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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Department of Spanish SPANISH 1000, Basic Spanish I (4 hrs.

) SPRING 2014 COURSE POLICIES, GRADING PROCEDURES, AND SYLLABUS

Section: # 10130 115, MW, 12:00-1:40 PM, 2037 Brown Instructor: Christine Pruden Office #: 3152 Dunbar Hall; Office Phone: 387-2480 Office Hour(s): M 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, W 3:00 PM -4:00PM or by appt.; Tutoring Hour: W 2:00 PM - 3:00PM (lobby of Brown) E-mail: Christine.m.pruden@wmich.edu Course Supervisor: Dr. Nibert Office #: 509 Sprau Tower; Office Phone: 387-3012 Office Hours: MW 11-1:30 & T 11-5 PM; or by appt. E-mail: holly.nibert@wmich.edu

I. Materials REQUIRED: 1) Textbook (Full version): Arriba! Comunicacin y cultura (6 ed.), 2012, by Zayas-Bazn, Bacon & Nibert th 2) Student Activities Manual (=SAM) for Arriba! (6 ed.) 3) MySpanishLab (=MSL) Student Access Code Card (for 24-month access) for http://www.myspanishlab.com Other code necessary for MSL: MSL Course ID (for this specific section of SPAN 1000 only): CRSKLFM-6027683
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One regular-sized (not mini) greenbook (also known as an examination booklet), sold at campus bookstores
RECOMMENDED: 5) Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary 6) Access to free Companion Website at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/arriba/ The WMU Bookstore sells a shrink-wrapped package that includes items 1, 2, 3, and 5 above, each at either a discounted price or for free. The MSL Student Access Code, for example, is included in the package for approximately $7.50, whereas it sells for $74.80 (for one-semester, 5-month access) and for $126.50 (for multi-semester, 24-month access) if purchased directly on Pearsons website as a standalone product. As an independent consumer, you are free to purchase your course materials in the place and manner of your choosing. However, you must have required items 1-4. Be aware that the reduced price of a used item purchased elsewhere may be offset by the higher price of MSL purchased online. Explore your options carefully before buying. [NOTE: This package will carry over into Summer I 2014 and beyond for SPAN 1000, 1010, 2000, and 2010. Be sure to take into consideration the expiration date of your MSL Student Access Code when planning your two- to four-course sequence.]

II. Course Description and Objectives Spanish 1000 is an introduction to the Spanish language and the cultures that speak it. The course employs a multifaceted, communicative approach to adult second language acquisition that foments the development of the four essential skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students should be able to comprehend, speak, read, and write the language at a basic, functional level by the semesters end. These goals are best achieved through using Spanish as the primary language of communication in the classroom, consistent attendance, daily pre-class preparation, and active in-class participation (i.e., in order to acquire Spanish, you must be engaged intensively in its use!). [OJO! This course is intended for students who have not taken Spanish previously at the high school or college level. Students who have had prior experience with the language are strongly encouraged to take the free, online placement exam in order to ascertain the level at which they should begin their Spanish studies. Refer to http://www.wmich.edu/spanish/academics/ undergraduate/onlineplace.html and/or see the departmental staff in 420 Sprau Tower for further information regarding this exam.] III. Class Participation Your overall class participation will be evaluated according to the seven criteria specified on the Class Participation Self-Assessment Sheet, shown in Appendix A. Since you cannot participate if you are absent from class, regular class attendance is an important component of your participation grade. [NOTE: A point reduction due to any absence(s) stands regardless of whether or not an absence is excused. See Section V of this syllabus for information on how an excused absence is credited to you.] At the end of each of the four chapters covered in Spanish 1000, you will be asked to complete a copy of the self-assessment sheet to submit to your instructor. To complete the sheet, circle one point value on the horizontal scale given for each of the seven evaluation criteria. You must choose from among the point values given; for example, 19 points is not an option for the Class attendance component. The low, mid, and high points of each scale are defined in prose. Circle the point value on each scale that most accurately describes your performance in that area for that grading period. Then, add up the points and write the resulting total score in the space provided at the end of the sheet. Your instructor may accept or alter your self-assessment, may offer comments, and then will record the total number of points earned for that chapter or grading period. [NOTE: If you do not understand or if you disagree with a change made to your self-assessment, you should discuss the matter with your instructor immediately. Office hours are the most appropriate time for this.] By the end of the semester, you will have received four class participation grades. To further enhance your understanding of how to complete the self-assessment sheet, it should be noted that each chapter, or grading period, occupies approximately three weeks of the semester. Each course section meets for four 50-minute class sessions per week, regardless of whether these occur over four days (e.g., MTWR from 12:00-12:50) or over two extended days (e.g., MW from 12:00-1:40). Thus, a grading period represents approximately twelve 50-minute class sessions. For components #1 and #2, each class session represents a little less than one step on the scale. For example, if you are absent for one 50-minute class session during the grading period of Chapter 1, your score for the Class attendance component should be 18 points. Furthermore, for the second component Arriving late and leaving early, each occasion of arriving late or leaving early is worth a penalty of approximately one point on the 20-point scale. Thus, there is a possible penalty of approximately two points per 50-minute class session, if a student arrives late and leaves early during the same 50-minute session. IV. Class Participation & the Use of Electronic Devices during Class Item #7 on the Class Participation Self-Assessment Sheet explained above in Section III is Behavior (see Appendix A), and within it falls the use of electronic devices during class. In general, students may not use personal electronic devices (such as a cell phone, tablet or laptop computer, headphones, or digital music player). Disallowed uses include texting, emailing, using Facebook, not silencing ring tones, etc. Exceptions to this policy include accessing the eText within MySpanishLab or using other technologies related to special needs or disability services. Any exceptions need to be discussed and approved by your instructor at the beginning of the semester. Beyond these exceptions, the use of such devices, or their misuse while accessing the eText, will result in a zero in item #7 "Behavior" for that

grading period. Continued (mis)use will result in the surrendering of the device to your instructor until the end of that class session, or ultimately to your dismissal from the class session. A dismissal for this reason will result in an unexcused absence see Section V below for further details regarding class attendance. V. Attendance As emphasized earlier, daily class attendance is crucial for the development of your language skills and therefore for success in this course. It already has been explained that absences will affect your participation grade (quite simply, you cannot participate if you are not present in class). In addition, however, an excess of absences will affect your overall course grade. In short, you will be allowed one (1) week of absences without needing to give an immediate account for them. Further details follow. Over the course of the semester, you will be allowed four (4) unexcused, 50-minute absences without penalty. So, if your section meets four days a week (e.g., MTWR from 12:00-12:50), you are allowed four days of absences, and if your section meets two days a week (e.g., MW from 12:00-1:40), you are allowed two days of absences. However, in either case, these days should NOT be interpreted as free days! USE THEM WISELY! They should be reserved for foreseeable or unforeseeable events and emergencies such as illness, a death in the family, performances in athletic competitions, job interviews, etc. Be sure to make a personal record of the reasons for each of your first four 50-minute absences and obtain any necessary documentation to verify your reasons. Acceptable documentation is that which is official, such as a doctors note on original letterhead paper (in general, photocopies and faxes will not be accepted), a document from Sindecuse that shows an appointment date and time, a dated container of medication, a note from an athletic division, an original program from a funeral or wedding, an obituary, etc. Personal notes from relatives or friends do not qualify as acceptable documentation. Whenever possible, the documentation should provide a phone number that can be called for verification. [OJO! The falsification of official documents is grounds for dismissal from the University.] Beginning with a fifth 50-minute absence, your FINAL COURSE GRADE will be lowered 3% (or 3 percentage points) for EACH absence beyond the first four absences. If, however, you have a verifiable, reasonable excuse (verifiable meaning you can provide official, original documentation, and reasonable meaning an event such as those specified above) AND you can account for your first four 50-minute absences, a fifth (or plus) absence can be excused and the 3% will not be subtracted. To have a fifth (or plus) absence excused, you need to speak with your instructor. In sum, you should think about this attendance policy in the following terms: it is best not to miss class, but if it turns out that you need to be absent, you can miss four 50-minute sessions without having to give an immediate account of your reasons for missing. If you miss an excess of classes (more than four 50-minute sessions), however, you will need to account for ALL of your absences in order to not lose percentage points from your final grade. [OJO! Should you be absent the day of a quiz or an exam, you must present documented proof of illness or of some other calamity even if the absence is one of your first four in order to be able to make it up. Otherwise, you will receive a zero!] VI. Homework For each chapter, homework assignments may come from three sources: the Student Activities Manual in print form (=SAM), MySpanishLab (=MSL) in electronic form (located online at http://www.myspanishlab.com/), and perhaps supplemental material from your instructor (e.g., handouts, etc.). For the Student Activities Manual (=SAM), your instructor will specify daily handwritten assignments and their due dates. Each individual activity assigned will be worth one (1) point, awarded on a credit/no-credit basis. [NOTE: 1 point= complete and well done; 0 points= partially complete or not well done or missing (i.e., not completed).] SAM assignments are due in class at the beginning of the class hour of the due date. No late homework will be accepted. If you are absent from class when an assignment is due, you should try to submit it to your instructors mailbox in 410 Sprau Tower that same day. If this is not possible, 3

the assignment will only be accepted if submitted the next session you are present in class. You are responsible for finding out from your instructor (or from another classmate) what assignments were given during your absence(s), in order to have all of the work ready to submit upon your first return to class. In short, I wasnt in class yesterday is not an acceptable excuse for incomplete homework. MySpanishLab (=MSL) includes an eText (i.e., an electronic version of the textbook), activities from the SAM (graded automatically or by your instructor), additional practice activities, readiness checks, tutorials th on English and Spanish grammar, practice tests, all of the audio and video components of Arriba! (6 th ed.), plus more. The Arriba! (6 ed.) Companion Website (=CW) also is accessible freely at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/arriba/. As a predecessor to MSL, the CW is less comprehensive. No assignments will be made from the CW; however, know that it is available to you. It includes electronic flashcards for memorizing vocabulary, an interactive soccer game, some of the audio components of th Arriba! (6 ed.), plus more. Most of the MSL and CW materials provide immediate feedback to the user. Thus, they are a powerful resource for independent learning and extra practice, to enhance your acquisition of the Spanish language and your performance in this course. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources beyond the official assignments made. For MSL, various assignments and their due dates appear in Section XIII of this syllabus. Your instructor may make additional MSL assignments. MSL assignments and their due dates also are indicated within MSL, by means of a clock icon on an electronic calendar. Be sure to check this calendar frequently for any assignments added by your instructor. All MSL assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the due date indicated, regardless of your particular course sections meeting days and time. The MSL system will indicate correct responses for an activity only after it has come due at 11:59 PM, so you may return to it then for continued learning. In order to pass a machine-graded activity, you must obtain a score of 60% or greater. Any assigned activity with a score lower than 60% will appear in red with a red warning triangle. MSL will allow you to repeat an activity up to 100 times and will display and use only the highest score achieved in order to calculate folder or chapter averages. Your MSL work will be graded on a credit/no-credit basis by chapter. In order to receive credit for the work of a chapter, you must achieve an average score of 60% or greater in the chapter folder column. A chapter folder with less than a 60% average will receive no (or zero) credit. In other words, you will receive either 100% or 0% per chapter of MSL work, depending on whether the folder average for that chapter reaches 60% (for 100% credit) or not (for 0% credit). If you do not own your own computer, online materials can be accessed through the Languages and Computing Lab in 1002 Brown Hall, where headphones with attached microphones are available for listening to audio activities and recording oral practice activities. The Labs hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except when reserved and in use by classes. For further information, call the Labs at 387-2485 or 387-2488. VII. Compositions Two compositions will be assigned over the course of the semester. Each one will entail two drafts: a first draft and a final draft. Each draft needs to contain 75-100 varied words in Spanish and incorporate the vocabulary and grammar from the textbook chapter(s). A topic will be assigned to guide your writing. Each first draft needs to be handwritten in a full-size (i.e., NOT mini-size) examination booklet (blue or green), sold at campus bookstores. You must skip lines as you write in the booklet (i.e., write on every other line only), in order to allow space for instructor comments. Said booklet should be used exclusively for writing assignments in this course. Each final draft needs to be typewritten, double-spaced, and it must be a continuation of work from the first draft. [NOTE: Any prior draft(s) must be resubmitted on due dates, to facilitate comparison. See Section XIII for due dates.] Both first and final drafts will be evaluated according to the five criteria specified in Appendix B. For your final course grade, each first draft will be worth 5% and each final draft 3%, for a total of 8% per composition [x 2 assignments= 16% total for this grade component]. Each draft must be handed in at the beginning of the class session when it is due. For each day (up to a maximum of three) that a draft is late beyond its due date (and regardless of how many days per week

your class section meets), 5% will be subtracted from the assessed grade percentage, up to a total of 15% off for lateness. On the fourth day and beyond (including the two days of the weekend), a draft will no longer be accepted for credit. For example, if your class section meets at 2:00 and your work is due on Monday, the last possible time when you can submit it for credit (albeit with a loss of 15% from the start) is 2:00 on Thursday. After that time, you would receive a zero on the assignment. It should be noted that each draft must reflect a students own work, in terms of both content and language. Translations carried out through the use of a computer are unacceptable and will receive the grade of 0%, with no possibility of a resubmission. Furthermore, if you solicit the help of a tutor in your writing, you must simultaneously submit both a marked-up draft and the draft due, in order to receive credit and a grade (whether the first or final draft is involved). You must produce all drafts, on your own, in Spanish, before soliciting any help from others. This requirement is very important, since you will be expected to write compositions directly in Spanish on exams. A tutor may indicate any errors made on a draft by circling (although NOT correcting) them in an ink color different from your original copy. It is the students job to then edit and correct his/her own draft. It is obvious to an instructor when a student has received help with writing. If you receive help and the above procedure is not followed (i.e., a marked-up draft reflecting any feedback from others is not submitted with the draft due), you will receive a 0% on that assignment, with no possibility of a resubmission. If you do not receive help on a given draft, you only need to submit your own work. VIII. Quizzes (Pruebas/Controles) There will be at least two (2) brief (~20-30 minutes) quizzes, or pruebas, given during the semester, one for each of the two textbook chapters not immediately preceding a major exam. Thus, minimally, there will be a brief quiz on Chapter 1 and on Chapter 3. Each quiz will cover listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Your instructor will specify the exact nature and date of each quiz for your section. IX. Written Exams There will be two written exams: a midterm exam given during the semester and a final exam given during finals week. The midterm exam will be given over two consecutive 50-minute class sessions. It will cover Chapters 1-2. The final exam will be given during the two-hour time slot of exam week specified for your course section by the University. The final exam will be cumulative but will focus most heavily on Chapters 3-4. X. Oral Exam An oral exam will be given sometime during weeks 11-14 of the semester. You will take the oral exam individually with your instructor on the date, time, and place specified by your instructor at a later point in the semester. The format of the exam will be conversational in nature (i.e., not read), thus the best way to prepare for it is to be present in class on a regular basis and actively participate during class in Spanish, not English, as much as possible. Further details about the oral exam will be provided by your instructor at a later date in the semester. XI. Statement on Academic Integrity and Other Policies You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at http://catalog.wmich.edu under Academic Policies > Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with your instructor or the course supervisor if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test. For access to the Code of Honor, see

http://www.wmich.edu/conduct/. For general WMU academic policies on issues such as diversity, religious observance, and disabilities, see http://www.wmich.edu/registrar. XII. Grading A. Grading Scale A 94-100% CB 78-82% BA 89-93% C 71-77% B 83-88% DC 66-70% B. Final Grade: Components and Weighting Class Participation Homework Compositions Quizzes 10% 16% 16% 15% Midterm Exam Final Written Exam Oral Exam D E 60-65% 00-59%

15% 18% 10%

C. Final Grade: Computation Class Participation: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Homework: Student Activities Manual (SAM) in print form & any supplemental material (1 point per activity, graded on a credit/no-credit basis) MySpanishLab (MSL) in electronic form (graded on a credit/no-credit basis per chapter; must obtain at least a 60% chapter average to receive credit) Chapter 1 (at least 21 activities) Chapter 2 (at least 21 activities) Chapter 3 (at least 19 activities) Chapter 4 (at least 18 activities) Compositions: Composition 1: First draft Composition 1: Final draft Composition 2: First draft Composition 2: Final draft Quizzes: Quiz 1: Chapter 1 Quiz 2: Chapter 3 Midterm Exam Final Exam Oral Exam ____ x .025 ____ x .025 ____ x .025 ____ x .025 = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____

____ x .08

= ____

____ x .02 ____ x .02 ____ x .02 ____ x .02 ____ x .05 ____ x .03 ____ x .05 ____ x .03 ____ x .075 ____ x .075 ____ x .15 ____ x .18 ____ x .10

= ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____ = ____

PRELIMINARY TOTAL = ____ # of 50-min. absences over 4 ____ x -3% = ____ FINAL TOTAL = ____

D. Key to grade percentages for compositions (see Appendix B for grading criteria)
45/45= 100% A 44/45= 98% 43/45= 96% 42/45= 93% 41/45= 91% 40/45= 89% 39/45= 87% A A BA BA BA B 38/45= 84% 37/45= 82% 36/45= 80% 35/45= 78% 34/45= 76% 33/45= 73% 32/45= 71% B CB CB CB C C C 31/45= 69% 30/45= 67% 29/45= 64% 28/45= 62% 27/45= 60% 26/45= 58% 25 & below= DC DC D D D E E

XIII. Weekly Syllabus Codes used: MSL= MySpanishLab CS= Cunto saben? review section PV= Pura Vida! video episode P1= Primera Parte of chapter P2= Segunda Parte of chapter = homework corresponds to topic listed on same line in previous column

Week 1 (Jan. 6-10) Mon., Jan. 6: CLASSES BEGIN AT 8 AM Fri., Jan. 10: LAST DAY TO ADD A NEW COURSE Textbook pages & topics: Course Introduction Chapter 1: pp. 2-12 Saludos y despedidas Letras y sonidos Spanish alphabet Numbers 0-100 MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 2 : MSL (1-4, 1-5) MSL (1-8, 1-9) MSL (1-12, 1-13) MSL (1-15)
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Week 2 (Jan. 13-17) Class will meet in 1002 Brown Language Lab Mon., Jan. 13: 12:00-1:40 PM Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 1: pp. 13-26 Days of the week, months & seasons REVIEW: Cunto saben? Perfiles En la clase Subject pronouns & present tense of ser MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 2 : MSL (1-20, 1-21, 1-22) MSL CS P1 (1-23, 1-25) MSL (1-36) MSL (1-40)
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Week 3 (Jan. 20-24) Mon., Jan. 20: NO CLASSMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 1: pp. 27-35 Nouns & articles Adjective forms, position & agreement REVIEW: Cunto saben? Observaciones: Pura Vida! Episodio 1 Nuestro Mundo: Panoramas MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 2 : MSL (1-49) MSL Game (1-1); MSL Prctica oral (1-2) MSL PV (do 1-55; (re)view video while completing 1-56; then complete 1-57) 4 50-minute session: FIRST DRAFT OF COMPOSITION 1
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Week 4 (Jan. 27-31) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 2: pp. 40-55 Las descripciones y las nacionalidades Telling time Formation of yes/no questions & negation Interrogative words MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 2 : MSL (2-6) MSL (2-10) MSL (2-15, 2-16) MSL (2-20, 2-21)
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Week 5 (Feb. 3-7) Sun., Feb. 9: FIRST WORK GRADING PERIOD ENDS Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 2: pp. 55-63 REVIEW: Cunto saben? Perfiles Qu haces? Qu te gusta hacer? Letras y sonidos Present tense of regular ar verbs MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 9 : MSL CS P1 (2-23) MSL (2-33) MSL (2-35, 2-36) MSL (2-39)
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Week 6 (Feb. 10-14) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 2: pp. 64-71 Present tense of regular er & ir verbs Present tense of tener REVIEW: Cunto saben? Observaciones: Pura Vida! Episodio 2 Nuestro Mundo: Panoramas MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Feb. 16 : MSL (2-42, 2-43) MSL CS P2 (2-50); MSL Game (2-1); MSL Prctica oral (2-1) MSL PV (do 2-53; (re)view video while completing 2-54, 2-55; then complete 2-56) 4 50-minute session: FINAL DRAFT OF COMPOSITION 1
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Week 7 (Feb. 17-21) Textbook pages & topics: 1 & 2 50-minute sessions: REVIEW rd 3 50-minute session: MIDTERM EXAM, PART 1: Listening, vocabulary, composition th 4 50-minute session: MIDTERM EXAM, PART 2: Grammar, culture, reading
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MSL homework & Compositions due:

Week 8 (Feb. 24-28) Fri., Feb. 28: NO CLASSSPIRIT DAY Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 3: pp. 76-89 Materias acadmicas y vida estudiantil Numbers 101-3,000,000 Possessive adjectives Other expressions with tener MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Mar. 2 : MSL (3-4, 3-5) MSL (3-10) MSL (3-13)
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Vacation Week (Mar. 3-7) SPRING BREAKNO CLASS

Week 9 (Mar. 10-14) Mon., Mar. 10: MIDTERM GRADING PERIOD ENDS Textbook pages & topics: MSL homework & Compositions due:

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Chapter 3: pp. 89-97 REVIEW: Cunto saben? Perfiles Edificios de la universidad Letras y sonidos Present tense of ir & hacer

The following are all due Sun., Mar. 16 : MSL CS P1 (3-20) MSL (3-29) MSL (3-32, 3-33) MSL (3-38)

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Week 10 (Mar. 17-21) Mon., Mar. 17: LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM COURSES Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 3: pp. 98-107 Present tense of estar Summary uses of ser & estar REVIEW: Cunto saben? Observaciones: Pura Vida! Episodio 3 Nuestro Mundo: Panoramas MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Mar. 23 : MSL (3-43) MSL (3-48, 3-49) MSL CS P2 (3-53); MSL Game (3-1); MSL Prctica oral (3-2) MSL PV (do 3-56; (re)view video while completing 3-57; then complete 3-58) 4 50-minute session: FIRST DRAFT OF COMPOSITION 2
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Week 11 (Mar. 24-28) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 4: pp. 112-127 Miembros de la familia Present tense of stem-changing verbs: e ie, e i, o/u ue Direct objects, personal a & direct object pronouns MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Mar. 30 : MSL (4-4) MSL (4-10, 4-11) MSL (4-16, 4-17, 4-18)
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Week 12 (Mar. 31-Apr. 4) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 4: pp. 127-135 REVIEW: Cunto saben? Perfiles Lugares de ocio Letras y sonidos Demonstrative adjectives & pronouns MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Apr. 6 : MSL CS P1 (4-23) MSL (4-32, 4-33)
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Week 13 (Apr. 7-11) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 4: pp. 136-142 Present tense of poner, salir & Saber & conocer REVIEW: Cunto saben? traer MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Apr. 13 : MSL (4-42) MSL (4-46) MSL CS P2 (4-50); MSL Game (4-1); MSL Prctica oral (4-1) 4 50-minute session: FINAL DRAFT OF COMPOSITION 2
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Week 14 (Apr. 14-18) Textbook pages & topics: Chapter 4: pp. 143-145 Observaciones: Pura Vida! Episodio 4 Nuestro Mundo: Panoramas Remaining 50-minute sessions: REVIEW MSL homework & Compositions due: The following are all due Sun., Apr. 20 : MSL PV (do 4-53; (re)view video while completing 4-54; then complete 4-55)
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Final Examination Week (Apr. 21-25) FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, Apr.24, from 2:45-4:45 PM (in regular classroom)

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XIV. APPENDIX A
Name: ____________________________________ Instructor: _________________________________ SPAN 1000, Spring 2014, Section time: ____________

CLASS PARTICIPATION SELF-ASSESSMENT SHEET


Chapter number (circle one): 1. Class attendance 6 10 12 14 | I attended half of the 50-min. sessions of this grading period (=approximately 6 out of 12 sessions). 8 16 20 | I attended all of the 50-min. sessions of this grading period (=approximately 12 out of 12 sessions). 18 1 2 3 4

0 2 4 | I attended none of the 50-min. sessions of this grading period (=approximately 0 out of 12 sessions).

2.

Arriving late and/or leaving class early, frequently, or excessively (arriving late= more than 5 minutes late; leaving early= before the instructor officially dismisses class; leaving frequently or excessively= leaving and returning to classroom more than once per class day or for more than 5 minutes) 6 10 12 14 | I arrived late and/or left early, frequently, or excessively from about half of the 50-min. sessions of this grading period. 8 16 20 | I did not arrive late or leave early, frequently, or excessively from any of the 50-min. sessions of this grading period. 18

0 2 4 | I arrived late and/or left early, frequently, or excessively from every 50-min. session of this grading period. 3. Pre-class preparation

0 1 2 | I did not prepare any of the assigned out-of-class work before coming to class during this grading period.

5 6 7 | I prepared about half of the assigned out-of-class work before coming to class during this grading period.

10 | I prepared all of the assigned out-of-class work before coming to class during this grading period.

4.

In-class participation at the whole-class level (i.e., degree/amount of attention, participation, and volunteering during instructor presentations/lectures, or during whole-class activities fronted/lead by the instructor) 5 7 8 9 | I was only somewhat attentive and interested, and did not actively contribute on a consistent basis during this grading period. 6 11 15 | I was consistently attentive, interested, and active during this grading period. 13

0 1 3 | I was consistently inattentive, distracted, disinterested, and/ or passive during this grading period.

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In-class participation at the small-group level (i.e., degree/amount of attention, participation, and effort during activities carried out in pairs or small groups of students) 5 7 8 9 | I was only somewhat attentive and interested, and did not actively contribute on a consistent basis during this grading period. 6 11 15 | I was consistently attentive, interested, and active during this grading period. 13

0 1 3 | I was consistently inattentive, distracted, disinterested, and/ or passive during this grading period.

6.

In-class use of spoken Spanish (i.e., amount of effort put forth and attitude toward using Spanish to communicate with instructor and student peers during all in-class activities) 3 5 6 7 | I made only a partial effort to communicate in Spanish and used English on various occasions. 4 8 10 | I made a full, 100% effort to communicate in Spanish and spoke as little English as possible. 9

0 1 2 | I made no or little effort to communicate in Spanish and used English very frequently.

7.

Behavior (i.e., overall respect shown for instructor and student peers, including tolerance for the opinions of others, behavior that is neither disruptive nor distracting to others, using a respectful tone of voice, leaving negativity at the door, not texting, not using a cell phone nor allowing it to ring during class , not reading the newspaper, not doing work for other classes, not napping during class, etc.) 3 5 6 7 | I occasionally displayed behavior that was distracting to others, or not entirely constructive or positive. 4 8 10 | I consistently displayed respectful, tolerant, positive behavior during this grading period. 9

0 1 2 | I frequently displayed disrespectful, intolerant, or negative behavior during this grading period.

TOTAL POINTS EARNED FOR GRADING PERIOD = _________ /100 POINTS POSSIBLE POSSIBLE INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS:

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XV. APPENDIX B
Name: ____________________________________ Instructor: _________________________________ SPAN 1000, Spring 2014, Section time: ____________

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMPOSITIONS


LENGTH Your composition complies with length specifications. Excellent 5 CONTENT & DEVELOPMENT The main ideas are related to the topics studied in the course, are conveyed clearly and succinctly, and are sufficiently developed and supported by details. Excellent 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Poor 1 4 3 2 1 Poor

ORGANIZATION Your composition includes a brief title, an introductory statement, a clear body, and a concluding statement. The body of the composition is separated logically into coherent paragraphs. The sentences of a paragraph flow together to develop ideas and are not disjointed. There are transitions present to connect ideas between sentences and/or paragraphs. Excellent 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Poor 1

VOCABULARY Your composition includes target vocabulary studied in the course. There is a variety of words and expressions, without excessive repetition. Words and expressions are used appropriately according to context and are spelled correctly. There is no use of English vocabulary. Excellent 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Poor 1

GRAMMAR Your composition integrates target grammatical structures covered in the course. Said structures are used with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Although some errors may be present, they are not excessive and do not interfere with the basic comprehension of the text. Excellent 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Poor 1

TOTAL= ______ /45 pts.= ______ %

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