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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER – FALL 2011
MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
BEGINNING SPANISH I
SYLLABUS SPAN 1010-001
ROOM: PLAZA BUILDING 131, MW 9:30-11:45 AM
- - WELCOME = BIENVENIDOS - Instructor: Lourdes Huici Clever
E-mail: LOURDES.HUICICLEVER@UCDENVER.EDU
Phone: 303-556-4379
Office: 118 F
Office Hours: Mondays from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm and by Appointment.
Course Overview:
SPANISH 1010 is the first of a 2 course sequence which fulfills the foreign language requirement in the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences at UCD. Each of the two courses in this sequence (Span 1010 & 1020) must be completed
with a C or better to fulfill the language requirement.
A student may not enroll in a lower-division course that is below his/her level of language proficiency. Students wishing
to enroll in a lower-division course that does not directly follow their last completed course in the regular sequence must
consult with an appropriate faculty member of the Department of Modern Languages prior to enrollment. Students who
have achieved some proficiency in a foreign language through other means than academic courses must also consult with
an appropriate faculty member of the Department of Modern Languages prior to enrollment. Please call 303-556-4893 for
further information.
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/ModernLanguages/Pages/ModernLanguages.aspx
Objectives:
To build basic competency in speaking, reading, listening and writing; to develop a broad knowledge of
Hispanic culture. Chapter objectives include describing physical and personality traits; expressing
likes and dislikes; describing physical, emotional, mental, and other states and conditions; describing routines
and customary activities in the present and the past; talking about future plans. Listening and speaking practice
in class, along with some CDs, will assist the development of your speaking and listening skills.
Our approach will be largely communicative; that is, we will speak only Spanish in the classroom and class
time will be devoted to improving communication skills.
Textbooks:
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¡APÚNTATE! español introductorio. Pérez-Girones/Dorwick, Mc Graw Hill, 1st edition
ISBN: 978-0-07-740536-6.
Workbook/Laboratory Manual. Volume 1
Supplementary Materials, to accompany Puntos de Partida, 8th edition (Foerster, Miller)
Attendance Policy:
Attendance will be taken. Your attendance and active participation in classroom activities is an integral part of
a successful experience in this course. In consequence, if you are not in class, you cannot participate. After 3
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absences, your total grade will go down half a point for each absence you obtain. Afer 6 absences, justified or
not, the student automatically fails the class. If you miss more than 10 minutes of class, it will be considered
half a class. You are not excused for any assignment if you were not in class. Therefore, should you miss a
class session you are responsible for collecting the information disseminated in your absence.
There is no difference between “excused” absences and “unexcused” absences.
Phones, laptops, head down:
If the student has the laptop or the cellular phone outside his/her backpack, purse, or pocket, the student
will be considered absent for that class, You cannot even use the cellular to check the time. No exceptions
on phone or laptop. If you need to know the time, please ask in Spanish someone in the class. Also if you
put your head down, you will be considered absent.
Preparation:
Your attendance and active participation in classroom activities is an integral part of a successful experience in
this course. Therefore, you must come prepared for each class.
Oral presentation:
3 minutes of an oral presentation in Spanish only without any notes. You need to memorize the oral
presentation. Possible topics: A Spanish speaking country, your family, university life, your job, your favorite
activities, your friends, description of a favorite actor, singer, politician, your pets, your clothes, your house,
likes and dislikes your daily routine, your favorite food and restaurant, your last vacation.
The presentation will be graded on the vocabulary and Spanish that you suppose to know. I am assuming that a
person who does the presentation in February doesn’t have as much vocabulary and fluency that a person who
does it at the end of the semester.
Presentations must be given on the date assigned. There will be NO make-ups.
Grade Distribution:
Mid-Term 25%
Final 25%
Quizzes or Exams 20%
Homework 10%
Compositions 10%
Oral activities 5%
Participation 5%
Grading Scale:
A+ 97 suggested, although left to individual instructor's discretion, as the registrar will NOT record an A+. .
A 93-96.9 (if you use the 97% A+)
A- 90-92.9
B+ 87-89.9
B 83-86.9
B- 80-82.9
C+ 77-79.9
C 73-76.9
C- 70-72.9
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D+ 67-69.9
D 63-66.9
D- 60-62.9
F Below 60
Homework:
Learning a foreign language is more than memorizing grammar rules and vocabulary. Your goal is to actually
understand and use the language for communication, and this like any skill, requires a great deal of practice.
Therefore, students must prepare and complete on time all assignments. You are responsible for all material
listed on the syllabus.
**NO late homework will be accepted, as well as No make ups are given, so make sure that you are going
to be present for the quizzes and the exams. If you are not you will have a 0 (zero) in the exam.
CLAS Academic Dishonesty Policy: Students are required to know, understand, and comply with the CU
Denver Academic Dishonesty Policy as detailed in the Catalog and on the CLAS website. Academic dishonesty
consists of plagiarism, cheating, fabrication and falsification, multiple submission of the same work, misuse of
academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. If you are not familiar with the definitions of these
offenses, go to http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/facultystaff/policies/Pages/DefinitionofAcademicDishonesty.aspx. This course assumes your knowledge of these
policies and definitions. Failure to adhere to them can result in penalties ranging from failure of the assignment
or the course to dismissal from the University; so, be informed and be careful. If this is unclear to you, ask me.
Language Lab:
The language lab is open to all UCD modern language students. You need your student ID. The lab has many tutorial
programs and media materials that can help you. Please visit. It is located in Plaza 115.
Department Website:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/ModernLanguages/Pages/ModernLa
nguages.aspx
****STUDENTS WHO FEEL THEY ARE STRUGGLING IN THE COURSE SHOULD SEEK
TUTORIAL HELP IMMEDIATELY FROM THE CENTER FOR LEARNING ASSISTANCE:
North Classroom Building (NC) Room 2006, (303) 556-2802, OR CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR GROUP
HOURS.
Tentative calendar:
Agosto
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Preliminar:
Expresiones, Cognados, Alfabeto, Pronombres, Ser (to be)Cap.2 (p. 6). Adjetivos y Cognados (p. 8)
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Género (masculino y femenino (p.34). Número (singular y plural
(p.37). Gustar (p.16)) Verbos (p. 16). Números (p.14). Hay (p.
15). Artículos (p. 35)
La hora (p.17). Los días de la semana (p.112)
Repaso (pronombres, ser, género). Palabras interrogativas (p.29)
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Septiembre
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Capítulo 1
La clase (p.26). Verbos-AR (p.41)
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NO HAY CLASE
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QUIZ # 1
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Capítulo 2
La familia (p.54). Adjetivos (p.61-66). Números (p.56)
Verbos –ER/IR (p.75). Verbo IR (p. 105)
Ser (p.66). Posesivos (p.72-73)
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QUIZ # 2
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Capítulo 3: Ropa y los colores (p.86-89). Números (91).
Adjetivos demostrativos (p. 95)
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Verbos (p.99): tener, venir, preferir, querer, poder, y tener que
+ infinitivo. Ir + a (p105).
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Repaso
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Octubre
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Capítulo 4
Meses y fechas (p.142). Preposiciones (p. 116). Verbos de
cambio de raíz (p.119-121; 124-126)
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Reflexivos (p.130-132)
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Reflexivos. Repaso para el examen parcial
M12
EXAMEN PARCIAL**MIDTERM
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Capítulo 5
El tiempo (p.140). Preposiciones (p.144)
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Presente progresivo (p.147-148)
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Ser y estar (p.153-154)
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Comparaciones (p.159-162)
Repaso y práctica.
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QUIZ # 3
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Noviembre
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Capítulo 6
Comidas (p.170-173). Los verbos Saber y Conocer (p.174).
Objeto Directo (p.178-180), palabras negativas (p.185)
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Objeto directo.
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Objeto Indirecto (p.207-209). Dar y decir (p.209). Gustar
(p.212-213)
Objeto indirecto y directo (p.244-245)
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Más práctica de objeto directo y objeto indirecto
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Capítulo 7 (p.200-203). Capítulo 8 vocabulario (p.230-231)
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Película.
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Diciembre
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NO HAY CLASE ☺
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DESCANSO OTOÑAL
NO HAY CLASE ☺
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QUIZ # 4
M30
Pretérito
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Repaso
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Repaso
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12-17
Semana de exámenes finales
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Good luck to all, please do not hesitate to contact me for help.
I want you to succeed.
Have a great semester!!!
Fall 2011 CLAS Academic Policies
The following policies pertain to all degree students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).
 Schedule verification: It is each student’s responsibility to verify online that his/her official
registration is correct: verify before classes begin and prior to the drop/add deadline. Failure to
verify schedule accuracy is not sufficient reason to justify a late add or drop.
 E-mail: Students must activate and regularly check their official student e-mail account for CU
Denver business: http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/Pages/WebMail.aspx. Those
who forward email to a private account are still responsible for checking their official student email account for messages not automatically forwarded.
 Waitlists:
 Students are not automatically notified if they are added to a class from a waitlist. Students
are not automatically dropped from a class if they never attended, stopped attending, or do
not make tuition payments.
 Waitlists are purged after the 1st week of classes, after which a paper Schedule Adjustment
Form (drop/add form) is required. It is the student's responsibility to get the form (online
or at the Advising Office, NC 4002), have it signed, deliver it to the Registrar (Annex 100) or
the Student Services Center (NC 1003), and verify her/his schedule online.
 Late adds (after 7 September) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the late
add are beyond the student’s control. This will require a written petition and verifiable
documentation. Petition forms are available in NC 4002. The signature of a faculty member on a
Schedule Adjustment Form does not guarantee that a late add petition will be approved.
 Late drops (after 14 November) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the
late drop have arisen after the published drop deadline and are beyond the student’s control.
This will require a written petition and verifiable documentation. The signature of a faculty
member does not guarantee that a late drop petition will be approved.
 Tuition: Students are responsible for completing arrangements with financial aid, family,
scholarships, etc. (depending on tuition plan selected) to pay their tuition prior to Census Date
(7 September). Students who drop after that date are (1) financially responsible for tuition and
fees, (2) academically responsible and will receive a "W" grade, and (3) are ineligible for a
refund of COF hours or tuition.
 Graduation:
 Undergraduate students wishing to graduate in fall 2011 must complete the online Intent to
Graduate Form and meet with their academic advisor to obtain a graduation application.
This application must be submitted by Census Date (7 September). You can obtain an
application only after meeting with your advisor. There are no exceptions to this policy.
Graduate students wishing to graduate in fall semester 2011 must complete the online
Intent to Graduate form and have a Request for Admissions to Candidacy on file with the CU
Denver Graduate School (Lawrence Street Center) no later than 5 PM, September 7, 2011.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
August 22, 2011: First day of classes.
August 28, 2011: Last day to add a class or be added to a waitlist using the UCD Access student
portal. After this date, you must use a Schedule Adjustment Form to change, add, or drop.
August 29, 2011: LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT DROP CHARGE – THIS INCLUDES SECTION
CHANGES.
August 29, 2011: Waitlists are dropped. Any student not added to a course automatically
from the waitlist by this date MUST complete a Schedule Adjustment Form to be added.
Students are NOT automatically added to the class from the waitlist after this date and time. If
your name is not on the official student roster, you are not registered for the course.
August 30-September 7, 2011: Students are responsible for verifying an accurate fall 2011
course schedule via the UCDAccess student portal. Students are NOT notified of their waitlist
status by the University. All students must check their schedule prior to 9/7 for accuracy.
August 30, 2011: First day instructor may approve request to add a student to a course with a
Schedule Adjustment Form.
September 7, 2011: Census date.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to add structured courses without a written petition for a late add.
This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such. This deadline does not apply to
independent studies, internships, project hours, thesis hours, dissertation hours, and latestarting modular courses.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to drop a fall 2011 course or completely withdraw from all fall 2011
courses using a Schedule Adjustment Form and still receive a tuition refund, minus the drop
fee. After this date, tuition is forfeited and a "W" will appear on the transcript. This includes
section changes. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to request pass/fail or no-credit option for a course.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a graduate student to register for a Candidate for Degree.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a Ph.D. student to petition for a reduction in hours.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to apply for fall 2011 graduation. You must make an appointment
and see your academic advisor before this date to apply for graduation if you are an
undergraduate; you must complete the Intent to Graduate and Candidate for Degree forms if
you are a graduate student.
September 19-28, 2011: Faculty can use the Early Alert system.
October 31, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for non-CLAS students to drop or withdraw without a
petition and special approval from the academic dean. After this date, a dean’s signature is
required.
November 14, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for CLAS students to drop or withdraw with signatures
from the faculty and dean but without a full petition. After this date, all schedule changes require
a full petition. Petitions are available in NC 4002 for undergraduates and in the CU Denver
Graduate School offices for graduate students.
November 21-27, 2011: Fall break (no classes; campus closed). Be thankful.
December 12-17, 2011: Finals Week. No schedule changes will be granted once finals week has
started. There are NO exceptions to this policy.
December 27, 2011: Fall final grades available on UCD Access (tentative).
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Academic Dishonesty
Students are expected to know, understand, and comply with the ethical standards of the University. A university’s
reputation is built on a standing tradition of excellence and scholastic integrity. As members of the University of
Colorado Denver academic community, faculty and students accept the responsibility to maintain the highest standards of
intellectual honesty and ethical conduct.
Academic dishonesty is defined as a student’s use of unauthorized assistance with intent to deceive an instructor or other such
person who may be assigned to evaluate the student’s work in meeting course and degree requirements.
Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of another person’s distinctive words or ideas without acknowledgment. Examples
include:
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Word-for-word copying of another person’s ideas or words;
The mosaic (the interspersing of one’s own words here and there while, in essence, copying another’s work);
The paraphrase (the rewriting of another’s work, yet still using their fundamental idea or theory);
Fabrication of references (inventing or counterfeiting sources);
Submission of another’s work as one’s own;
Neglecting quotation marks on material that is otherwise acknowledged.
Acknowledgment is not necessary when the material used is common knowledge.
B. Cheating: Cheating involves the possession, communication, or use of information, materials, notes, study aids or
other devices not authorized by the instructor in an academic exercise, or communication with another person during
such an exercise. Examples include:
1. Copying from another’s paper or receiving unauthorized assistance from another during an academic exercise or
in the submission of academic material;
2. Using a calculator when its use has been disallowed;
3. Collaborating with another student or students during an academic exercise without the consent of the instructor.
C. Fabrication and Falsification: Fabrication involves inventing or counterfeiting information, i.e., creating results not
obtained in a study or laboratory experiment. Falsification, on the other hand, involves the deliberate alteration of
results to suit one’s needs in an experiment or other academic exercise.
D. Multiple Submissions: This is the submission of academic work for which academic credit has already been earned,
when such submission is made without instructor authorization.
E. Misuse of Academic Materials: The misuse of academic materials includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Stealing or destroying library or reference materials or computer programs;
2. Stealing or destroying another student’s notes or materials, or having such materials in one’s possession without
the owner’s permission;
3. Receiving assistance in locating or using sources of information in an assignment when such assistance has been
forbidden by the instructor;
4. Illegitimate possession, disposition, or use of examinations or answer keys to examinations;
5. Unauthorized alteration, forgery, or falsification;
6. Unauthorized sale or purchase of examinations, papers, or assignments.
F. Complicity in Academic Dishonesty: Complicity involves knowingly contributing to another’s acts of academic
dishonesty. Examples include:
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1. Knowingly aiding another in any act of academic dishonesty;
2. Allowing another to copy from one’s paper for an assignment or exam;
3. Distributing test questions or information about the materials to be tested before the scheduled
exercise;
4. Taking an exam or test for someone else;
5. Signing another's name on attendance roster or on an academic exercise.
Students who fail to comply with the UC Denver CLAS Academic Ethics Policy are subject to disciplinary action as set
forth by the College policy. For more information regarding the Academic Ethics Committee policies and procedures,
please refer to http://ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/facultystaff/policies/Pages/HandlingAcademicDishonesty.aspx .