Spanish 110, Elementary Spanish I – Part A
Online Orientation
Professor: María L. Villagómez
Contact Information:
Office: BLDG. 1000 (1031U)
Telephone#: 707-256-7767
E-mail: mvillagomez@napavalley.edu
Instructor Web site:
http://www.napavalley.edu/people/mvillagomez/Pages/welcome.aspx
REQUIRED Texts and materials:
• *VISTAS: Introducción a la
lengua española, Fourth
Edition by Blanco-Donley
• You will also need: A combination
head-set and microphone. You can
find this at Target.
REQUIRED Texts and materials:
• You will need 1 passcode:
• It is in a manila envelope and
comes with your purchase.
• If you purchased the text
online, the code should have
been emailed to you.
• This code will grant you
access to the site that we will
use this semester as our
course platform which gives
you access to homework,
announcements, activities,
exams, etc…
• We will NOT be using
blackboard.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Engage in basic, two-way oral and written
exchanges
• Read, comprehend, and write basic Spanish
• Begin to recognize the various Hispanic
Cultures
DAILY PREPAREDNESS and PARTICIPATION
• This course requires at least 4-6
hours per week in assignments.
• You will be assigned to read,
study or work on some exercises
as part of your regular
homework.
• Visit the Vistas Supersite
frequently and read/do the
assigned material by the
deadline.
• Make sure to read the instructor’s
emails, announcements.
Sample image from
the Vistas Student
Supersite
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITES
• Participants enrolled in this course should
continually monitor their learning, evaluating their
own efforts, and actively seek help when needed in
a timely manner.
• You will need to assume an active role in the
learning process; ask questions, view all power
points, and complete ALL assignments.
HOMEWORK
• Check your “Tentative Schedule” daily and complete the appropriate
exercises in your WEB-SAM as they are an essential component of the
program.
• It is your responsibility –and extremely advisable - to complete the
exercises concurrently with daily class preparation instead of
“cramming” it all the night before they are due.
• Full credit will be awarded only if you have completed all the assigned
exercises. Check the tentative schedule and the vistas site for
homework due dates.
• No late work will be accepted.
• Please note that homework is due by 9:00 p.m. No late work will be
accepted. Please see attachment for instructions on how to set up
your super-site account.
E-MAIL POLICY
• Each student MUST have an active e-mail
account. This will be the e-mail address that is
used for any communication between you and
your instructor.
• When you send an email, please put the title
of this course and the topic you are writing
about in the "Subject" line.
• Please start all email messages with your full
name and phone number for easy
identification and communication.
• It is highly recommended that you copy
yourself (CC) when sending an email in the
rare event that your message gets lost in
Cyberspace.
Sample image from
the Vistas Student
Supersite
CHEATING STATEMENT
•
Honesty and integrity are very important in
higher education.
•
To claim to have written something that is not
entirely your own work is a violation of
academic and personal integrity.
•
Each homework assignment, written activity,
and test should be your own work.
•
Any violation of the items mentioned will cause
you to be terminated from the course with a
grade of F.
•
Also, you will be referred to the Dean of
Students Services for further disciplinary
action.
Sample images from the Vistas Student Supersite
Click here!
Sample recording image from the Vistas Student Supersite
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4.
Click on listen
Click on record.
Play back.
If satisfied, continue, if not satisfied, record again.
COURSE DISCLAIMER
• Every attempt is made to provide a syllabus that is
complete and that provides an accurate overview of the
course.
• However, circumstances and events may make it
necessary for the instructor to modify the syllabus during
the course.
• This may depend, in part, on the progress, needs, and
experiences of the participants.
Final Exam
• The final exam is mandatory.
Should you miss it, you will
receive an automatic “F” for the
course.
• No one will be allowed to
take the final exam early or
late.
Setting up your VISTAS Supersite account and
enrolling in your Instructor's course
Overview
• You will need to set up an account
on the VISTAS Supersite, and
then enroll as a registered student
in your Instructor's Supersite
Course.
• If you don’t register at the Vistas
Site, you will not be able to
receive any communication from
your Instructor nor will you be able
to access your homework.
• Please see Instructions attached
to your syllabus.
Again, we will NOT be using Blackboard.
We will ONLY use www.vhlcentral.com
Please email me with any questions.
¡Hasta la vista!