WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
SIERRA VISTA-EL PASO
School of Languages and Literature
Wayland Baptist University Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, and
service to God and humankind.
Course Name: SPAN 1302, EP01, Elementary Spanish (second semester) Continuation
Term and Year: Fall 2015, August 17, 2015 - October 31, 2015
Full Name of Instructor: Dr. Donella Scarboro
Office Phone and WBU Email Address: Cell Phone 915-755-5100; Email: donella.scarboro@wayland.wbu.edu
Office Hours, Building, and Location: By appointment, 4959 Hondo Pass Drive, El Paso, Texas 79924
Class Meeting Time and Location: All classes are on Mondays, from 5:30 P.M. to 9:10 P.M., at the WBU-Sierra
Vista-El Paso site, 4959 Hondo Pass Drive, El Paso, Texas 79924
Catalog Description: Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Prerequisite: SPAN 1301 (first semester) Beginning
Required Textbook and Resources: This course requires online access - Blanco/Adelante! Dos. Vista Higher
Learning. ISBN: 978-1-61857-954-6 with an access code.
Optional Materials: Notebook and computer to access online activities.
Course outcome competencies: Upon the conclusion of this course, students actively engaged in learning will be
able to:
1. Comprehend basic sentences using the present and the past in the target language.
2. Demonstrate proper pronunciation skills in the target language.
3. Summarize, break down, identify and use grammatical structures of the language.
4. Demonstrate/develop an understanding of reading, analytical and writing skills in the target language.
5. Share basic knowledge of the Spanish and Spanish-American culture.
The more the student puts into the course, the higher his or her outcome competencies will be.
Attendance Requirements: As stated in the Wayland Catalog, students enrolled at one of the University’s external
campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who
will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences
considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress
report with the campus executive director. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled
class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by
the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.
Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of
Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The
Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted
concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request
for accommodations.”
Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against
prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic
academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course
by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for
advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade,
which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course
grade must be submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals
Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course
grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation.
Method of Determining Course Grade:
Homework:
Speaking Presentations:
Listening Activities:
Reading Comprehension:
Writing and Composition:
Quizzes:
Test:
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(Homework will be assigned each week for the following week)
(There will be weekly quizzes)
Tentative Schedule:
August 17, 2015: Introduction to Spanish 1302 and review Spanish level 1301.
August 24, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #1, grammar: reflexive verbs, pronunciation r,
indefinite and negative words, writing activity about daily routine, listening activity about personal hygiene,
reading about nap time and speaking about Peru.
August 31, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #2, grammar: preterite of stem-changing verbs, double
object pronoun, pronunciation ll and ñ, writing activity about food, listening activity about food description,
reading about Ferran Adriá and speaking about Guatemala.
September 7, 2015: Labor Day - No classes! Complete assignment for September 14, 2015.
September 14, 2015: Review of previous lessons, grammar: comparison and superlative, pronunciation c and
z, writing activity about special customs in Latin-America, listening activity about the gastronomy, reading
about Guillermo Zamora and speaking about Nicaragua.
September 21, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #3, grammar: irregular preterites, verbs that
change meaning in the preterite, pronouns after prepositions, pronunciation h/j and g, writing activity about
vacations, listening activity about Viña del Mar Festival, reading about traditions and speaking about Chile.
September 28, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #4, grammar: the imperfect tense, construction
with se, adverbs. Orthography: accent marks, writing activity about services. Listening activity about
symptoms/medical conditions, reading about health and medical term and speaking about Costa Rica.
October 5, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #5, grammar: familiar commands, por and para,
reciprocal reflexives, stressed possessive adjective and pronouns. Orthography: accent marks and writing
activity about cellphones. Listening activity about text messages, speaking about Argentina, reading about
computers and cars.
October 12, 2015: Review of previous lessons, vocabulary #6, grammar: relative pronouns, formal commands,
the present subjunctive, subjunctive with verbs of will and influence. Orthography: capital/lower cases letters,
writing activity about household chores, listening activity about Titicaca Lake, reading about the patio, and
speaking about Panama.
October 19, 2015: Review lessons for final exam the following week. Classwork and practice will include:
vocabulary, grammar, cultural readings, pronunciation, orthography, reading comprehension, listening
activities, writing and composition.
October 26, 2015: Review and Final Exam