PURDUE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
Spanish 101: Spring 2012
Director: Professor Colleen Neary-Sundquist
Staff Coordinator: Nicole Roger-Hogan
SC 107 (x61692, nicolete@purdue.edu)
Instructor: ________________
Class Time: ______________________
Office: ___________________
E-mail Address: __________________ Course Division: __________________
Office Hours: __________________
Classroom: ______________________
¡Bienvenidos a español 101!
We hope that your experience in Spanish 101 will be a positive one. After this course, you will have
acquired a Hispanic cultural perspective and basic survival skills in Spanish for most everyday situations. Much
of your success or failure in this course will depend more on your consistency in completing all of your course
assignments than in doing well on the three exams.
Please read through the syllabus carefully. Your instructor will provide you with an office and an e-mail
address where s/he can be reached, as well as office hours when s/he will be available to answer any questions
you may have.
Do not wait until you have serious academic problems to contact your instructor. Also, starting the third week
of the semester, undergraduate tutors will be available free of charge in SC 113. (Schedule on door)
Please contact Señora Roger-Hogan or Professor Neary-Sundquist if you have any comments, questions,
or concerns related to Spanish 101.
I. TEXTS
Van Patten, et al. 2012 Sol y viento: 3rd Edition Student Plus Package New York: McGraw-Hill
You can either purchase the material at your local bookstores, or go directly to the publisher at
www.shopmcgrawhill.com or www.mhcentro.com/books
II. GENERAL COURSE GRADING BREAKDOWN AND GRADING SCALE
Attendance and Class Participation………………………...20%
Centro Activities……………………………………………...10%
Exam 1.........................................................................……….. 15%
Exam 2.........................................................................……….. 15%
Final…………………………………………………………….20%
Blackboard Activities........................................................……20%
100%-98%
97.99-93
92.99-90
89.99-88
87.99-83
82.99-80
79.99-78
77.99-73
72.99-70
69.99-68
67.99-63
62.99-60
59.99 and below
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
III. ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION (20 % of your final grade)
Note that attendance is calculated as a strict percentage of the number of times you were in class – in
other words, every unexcused absence in class counts against your overall semester grade. If you have more than
6 unexcused absences in the class, you will automatically receive an F for the course. Excused absences include
family emergencies, illness, or medical complications that are proven by a doctor or a nurse’s signature with the
specific date of the absence clearly indicated. However, excusing absences remains the prerogative of the
instructor and the program director: no absences are excused automatically. Student athletes, band members,
and other affiliates of similar university organizations might miss class to attend official events. In that case
students must, at the beginning of the semester, give their instructors a letter from their supervisor or department
indicating the days they will be absent from class during the semester.
You will earn your participation grade by attending the three contact days, being well prepared, and
volunteering answers frequently.
IV. EXAMS (50 % of your final grade)
There will be three exams (Exams 1, 2, & Final) during the semester. All three exams include an oral
interview and a listening comprehension section. The listening comprehension will accompany the written
portion of Exams 1 & 2. For the final, however, the listening comprehension portion of the exam will take place
during the last week of classes. Oral Interviews and exams will take place in the labs reserved for this course.
*Under NO circumstances will any exam be given EARLY.
*Please note that the FINAL EXAM will be given during the first week of May (April 30-May 5).
DO NOT MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE UNTIL THE FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE IS POSTED.
V. MAKE-UPS
No make-ups of exams or Blackboard and Centro activities will be allowed, except in the case of a
verifiable serious illness. NO INCOMPLETES WILL BE GIVEN IN THIS COURSE.
VI. BLACKBOARD ACTIVITIES: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/blackboard/ (20 % of your final grade)
There are two Blackboard activities: Calet and Cultura
These activities are to be done individually and will be available for ten (10) days. After that period, the
activities will close, and you will no longer be allowed to complete or modify your submissions. If you do not
submit during the ten (10) days, you will receive a grade of zero (0) for that activity. You can either complete
them at home, or use the lab reserved for you in SC on Thursdays.
“Calet” is a time-sensitive end of chapter quiz and is divided into FIVE parts. It is computer graded.
“Cultura” is a time-sensitive end of chapter quiz about the video Sol y viento, also computer-graded.
Aside from these interactive activities, you will also find your “Course Objectives” and your
“Guidelines” in Blackboard.
You need to attend the first lab throughout the semester. For the second lab, however, you only need to
be present five times: for training during weeks 1 and 2, and for Exam 1 and the oral interviews for Exam 2 and
the final during weeks 5, 11, and 16.
VII. CENTRO ACTIVITIES (10%)
You must complete all Centro activities by their due dates on Thursdays and Sundays in order to receive
credit for them.
VIII. STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have special needs related to a disability which may affect your performance in this course, please,
speak with your instructor privately to discuss your needs. You must be registered with the Adaptive Services
Office in the Dean of Students Office before accommodations can be made.
IX. CHEATING
According to Purdue University regulations: "Dishonesty in connection with any University activity
constitutes misconduct for which students may be subject to administrative action or disciplinary penalties. Cheating,
plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty."
X. CAMPUS EMERGENCY
In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines, and grading percentages will
be subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. If and
when this occurs, your instructor will tell you how to proceed with your class. For more on emergency, go to
Emergency Procedures Handbook at http://www.purdue.edu/fire/safety_handbook.pdf
XI. PHONES
All phones or other electronic communication devices designed to reach the outside world must be
turned off and put away during class. Any student seen either texting or checking his or her phone will be asked
to leave.
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SPANISH 101
WEEK
1
2
DATE
Jan. 9-13
Jan. 16-20
MW: CLASS TTH: LAB
DAY
ACTIVITY
1 Orientación
2 Lab: Preliminar 1
3 Preliminar 2
4 Lab: Introduction 1

1
2
3
4
3
4
Jan. 23-27
Jan. 30-Feb. 3
5
Feb. 6-10
6
Feb. 13-17
SPRING 2012
ASSIGNMENTS
Blackboard (BB): Calet and
Cultura Preliminar
Martin Luther King Day
No class!!!
Lab: Prólogo: Introduction of 2 Centro: Video: P-41, P-42/ABC
main characters: Jaime y María (due Thursday 1/19)
Preliminar 3
Centro: P-1: A P-2: B P-3: E
Lab: Introduction 2

(due Sunday 1/22)
Centro: 1A-1: A,C,E
1A-2: A Paso 1,B,E Paso 1
(due Thursday 1/26)
1A-3: A,B Paso 1, C Paso 1
Video: 1A-4/ABC
(due Sunday 1/29)
Centro: 1B-1: A,B,C Paso 1
1B-2: A,B,F
(due Thursday 2/2)
1B-3: A,E,H Paso 1
Video: 1B-51, 1B-52/ABC
(due Sunday 2/5)
BBCalet y Cultura 1
(Available from 2/3 to 2/12)
1
2
Lección 1A: 1
Lab: Lección 1A: 2
3
4
Lección 1A: 3
No Lab
1
2
Lección 1B: 1
Lab: Lección 1B: 2
3
4
Lección 1B: 3
No Lab
1
2
3
4
1
2
Review (Prel. + 1A & 1B)
Lab: Entrevistas Orales
Entrevistas Orales
Lab: Exam # 1 (Pr. + 1A & 1B)
Lección 2A: 1
Lab: Lección 2A: 2
3
4
Lección 2A: 3
No lab
3
Centro: 2A-1: A,C,E,F
2A-2: A,E,G Paso 1
(due Thursday 2/16)
2A-3: A,B,F
Video: 2A-4/ABC
(due Sunday 2/19)
BBCalet y Cultura 2.1
(Available from 2/17 to 2/26
7
8
9
Feb. 20-24
Feb. 27-March 2
March 5-9
10
11
March 12-16
March 19-23
12
March 26-30
13
14
April 2-6
April 9-13
Centro: 2B-1: A,E,F
2B-2: A,B Paso 1
(due Thursday 2/23)
2B-3: A,B,E,F
Video: 2B-4/ABC, 2B-51
2B-52/AB
(due Sunday 2/26)
BBCalet y Cultura 2.2
(Available from 2/24 to 3/4)
Centro: 3A-1:A,E Paso 1,G Paso 1
3A-2: A,B,E
(due Thursday 3/1)
3A-3: A,D,E Paso 1
Video: 3A-4/ABC
(due Sunday 3/4))
BBCalet & Cultura 3.1
(Available from 3/2 to 3/11)
1
2
Lección 2B: 1
Lab: Lección 2B: 2
3
4
Lección 2B: 3
No lab
1
2
Lección 3A: 1
Lab: Lección 3A: 2
3
4
Lección 3A: 3
No lab
1
2
Lección 3B: 1
Lab: Lección 3B: 2
3
4
Lección 3B: 3
No lab
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
SPRING BREAK
Review (2A & 2B)
Lab: Review (3A & 3B)
Entrevistas Orales
Lab: Entrevistas Orales
Class: Exam # 2 (2A & 3B)
Lab: Lección 4A: 1
Lección 4A: 2
No lab
Lección 4A: 3
Lab: Lección 4A: 3
3
4
Lección: 4B: 1
No lab
1
2
Lección 4B: 2
Lab: Lección 4B: 3
3
4
Lección 4B: 3
No lab
4
Centro: 3B-1: A,B
3B-2: A,D,E
(due Thursday 3/8)
3B-3: A,B,E,F
Video: 3B-4/ABC, 3B-51
3B-52/AB
(due Sunday 3/11)
BBCalet y Cultura 3.2
(Available from 3/9 to 3/18)
No class!!!
Centro: 4A-1: A,B,D,E
4A-2: A,E,F Paso 1
(due Sunday 4/1)
Centro: 4A-3: A,D,E
Video: 4A-4/ABC
(due Thursday 4/5)
4B-1: A,E,F
(due Sunday 4/8)
BBCalet & Cultura 4.1
(Available from 4/6 to 4/15)
Centro: 4B-2: A,B,F,G
4B-3: D,E,F
(due Thursday 4/12)
Video: 4B-4/ABC, 4B-51,
4B-52/AB
(due Sunday 4/15)
BBCalet & Cultura 4.2
(Available from 4/13 to 4/22)
15
16
April 16-20
1
2
3
4
April 23-27
1
2
3
4
April 30-May 5 Final
Review (P to 1B)
Lab: Review (2A & 2B)
Review (3A & 3B)
No Lab
Listen. Comp./ Review (4A)
Lab: Review (4B)
Entrevistas Orales
Lab: Entrevistas Orales
Final Exam (Preliminar to 4B)
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