Syllabus
Spanish 101 - 4 credits -
Fall 2010
M-W-Th-F 9:00am – 9:50am, 11:30am -12:20pm
Instructor : Señora Tatjana
Durand
Office : Basement Honsey Hall. Room 117.
Telephone : 344-7303 -
My home-phone number is 387-1357
E-mail : Durand@blc.edu
Office hours: MON, WED, FR. 10:30
- 11:30am. Always look if I am in the
office.
Also by appointment.
Text and
materials
* Textbook Dos Mundos en Breve by Terrell, Andrade, Egasse, Munoz
(ISBN 0-07-312367-6)
* Students need to attend a weekly Language Lab. for 1/2 hour. Times to be assigned.
* Loose leaf and notebook
for class notes and assignments
* Stenographer's or second
notebook for vocabulary
* A
folder with activities to be bought at the bookstore here at Bethany.
Objectives
* To promote listening
comprehension by encouraging students to listen to suitable taped material by
native speakers, the teacher and one another.
* To provide opportunities
for speaking the target language through the use of dialogues, oral drills,
guided conversations and, at later stages, free conversations. To present the
fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation.
* To begin the developmental
process of reading comprehension in Spanish by emphasizing sound-symbol
correspondences and reading sentences, paragraphs and short passages.
* To start to develop skill
in writing through copying written models, writing from dictation, finishing
sentences and guided composition.
* To introduce the
essentials of Spanish grammar.
* To offer insights into the
psychology and customs of Hispanic peoples through the use of cultural notes, videos,
articles and related materials.
Additional
Requirements .
* Students must keep a
vocabulary notebook containing vocabulary words from the chapters.
* Students must go the
Online learning center for the quizzes (http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072959258/student_view0/
connected to the chapter and
do them for practice. The end results
should be sent to me (Durand@blc.edu).
Students should also listen to the Lectura Audio on the same website (towards
end of the things to do for the chapter) do the activities that correspond to
the chapter being studied. The activities of the laboratory audio program on
the web are due at the end of the chapter.
* Homework is to be handed
in on the day it is due. (NO late work)
* Students can earn extra credit by watching the telenovela
DESTINOS once a week for 1/2 hour (=one episode). They are to comment on the
story and grammar points. This is to be emailed to me every week on Friday. (13
episodes)
* Students can earn extra credit by reading and commenting on an
article from a magazine, TV program or from a website on the internet every
week. This is to be emailed to me every week on Friday.(13 articles total) I
will not accept 13 articles and/or 13 Destinos at the end of the semester. The ones who want the extra credit will have
to send me the Destinos and/or Articles every 1 or 2 weeks.
Homework
Success
in learning a foreign language is directly related to the amount of time a
student spends in contact with the target language. Participation in class and
outside preparation are essential in order to reach desired levels of
proficiency. Homework is due on the day
it is assigned. Homework will be accepted one day late for exactly half the
credit. Beyond one day, no credit will be given. In the case of illness,
homework will be accepted the day the student returns to class. If additional
time is needed, special arrangements may be discussed with the professor.
Attendance
In
order to participate in class, you have to be there. Therefore, the final grade will be reduced by
2 percentage points for every absence beyond 3 class periods, up to a total of
10 absences. Missing more than 10 classes will result in
automatic failure of the course. This includes absences for any and all
reasons: sickness, sports, field trips, sleeping-in, etc.
If you
miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out the homework assignment and
what was covered in class.
Grading
procedure and scale
There will be a quiz or test
every week. The day is to be determined. The final grade will be based upon
quizzes, exams, homework and attendance. Regular class attendance is required.
No make-ups are allowed for exams
unless the student has made prior arrangements. The
professor must be contacted before the test, even in the case of
illness. In case of illness, a message must be left on the professor’s phone
stating the reason for not attending and leaving a phone number where the
person can be reached to reschedule the exam. If you must miss an exam because
of a college event or other approved reason, arrangements must be made a few
days ahead of the exam.
However, the lowest quiz
score received will be dropped (assuming that all quizzes are taken).
A+ = 100, 99, 98 - A =
97, 96, 95 - A- = 94, 93
B+ = 92, 91, 90 - B =
89, 88, 87, 86 - B- = 85, 84
C+ = 83, 82, 81 - C =
80 to 73 - C- = 72, 71, 70
D+ = 69, 68 - D =
67, 66 -
D- = 65 - F = 64 to 0