NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Beginning Spanish I
Course prefix, number, and section number: Span 1411, 0301
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2022
Semester start and end dates: August 22nd-December 10th
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: OPTIONAL, online meetings Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00am – 10:20 am in Cisco WebEX
Semester credit hours: 4
Course description: Basic Spanish language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing within a cultural framework. Students will acquire the vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to communicate and comprehend at the beginner level.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials: None. All the instructional materials are available for free in our Canvas site.
Name of instructor: Katie Ralph
Office location: online
Telephone number: 325-721-9629 (cell) Please do not call after 9:00 pm.
E-mail address: kralph@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: M-F 3:30-4:00, T/R 10:30-11:30
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
Tarea y Asistencia 10%
Exámenes orales (2) 18%
Proyecto cultural (4th credit hour) 17%
Exámenes escritos (3) 55%
Final grade scale:
At the end of the semester, I apply standard rounding to everyone. An 89.44 will remain a B, but an 89.45 will round up to an A.
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
0-59% F
Late work policy:
Late work will be accepted with a 5% penalty per day for all assignments except tests and the final submission of the cultural project.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
1) The student will receive a grade of "O" on the assignment.
2) A "Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form" will be submitted regarding the incident
3) Student may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”)
Misrepresenting your language abilities falls under scholastic dishonesty.
Attendance Policy: Even though this is an online class, it is not self-paced. You should plan to log into Canvas two times a week and do the corresponding tarea/homework work. Language cannot be learned in big chunks. It must be learned in small bits with frequent review of the previously covered material in order to be acquired. Nevertheless, there is a grace period for weeks 1-14 allowing you to turn in the previous week’s work through Monday at midnight. In other words, Week 1’s work can be turned in through the following Monday at midnight and still receive full credit.
Attendance is taken via the asistencia activities. If you miss 4 of them, you are at risk for being withdrawn from the course.
Withdrawal Policy
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form. Students who do not attend class prior to the date of record will be dropped.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: October 31st
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
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Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the present and producing questions and responses on a variety of topics dealing with everyday life.
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Demonstrate understanding of level-appropriate spoken Spanish.
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Write simple sentences and organize them into short paragraphs.
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Read and comprehend level-appropriate texts.
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Identify and discuss traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world.
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Compare and contrast the traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world with characteristics of their own culture.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Justin Hawkins
Office location: Corinth room 171
Telephone number: (940) 498-6282 ext. 8502
E-mail address: jbhawkins@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Dr. Rochelle Gregory
Office location: Flower Mound campus room 200
Telephone number: 940-498-6297
E-mail address: rgregory@nctc.edu