constant participation. Participation should be active, engaged, and informed. This means that you have to prepare the assignments ahead of time. Homework should be done before class begins. Time lost due to late arrival or leaving early will count toward absences. For purposes of participation value only, excused absences will count as half-absences.
Four times a week:
0-4 absences = no penalty
5-6 absences = -25 points
7-8 absences = -50 points
9-10 absences = -75 points
11 or more absences = -100 points
Twice
a week:
none,
1, or 2 absences = no penalty
3 absences = -25 points
4
absences = -50 points
5
absences = -75 points
6 or more absences = -100 points
Make-up Work
Late
assignments will be accepted and make-up exams will be authorized solely at the
instructor's discretion. They are usually granted on receipt of a
documented absence. In all such cases, it is best to contact the
instructor as soon as possible and make-up work must be done within a
reasonable time (in most cases within 1 week of the student's return).
Institutional Policies
In all matters of: dropping and adding classes, switching sections, the last day to drop the course with W or F status, disruptive behavior, establishing status as a students with disability needs {such as special learning needs or accommodations}, disenrollment for non-attendance, and / or academic misconduct, the principles and guidelines established by the most updated version of the Student Handbook will apply without exception. Please contact your division counselor for a copy.
Honesty
Policy: Cheating or plagiarizing in any manner will not be
tolerated. Any student
found cheating or
plagiarizing material in any manner will be assigned a failing quarter\session
grade.
Honor Code
·As a member of the
Sinclair College community of students, faculty, and staff, I will
uphold
the values of citizenship, social-responsibility, and personal accountability.
·I will maintain the
highest standards of professional and academic ethics.
·I will uphold my
personal integrity, dignity, and self-respect by being fair and honest
at
all times and by treating all individuals with respect.
·By honoring these
ideals, I will be building a better future for myself, my college,
and
my local, regional, and global communities.
Any student found in breach
of Sinclair Community College’s Honor Code may be administratively
withdrawn or withdrawn in any
other manner consistent with the policies of Sinclair Community College.
Student Conduct:
Any student found in breach
of Sinclair Community College’s Student Handbook may be administratively
withdrawn or withdrawn in any other manner consistent with the policies of
Sinclair Community College.
Any student whose conduct is
disrespectful and/or aggressive and/or violent toward a professor and/or
student and/or creates a detrimental learning environment for the professor and/or
other students may be administratively withdrawn or withdrawn in any other
manner consistent with the policies of Sinclair Community College and the
Student Handbook.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism, the misuse of
source materials involving greater or lesser amounts of copying, is
unacceptable in student work. A grade of zero credit, "F," will be
assigned to the student’s work product.
In addition, any student who plagiarizes or misrepresents his or her work
or engages in dishonest behavior as relates to his or her work may be
administratively withdrawn or withdrawn in any other manner consistent with the
policies of Sinclair Community College.
There are a variety of types
of plagiarism; common types include:
A Special Rule for Learning Languages
In language classes, you are often asked to share personal information in small groups. Topics may include talking about your family, your interests, past activities, where you live, etc. If you don't feel comfortable divulging personal information to someone you don't know very well, make something up! We are not going to call your grandfather to see if he actually water-skis, has a mohawk hair-cut, and plays the bandoneón. As long as it is grammatical, makes sense, and is good-natured, no harm is done in being creative!
¿Algo más?
I am at your service and willing to discuss and aspect of the course, any issues, and any concerns you have. Given that Spanish is the primary language of instruction, I will not always be able to answer your questions in English during class time. However, I am available to you during my office hours, by phone, and by e-mail. If you need to meet with me outside of my office, please contact me to arrange an appointment.