First Year Spanish I SPAN 111 - Summer 2016

First Year Spanish I SPAN 111 - Summer 2016

First Year Spanish I
SPAN 111 ‐Summer 2016 ‐ MTWR
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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
WEBSITES
Puntos de Partida, 9th edition
Access to Connect Spanish: http://www.mhhm.com/
Good Spanish-English dictionary
You can buy your complete package (loose-leaf color copy of text, e-book, Connect
Spanish Plus access code) for approx. $215 at the ASUN bookstore (check current
price).
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
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 given to you by your instructor.
Grade Breakdown
Exámenes:
Cap. 1 y 2
Cap. 3 y 4
30%
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Examen
Final:
Cap. 5, 6 +
Oral Use of Spanish
-Culture Present. in class
-Descriptive (Connect)
-Entrevista Oral
(Connect)
20%
15%
TAREA
Connect Spanish 15%
LearnSmart
2%
Writing Activities 13%
30%
Participación
5%
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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 develop some rudimentary knowledge about cultural differences between
the U.S. and the Spanish-speaking world. Some examples are:
geography and culture of the U.S., the Caribbean, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua, 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.”
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Course Syllabus / Programa
Día Cap
Semana 1
6/6
1
6/7
6/8
2
6/9
Actividades en clase
Páginas
Tarea (due)
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Course Components
Introducción al curso;
Introduction to Connect Spanish (Lab?)
Ante todo
El alfabeto
Saludos
Introduction to the verb ser
2-3
7
4-6
8-9
Introduction to Connect Spanish (Lab?)
¡Aquí se habla español!
Los números; El verbo hay
Los gustos; El horario
10-11
12-13
14-18
Discuss & Sign up for Cultural Presentations
En la universidad
En la clase; Las materias
Gramática 1: Singular nouns: gender & articles
24-25
26-31
32-35
Gramática 2: Nouns & articles: plural forms
Gramática 3: Present tense of –ar verbs
Cultural presentation #1: Geografía en la
Península Ibérica y África (1 grupo) –use information
35-37 Due Sunday 6/12, 11:59pm
38-44 Chapter 1:
Gramática 4: Yes/No questions
Un poco de todo
45-47 Due Monday 6/13, 11:59pm
48-49 Chapter 2:
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
Writing
LearnSmart
on pp. 20-21 as a starting point.
Semana 2
6/13
6/14
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
Writing
LearnSmart
Cultural presentation #2: Geografía del mundo
hispano en el Caribe: Cuba y la República
Dominicana (1 group each) –use information on pp.
20-21 as a starting point.
EXAMEN 1 (Capítulos 1 y 2)
6/15
3
6/16
La familia
La familia
Los números
Gramática 5: Adjectives & description
58-59
60-62
63-65
66-71
Gramática 6: Present tense of the verb ser
Gramática 7: Possessive adjectives
Gramática 8: Present tense of -er /-ir verbs (start)
72-76 Due Sunday 6/19, 11:59pm
77-80 Chapter 3:
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
80-83
Writing
LearnSmart
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Día Cap Actividades en clase
Semana 3
6/20
Gramática 8: Present tense of -er /-ir verbs
Cultural presentation #3: México (1 group) –use
information on p. 90 as a starting point.
Un poco de todo
6/21
4
6/22
6/23
De compras
De compras
¿De qué color es?
Los números a partir de 100;
Stress & written accents marks
Gramática 9: Demonstrative adjectives & pronouns
Gramática 10: Tener, venir, poder, preferir, querer;
Idioms with tener
Gramática 11: Destination; future actions (ir+a+inf.)
Cultural presentation #4: Guatemala y
Honduras (2 groups) –use information on p. 122 as a
starting point.
6/29
96-97
98-100
101-03
103-04
105-06
107-10
111-15
116-18 Due Sunday 6/26, 11:59pm
122 Chapter 4:
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
Writing
LearnSmart
Descriptive Oral (Connect)
En casa
Los muebles;
¿Qué día es hoy?
128-29
130-32
Las preposiciones
Gramática 12: Hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, ver
Gramática 13: Present tense of stem-changing
verbs
Gramática 14: Reflexive pronouns
Un poco de todo
Cultural presentation #5: El Salvador y
Nicaragua (2 groups) –use information on p. 156 as a
132-35
136-41
142-46
starting point.
6/30
90
86-87
EXAMEN 2 (Capítulos 3 y 4)
5
6/28
Tarea (due)
83-85
118-19
Un poco de todo
Semana 4
6/27
Páginas
Las estaciones y el tiempo
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?; Los meses y las estaciones
Cultural presentation #6: Costa Rica (1 group) –
6 use information on p. 192 as a starting point.
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152-53
156
162-163 Due Sunday 7/3, 11:59pm
164-169 Chapter 5:
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
192
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Entrevista Oral (Connect)
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Día Cap Actividades en clase
Semana 5
7/4
Día de la independencia – No hay clase
7/5
Las preposiciones
Gramática 15: Present progressive
Gramática 16: ¿Ser o estar?
Gramática 17: Comparisons
7/6
Un poco de todo
Repaso Final
Páginas
Tarea (due)
168-169 Due Wednesday 7/6, 11:59pm
170-74 Chapter 6:
175-81
182-87
Connect: Exercises (Auto) &
Writing, LearnSmart
192
189
7/7
Examen Final
EXAMEN FINAL
Multiple Choice Cumulative Exam focusing on grammar from Chapters 1-6 plus
vocabulary, reading, and listening focusing on Chapter 5 & 6.
If you take the final in a lab, you may need to bring ear buds/headphones to
listen to the audio recording (ask instructor).
If your instructor will be using a scantron, you will need to purchase it at the
bookstore: GRADE MASTER FORM #25420
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RECOMMENDATION
FOR STUDYING: REDO ALL
OF YOUR LEARN SMART
ACTIVITIES FOR CHAPTERS
1-6
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