Syllabus

Spanish 102 - 4 credits - Spring 2010

M-W-Th-F 8:00am – 8:50am, 10:30am – 11:20am and 11:30am -12:20pm

Instructor : Señora Tatjana Durand

Office : 3rd floor Meyer Hall, room 310

Telephone : 344-7303    -     My home-phone number is 387-1357

E-mail : Durand@blc.edu

Office hours: MON, WED, FR. 9:00 - 9:50am.  Always look if I am in the office.

Also by appointment.

Text and materials

* Textbook and workbook Dos Mundos en Breve by Terrell, Andrade, Egasse, Munoz (ISBN 0-07-312367-6)

* 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 continue the developmental process of reading comprehension in Spanish by emphasizing sound-symbol correspondences and reading sentences, paragraphs and short passages.

* To continue to develop skill in writing through writing sentences , 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.

* 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.  Make sure you read the homework assignments on Campusweb every day!

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