SPAN& 121 – Spanish 1 Syllabus
Daily 11:30-12:20
Fall 2014
Instructor: Melissa Massie
E-mail: melissa.massie@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone: 425-564-2743
Office location: A 245H World Language Department
Office Hours: Daily 1:30 – 2:20
Mission Statement:
My purpose as a Spanish teacher in the World Language Department at Bellevue College is to provide a
welcoming and supportive atmosphere where learning and using Spanish is challenging, interesting, creative,
intuitive, accessible and fun by encouraging my students to take intellectual and emotional risks, to develop
empathy and to travel abroad using language to expand their views of themselves and their places as world
citizens.
Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world.
- Rumi
Course Information
This class is “hybrid” like in that most of your learning outside of class will require regular and consistent access to
a computer with internet. It is unlike a hybrid class in that you will attend class every day for those experiences with
the language that only face-to-face communication can provide. Below are the two sites that you will visit daily as
you complete the work in this course:
Canvas
Vista Higher Learning
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/canvas/ or
https://bc.instructure.com/
This is where Bellevue College houses all course
information. For this course you will find these elements:
 Syllabus and Calendar
 Introduction Letter
 Worksheets and Maps for in-class and at-home
practice
 Flash Cultura Discussion links and posts
 Role Play and Monologue Assignments
 Email format to turn in Monologues
 Final Oral Exam Script and Rubric
 Gradebook
 Announcements relevant to class
 Email communication with me
https://www.vhlcentral.com
This is our book publisher’s website. You will find
these elements directly related to your homework
grade:
 Workbook assignments
 Lab Manual assignments
 Video Manual assignments
 Vocabulary quizzes
 Grammar quizzes
The Publisher’s site has so many resources so
have fun exploring, but become most familiar with
the above sections since your homework grade
depends on them.
BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current
campus locations for all student labs here: http://depts.bellevuecollege.edu/helpdesk/students/computerlabs/ and
become familiar with the Language Lab in A 244 for individual or group study and homework completion.
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Course Outcomes
Beginning First-Year Spanish 121
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate listening comprehension skills by writing in the target language what is heard, by answering
questions related to the information given in a monologue, a dialogue or an interview provided by native speakers
of different Spanish-speaking countries.
2.
Demonstrate speaking ability by utilizing vocabulary and grammatical constructions in a prompted dialogue,
an interview, or in open-ended questions. Produce original dialogues during pair/group activities and role-playing.
Ask questions with proper intonation and provide general information in the present tense.
3.
Demonstrate reading comprehension skills by answering questions orally or in writing after reading a
passage in the target language; deduce meaning about what was read by making educated guesses using
cognates and context to assist in the comprehension process.
4.
Demonstrate writing ability by creating simple yet grammatically correct affirmative, interrogative, and
negative sentences using the present tense or present progressive for role-play situations or for descriptive
paragraphs, with few spelling errors.
5.
Assimilate basic cultural information through the introduction of theme-specific vocabulary, the description
and recognition of photographs, among other visual elements, centered on the world of the target language.
6.
Demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech by correctly identifying verbs tenses, distinguishing between
regular and irregular verbs, and recognizing different pronouns categories; show noun-verb and noun-adjective
agreement and distinguish formal and informal situations; recognize and accurately use nouns, adjectives,
pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions.
How Outcomes will be met
You will meet the above outcomes if you complete your assignments, participate in class, and do the following:
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Study something related to Spanish every day of the week for 1-2 hours per day. Try to hear, speak, read,
write, and memorize vocabulary every day.
Always begin with the assigned sections in the Textbook/Tutorials before coming to class. Prepare them
so you can discuss, ask questions and participate. Write out vocabulary and take notes on paper or in the
margins of your book.
 Attend class everyday!!!
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Go next to the Workbook. Complete all the activities in the assigned section for that day after class. Use
your textbook as a reference tool to complete the workbook exercises.
Do Lab Manual assignments after the workbook. Listen to the Lab MP3s online as many times as it takes.
You are training your ear, and that takes time and repetition.
Do the Video Manual early in the chapter or later when you have a better grasp of vocabulary. You can
check your comprehension by occasionally using the Spanish subtitles while watching the video.
Keep up with the worksheets, verb tables, and Power Points lectures and discussions posted on the
Canvas site. I will post answer keys to some of the worksheets and verb tables too.
Explore the extra stuff that will make this language fun and interactive – conversations with native
speakers, web sites, music, movies, newspapers, magazines, radio AM 1360/Radio Sol.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language,
of language, and for language.
- Gaston Bachelard
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Grading
Grading Scale -- based on percentage and conforming with BC policy
A 100-94
A- 93-90
B+ 89-87
B 86-83
B- 82-80
C+ 79-77
C 76-73
C- 72 -70
D+ 69-67
D 66-60
F 59 or below
Evaluation: Total Points based on the following breakdown
1. Classwork: approx 200 points
 Role Plays 20 pts each for
completing them in class.
 Monologues 20 pts each
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2. Homework: approx 625 points
 Workbook
 Lab Manual
 Video Manual
 Flash Cultura discussions
on Canvas 15 pts
 Quizzes on SS 10 pts
each – two per chapter
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3. Tests Lecs 1-5: 400 points
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4. Final Orals: 150 points
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This grade is based on completed Role Plays, Monologues and Quizzes.
You must be in class to perform the Role Plays.
On occasion, and at my discretion, the Role Play assignments may be made up
if you must be absent on a Role Play day, and you have informed me of your
absence in advance. However, the in-class performance points will not be
offered for make-ups. The make-up is worth 15 points.
You must complete the Monologue assignments via Canvas audio email. Find
the assignments in each chapter module on Canvas.
This grade is based on completed Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual
assignments on the Supersite.
I will accept homework via the Supersite on the day it is due.
In the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and homework
assignments on our class website on Canvas in the form of “Announcements”.
You must check the website on days when class is cancelled, and you must
keep up to date.
Flash Cultura Discussions are completed on Canvas and must be turned in by
deadline for credit.
Twice per chapter there are quizzes from the Supersite – one for vocabulary
and one for grammar. These quizzes must be done by deadline to count. The
deadlines for quizzes are BEFORE the general homework deadline.
There is one test for each chapter.
Exams can, on occasion, be taken in advance, but they cannot be made up
after I have handed them back corrected.
I will automatically drop your lowest test score.
There is no final cumulative exam during finals week. However, I will be
available during finals week for questions and consultation.
The final oral test will be a culmination of the Role Plays performed throughout
the quarter. You will perform this conversation with me on one of the four days
at the end of the quarter.
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that,
despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years,
many foreign people still speak in foreign languages.
- Dave Barry
Extra Credit:
Worth up to 20 points total, it involves watching a movie in Spanish OR listening to a radio program and answering
some questions in writing. The assignments are on the Canvas site inside the “Files” link on the left of the screen.
The link to the radio program is http://latinousa.kut.org/ . All extra credit assignments are due on the last day of
classes BEFORE the start of final exams set by the college – NOT during finals week.
Syllabus and Calendar Modification:
Occasionally, I may need to change the syllabus or calendar. Such changes could include, but are not limited to,
the number and dates of tests, homework assignments, etc. I will announce changes in class and in the
“Announcements” section of Canvas. Students who are absent when changes are announced are responsible for
obtaining this information.
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Dispute Resolution
Should you have concerns about any aspect of this class, I invite you to bring them to me. In any of your classes, if for any
reason you don’t feel comfortable speaking with your instructor, the usual next step would be to talk with the program chair,
Eva Norling (eva.norling@bellevuecollege.edu) 425-564-2298 (A 245 D). If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable raising
your concerns with the program chair, you can bring concerns about the class to the Arts and Humanities Division Dean,
Maggie Harada (maggie.harada@bellevuecollege.edu) in the Arts and Humanities division office (R230).
An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or administration is the Ombuds Office
(http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/default.html).
Below is also the link to the student academic dispute resolution procedure here at Bellevue College. Please make sure you
are acquainted with your rights before issues arise:
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/policies/1/1450P2%20Student%20Academic%20Dispute%20Resolution%20Procedure.asp
Books and Materials Required
Donley/Blanco, AVENTURAS 4e COMPANION SE + SS & MAESTRO WEBSAM, Vista Higher Learning,
Boston, 2013
This package includes:
 AVENTURAS, Fourth Edition Student Edition
 Supersite passcode
 Maestro WebSAM passcode (access to online homework on Supersite)
Optional Material: Spanish / English Dictionary
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Material Description:
Textbook: For in-class use and daily study.
New Students 5 Step Process to register with the publisher
Step 1 - Go to vhlcentral.com
Step 2 - Choose one of these options:
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Did you buy your code at the online Store? If you created a student account on the store, use the same login information. If
you can see your course book on the home page after logging in, go to "Step 5 -Select a Course/Class." If no book appears, go to
"Step 3 - Activate Code."
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OR
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Create an Account
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In the "Login Information" section of the account creation page, enter a username of your choice.
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Enter the email address you would like to associate with your account.
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Enter and confirm a password of your choice.
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In the "Personal Profile" section, enter your first and last name as you wish them to appear in your Instructor's roster.
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Select the year of your birth from the drop down list.
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Enter a student ID (optional).
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In the "Security Information" section, provide the answer to a secret question, which may later be used to help you access your
account if you forget your password.
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After you enter all of the information, click "create an account."
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Click "agree." (Before your account is created, you must agree to the terms and conditions of use policy.)
Step 3 - Activate Code
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On the code activation screen, enter your Supersite code.
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Click "activate code" to continue.
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Look for a message at the top of the screen confirming that the code was successfully redeemed.
Step 4 - Select a School
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Locate your school by typing your school’s name, Bellevue College. To narrow the search results, add the city and state, Bellevue,
WA , (include the country, if outside of the USA.) in which your school is located.
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Click "find." If the terms you entered did not result in a successful search, follow the on-screen tips to revise your search.
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Select your school from the list by clicking on its name.
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Click "select school" to add the school to your account.
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Look for a message at the top of the screen confirming you successfully added the school.
Step 5 - Select a Course/Class
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From the list of available classes at your school for your textbook's Supersite, look for Instructor "Massie" and the course
"Spanish 121 Fall 2014" taught between 09/22/2014 and 12/12/2014. It should look like this:
Spanish 121 Fall 2…
Massie
11:30- 12:…
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Click the radio button for the course section "11:30- 12:20." If more than one class is listed for your instructor, click the
information icons in the class listings until you locate the section.
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Click Save. You should see a confirmation that you successfully enrolled in your instructor's course.
Supersite/WebSAM access:
Click here http://www.vhlcentral.com/ to access the online workbook, video materials, lab manual and
Flash Cultura
Other Web sites:
www.conjuguemos.com (verb conjugation)
www.studyspanish.com (all kinds of practice)
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/es/ (online dictionary for “word of the day”)
Classroom Learning Atmosphere
Instructor’s Expectations
In the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and homework assignments on our class website on
Canvas in the “Announcements” section. You must check the website on days when class is cancelled, and you
must keep up to date.
Language is a social endeavor, and so I expect that you engage with me and your classmates in a way that
provides the practice you will all need to succeed. Also, in order to make our class time the most efficient and
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enjoyable possible, I have certain behavioral expectations for my students.
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Please turn off music listening devices and cell phones during class. Texting and surfing the web in my
class are strictly forbidden.
 You may bring drinks or food into class but you must dispose properly of the trash.
 The following are disruptive behaviors which will negatively affect our community and may even get you
kicked out of class if they become a habit:
Texting or surfing during class, forgetting to turn off cell phones, arriving late, yawning loudly and/or
sleeping, constant chatting with classmates, studying for another class
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
- Benjamin Lee Whorf
Affirmation of Inclusion
http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community
feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.
We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators
are to treat one another with dignity and respect. In addition, my goal is to make my classroom and office safe
spaces of equity.
Division Statements
For a detailed guide to policies and expectations, please read the Arts and Humanities Division Handbook at
http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/studentinfo.html
Drop Procedure:
If you decide to drop a course, you are responsible for doing the required paperwork at the Student Services
Center. Should you fail to do so, your name will appear on the final roster and your instructor will be required to
assign a grade for you—in most cases, that will be an "F." Many instructors, in fact, feel strongly that students who
take up seats in this unproductive way are keeping more serious students from getting an education, so they use
"F" grades for "phantoms."
Student Code
“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source)
and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College.
Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early
without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or
classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student
Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and
appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student
Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at:
http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.
- Ingrid Bengis
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Important Links
Bellevue College E-mail and access to Canvas
All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your student
network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to
the BC wireless network and log in to Canvas. To create your account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam
Bellevue College Academic Support Center
D 204
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425-564-2200
Visit http://bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring/ to see how to sign up for individual tutoring or show up at group tutoring
sessions listed on the site that begin usually during the second week of classes. Both tutoring options are free.
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
B 132
425-564-2498
The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are
a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for
treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as
soon as possible.
If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc,
please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.
Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. . . Please visit our
website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc
Public Safety and Emergencies
K100
425.564.2400
Public Safety is located in the K building and can be reached at 425-564-2400 (easy to remember because it’s the
only office on campus open 24 hours a day—2400). Among other things, Public Safety serves as our Parking
Permits, Lost and Found, and Emergency Notification center. Please ensure you are signed up to receive alerts
through our campus alerting system by registering at http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/alerts/?ref=footer
If you work or study late and are uneasy about going to your car, Public Safety will escort you to your vehicle. To
coordinate this, please phone ahead and let Public Safety know when and where you will need an escort.
Please familiarize yourself with the emergency postings by the door of every classroom and know where to go in
the event of an evacuation. Your instructor will be asked if anyone might still be in the building, so check in before
you do anything else. Emergency responders will search for anyone unaccounted for.
If a major emergency occurs, please follow these two rules:
1) Take directions from those in charge of the response -We all need to be working together.
2) Do not get in your car and leave campus (unless directed to) - Doing so will clog streets and prevent
emergency vehicles from entering the scene. Instead, follow directions from those in charge.
Please do not hesitate to call Public Safety if you feel safety questions or concerns at any time.
Final Exam Schedule
Refer to our calendar below to view our final exam date. Because our final exam is the last chapter test, we will
have finished with our chapter exam before the beginning of finals week set by the college. Here is the link to the
college-wide final exam schedule.
http://bellevuecollege.edu/classes/exams
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Academic Calendar
The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about
holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.
 Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/. On this calendar you
will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition
refunds.
 College Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp. This calendar
gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start
dates, and final exam dates.
I am a part of all that I have met.
- Alfred Tennyson
Tips:
1. Make friends and study partners with your classmates and exchange phone numbers and email
addresses.
2. Come see me!! I instruct, tutor, and answer all questions. Don’t hesitate to visit me.
3. Never underestimate the power of good Mexican food and great Spanish language music.
Language is the inventory of human experience.
- L. W. Lockhart
¡ Bienvenidos a clase y muy buena suerte !
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Course Calendar
Melissa Massie
Español 121
sem 1
Día
Fecha
En Clase
En Casa
lunes
9/22
2
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
lunes
martes
9/23
9/24
9/25
9/26
9/29
9/30
Syllabus, Calendar, Review
materials
Lección 1
Lección 1
Lección 1
Lección 1
Lección 1
Lección 1
Read Syllabus then Print Calendar from
Canvas
Print Lec 1 materials from Canvas
miércoles
jueves
viernes
10/1
10/2
10/3
Lección 1
Lección 1
Orales 1
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
Prueba 1
Lección 2
Lección 2
Lección 2
Lección 2
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
10/13
10/14
10/15
10/16
Lección 2
Lección 2
Lección 2
Orales 2
20
viernes
10/17
Prueba 2
21
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
10/20
10/21
10/22
10/23
10/24
Lección 3
Lección 3
Feriado -- No hay clase
Lección 3
Lección 3
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
10/27
10/28
10/29
10/30
Lección 3
Lección 3
Lección 3
Orales 3
viernes
10/31
Prueba 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
sem 3
11
12
13
14
15
sem 4
16
17
18
19
sem 5
22
23
24
sem 6
25
26
27
28
29
Syllabus
Otoño 2014
11:30 –12:20
1
3
sem 2
CALENDARIO
Due: Flash Cultura Discussion on Canvas
Due: Vocabulary Quiz
“Content/Assessment” in VHL
Due: Grammar Quiz “Content/Assessment”
in VHL
Last Day to add or change classes
Due: WB, VM, LM 1, Monologue 1
Print Lec 2 materials from Canvas
Due: Vocabulary Quiz
“Content/Assessment” in VHL
Due: Flash Cultura Discussion on Canvas
Due: Grammar Quiz “Content/Assessment”
in VHL
Due: WB, VM, LM 2
DUE: Monologue 2
Print Lec 3 materials from Canvas
Due: Vocabulary Quiz
“Content/Assessment” in VHL
Due: Flash Cultura Discussion on Canvas
Due: Grammar Quiz “Content/Assessment”
in VHL
Due: WB, VM, LM 3
DUE: Monologue 3
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sem 7
30
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/6
11/7
Lección 4
Lección 4
Lección 4
Lección 4
Lección 4
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
Lección 4
Feriado -- No hay clase
Lección 4
Orales 4
38
viernes
11/14
Prueba 4
39
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
11/21
Lección 5
Lección 5
Lección 5
Lección 5
Lección 5
lunes
martes
miércoles
11/24
11/25
11/26
jueves
viernes
lunes
11/27
11/28
12/1
Lección 5
Lección 5
Práctica para Orales
Finales
Feriado -- No hay clase
Feriado -- No hay clase
Prueba 5
48
martes
12/2
Orales Finales
49
miércoles
jueves
viernes
12/3
12/4
12/5
Orales Finales
Orales Finales
Orales Finales
lunes
martes
miércoles
12/8
12/9
12/10
31
32
33
34
sem 8
35
36
37
sem 9
40
41
42
43
sem 10
44
45
46
sem 11
47
50
51
sem 12
Print Lec 4 materials from Canvas
Due: Vocabulary Quiz
“Content/Assessment” in VHL
Due: Flash Cultura Discussion on Canvas
Due: Grammar Quiz “Content/Assessment”
in VHL
Due: WB, VM, LM 4
DUE: Monologue 4
Print Lec 5 materials from Canvas
Due: Vocabulary Quiz
“Content/Assessment” in VHL
Due: Flash Cultura Discussion on Canvas
Due: Grammar Quiz “Content/Assessment”
in VHL
Due: WB, VM, LM 5
DUE: Monologue 5
Extra Credit due (optional)
College-wide Final Exams
College-wide Final Exams
College-wide Final Exams
“Those who know many languages live
as many lives as the languages they know.”
‒Czech proverb
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