SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS – FALL QUARTER 2006 –
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I – SPA 101
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION:
Instructor:
Sra. Connie Renee Zornes-Padovani
Office:
16-131
Office Phone:
512.2782
Office Hours: Tu 10-11 & 4-5 in 16-131; Th 9:30-11 in 16-131
Th 2-3 Spanish Conversation Table in Library; Sa 8:30-9 in 2320
Internet Address: connie.zornes-padovani@sinclair.edu
Webpage: http://people.sinclair.edu/conniezornes-padovani
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
Division:
Department:
Department Chair:
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Humanities, Govt and Modern Languages
Luis Samuel González Acevedo
M.A. Philosophy, Juris Doctor
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Bldg. 3, Rm. 240 F
Telephone: 937/512-3605
E-Mail: luis.gonzalez@sinclair.edu
Office hours: By Appointment
COURSE INFORMATION:
Course Title:
Course Number:
Course Section:
Days:
Time:
Room:
Credits:
Prerequisite:
Beginning Spanish I
SPA 101
51
Tuesday and Thursday
7:00 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.
5321
4 hours of University Parallel Credit
None
Course Description:
Emphasis is on vocabulary practice, grammar, pronunciation,
diction, simple sentence structure, conversational drills and
reading. This course is the first of three courses that make up
the first year of university parallel language study; four hours of
in-class interactive activity supported by in-class lecture and inclass handouts. FIVE (5) hours of Language Lab attendance
is required per quarter. Students must see the instructor on an
individual basis by the fourth class meeting to arrange for
optional ways of covering the Language Lab attendance if this is
a problem.
Course Objectives:
To develop basic communicative competence in Spanish
through the development of listening, speaking, reading and
writing skills in the target language. To understand and use
basic gestures and other discursive / sociolinguistic features of
the language appropriately with native Spanish speakers. To
appreciate and interact with the diverse cultures of the Spanishspeaking world through in-class discussion, and independent
and service-learning opportunities.
Required Texts and Ancillaries:
Nexos textbook Media Edition): by Sheri Spaine Long, María
Carreira, Sylvia Madrigal Velasco, and Kristin Swanson; Houghton
Mifflin Company, Publishers; Boston and New York; 2007.
Nexos Student Activities Manual (Workbook/Lab Manual): by
Sylvia Madrigal Velasco, and Kristin Swanson; Houghton Mifflin
Company, Publishers; Boston and New York; 2005.
A notebook for MI DIARIO journal entries.
SUGGESTION: Purchase an adequate Spanish/English, English/Spanish bilingual
dictionary, with regionalisms, if possible.
NOTE: The Learning Resources Center (LRC) / Library, located beneath Buildings 1
and 7, offers a variety of bilingual dictionaries and other Spanish-language resource
materials. Visit the Library today to add to your Spanish-learning experience.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Language classes are highly interactive, therefore, attend and
participate in each class. Practice outside of class. Prepare and
complete all assigned homework so that the partnered and smallgroup activities provide successful learning experiences.
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. It is your
responsibility to sign the attendance sheet each day. You will be
counted absent if you do not sign since the attendance sheet is your
proof that you attended class.
Leaving class early or arriving late constitutes a half-absence.
Points will be deducted from your final grade for absences.
ABSENCES
0, 1, 2 = no deduction
3 = -60 pts
4, 5 = -80 pts
6+ = -100 pts
An absence assignment may be completed to regain some of
the points forfeited by the absences. The assignment must be
submitted by Thursday, November 16, 2006. Assignments
submitted after this date will not be accepted.
EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to access their http://my.sinclair.edu email / portal accounts between classes for important e-mail
messages, grade access, announcements, web links and
handouts.
The instructor’s webpage at
http://people.sinclair.edu/conniezornes-padovani should be
used to access the course syllabus, class schedule,
independent/service learning projects, absence assignments,
web links and more.
Sinclair Honor Code:
"As a member of the Sinclair College community of students, faculty,
and staff, I will uphold the values of citizenship, socialresponsibility, and personal accountability. I will maintain the highest
standards of professional and academic ethics. I will uphold my
personal integrity, dignity, and self-respect by being fair and honest
at all times and by treating all individuals with respect. By honoring
these ideals, I will be building a better future for myself, my college,
and my local, regional, and global communities."
Any student found in breach of Sinclair Community College’s Honor Code may be administratively
withdrawn or withdrawn in any other manner consistent with the policies of Sinclair Community College.
Students are expected to attend and participate in each class.
Students are also responsible for their learning as well as their
conduct in class. Get the contact info for at least two classmates
in order to find out about missed classes, assignments, etc.
Educational Support
Services:
Students must inform the instructor at
the beginning of the academic term
regarding any special learning
needs or special accommodations
and provide any documentation
necessary to support these needs.
Tutorial services are offered
throughout the term free of charge for
enrolled Sinclair Community College
students and are available in Building
10 Room 444 (512.2792).
Institutional Policies:
See the available document on
http://people.sinclair.edu/conniezornespadovani for Sinclair Policies.
Class Schedule: The attached
class schedule is tentative and subject
to change at any time during the
quarter.
Other Information: Please feel
free to speak with your instructor
before or after class, contact her by
phone, or contact her by e-mail. The
instructor is available during scheduled
office hours and by appointment for
discussion of any aspect of the course,
or regarding any issues or concerns
you may have.
The course total
is 1000 points.
following the third exam. No credit will
be awarded for assignments received
past this date.
Lab Attendance (80 pts):
The Modern Languages Multimedia
Laboratory is located in Room 2321.
Students must sign in and sign out using
their TARTAN CARD each time they visit
the lab.
Students will receive 80 points for
five hours (300 minutes) of
attendance in the Language Lab.
Lab attendance must be completed
on or before Monday, November 20,
and no more than 30 minutes of lab
time will be counted during this
week.
To use the Lab Manual at home, two
options are available: 1)Take a CD-R
for each chapter covered to the
Language Lab to be recorded; 2)
Access the Puntos de partida Online
Learning Center Laboratory Audio
Program through my webpage.
Independent Learning
Project (150 pts):
Detailed information on the project can
be viewed at:
GRADE SCALE
90-100=A
80-89=B
70-79=C
60-69=D
0-59=F
Accessing any
form of
pornography in
the Language Lab
will result in
immediate and
permanent
expulsion from
the lab.
DURING EXAMS
ALL electronic devices must be switched
to the off position or to silent mode during
class. The owner of any such device which
activates during an exam is subject to a
lowered score or failing grade for the exam
at the instructor’s discretion.
DO THESE IN THE LAB:
http://people.sinclair.edu/conniezornes-padovani.
Access the Interactive Nexos
program.
For the Independent Learning Project,
two submissions must be made, one
related to cultural experience.
Watch text videos and Spanishlanguage films.
Listen to lab manual audio files.
Assigned Work (270 pts):
Exams (300 pts):
Several written assignments will be
collected for credit, up to 270 points,
including work assigned to be
completed at home, in the Language
Lab, online, and work completed in
class.
Several of these assignments are
compositions designed to practice
your writing abilities using learned
vocabulary and grammar concepts.
Others are aural in nature to practice
listening skills, interactive for hands-on
applications, and a few handouts will
be collected to practice grammatical
concepts learned in class.
Three exams will be given during the
quarter. Each exam will cover two
chapters from the text. Exams will test
listening, reading and writing skills.
See the attached tentative schedule
for dates and times this quarter.
Listen to Spanish Language music.
MAKE-UP EXAMS are given rarely,
only after conference with the
instructor and only at the instructor's
discretion. Students must contact the
instructor before or on the day of the
missed exam to discuss options.
Use the Atajo word-processing
program to complete your
homework assignments.
Late submissions (up to seven
calendar days from the original
collection date) will receive reduced
points. However, work not
submitted to the instructor or the
instructor’s mailbox in Bldg 16
within seven calendar days of the
due date will not be accepted for
credit. Assignments are posted in the
Tentative Class Schedule and
Assigned Work Calendar.
Assignments are due on the date
listed. The final assignments,
including late assignments, must be
submitted on or before the date
The final exam is comprehensive and
covers the material learned throughout
the quarter. It is scheduled for the last
class meeting date of the quarter.
See the attached tentative schedule.
Access the Internet to explore
Spanish-language and other
cultural websites.
Check people.sinclair.edu and
my.sinclair.edu weekly.
Review your course grade on
my.sinclair.edu.
Final Exam (200 pts):
THERE ARE NO MAKEUP FINAL EXAMS.
STUDY TIPS
☺Make flash cards.
☺Practice on a daily basis.
☺Get a “study buddy.”
☺Watch a movie in Spanish.
☺Listen to music in Spanish.
☺Conjugate all the verbs in each chapter.
☺Speak out loud in Spanish.
☺Label items in Spanish with sticky notes.