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Part A of the Syllabus
Semester: Spring 2015
Instructor: Ashley Bevilacqua Anglin, Ph.D.
Phone: 540-834-1038 (please note, I am only
Class Info: SPA 101-FH01 First 8 weeks,
at this location a few hours a week – the MW
hybrid course.
SP1/FAC1 office hours listed below. I can check
voicemail remotely, but you will usually get a
quicker answer by sending an email.)
Location/Room: SP1 (FAC1) Classroom 217 Office Location: SP1 316F
Class Name: Beginning Spanish I
Days at Location: MW
Office Hours: MW 10:30 – 12:30 am in SP1
Class Days/Times: MW 12:30 – 2:20 pm
316F. Also Tu/Th 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in
OR1/LGC Adjunct office 407H. Phone number
in this shared office is 540-423-9852. This is a
shared phone and you cannot leave me a
voicemail at this number.
Class Credits: 4
Instructor E-mail: [email protected]
Course Description:
This program is designed to develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and
writing. The emphasis of this first semester is conversational proficiency, and those structures
used in frequently occurring language situations will be stressed. The fundamentals of grammar
will be presented. You will be expected to participate orally in class and to interact meaningfully
with your teacher and classmates in Spanish. Lecture 4 hours per week. This course is
specifically intended for those students who have no previous experience with the Spanish
language. It is the first course of four, which can be used to fulfill your Humanities or Liberal Arts
language requirement. In addition to acquiring skills in using Spanish, you will be gaining
knowledge about how the Spanish language, and by comparison, the English language, are
structured.
Learning Outcomes:
Listening: Understand short conversations and responses to your questions. You may need to
ask for repetition or a slower rate of speed for comprehension.
Speaking: Carry on a simple conversation; talk about yourself and others in some areas of daily
life. The student will exhibit strong interference from the native language. Speech may be
disconnected but understandable to someone with experience dealing with non-native speakers.
Reading: Read simple documents such as signs, menus, timetables and ads
Writing: Write information on simple forms and documents, write autobiographical information
and short lists.
Textbook and Supplies:
Guzmán et al. Unidos: An Interactive Approach (1st edition). Textbook or Ebook and
MySpanishLab access required. MYSPANISHLAB COURSE CODE: CRSKL3P-4042378
Additional Attendance/Withdrawal Policy for this course:
You are permitted 2 absences without penalty for this course. After 2, one point per additional
absence will be deducted from your participation grade.
Academic Dishonesty – Course Specific
The penalty for academic dishonesty in this course is: You will receive a zero on any
assignment for which it is determined you have plagiarized or cheated. If there is more than one
instance of academic dishonesty by a student, the matter will be reported to the Dean of Arts
and Sciences.
Course Plan for College Closing (optional):
In the event that the college closes for inclement weather or any other reason, please check
Blackboard for an announcement (I will also email the announcement to your GCC email).
Generally, we will rely on MySpanishLab to help us catch up if we lose class time, and will make
adjustments to what is covered when in class as needed.
Electronics (e.g. Cell Phones) /Food Classroom Policy (optional):
Texting or other phone use is not permitted in class, unless specifically requested (such as
occasional activities we may do using Internet research in the classroom). If you have an
emergency and may need to be notified via phone during class, please let me know about this at
the start of the class period.
Grading Policy and Grading Scale:
MySpanishLab 20%
Attendance and Participation 10% (for each absence over two, one point will be deducted
from this part of your grade; you can also lose points by not answering in class,
disrupting the class, or being unprepared)
Midterm interview 10%
Final composition 10 %
Exams (3)
50%
Grading Scale: A= 100-90; B = 89-80; C = 79-70; D = 69-60; F = 59 and below
SPA 101-FH05 Tentative Assignment Calendar
As you can see, this eight-week, four-credit course is intensive! Please take the following schedule
as a guideline. If you begin to find that you are having a difficult time completing your work,
especially in the short period between a Monday and a Wednesday class, you will need to plan to
spread your work out more evenly during the week. As long as you have everything ready prior to
each class meeting as scheduled, it is fine to work ahead a bit at your own pace. (For example,
you could choose to complete work due Monday by Saturday or Sunday, allowing you more time
to finish what is due by Wednesday).
The important thing to remember is that MySpanishLab is set up so that you can learn grammar
and vocabulary ahead of class time, freeing us up to practice conversation and pronunciation, as
well as answering lingering questions. I will not be “teaching” grammar or vocabulary in class in
most cases. That job belongs to each of you in your homework/study time. This is called a “flipped
hybrid” class model and it can be extremely effective for students who are able to put in the
necessary time and effort!
Finally: be sure to get contact information from someone in class, in the event you can’t be there
one day. YOU are responsible for knowing what went on in class and any changes that may have
been required to our calendar. I will also make every effort to post needed changes to Blackboard
and MySpanishLab.
Week Class date
1
1
12 enero (January)
14 enero
Material you will be
studying when you
complete scheduled
activities in
MySpanishLab. The date
listed is the date they are
DUE prior to coming to
class.
Please take some time
NOW to register on
MySpanishLab.com and get
ready for the semester
Capítulo Preliminar – Las
presentaciones, los saludos
y las despedidas
(greetings/goodbyes), Los
meses y los días de la
semana (calendar), Using
numbers 0 to 99; Spelling in
Spanish
Preliminar: Expresiones
útiles en la clase, Identifying
and describing people,
Singular forms of Ser, ¿Qué
hay en el salón de clase?,
Locating people and things:
Assignments not in
MySpanishLab;
Other important
college dates/info
“Getting to know
you” discussion
board thread in
Blackboard due by 21
enero (counts toward
participation grade)
Prueba (Quiz)
Preliminar available
in Blackboard
between 15-20 enero
¿Dónde está?; El tiempo,
Telling time
19 enero
2
21 enero
2
26 enero
3
28 enero
3
2 febrero
4
4 febrero
4
9 febrero
Last day to add a
class: 17 enero
Martin Luther King, Jr Day - Last day to drop with
holiday
refund: 20 enero
“Grace day” for anyone who
needs to get caught up due
to delay in receiving
materials, access for
MySpanishLab, registering
for the course, etc.
Capítulo 1: Los estudiantes
y los cursos; La universidad;
Las actividades de los
estudiantes
Present tense of –Ar verbs;
Present tense of Estar
Capítulo 1: Articles and
nouns; Present tense of –er
and –Ir verbs; Interrogative
words
Capítulo 2: Mis amigos y yo,
las descripciones; El origen;
Adjectives; Present tense of
Ser
Cap. 2, Ser and Estar with
adjectives; Possessive
adjectives; Gustar; Cap. 3:
Las diversiones, los planes
Cap. 3: La comida; Present
tense of hacer, poner, salir,
traer, oír; Present tense of ir
and ir a + infinitive;
Numbers 100 to 200.000
Plan midterm interviews
Cap. 3 Saber and conocer;
por and para
Cap. 4: Miembros de la
familia
Plan/practice midterm
interviews
Examen 1 (Cap. 1 y
2) available in
Blackboard between
5-10 febrero
5
11 febrero
5
16 febrero
6
18 febrero
6
23 febrero
7
25 febrero
7
2 marzo
8
4 marzo
8
9 marzo
11 marzo
Midterm interviews during
the class period (more
information will be given in
class prior to this date)
Cap. 4 ¿Qué hacen los
parientes?Present tense of
stem changing verbs; Tener
que + infinitive; Adverbs
Cap. 4 Hace with
expressions of time; Las
rutinas familiares; Reflexive
verbs and pronouns
Cap. 5: La casa, los
muebles y los
electrodomésticos; Las
tareas domésticas; Present
progressive
Cap. 5: Expressions with
Tener; Direct object nouns
and pronouns;
demonstrative adjectives
and pronouns
Cap. 6 Las compras; la
ropa; ¿Qué debo llevar?;
Preterit Tense of regular
verbs; Preterit of Ir and Ser
Cap. 6 Review/work on
Preterit tense; Indirect
object nouns and pronouns;
Gustar and similar verbs
16/2: Last day to
withdraw with W or
change to audit
Examen 2 (Cap. 3 y
4) available in
Blackboard between
24 febrero-1 marzo
Begin work on brief
final composition (at
home/online;
instructions will be
posted in Blackboard;
more information will
be given in class prior
to this date)
Composition rough
draft due via link in
Blackboard by 2
marzo
Receive composition
back (in Blackboard)
with comments by 6
marzo and revise to
be turned in 10
marzo via Blackboard
link
Examen 3 (Capítulos 5 y
6)
In class, not online.
All MySpanishLab
activities and composition
final draft must be turned
in no later than the time of
our last exam.
Please plan to attend
Student Success Day
this important event in
lieu of our usual class
meeting!
PED and courses which include off-campus participation (e.g., clinicals) as well as
courses that include a laboratory component which results in potential risk to students
(e.g., accident in the lab, field trip) must require a completed Assumption of Risk form
prior to student participation in the course/ activity. Instructor must complete form with
specific details relative to the course or activity. Words bracketed by parentheses
indicate need for course specific information. Completed, signed forms are required for
all off-campus activities. Originals are submitted to Campus Security and copies to
Dean’s Office. Faculty should retain a copy as well. No student can participate in the
course or course activity without submitting a signed form prior to participating.