Division of Arts & Sciences South Plains College Communication Department Fall 2011 Rob Ramos Reese Technology Center SPAN 1512.252 (5:4:2) Texas Tech University2 South Plains College Arts and Sciences Division Communication Department Fall 2011 SPAN 1512.252 (5:4:2) TR 2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Classroom FL1 Professor Ramos Office: FL214 Texas Tech University 742-3145 Ext. 241 [email protected] Office Hours: MTWRF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m.; MW 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.; and by appointment *************************************************************************************************** SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE IMPROVES EACH STUDENT'S LIFE *************************************************************************************************** Required Materials: ¿Sabías que…?, 5th edition Textbook, VanPatten/Lee/Ballman/Farley ¿Sabías que…?, ActivityPak Sol y viento – DVD Course Description: This course is a 5 credit hour hybrid course. The TR classes consist of eighty minutes of classroom instruction, 2 days per week, combined with 2 hours per Online Interactive Tutorial in Blackboard, textbook study, work on pronunciation in the Language Laboratory, work in the ActivityPak, and composition assignments. Course Competencies: The student will be able to perform on a "novice" level, as defined by ACTFL Guidelines and SCANS, which are on file with the Dean at South Plains College in Levelland, TX. Learning Objectives: The main objective of SPAN 1512 is for students to review the basic building blocks of the Spanish language in order to function in real communication situations in a halting way. The superior student will be able to do so with quite a bit of “fluency.” The student will continue to gain a basic working vocabulary and grammar in the indicative and imperative moods, concentrating on the present tense, and acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1000 words. The student will continue to develop an awareness of different Hispanic cultures and history in different countries. The student will continue to develop abilities in all four skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Hybrid Course: In a hybrid course such as this, it is essential that students regularly do both the online course components and participate in class activities. Assignments: Assignments are to be prepared before class. Each assignment will be due at the beginning of class unless otherwise stated and will not be accepted late. Assignments will include readings and textbook exercises (oral and written), Blackboard, Pronunciation Lab, the ActivityPak and/or other activities designed to stimulate and reinforce foreign language acquisition. Please prepare your assignments carefully and expect to participate in class. On average you should study an amount of time equal to that spent in class. Do not send any assignments via e-mail and do not put them in my mailbox or slide them under my office door. Assignments will not be accepted incomplete. Grading Procedure: Class Participation……………..……………..15% Pronunciation Lab……………………………10% Online Interactive Tutorials…………….……15% In-Class Compositions…….…………..….….15% Oral Evaluations (2)…..……………………...10% Midterm (1)..……………….……..………….15% Final Exam……………………………...……20%3 Grading Scale: A = 100-90 B = 89-80 C = 79-70 D = 69-60 F = 59-below Spanish 1512 uses Spanish as the medium of teaching. This class will therefore be taught in Spanish, and students are also required to interact with their peers and the instructor in Spanish. This method is highly effective. Research has proven that this is the best way to study a second language. You can only learn it by being exposed to it sufficiently and using it for real communication, so that you can develop your own communicative ability. If you are confused and need some help in English, you can see me, your instructor, during my office hours. Do not try to disrupt the class and ask to be spoken to in English. Online Interactive Tutorials: Vocabulary and grammar are taught via Online Interactive Tutorials. The Tutorials will count as 15% of your overall course average. The purpose of the Tutorials is to develop mastery of Spanish language fundamentals. You are required to spend a minimum of two hours actively working per tutorial assignment unless you master the materials in less time. Actively working means engaging with the system and either choosing the correct answer or writing the correct answer and saving it every time. It does not mean reading your book or looking for the answer in your book or online. If the time between questions does not reflect that you are engaged in working within the system, the time you spent will not be counted as part of the two hours requirement. Leaving the window open for two hours or more does not count as actively working. Mastery is defined as at least 80% on a single attempt. If you neither achieve such mastery nor spend at least two hours trying, you will receive a "0" for the assignment. Tutorials can be taken as many times as you desire within the available time. Each time you do a tutorial it will be new. You will never see the same tutorial twice. When you get a tutorial answer wrong, you will not be told the correct answer but you will be told why your answer was wrong. Use the diagnostic feedback to learn from your mistakes rather than guessing. Plan accordingly when attempting to log on to the server and submit Online Tutorials. Do not wait until the last minute, as the server may be busy and then it will be impossible to do the Tutorials on time. Remember, after the due date a Tutorial will not be re-opened. Please note: If you do not have a computer or you experience computer/connection problems, you can use a computer on campus. All of them have internet connection and Blackboard is available. Computer malfunction is not an excuse for not turning your work in on time. Missed Online Tutorials: Deadlines for online tutorial submissions are clearly posted. If you know that you will be away or unable to complete the tutorial on the day that it is due, you will need to complete the tutorial ahead of time in order to avoid receiving a “0” (zero). Once the online tutorial deadline has passed, you will not be