First Year Spanish I SPAN 111 MTWR Fall 2016 Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Email: Phone Number: Overview ¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Spanish 111, the first semester in UNR’s Basic Spanish Language Program where you will cover up to Chapter 6 of Puntos de partida, 9th edition. What follows is basic information about the course, information that you should understand thoroughly. This course is for students who have had no prior experience with Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish before coming to UNR and want to continue must take the online placement exam. Refer to: http://www.unr.edu/cla/wll/11-spanish-BSLP_policy.html Materials TEXTBOOKS § Puntos de Partida, 9th edition § Access to Connect Spanish: http://www.mhhm.com/ § A good Spanish-English dictionary You can buy your complete package (loose-leaf color copy of text, e-book, Connect Spanish access code) for $215 (check current price) at the ASUN bookstore. WEBSITES § Puntos de Partida free Online Learning Center www.mhhe.com/puntos9 § Basic Spanish Language Program: http://www.unr.edu/cla/wll/11-spanish-BSLP.html § The course and all materials are available through WebCampus Learn HOMEWORK Within WebCampus, you will complete online exercises in Connect Spanish that pertain to the material covered in class. In addition you will complete LearnSmart to help you review. Instructions on accessing Connect Spanish will be provided to you by your instructor. Grade Breakdown Tests: Final: Writing: Oral Use of Spanish Cap. 1 Cap. 2 Cap. 3 Cap. 4 Cap. 5 Cap. 6 + (5) Culture Presentation in class Descriptive (Connect) Entrevista Oral (Connect) 40% 10% 10% 10% TAREA - Connect Automatic Activ. 15% LearnSmart 2% Writing Activities 8% 25% Participación: -Self-evaluation -Participation in Community events put on by the Spanish Club; a minimum of 3 5% 1 Spanish 111 MTWR | Fall 2016 | Department of World Languages & Literatures | University of Nevada, Reno Grading Scale A 100-93 A92-90 B+ 89-87 B 86-83 B82-80 C+ 79-77 C 76-73 C72-70 D+ 69-67 D 66-63 D62-60 F 59-0 Course Goals There are various goals of Spanish 111. The first is to develop basic communicative skills in Spanish as a second language. These include, but are not limited to, the following sample abilities: • describing yourself and your extended and immediate family • talking about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, and the weather • describing university life and shopping experiences • talking about events in the present and planned future events • discussing likes and dislikes A second objective is to acquire basic knowledge about cultural differences between the U.S. and the Spanish-speaking world. Some examples are: • geography and culture of the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica • differences in daily schedules, shopping and dressing, living accommodations, student life, and family activities/roles. Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) As a means of assessing for success in this course, the student will focus upon the following objectives: 1. Describe yourself and your extended and immediate family 2. Talk about time, days of the week, seasons of the year, the weather, likes and dislikes 3. Describe university life and shopping experiences 4. Produce written and spoken dialogue in the present and planned future. 5. Articulate in writing your understanding of significant dialectical variants of the Spanish language. 6. Identify geography and culture of selected Spanish-speaking countries. 7. Compare U.S. and Hispanic/Latin cultures in regards to daily schedules, shopping and dressing, living accommodations, student life, and family activities/roles. Statement of Disability Services: Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Building, Suite 101; Phone: 784-6000) as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations. Statement on Audio and Video Recording: “Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded.” Spanish 111 MTWR | Fall 2016 | Department of World Languages & Literatures | University of Nevada, Reno 2 Course Syllabus Día Cap Semana 1 8/29 1 Actividades en clase Páginas Tarea (due) Introducción al curso; Introduction to Connect Spanish 8/30 El alfabeto Saludos 7-8 Download and print the syllabus & Course Components 8/31 Introduction to the Verb ser 8-9 **Check university final exam schedule for final exam date and time; confirm with instructor 9/1 Semana 2 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/8 Semana 3 9/12 9/13 2 9/14 9/15 Semana 4 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 Semana 5 9/26 9/27 9/28 9/29 Semana 6 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 3 ¡Aquí se habla español! 10-11 Día Festivo: Día del Trabajo (No hay clase) Los números; El verbo hay Los gustos El horario Salu2 ¡Salu2 desde Los Ángeles Discuss & Sign up for Cultural Presentations 12-13 14-15 16-17 19 EXAMEN 1 - Capítulo 1 (¿start capítulo 2?) En la clase; Las materias Pronunciación Gramática 1: Singular Nouns – Gender & Articles Due Sunday 9/11 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 1 26-29 28-31 32-35 Gramática 2: Nouns & Articles – Plural forms Gramática 3: Present Tense of –ar verbs Gramática 4: Asking Yes/No questions A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir # 1 (Process writing from text p. 55 or equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details) 35-37 38-44 45-47 53 55 Salu2 ¡Qué bacán! Un poco de todo EXAMEN 2 - Capítulo 2 (¿start capítulo 3?) La familia; Los números 50-51 48-49 Gramática 5: Adjectives & Description 66-70 Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser Gramática 6: Present Tense of the Verb ser Gramática 7: Possessive Adjectives Gramática 8: Present Tense of -er /-ir Verbs 72-76 72-76 77-80 80-85 A escribir #1 Due Sunday 9/25 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 2 60-65 Cultural presentation #1 La geografía del mundo hispano (1 group) –use information on pgs. 20-21 as a starting point. Spanish 111 MTWR | Fall 2016 | Department of World Languages & Literatures | University of Nevada, Reno 3 Día Cap Actividades en clase Semana 7 10/10 Gramática 8: Present Tense of -er /-ir Verbs 10/11 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #2 (Process writing from text p. 93 or equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details) 10/12 Cultural presentation #2 México (1 group) –use Páginas 80-85 Tarea (due) A escribir #2 91 93 information on p. 90 as a starting point. Un poco de todo Salu2 Padres modernos (if time permits) 10/13 Cultural presentation #3 Guatemala (1 group) –use information on p. 122 as a starting point. Semana 8 10/17 10/18 86-87 88-89 Due Sunday 10/16 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 3 EXAMEN 3 - Capítulo 3 (¿start capítulo 4?) 4 10/19 10/20 Semana 9 10/24 De compras ¿De qué color es? 98-100 101-103 Los números a partir de 100 Stress & Written Accent Marks Gramática 9: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns Cultural presentation #4 Honduras (1 group) –use information on p. 122 as a starting point. 103-106 Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer; 111-115 107-110 Due Sunday 10/23 11:59 pm Descriptive Oral (Connect) Idioms with tener 10/25 Gramática 11: Destination; Future Actions (ir+a+inf.) 10/26 A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #3 (Process writing from text p. 125 or equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details) Un poco de todo Salu2 ¡Moda, moda, moda! (if time permits) 10/27 Semana 10 10/31 5 11/1 11/2 11/3 Semana 11 11/7 11/8 11/9 11/10 116-118 A escribir #3 123 125 118-119 120-121 Due Sunday 10/30 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 4 EXAMEN 4 - Capítulo 4 (¿start capítulo 5?) Los muebles; ¿Qué día es hoy? ¿Qué día es hoy?; Las preposiciones Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver 130-132 132-135 136-141 Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs Gramática 13: Present Tense of Stem-changing Verbs Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns 136-141 142-146 142-146 147-151 Spanish 111 MTWR | Fall 2016 | Department of World Languages & Literatures | University of Nevada, Reno 4 Día Semana 12 11/14 11/15 Actividades en clase Páginas Gramática 14: Reflexive Pronouns A leer: Del mundo hispano Cultural presentation #5 El Salvador y Nicaragua (2 groups) –use information on p. 156 as a starting point. Salu2 Vivir con la familia A escribir #4 (Process writing from text p. 159 or equivalent; in class only, see instructor for details) Un poco de todo 11/16 11/17 Semana 13 11/21 11/22 6 11/23 11/24 Semana 14 11/28 11/29 11/30 12/1 Semana 15 12/5 12/6 12/7 12/8 Semana 16 12/12 EXAMEN 5 - Capítulo 5 (¿start capítulo 6?) ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?; Los meses y las estaciones Las preposiciones Día Festivo: Día de Acción de Gracias (No hay clase) Tarea (due) 147-151 157 159 A escribir #4 154-155 152-153 Due Sunday 11/20 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 5 164-167 168-169 Gramática 15: Present Progressive Gramática 16: ¿Ser o Estar? Gramática 16: ¿Ser o Estar? Gramática 17: Comparisons 170-174 175-181 175-181 182-187 Gramática 17: Comparisons A leer: Del mundo hispano A escribir #5 (Process writing from text p. 195 or equivalent Costa Rica Cultural presentation #6 (1 group) use information on p. 192 as a starting point. Repaso; Catch-up Salu2 En la Mitad del Mundo 182-187 193 195 Un poco de todo y repaso 188-189 Due Sunday 12/4 11:59 pm Entrevista oral (Connect) A escribir #5 192 190-191 Due Sunday 12/11 11:59 pm: Connect & LearnSmart Ch. 6 12/13 Repaso Final Exam Week 12/15 – 12/21 EXAMEN FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDYING: **Check MyNevada and the university’s final exam schedule for the final exam date and time; the confirm with your instructor • Multiple Choice Cumulative Exam focusing on grammar from Chapters 15 plus grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening focusing on Chapter 6. • You might take the final in a laboratory using WebCampus or using a paper/pencil scantron. • If your instructor will be using a scantron, you will need to purchase it the bookstore: GRADE MASTER FORM #25420 Spanish 111 MTWR | Fall 2016 | Department of World Languages & Literatures REDO ALL OF YOUR LEARN SMART ACTIVITIES FOR CHAPTERS 1-6 | University of Nevada, Reno 5