SPAN 2311 810 - INTER SPANISH I Course Syllabus
Course Name & Number: SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I
Semester & Year: Spring 2018
Course Description: The consolidation of skills acquired at the introductory level. Further development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis on comprehension, appreciation, and interpretation of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
Instructor’s Name: Melissa Caddy
Instructor’s Office #: Room 406, Valley View High School
Email address: mcaddy@nctc.edu / mcaddy@vvisd.net
Office Phone #: (940) 726-3522 ex. 170
Office Hours: 7-7:45 a.m. and 3:35-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
Textbooks & Materials Required: Jarvis, et al. ¿Cómo se dice? 10th ed. w/ Connect (also called iLrn). Cengage, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-305-23699-8 (book and iLrn access) Book only ISBN: 978-1-305-12648-0
Currently this bookstore packet includes Connect (here after called iLrn) access for 24 months, but you may buy the materials and access directly through Cengage as well and for shorter (6 month) subscriptions. Be aware that your iLrn subscription will include access to the electronic textbook. Some may choose to only buy the online access. iLrn Privacy Policy. iLrn Accessibility Statement.
iLrn Support: 1-800-990-8211.
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Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete SPAN 2311 will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate comprehension of authentic spoken discourse produced by Spanish speakers of diverse origins.
- Produce oral Spanish comprehensible to native speakers using complex grammatical structures to narrate, describe, and elicit information.
- Demonstrate increasing comprehension of authentic written texts in a variety of genres.
- Write descriptions and narratives at a low intermediate level using complex grammatical structures.
- Formulate cohesive paragraphs and short/simple essays.
- Describe cultural practices and products of the Spanish-speaking world drawing on authentic materials including literature and the visual arts.
Core Objectives
Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture
- 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
Grading Policy & Procedures
If a student is absent or falls behind, it is his or her responsibility to come in before or after school to make up any missed assignments. The grading categories are as follows:
iLrn assignments 40%
Cultural presentations 15%
Writing assignments 15%
Midterm exam 15%
Final exam 15%
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
89.5-100 A
79.5-89.4 B
69.5-79.4 C
59.5-69.4 D
0-59.4 F
Scholastic Integrity
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.
Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”
Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:
- Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
- Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
- Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
- Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
- Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
- Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.
The NCTC Student Handbook can be found here
Attendance Policy
Attendance is mandatory as per the NCTC and Valley View High School policies.
ADA Statement
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs. The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department. Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance. Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services.
Disability Accommodations
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.
On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.
NCTC is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).
EEOC Statement
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.
Course Calendar
Unit I LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 CO: CT, COM, SR, PR
Review major points of past grammar
Identify and demonstrate ethical use of resources
Summarize authentic readings
Present cultural information from a Spanish-speaking country
Identify and use the future tense, commands and reflexive verbs
Jan. 16-19 Introducción, reglas de acentuación, la pronunciación, la hora, las preposiciones + verbos, el presente, algo/nada
Jan. 22-26 Hacer tiempo que, gustar, el pretérito
Jan. 29-Feb. 2 El imperfecto, pretérito v. imperfecto, los verbos reflexivos
Feb. 5-9 Los verbos reflexivos, el futuro
Feb. 12-16 Escritura, el futuro, el imperativo de Ud. y Uds.
Feb. 20-23 El imperativo de nosotros, el imperativo de tú
Feb. 22 Last day to drop with a W
Feb. 26-March 2 El imperativo de tú, presentaciones culturales
March 5-9 Lectura “El alacrán de Fray Gómez.” examen #1
Unidad 2 LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 CO: CT, COM, SR
Summarize and analyze authentic readings
Present cultural information from a Spanish-speaking country
Identify and use the present and imperfect subjunctive
Identify and use the conditional tense
Demonstrate the construction of if clauses
March 19-23 El subjuntivo en clausulas nominales
March 26-30 El subjuntivo en clausulas adjetivales, escritura
April 5 Last day to drop
April 2-6 El subjuntivo en clausulas adverbiales, el imperfecto del subjuntivo
April 9-13 El imperfecto del subjuntivo, el condicional
April 16-20 Las clausulas de si, presentaciones culturales
April 23-27 Lectura
April 30-May 4 Celebraciones de Cinco de Mayo
May 7-11 Examen final