BEGINNING SPANISH 1B HYBRID (5 Units)
Spring
2009 Syllabus
Class Meeting: Wednesdays,
6:00—9:05 PM plus 3. 29 hours of
online instruction. Class Location:
Instructor:
Teresa Borden
Email: bordent@yosemite.edu We will use the email feature on Blackboard
for most emailing purposes, but you can use my college email as backup.
Phone: 209-754-0151
Americans
with Disabilities Act:
If you have a disability that affects you as a
student in this class, please notify me and/or the Disabled Students Programs
and Services Office in the
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 1A. The primary objective of this course is to
offer students an opportunity to increase basic communicative skills and an
understanding of grammatical structures in Spanish while developing an
awareness and appreciation of Hispanic cultures.
This is a HYBRID course, which meets F2F (face-to-face) only once a week, rather than
twice a week. 49% of the instruction,
assignments and activities will occur during the weekly F2F class and the other
51% will be delivered online via Blackboard. You must have a computer with
internet access to log in and you will need speakers and a microphone or
headphones with a microphone for the listening and speaking activities.
Broadband or satellite internet speed is highly recommended. Both the main campus and
To get started with Blackboard (after registering),
go to the college home page at http://www.columbia.yosemite.edu/ Click on the Blackboard logo on the upper
left and follow the instructions for logging in. [Note: Before logging in from your home computer, you will need to do a
Browser Check. Follow the instructions
on the login page to make sure your computer has the necessary software for
Blackboard to function properly.] After
logging in, you will then click on the link for this class: SPAN-1B (HYBRID)
– Section (1401) SP 2009. On the
class homepage, you will find dates and times for Blackboard orientations at
the college as well as online tutorials.
I. Required reading:
A. Arriba: Comunicación y cultura, Brief Edition
E. Zayas-Bazán, et al.,
Pearson-Prentice
Hall World Languages
5th
Edition, 2008
B. Arriba, Student Activities
Manual, Zayas-Bazan et. al. 2008, online version via Quia SAM Access Kit, 5/E
Note: The bookstore will have copies of the text packaged
with the Quia SAM Access Kit 5e, which is ISBN #0132423324.
If you already have a textbook, you can buy access to the online
workbook at http://books.quia.com
Note: If you have access from Spanish 1A, you do
not need to purchase again; you receive a new Course number at the first F2F
class and will use the same user name and password for logging in to Quía.
II.
Recommended reading:
A.
501 Spanish Verbs
C. Kendris,
Barron’s Educational Series
6th Edition, 2007
B.
A good
Spanish/English dictionary.
C. A
no-cost Basic Companion Website is available online at www.prenhall.com/arriba with exercises and in-text audio.
D.
Immerse
yourself in anything Spanish: Spanish
language television, radio, newspapers, advertisements, magazines or other
authentic material, from your telephone or electric bill to your DVD player
instructions. Also try Internet searches
for Spanish-language learning activities.
III.
Papers and Assignments:
Daily homework, including Quía
online workbook activities, Blackboard assignments, reading, writing and/or
grammar assignments, basic research, project development and preparation for
oral presentations.
All in-class assignments will be posted on the date
they are due on the Blackboard calendar. Online assignments will be listed in
the weekly online folders on Blackboard. All chapter exams and most quizzes
will be held during F2F classes.
IV.
Grading Standard:
Language learning for real
communication is based on four integrated skills: reading, writing, listening
and speaking. Grades are based on your participation and skill demonstration in
class and online, as well as on quizzes, chapter exams, and written and oral
assignments. Please note that in order to participate and demonstrate your
Spanish communication skills, you must be in class and you must participate
fully in the online activities.
Students are expected to arrive on
time, come to class fully prepared and stay throughout the class period with
the intention of learning and participating (and with cell phones,
MP3 players and other electronics turned off). Students who are absent for
any reason more than five full class periods during the semester limit
their opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency and should, therefore,
anticipate a reduction in grade, regardless of grades on written assignments
and exams.
Students are expected to fully
participate in class, work courteously and collaboratively with classmates,
submit assignments on time, and take responsibility for their own learning,
including checking the Blackboard calendar and announcements, and/or finding
out from classmates about material missed due to absence. No makeup work
will be accepted after one week of assignment. There will be no opportunity for
makeup of quizzes, oral presentations/projects or of oral portions of chapter
exams unless previously approved by the instructor.
Grading Sample (Points may vary)
In-class skill
demonstration/daily participation:
80 points Exams (4 @ 50 points each)
200 points
In-class or online
quizzes (5 to 10 @ 10 or 20 points each)
100 points
Online assignments
(14 to 28 @ 5 or 10 points each)
140 points
In-class assignments (8 @ 10 points each)
80 points
Oral Presentations (2 @ 15 points each)
30 points
Written Projects (2 @ 35 points each)
70
points
Total possible: 700 points
630
– 700 = A; 560 – 625 = B; 490 – 555 = C; 420 – 485 = D; 413> = F
V.
Course Calendar
Chapters
7 - 12 of the text will be covered this semester. Each lesson will be
introduced with thematic vocabulary, followed by communicative guided drills,
individual, small group and full group practice and activities, songs, video,
cultural readings and web research. Reading, writing and project assignments will
be made from the text, Blackboard web materials, handouts, or Quía online workbook.
At least six hours of
preparation time is anticipated each week, in addition to at least three hours of online work.
Weeks
1 - 2: Introduction to course, syllabus, text, Blackboard,
and other tools. Ground rules and
classroom instructions. Review of direct
objects, indirect objects & preterit of regular verbs & online review assessment. Chapter 7,
Part I. Talking about free time activities; making plans to do something;
indefinite and nonexistent people and things. Culture: La vida
social de los hispanos. Weather quiz.
Weeks
3 – 4: Chapter 7, Part II. Talking about different
sports; reporting past events and activities; using double object pronouns. Quizzes on irregular preterit and double
object pronouns. Culture: Las islas
hispánicas
Weeks
5 – 6: Chapter 8, Part II. Contrasting what happened in the past with
something else that was going on; making general statements about what people
do. Exam 1. Culture: El reino Inca: el Perú y el Ecuador. Chapter 9, Part I.
Requesting travel-related information; making travel arrangements.
Weeks 7 – 8: Culture: El
turismo en los países hispanos. Chapter
9, Part II. Describing travel
experiences; trying to influence another person; giving advice. Written
Project/Oral Presentation: Travel Brochure. Culture: Venezuela &
Columbia. Subjunctive verbs quiz. Chapter 10, Part I. Talking about your health & body;
inviting others to do something; making indirect suggestions. Body parts quiz.
Weeks
9 – 10: Chapter 10, Part II. Talking about how to
stay fit; expressing emotions; giving your opinion. Culture:
Weeks
11 – 12: Chapter 11, Part II. Reading want ads;
writing a business letter; interviewing for a job; giving and following
instructions and commands. Formal
commands quiz. Culture: la Argentina y el Uruguay. Chapter 12, Part I.
Discussing technology; talking about what will happen and what has happened. Culture: La
tecnología y el idioma.
Weeks 13 – 14: Chapter 12, Part II. Talking about the environment; talking
about what could happen; living and following instructions and commands. Exam 3. Review.
Week
15: Written Project/Oral Presentations:
Technology or Environmental Poster. Review
for Final Exam.
Week 16: Final Exam y ¡La fiesta!