Luzerne County Community College Syllabus Summer 2023 College Mission: Luzerne County Community College provides excellence in education, fosters student success in achievement of goals, and positively impacts Luzerne County and the surrounding Northeastern Pennsylvania region. Course Number: SPA-101 Course Title: Elementary Spanish I Instructor: Mrs. Jessica Stephens Contact Info: jstephens@luzerne.edu (570) 258-5690 (available 9:00am - 4:00pm) Credits: 3 lecture hours (0 lab or clinical hours) Course Description: Designed to teach basic skills; comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Students will learn to write controlled sentences on selected subjects and vocabulary. Spanish culture and songs are included. (No pre- or corequisites.) Course Goals: This course provides students the opportunity to: 1. acquire basic speaking, writing, reading and listening skills in Spanish 2. study and review grammar 3. learn vocabulary 4. understand Spanish culture and tradition Student Learning Objectives or Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Goal 1: 1A: identify basic ideas in contemporary simple language 1B: demonstrate comprehension of simple printed material 1C: demonstrate accurate use of nouns, adjectives and verbs 1D: participate in simple conversations Goal 2: 2A: demonstrate correct gender agreement 2B: demonstrate correct number agreement 2C: demonstrate correct subject-verb agreement 2D: demonstrate correct pronoun reference agreement 2E: apply syntactic structures correctly Goal 3: 3A: express basic vocabulary such as days of the week, months, numbers, colors 3B: express family vocabulary such as mother, father, brother, sister… 3C: use common vocabulary in simulated situations such as travel, office, classroom Goal 4: 4A: Describe Spanish traditions 4B: Discuss Spanish culture Sequence of Learning Topics or Activities: 1. greetings, introductions, ser, nouns, articles, numbers 0-30, time 2. classroom, classes, days, schedules, -ar verbs, questions, estar, numbers 31+ 3. family, descriptions, professions, possessive adjectives, -er & -ir verbs, tener, venir 4. pastimes, sports, places in the city, ir, stem-changing verbs, irregular yo verbs 5. travel, months, seasons, weather, ordinal numbers, more estar, ser vs. estar, direct object pronouns Assessment and Grading: **No extra credit** Credit (20%) – These assignments have unlimited attempts and no late penalties. They are to reinforce the information from the text. You will complete them on vhlcentral.com. Projects (30%) – A small project is usually assigned in each lesson to review the grammar and vocabulary topics. A 20% late penalty will be assessed for any projects completed after the due date. You will find these on vhlcentral.com and Blackboard. Quizzes (20%) – These include vocabulary and grammar quizzes. You only get one attempt to complete them. Quizzes must be taken by the due date unless there is an emergency. Forgetting to take a quiz is not an excuse and you will not be given a chance to make it up. You must contact me within a week to make it up because of the emergency. You will find these on Blackboard. Tests (30%) – These are on the vocabulary and grammar from the entire lesson. You only get one attempt to complete them. Tests must be taken by the due date unless there is an emergency. Forgetting to take a test is not an excuse and you will not be given a chance to make it up. You must contact me within a week to make it up because of the emergency. You will find these on Blackboard. Course Grading A 90-100% B+ 87-89 B 80-86 C+ 77-79 C 70-76 D+ D F 67-69 60-66 Below 60 Course Policies: A. Academic Honesty Policy All Luzerne County Community College students must maintain honest and ethical standards in all assigned academic work. Academic work submitted or otherwise presented by students will honestly represent their personal effort to meet the requirements of the course.The LCCC Library provides assistance on how to cite sources, both in person and via the Citing Sources link of the LCCC Library Web page. A first offense will result in a zero for the assignment/test/quiz. A second offense will result in a zero for the course. B. Translation Programs Although some translation programs have come a long way, they still cannot do syntax. You cannot translate word for word from one language into another. Therefore, the use of a translation program can only help you so much. It is best to find a word or two here and there than to try to write sentences and paragraphs with any translation program. If you use a translation program, I will be able to tell. Work with what you know and you will be better off. You will most likely be required to rewrite anything I feel was not written in your own words. If it continues to happen, you will get a zero for the assignment. Reference, Resources, and Learning Materials: A. Required Text: Portales Introductory Spanish 1 by José Blanco with access code to vhlcentral.com B. Blackboard Learn access C. other free technology aids for projects D. Required browsers: most recent version of Chrome or Safari E. microphone Course Schedule Week of: Sections Assignments are due Tuesdays Lesson 1 vocab, culture, vocab quiz, grammar, grammar quiz May 31 Lesson 1 grammar, project, culture, test June 7 June 14 Lesson 2 vocab, culture, vocab quiz, grammar, grammar quiz June 21 Lesson 2 grammar, culture, project, test June 28 Lesson 3 vocab, culture, vocab quiz, grammar, grammar quiz Lesson 3 grammar, culture, project, test July 5 Lesson 4 vocab, culture, vocab quiz, grammar, grammar quiz July 12 Lesson 4 grammar, project, culture, test July 19 Lesson 5 vocab, culture, vocab quiz, grammar, grammar quiz July 26 Lesson 5 grammar, project, culture, test Aug 2 This schedule is subject to change!
