SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
SPANISH 101 COURSE SYLLABUS FOR FALL 2014
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH I (4 UNITS)
FOUR LECTURES PLUS LABORATORY (SAM)
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Knowing the contents of this syllabus is a class requirement
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Spanish 101 is an introductory class. It focuses on pronunciation, oral practice, readings on Hispanic
culture and civilization, and essentials of grammar.
Span 101 is not open to students with credit in Spanish 102, 201, 202, 281,282, or 301. *Refer student to
catalog or undergraduate advisor.
REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
1. ¡Anda! Curso Elemental, VOLUME I, Second Custom Edition for SDSU, by Heining-Boynton and Cowell, Pearson
2. Access Code for MyLanguageLabs: www.mylanguagelabs.com
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will develop novice-low to novice-mid proficiency in the language by doing activities that take on a
skill-building approach to learning. Students will increase their Spanish language ability by manipulating input
and output activities such as listening reading, writing, and speaking. Students will integrate grammatical and
vocabulary knowledge in functional and communicative contexts in order to convey linguistic meaning.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
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communicate in complete sentences predominantly in the present time frame on a variety of familiar topics.
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manage successfully uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations and respond to
simple, direct questions being culturally aware.
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produce and understand lists, notes, simple forms and create practical writing samples.
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express and understand meaning through vocabulary and basic structures that string sentences together.
COURSE EVALUATION:
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QUIZZES: There will be quizzes for Chapters “Preliminar A”, 1, 2, 4, and 5. Missed quizzes CANNOT be
made up; therefore, class attendance is very important.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES MANUAL (SAM): You will be provided with a Tentative Class Schedule
containing a detailed list of the exercises to be completed every week at http://www.myspanishlab.com/ *.
The deadline to turn in this homework is assigned online, if you miss it, there will be no way for you to
make up this work.
* My Spanish Lab at http://www.myspanishlab.com/ contains the Student Activities Manual and other
valuable resources and supplements. This state-of-the-art learning management system is designed
specifically for language learners. You may use the Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) located at
SH 204/205 to work on this material.
HOMEWORK/OTHER ASSIGNMENTS: Your instructor will assign activities to be prepared at home
or in class. These can be in oral or written form.
WRITING COMPONENT: You will be expected to write two short in-class compositions throughout the
semester. Topics for these assignments will be made available to you by your instructor.
ORAL COMPONENT: This is a key component that will be worked upon from the very beginning of the
course. There will be one oral proficiency evaluation toward the end of the semester. Instructor will provide
you with additional guidelines and information.
EXAMS:
Spanish 101 covers "Preliminar A" (Preliminary chapter) through Chapter 6. There will be a midterm exam
(Preliminar A & Chapters 1, 2, and 3) and a final exam (comprehensive in nature). See attached Tentative
Class Schedule for exam dates and material to be covered. Students will be allowed to review the
midterm and final exams after they have been graded, however exams must be returned to the
instructor as they will be kept on file. Please note that make-up exams will be given only with a doctor’s
excuse and after filing a petition form for a make-up exam.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: Please refer to the attached handout for participation and
remember that you must attend to participate. Attendance is a key element in our language classes, if you
miss more than 3 classes without justification (or 1 and 1/2 classes of two hours), your final grade will be
affected by 1% per unjustified additional absence.
Coming late to class or leaving early disrupts the learning process for students and professor alike--every 3
occasions of arriving late to class or leaving early from class without prior notification to the instructor will be
entered on your record as an absence.
For full participation credit, students are to have prepared carefully for class and are expected to participate
fully. Reading other materials not pertinent to the class, texting and cell phone use along with disruptive
classroom behavior, will result in no credit for participation on that particular day. Please refer to the
Attendance and Participation document that you can find on Blackboard.
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Your final grade will be based on the following Grading Policy:
15%
10%
5%
10%
15%
15%
20%
10%
Quizzes (Preliminar, 1, 2, 4, and 5)
SAM: Student Activity Manual on My Spanish Lab
Homework /Other Assignments
Writing Component
Oral Component
Midterm Exam (Preliminar A & Chapters 1, 2, and 3)
Final Exam (Comprehensive)
Attendance and Participation
Grading Scale:
A 100-93
C 76-73
A- 92-90
C- 72-70
B+ 89-87
D+ 69-67
B 86-83
D 66-63
B- 82-80
D- 62-60
C+ 79-77
F 59 and below
For class meetings, assignments, exams, and homework due, please refer to the attached Tentative
Class Schedule. The instructor reserves the rights to change, alter, or modify this syllabus if necessary. You
will be notified in advance of any changes or the changes may be announced in class.
The Department will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Instructors
must receive a verification letter within the first week of classes. If you are a student with a disability and
believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability
Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact
Student Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that
an instructor cannot provide accommodations based upon disability until he/she has received an
accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Student Discipline/Academic and Non-Academic Misconduct: Plagiarizing, cheating, unauthorized
collaborating on coursework, stealing course examination materials, falsifying records or data and obstruction
or disruption of the educational or administrative process, physical abuse or threat of such abuse, theft,
vandalism, hazing, sexual or racial harassment, possession of controlled substances or weapons constitute
violations relative to Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Violations will be documented in writing with
the upper-division supervisor, and University disciplinary action will be pursued.
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