Spring
2013 Spanish
1A: Elementary Spanish (Sect. 2) (4 units) (Course Call #31242)
MTWR, 4:30-5:20,
Mariposa Hall 1002
Dr. Edward Baranowski
Office: 2039 Mariposa
Hall Phone: 916-278-6336
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:00-3:30,
Thursdays, 1:00-2:30, or by appointment for other times.
E-mail: ebaranowski@csus.edu
Faculty webpage: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/b/baranowski/
Department of Foreign
Languages webpage: http://www.csus.edu/fl/
Course textbook
and materials
1. Dos mundos, (7th ed). Tracy D. Terrell, Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse,
Elías Miguel Muñoz. 2009.
(Dos Mundos website: http://www.mhhe.com/dosmundos7)
2.
Dictionary.
Catalog description
Beginning Spanish language with
primary emphasis on the development of audio-lingual skills. Attention will
also be given to the interrelatedness of language and civilization and culture.
Additional attention will be given to the development of reading and writing.
Students will be expected to spend several hours per week in the language
laboratory. Not recommended for students with any previous study of Spanish. 4
units.
Course Objectives
At the end of
this semester you can reasonably expect to be able to understand and
communicate in the following areas:
·
You and the
other students in the classroom setting: Names, colors, clothing, description of
people, classroom commands, classroom objects, body parts, numbers 0-100 and
age, greetings and leave-taking
·
Family and
favorite activities: Immediate
family, possession, languages and nationalities, favorite activities and sports
·
Preferences: Making plans,
classes, days of the week, preferences, weather
·
Activities: Places in a
city or university, daily activities, foods, origins
·
Daily life and
holidays:
Holidays and celebrations, daily routine, states of being and emotions
Method of
Instruction
The course is conducted entirely in
Spanish using the following elements and techniques:
·
Lecture/presentation
·
Daily oral
activities (pair/group activities)
·
Discussion
·
Assigned
readings and exercises
·
Student-teacher interaction
·
The study of
Spanish-speaking countries’ culture
·
The use of
transparencies, pictures, cards, music, videos
Grade Breakdown
· 4 chapter exams 40%
· Attendance and
Class Participation 20%
· 1 final exam 20%
· 1 oral exam 10%
· Homework 10%
Scores are
rounded up or down, i.e., 82.5 will be considered an 83, but 82.25 will be an
82.
Grades are kept
in numerical form until the end of the course, at which time they are averaged
to determine the final letter grade (93-100= A, 90-92= A-, 87-89= B+, 83-86= B,
80-82= B-, 77-79= C+, 73-76= C, 70-72= C-, 67-69= D+, 64-66= D, 60-63= D-, and
below 60= F.
Testing
There will be 4 chapter exams for this course, an oral
exam, and also a final exam. Each exam will have the following parts: listening
comprehension, grammar, reading comprehension, culture, vocabulary and writing.
Exams will be mainly based on the material covered in class from Dos Mundos and any additional
information (handouts, extra activities, etc.) provided by the instructor in
class. Each exam will include
vocabulary and grammar from previous chapters that you must be able to
understand and apply.
Please note the day of the exams
on the course calendar. The day and time of the final exam for this class is Monday, May 20th, from 3:00PM-5:00PM.
All exams must be taken when scheduled and not at other times—No exceptions!
Homework
Guidelines for turning in homework:
a.
Read
and understand what you are supposed to do and use a dictionary.
b.
Write
out all homework on a new, clean sheet of paper. Do NOT combine it with class
notes or other assignments. Identify your homework on the top right-hand corner: Name, date, chapter number, exercise and page
number. Example:
Nombre: John Doe
Fecha: 2
de octubre de 2012
Capítulo
5, ejercicio 1, página 204
c.
Your
homework should include questions and answers. Any homework that only has the answers will
not be graded (that is, I will mark it as ''Incomplete'' and you will get a
zero on that homework assignment.) Self-correct your work using a
different-colored pen by viewing the answer key in the back of the text.
d.
I WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE HOMEWORK because I will
drop two homework assignments. The assignment must be turned in during
class, not later in the day.
e.
I will not collect all the homework assignments, but you should
prepare all of them before class meets.
If you are not ready in class when we go over the exercises that were
assigned as homework, you will lose points in participation. Failure to turn in
the homework will result in a lower overall grade.
Attendance
and Class Participation
In order to get full points, you must:
·
Avoid excessive
absences and tardiness. If you are not in class, you cannot participate.
·
Come to class
fully prepared.
·
Volunteer to
participate in all activities.
·
Turn off your
cell phone, your laptop, and any other electronic devices.
·
Avoid getting up
excessively, arriving late, leaving early, and talking to others in the class
when you should be listening to the professor.
Participation
includes your preparation for class (doing the homework) and your willingness
to participate in all class activities, such as conversations with your
instructor or with classmates during pair/group work. The class period is devoted to speaking
Spanish rather than speaking about the
language, therefore, your preparation
for class is very important.
You are responsible for preparing
the scheduled material BEFORE coming
to class. This implies careful preparation of all assigned homework and
material from the text, including grammar explanations and corresponding exercises.
Attendance Policy
Attendance will
be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Due to the nature and
intensity of language courses, the emphasis on oral practice, participation,
and the pace of the course, attendance is mandatory. Regular attendance at all
class meetings is expected and is very important for your success, since
everything that is said or done in class is considered “test material”. The
course meets four days per week and all students are expected to arrive on time
and participate actively for the entire class session. Chronic
tardiness and absences will affect your attendance grade.
You are allowed
to miss FOUR classes for the entire
semester, and do not have to give any reason for them. If
you are absent more than four times during this semester, one point will be
deducted from your final grade starting with the 5th absence. For example, if you miss
seven times, you will lose three points off your attendance grade and final
grade. If you know that you cannot be on time for this class or are going to be
missing more than four times, drop this class now and take it at another time
when you don’t have any conflicts.
Group Work and Scholastic Honesty
Working with
other students is an extremely effective means of studying and not everyone in
the group needs to be at the same proficiency level. Get together with other
students to practice conversation or to help each other understand the grammar
explanations. Make sure, however, that you do not simply copy another student’s
work and turn it in as your own. Turning in work that you did not write, for
which you had considerable direct help from someone else, or that has been
translated by a translation service or computer program will be considered
cheating. Anyone copying from others, allowing others to copy their work, or
using fraudulently-obtained information will receive an F in this class and
will be reported to the Student Affairs Office.
How not to plagiarize: Go to http://library.csus.edu/content2.asp?pageID=353
Classroom Courtesy
Please turn off all
laptops, cell phones and any other electronic devices while in the classroom! When your professor is talking, you and other
students need to listen. When your professor provides time for pair and/or
group work, you need to work with your partner or group. This is not the
time to talk to your professor about matters unrelated to the assigned
activity, work on other assignments or talk in a language other than Spanish:
these matters must be handled after class, during office hours, or by
appointment. You will be asked to leave if you engage in disruptive behavior.
Class Procedure and General Goals
The primary focus of this
first semester of Spanish is to develop your ability to understand native
spoken and written Spanish and to increase your skill at expressing yourself in
basic everyday situations. Listening
comprehension and speaking
are the basis for the sound acquisition of a foreign language. As a child
learning your first language, you had lots of time to listen before you
attempted to speak. Don’t be impatient with yourself when you find that you can
understand far more than you can produce. That is only natural—your speaking
and writing abilities will always lag slightly behind your ability to
understand.
You cannot expect to acquire
native-like competence in a foreign language in one or two years. You can, however, expect to be able to
communicate with native speakers of Spanish even though you make mistakes. The
goal of this course is communicative competence, not oral grammatical
perfection. Grammatical perfection in writing, however--for example, in written
homework, quizzes, and tests--is possible and will make your understanding and
practice of the language easier as time goes by. Therefore, it is recommended that you spend
time learning and memorizing the forms covered in class. This class will use speaking, listening,
reading and writing activities to enhance your grasp of vocabulary and to
provide you with opportunities to express yourself in Spanish.
Special Needs
The Office of Services
for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) offers a wide range of support services
and accommodations to students based on appropriate documentation, the nature
of the disability, and academic need in order to ensure equal access and
opportunity to pursue their educational goals. In order to initiate services,
students must submit medical or professional documentation to SSWD, Lassen Hall
1008, (916) 278-6955. See details in the SSWD webpage at http://www.csus.edu/sswd/. Before course
accommodations can be made, a student needs to request accommodation from SSWD
and provide a letter to the instructor from them. Please discuss your
accommodations needs with me during my office hours early in the semester.
Spanish 1A Course Calendar (Spring 2013)
|
Day |
Material |
Day |
Material |
|
Week 1 |
|
Week 9 |
|
|
January 28 |
Introduction |
April 1 |
C. Chávez
Day: Campus Closed |
|
January 29 |
Paso A |
April 2 |
Exam 3 (Chapter 2) |
|
January 30 |
Paso A |
April 3 |
Chapter 3 |
|
January 31 |
Paso A |
April 4 |
Chapter 3 |
|
Week 2 |
|
Week 10 |
|
|
February 4 |
Paso B |
April 8 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 5 |
Paso B |
April 9 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 6 |
Paso B |
April 10 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 7 |
Exam 1 (Pasos A-B) |
April 11 |
Chapter 3 |
|
Week 3 |
|
Week 11 |
|
|
February 11 |
Paso C |
April 15 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 12 |
Paso C |
April 16 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 13 |
Paso C |
April 17 |
Chapter 3 |
|
February 14 |
Chapter 1 |
April 18 |
Chapter 3 |
|
Week 4 |
|
Week 12 |
|
|
February 18 |
Chapter 1 |
April 22 |
Exam 4 (Chapter 3) |
|
February 19 |
Chapter 1 |
April 23 |
Chapter 4 |
|
February 20 |
Chapter 1 |
April 24 |
Chapter 4 |
|
February 21 |
Chapter 1 |
April 25 |
Chapter 4 |
|
Week 5 |
|
Week 13 |
|
|
February 25 |
Chapter 1 |
April 29 |
Chapter 4 |
|
February 26 |
Chapter 1 |
April 30 |
Chapter 4 |
|
February 27 |
Chapter 1 |
May 1 |
Chapter 4 |
|
February 28 |
Chapter 1 |
May 2 |
Chapter 4 |
|
Week 6 |
|
Week 14 |
|
|
March 4 |
Chapter 1 |
May 6 |
Chapter 4 |
|
March 5 |
Exam 2 (Paso C-Chapter 1) |
May 7 |
Chapter 4 |
|
March 6 |
Chapter 2 |
May 8 |
Oral Exams—No class |
|
March 7 |
Chapter 2 |
May 9 |
Oral Exams—No class |
|
Week 7 |
|
Week 15 |
|
|
March 11 |
Chapter 2 |
May 13 |
Oral Exams—No class |
|
March 12 |
Chapter 2 |
May 14 |
Chapter 4 |
|
March 13 |
Chapter 2 |
May 15 |
Review |
|
March 14 |
Chapter2 |
May 16 |
Review |
|
Week 8 |
|
|
|
|
March 18 |
Chapter 2 |
Monday, 5/20 |
Final Exam |
|
March 19 |
Chapter 2 |
3:00PM-5:00PM |
|
|
March 20 |
Chapter 2 |
|
|
|
March 21 |
Chapter 2 |
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Spanish 1A Student Data Sheet (Please fill out and bring to first class.)
Name: ________________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________
Major: _______________________________________
Year in school: ________________________________
Can you make office hours? _____________
What extra-curricular activities will you be involved in this semester?
Have you traveled to any Spanish-speaking countries? Which ones?
Do you have any special concerns?