SPANISH 1412 (96255) Instructor: María López Office : Félix Morales Building, Rm 124 Phone: Office Hours: Fraga Building at 1:30-2:00pm

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1 SPANISH 1412 (96255) Instructor: María López Office : Félix Morales Building, Rm 124 Phone: Office Hours: Fraga Building at 1:30-2:00pm ( T, TH) Days: M;W Time: 2:00-4:30pm Room: 356 ( Fraga Building) Semester: Spring 2016 Campus : Southeast ( Fraga Building) mariam.lopez@hccs.edu Credit Hours: 4.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Laboratory Hours: 2.00 Total Course Contact Hours: 80 Course Description SPANISH 1412, Introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. Continuation of SPAN Further development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills, and cultural awareness. More advanced grammar. Transfers as foreign language credit. Core Curriculum Course. Prerequisites: SPAN 1411 or satisfactory score on an advanced placement examination or at least 2 years of high school Spanish within the last two years; Must be placed into GUST 0342 ( or higher) in reading and ENGL 0310/0349 ( or higher) in writing. ( If you obtained a grade of D for Spanish 1411, we recommend you repeat the course). Course Goal In Spanish 1412, vocabulary, language patterns and grammar are introduced and applied in the context of practical communication such as greeting others and getting acquainted; identifying yourself, your family, your studies; talking about your activities; shopping; ordering something to eat and drink. The class includes dialogues, tapes, oral and written exercises, computerized practice, role-playing, partner work and laboratory exercises. You will also learn cultural information about values, beliefs and practices related to the above situations and to speakers of Spanish. In a

2 more general sense, you will learn about the cultural contexts of the Spanish language. HCC Core Curriculum Spanish 1412 fulfills the following core objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility and Personal Responsibility. Critical Thinking will be valued at 20% of the total core objectives. Students will be assessed on their ability to compare and contrast linguistic and vocabulary patterns between target language and first language. Written exams will cover the following components: listening comprehension, vocabulary usage, completing paragraphs requiring specific grammatical structures, reading comprehension, and guided writing based on authentic real life situations. Program Learning Outcomes The student will: 1. Speak clearly and fluently enough for a target language speaker to understand and interpret intent without difficulty. 2. Comprehend the main points of standard discourse and authentic material in target language spoken at near-native speed. 3. Write simple descriptions and narrations of paragraph length on everyday events and situations in different time frames. 4. Read with understanding authentic written material in the target language on a variety of topics related to daily life in the targetlanguage world. 5. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness characteristic, perspectives, practices and products that reflect the culture of the target language. Course Student Learning Outcomes The student will: 1. Communicate orally in the target language using a series of simple sentences to describe self, family, and academic, work, and social experiences. 2. Comprehend clear standard discourse related to self, family, and academic, work and social experiences. 3. Create connected text on topics of familiar and of personal interest, such as short letters describing experiences and impressions. 4. Comprehend authentic texts, such as newspaper articles, letters, and brief narratives that use everyday high frequency language. 5. Compare and contrast the characteristic perspectives, practices and products that reflect the culture of the target language and those of the student s own culture. Learning Objectives 1.1 speak in complete sentences about everyday activities using past tense, object pronouns and reflexives

3 1.2 construct dialogues in the present and past tenses regarding travel, technology, relationships, household chores 2.1 respond accurately in the past tense and expressing health issues, and unexpected and accidental occurrences 2.2 elaborate in the past tense on elements of a given conversation 3.1 write in short cohesive sentences in the past tense describing situations regarding travel, technology, relationships, and household chores 3.2 narrate a short paragraph using the present and past tenses 4.1 read an article and respond accurately to questions in different modalities 4.2 analyze and summarize major themes and characters from selected readings 5.1 recognize and interpret the nuances within the target culture 5.2 evaluate the cultural aspects that provide insight into the unique characteristics between the Spanish-speaking cultures and the United States culture Student Assessments for Learning Objectives 1.1: Students will construct dialogues in complete sentences about everyday activities and will be assessed using a rubric 2.1: Students wil be interviewed by the instructor and/or their peers using questions in the present tense dealing with everyday activities and will be evaluated according to: a. fluency b. vocabulary c. grammar d. pronunciation 3.1: Students will write short compositions about everyday life situations, including their own experiences. They will be assessed according to content, grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. 4.1: Student will read a short passage. They will be assessed using different modalities, such as multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and/or fill in the blank.

4 5.1: Students will research and present either orally or in writing a brief report on cultural aspects of the target language such as health, sports, the environment, and the arts. COURSE OBJECTIVES: These descriptions reflect what most students will be able to do by the end of the course: a. Listening comprehension: Comprehend words, phrases and sentences in standard spoken Spanish using combinations of learned vocabulary and structures where the context is familiar. b. Speaking: Speak using words, phrases and short sentences, ask and answer questions in a number of familiar contexts, using learned utterances, express opinions and personal preferences, with some ability to recombine elements. Use mainly the present tense with some ability to speak in the past tense. c. Reading: Read and understand main ideas and some details in short passages within familiar contexts. d. Writing: Write short, simple paragraph using learned vocabulary and grammatical structures to express feeling and ideas. e. Culture: Acquire cultural awareness and understanding of Hispanic countries, cultures and peoples. 1. ATTENDANCE POLICY The class roll will be called every day at the beginning of class. Students are expected to attend class every day and will be responsible for materials covered during their absence, as per the course lesson plan. As per HCCS policies, stated in the Student Handbook, the Instructor has full authority to drop a student after the student has accumulated absences in excess of 10 hours. However, it is recommended that the student be responsible for dropping the course if he or she has been absent more than 10 hours. This policy will be strictly enforced, especially for veterans. If a student is late by more than 15 minutes or leaves class 15 minutes before the class ends, the student will receive one ½ absence. After 2 ½ absences the student will get one full absence.

5 2. MAKE UP TEST POLICY If a student is absent on a day when a test is scheduled the student shall make arrangements with the instructor to make up the test. However, the listening section of the test will not be repeated for make up tests, resulting in the student forfeiting the points assigned to the listening section of the tests. Incomplete assignments will receive a grade of STUDENT EVALUATION: The student are expected to do all assignments and tests. Students who fail to turn in an assignment when due or fail to take a make up test for a missed test will receive a grade of 0 for such assignment or test. Students will lose 5 points from their class participation grade for every unjustified absence. Incomplete assignments will receive a grade of 0 Students will be evaluated as follows: a. Oral class participation : 15% b. Chapter Tests ( 6 tests): 40% c. Written homework: 15% d. Final Exam: 30% 4. GRADE DISTRIBUTION : A : B : C 69 _ 60 : D Below 39 : F FX (F because of absences) W ( Withdrawn) I ( Incomplete) 5. IMPORTANT DATES THIS SEMESTER: Last day to register for this course: January 20, 2016 Last day to withdraw from this course: April 5, 2016 Last day of class: May 4, 2016 Day of Final examinations: May 9, TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED: a. Adelante, Part II ( 2 Edition,) ISBN

6 b. 501 Spanish Verbs, Kendris, Christopher. ( 4 Edition) ISBN c. Compact Spanish and English Dictionary, Vox. (2 Edition) ISBN The students have access to the audio, video, and supplementary pages through the publisher s website. The students have the site s address and the student s password on the first page of the textbook. 7. SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Students engaged in any scholastic dishonesty: cheating, plagiarism or collusion, as described by the Student Handbook may be penalized as specified in the Student Handbook. 8. STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES: Any student with a documented disability ( e. g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact Southeast College s, Disability Service Counselor, Ms. Jette Friis at Faculty is will be authorized to provide the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. 9. OTHER Turn off all cell phones and pagers while in class. No food allowed in class. 10. Notice: Students who repeat a course for a third or more times may soon face significant tuition/ fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor or counselor about tutoring opportunities or other assistance prior to considering a course withdrawal if you are not receiving a passing grade. 11. The use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in the classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and tutoring and testing rooms. Students with disabilities who need to use recording devices as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodations.

7 12. TASP REQUIEREMENTS: Students who have failed any part of the TASP test must be enrolled in at least one developmental course ( in any of the areas not passed). If you do not enroll, or drop, or do not attend your developmental courses, you will be withdrawn from all your classes with no refund. Important Statement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires that institutions have policies and procedures that protect students rights with regard to sex/gender discrimination. Information regarding these rights are on the HCC website under Students-Anti-discrimination. Students who are pregnant and require accommodations should contact any of the ADA Counselors for assistance. It is important that every student understands and conforms to respectful behavior while at HCC. Sexual misconduct is not condoned and will be addressed promptly. Know your rights and how to avoid these difficult situations. Log in to Sign in using your HCC student account, then go to the button at the top right that says Login and enter your student number. LESSON PLAN WEEK 1 : Presentation of the course and syllabus; Repaso Capítulo 1: La rutina diaria: vocabulario; laboratorio; Exercises; pronunciación; fotonovela. WEEK 2: Reflexive verbs; Indefinite and negative words; Expressing past action; Preterite of ser & ir; lab and Workbook exercises. WEEK 3: Expressions with gustar and similar verbs; Workbook and laboratory exercises. Examen: Capítulo 1; Capítulo 2: La comida; las comidas del día; Vocabulary, fotonovela; pronunciación. WEEK 4: Preterite or stem changing verbs; Using direct and indirect object pronouns together; Lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 5: Comparison of equality and inequality; Superlatives

8 Laboratory & workbook. Examen : Capítulo 2. WEEK 6: Capítulo 3: Las fiestas; Las etapas de la vida; Vocabulario. Fotonovela, pronunciación. Irregular preterite; Verbs that change meaning in the preterite; lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 7: Qué/ Cuál; Prepositional pronouns; lab and Workbook exercises; Examen : Capítulo 3 WEEK 8: Capítulo 4: En el consultorio médico; vocabulary, Fotonovela, ortografía; Expressing past action; The imperfect of regular and irregular verbs; Uses of the imperfect; Lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 9: Narrating in the past: Using the preterite and imperfect together; Constructions with SE; Adverbs Lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 10 : Examen: Capítulo 4; Capítulo 5: La tecnología; Los coches; Vocabulario, fotonovela; ortografía. WEEK 11: Familiar Commands; Uses of por or para; lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 12: Reciprocal Reflexives; Stressed possessive; Adjectives and pronouns; lab and workbook exercises. Examen: Capítulo 5 WEEK 13: Capítulo 6: La vivienda; vocabulario, fotonovela, Ortografía. Formal commands; Relative pronouns; Lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 14: Present subjunctive: With expressions of will and influence; Lab and workbook exercises. WEEK 15: Exam : Chapter 6 Review of the course; Final Exam