COURSE SYLLABUS SPRING 2016

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1 COURSE SYLLABUS SPRING 2016 COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: SPAN 1411 Spanish 3 Pre-AP - Dual-Enrollment COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a continuation of Spanish 1411, and it covers the fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, including basic and moderately complex vocabulary, grammatical structures and culture. INSTRUCTOR: Marie C. Garza CLASSROOM: Rm 800 CONFERENCE: 4 th. Period A/B days CONTACT INFORMATION: TELEPHONE NUMBER: (956) MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS: A. Conjugate Spanish verbs. B. Write effective sentences in Spanish. C. Write effective paragraphs in Spanish. D. Translate English sentences into Spanish. E. Write dialogue using Spanish vocabulary words. F. Accommodate cultural diversities in oral and written communication. G. Apply active listening skills. Lectures will be given along the semester, as well as online assignments in order to practice the materials covered in each of the six units. Students will be given two major examinations. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 1. Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the past. 2. Demonstrate understanding of level-appropriate spoken Spanish produced by Spanish speakers of diverse origins. 3. Write simple to moderately complex sentences using level-appropriate grammatical structures and organize them into cohesive paragraphs. 4. Read and comprehend level-appropriate authentic texts. 5. Identify and discuss traditions,. 6. Compare and contrast the traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic word with characteristics of their own culture. COURSE SCHEDULE: (Subject to amendment by your instructor). Week Tepic/Lecture/Event Measurable activities 1 Review of Units Recapitulación Online Supersite Recapitulación Practice & Prueba de Practica. Unit 11. Technology, Electronics, and Internet. Quizzes on Unit 11. (Critical Thinking, Identify terminology about technology, electronics, and the Internet.

2 Learn how to use accents on monosyllables and interrogative words. Students will improve their possibilities of communication by learning new words Lectura en detalle El celular de Tute Spelling quiz 11. (Critical Thinking, Personal Students will demonstrate comprehension of level-appropriate authentic texts 2 Learn how to give advice and ask someone to do something.demonstrate knowledge about Argentinean culture, geography and history. Quizzes on Unit 11. (Critical Thinking,. Students will consider working on a regular basis to improve their goal accomplishments. 3 Mini-Project: Group Work - Inventos locos Students will draw their invention and describe it to the class Students will describe their invention through oral, and visual communication Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view Review and Unit 11 Test 4 Unit 12 Housing, parts of a house, household chores, and table settings Identify terms of parts of a house, furniture, and chores. Learn the correct use of capitalization Unit 11 Test Quizzes on Unit 12. (Critical Thinking, Communicative activity: Mi apartamento how to make and explain a floor plan Spelling quiz 12. (Critical Thinking, Personal 5 Learn how to express emotion. Learn how to express doubt, disbelief, and denial. Lectura en detalle El patio central Students will demonstrate effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication. Quizzes on Unit 12. (Critical Thinking, - 2 -

3 Lectura cultural Las islas flotantes del lago Titicaca Students will demonstrate comprehension of level-appropriate authentic texts. 6 Mini - Project: La casa de mis sueños Students will express the results of their research and product through oral, written, and visual communication Review and Unit 12 Test 7 Unit 13. Nature and Environment. Identify terms about nature, environment, recycling, and conservation. Unit 12 Test Quizzes on Unit 13. (Critical Thinking, Lectura en detalle -!Los Andes se mueven! Lectura cultural La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 8 Learn how to express emotion. Learn how to express doubt, disbelief, and denial Learn rules of punctuation Demonstrate knowledge about Colombian culture, geography and history 9 Students will learn to recognize the purpose of a text. Reading two fables: El perro y el cocodrilo and El pato y la serpiente Units Review and Exam 10 Unit 14. City life Identify and learn terminology about commerce, banking, doing business and citing locations. Students will learn some common Spanish abbreviations Students will demonstrate comprehension of level-appropriate authentic texts Quizzes on Unit 13. (Critical Thinking, Spelling quiz 13. (Critical Thinking, Personal. Students will consider working on a regular basis to improve their goal accomplishments Comprehension Questions Textbook Activities pg. 467 Students will demonstrate ability to be able to read and understand Spanish Literature First Comprehensive Examination Quizzes on Unit 14. (Critical Thinking, Spelling quiz 14 (Critical Thinking, Personal Students will improve their possibilities of communication by learning new words - 3 -

4 11 Students will learn the use of the subjunctive in adjective clauses to express that the existence of someone or something is uncertain on indefinite Students will integrate lesson vocabulary and structures to communicate in writing 12 Demonstrate knowledge about Venezuelan geography, culture and histor Quizzes on Unit 14. (Critical Thinking, Students will write an in Spanish Students will consider working on a regular basis to improve their goal accomplishments Review and Unit 14 Test 13 Unit 15. Health and wellbeing Students will learn and practice vocabulary used to talk about health and exercise and vocabulary to discuss nutrition and a healthy diet Unit 14 Test Quizzes on Unit 15. (Critical Thinking, Comprehension Questions Textbook Activities pgs. 516 and 517 Students will read about natural spas, the health benefits of certain tropical fruits and vegetables and beliefs regarding health. 14 Students will learn to form and use of the present and the past perfect to talk about what someone has done or what had occurred. Students will demonstrate ability to be able to read and understand science related text Quizzes on Unit 15. (Critical Thinking, Students will write a personal wellness plan in Spanish. Students will learn to organize information logically, integrate lesson vocabulary and structures to communicate in writing.students will improve their possibilities of communication by learning new words 15 Demonstrate knowledge about the geography, culture and history of Bolivia. Review and Unit 15 Test 16 Unit 16. Professions and Occupations; the Workplace Students will learn and practice words for professions and occupations and work related terminology Unit 15 Test Quizzes on Unit 16. (Critical Thinking, Comprehension Questions Textbook Activities pgs

5 Students will read about work benefits in the Spanish-speaking world, about Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez and about labor equality. 17 Students will learn to form and use the future tense and to compare the different ways of expressing the future in Spanish and English. Students will learn to use note cards to organize their thoughts and information in order to write a well-developed essay. 18 Demonstrate knowledge about the geography, culture and history of Nicaragua Students will demonstrate ability to be able to read and understand civil rights related text Quizzes on Unit 16. (Critical Thinking, Students will write an essay about professional and personal goals for the future. Units Review and Exam Final Examination REQUIRED TEXT AND MATERIALS: Textbook: VISTAS: Introducción a la Lengua Española: 4th. Edition, Blanco & Donley. ISBN Supersite Code (Bound into textbook) Note: If supersite code is bought separately, search ISBN at A notebook. A headphone set. GRADING CRITERIA: The final grade for the course will be determined as follows: * 50% Examinations. * 25% Online quizzes. * 15% Oral presentation. * 10% Active participation/attendance. GRADING SCALE: A B C D 0-59 F ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT: If you have a documented disability which will make it difficult for you to carry out class work as outlined and wish to request reasonable accommodations, please notify me and the Support Services Office in the Consolidated Student Services Center, at (956) , to make appropriate arrangements

6 CLASS POLICIES: Copyright Statement The materials used in the course (textbooks, handouts, media files, podcast, MP3, Videos), and all instructional resources on the colleges Learning Management System (Moodle) are intended for use only by students registered and enrolled in this course, and are only to be used for instructional use, activities associated with, and for the duration of the course. By "handouts," this means all materials generated for this course, which includes, but are not limited to, syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab activities, in-class materials, review sheets, and any additional materials. These materials may not be retained in another medium or disseminated further. They are provided in compliance with the provisions of the Teach Act. These materials may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder or TSTC. For further information contact your instructor. Communicating with your instructor (MyMail System) Your instructor will correspond with you within your TSTC Moodle course via the News Forum, Discussion Forums, and Moodle Messaging. Although you may receive messaging notifications to your personal account, your responses should be made within the Moodle environment by responding to the appropriate Discussion Forum post or Moodle message. It is your responsibility to check Course Discussion Forums and Messages on a daily basis. In the event that Moodle is down or if the instructor advises, you may the instructor at Your instructor will make every attempt to respond to your s within 24 hours, except on weekends and holidays; students are expected to do the same. Any technical questions should be directed to the TSTC Help Desk at , tstchelpdesk@tstc.edu or Yahoo IM: tstchelpdesk. Furthermore, please refrain from ing your instructor with personal problems, and/or technical issues, that are outside the instructor and/or the college's control. Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to be in class and on time each class day. Attendance, punctuality, participation and a positive mental attitude are fundamental to a successful learning environment. There are no excused absences or tardies. It is your obligation to be on time for class. Late attendance is disruptive to general class atmosphere and participation. Three tardies and/or early departures (whether they are consecutive or not) are equivalent to one absence, and may negatively affect on your final grade. Students who disrupt the class will be asked to leave the classroom and will be counted absent. Only absences of an extreme nature may be excused and must be corroborated in writing by an appropriate authority (hospital, doctor). Merely phoning in does not excuse an absence. Absences are counted from the first day of class. Late registration does not constitute excused absence. Absence from class does not excuse you from the responsibility of class assignments completed during your absence. Finding out the information and assignments is the responsibility of the student! For the assignment missed, the student must contact a reliable classmate, do the assignment and turn it in to the professor at the beginning of the class on the day student returns. Otherwise, it will not be accepted for consideration. Participation: Class participation, not merely occupying classroom space, determines attendance. Students must actively participate in class work, and score within the designated passing range to satisfactorily complete the course. There are no make-up exams! Students absent during exams, including the final or any other graded assignment, will receive a grade of F (=0)

7 Written work: Written work should always be done in Spanish and in complete sentences, unless otherwise instructed by professor. It must include a heading: name, date, course, and section number in the top right corner. Textbook exercises must also include the title of the exercise and the page number. All written activities must be done in ink or typed, as instructed. Mistakes should be corrected with correction fluid and work must be neat and clean. Messy work will not be graded. Credit for written assignments will be given at the beginning of the class. If a student is late, he/she will not receive credit for that assignment. Your instructor is under no obligation to correct or accept late or make-up work. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ASSESSMENT: Assignments from this course are subject to being archived for general education assessment. Procedures will follow protocols as prescribed by the research guidelines of the Association for Institutional Research. Computer Lab: Lab activities allow you to practice your speaking, listening, reading and/or writing skills through interaction with Vistas Supersite and its media resources. Failure to complete Vistas Supersite activities will affect your final score negatively. Classroom protocol: Do not bring food or gum into the classroom. Beverages can be brought to class. However, student is responsible for cleaning up any possible spills. Do not bring cell phones or any other electronic devices to class, unless they are turned off. Do not leave room during class. It is disruptive! NOTE: Any changes to this syllabus will be informed to students in the classroom and updated on all posted locations (TSTC Website, Moodle)