MCC (Muhlenberg) Elementary Spanish II: SPA 102—75O1
Fall 2010 (class # 77872) 4 CREDIT HOURS
Instructor: Dianne Jernigan
Office hours: MW 2:45-3:45, 5:45-6:15, F by appointment
Office: room 103A
Phone: work: 757-9881 home: 338-2233 cell: 543-2555
Time: MW 4:00-5:45
Location: Shaver Educational Center 210
E-mail: dianne.jernigan@kctcs.edu
PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.
Do not leave class to answer your phone or for any other reason once class has begun.
Course
Description:
Textbook:
This class is web-enhanced and can be accessed through Blackboard for announcements, assignments,
information about tests and quizzes, grades, and study aids.
Please communicate with the instructor using your KCTCS email account.
This class is web-enhanced and can be accessed through Blackboard for announcements, assignments,
information about tests and quizzes, grades, and study aids. A continuation of SPA 101: SPA 102 is designed
continue to present the basic modes of communication in Spanish. The emphasis is on everyday language which the
students will learn by applying essential grammatical structures to vocabulary introduced. Both listening and reading
comprehension are stressed.
Prerequisite: SPA 101 or 70% or better on Challenge Exam
¡Viva! Philip Redwine Donley, José A. Blanco (you may use the new paperback edition, or the old hardback)
www.conjuguemos.com This website will be used for vocabulary and verb practice.
www.facebook.com You can synchronize your Facebook page directly to Blackboard.
Student Safety Information:
Madisonville Community College is concerned with the safety of the students attending classes at any of the four campuses. The following
points are for your benefit as a student.
 In case any life threatening event, call 911. The local emergency responders are better equipped to take care of these situations.
 To sign up for the Safety Notification Alert Process (SNAP) go to the MCC webpage and click on the SNAP section. After
completing this, you will receive notifications on school closings, inclement weather, and other safety notifications.
 To report a safety concern call the MCC Tip Line at 824-1900 to report safety concerns or suspicious behavior. This line is
monitored once a day Monday through Friday.
 There is a Maintenance #836-5330 for students on the North campus for use after the switchboard closes at 4:30. This is a cell
phone that is answered by one of the Maintenance & Operations personnel.
 The MCC emergency number is answered by selected personnel during the day and by a cell phone when these are not
available. 824-1911
Student Code of Conduct statement: Information about student’s academic rights and academic offenses and the student’s right to
appeal may be found in the KCTCS Student Code of Conduct at: www.kctcs.edu/student/code.htm.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Speak, read, comprehend and write on a basic level in the present tense.
2. Respond independently and on a basic level in everyday conversations, such as greetings, expressing needs, asking
and answering questions.
3. Write in simple sentences using controlled a grammar framework and selected vocabulary.
4. Demonstrate general knowledge of the culture, life-style and history of selected regions of the Spanish-speaking world
Specific Information: If you have a documented disability and need
any type of accommodation, you are required to register with the
Disability Resource Coordinator. Contact Valerie Wolfe, Disability
Resource Coordinator, room 139 JHG, 270-824-1708.
Projected Computation of Grade:
You can compute your percentage
grade by dividing the points you
receive by the total points possible
for the activity. Grades will be
posted on Blackboard and can be
accessed at any time.
Attendance
/ Make-up
Policy:
Points possible/activity
Chapter tests: @ 30-35 points
Vocabulary quizzes: @ 10 points
Pop quizzes: @+/- 4 points
Presentations: +/- 20 points
Final: 100 points
Homework/participation: @ 4points
Compositions: @ 10 points
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
Total points possible
120-140 points
50 points
20-40 points
20 points (possible)
100 points
120 points
50 points
530-550 POINTS
Attendance is always important in a foreign language class. Material covered during a class you have missed will be very difficult
to learn on your own. Participation/homework cannot be made up; therefore, your grade will suffer with each absence as
well. Chapter tests will cover material learned in one particular chapter. Any make-up (chap. test) must be taken on the day of
the final exam, after the student has finished his/her final. Final exams will be comprehensive; it will cover the work of the whole
semester. Late homework will not be accepted for any reason. Assignments must be turned in on the day they are due. (You
can send them to me through email as long as I receive the assignment the day it is due; no exceptions or excuses)
ParticipaA homework/participation grade will be given at each class meeting. A student will receive the full 4 points if he/she is present
tion:
(and on time), attentive, speaks Spanish in class at every opportunity, asks questions, answers questions correctly in Spanish,
and demonstrates enthusiasm and a positive attitude for the entire period. The student must arrive on time in order to get the
full credit for participation. Homework may be checked as well and will be a part of this grade. If you arrive to class after
homework has been checked you will not receive credit.
Inclement
Weather-related closings and delays will be announced on the MCC homepage, (http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/index1.htm).
weather
A message will be sent through the SNAP text messaging notification system (sign up your cell phone # on the home page, see
policy:
“Emergency Notification” at the bottom of the homepage). The instructor may send a message of assignment changes through
Blackboard or campus email. If hazardous driving conditions do exist in a section of the service area but classes are not
cancelled, students who are unable to attend class because of those conditions will need to follow make up policy above.
Remember to check Blackboard for possible changes in assignments or additional assignments.
Homework: There will be homework assigned at the end of every class. This will normally consist of grammar exercises, worksheets,
vocabulary to learn, expressions to practice orally at home, vocabulary/grammar practice on conjuguemos.com, and/or reading
of short Spanish passages
ComposAt the end of each chapter, a composition on a chapter-appropriate subject will be written in class in conjunction with the chapter
itions:
test. These compositions will be scored according to how well the writer has been able to express him/herself in Spanish using
vocabulary and the grammatical structures covered in that chapter
Tests and
There will be one scheduled test and at least one vocabulary quiz per chapter. There may be any number of “pop” quizzes
quizzes:
given at the instructor’s discretion. Pop quizzes cannot be made up and will replace the class participation grade for that day.
Presentations:
These will be 2-3 minute oral presentations (in Spanish) based on the chapter theme. Create a poster or PowerPoint to
(possible)
illustrate it. For example, with the Lección about weather, you might be asked to pretend you are a weatherperson who will
give the weather for a typical week. Your PowerPoint (or posters) will illustrate the weather as you describe it to the class.
Withdrawal: January 14 is the last day to drop without a grade. Students have until March 14 to withdraw on their own from a class and
automatically receive a W. After midterm and up to April 29, permission to withdraw with a W must be given by the instructor
and must be indicated by the instructor’s signature on the drop slip. Students are officially enrolled and are assigned a final
grade unless the appropriate steps to drop a class are taken. It is the student’s responsibility to manage the drop/add process
for his or her classes if necessary.
Incompletes: Incompletes will be given only in emergency situations.
Calendario:
semana
fecha
fecha
1
1/10
Repaso
1/12
Repaso: prueba
2
1/17
MLK Day no hay clase
1/19
Lección 6
3
1/24
Lección 6
1/26
Lección 6
4
1/31
Lección 6
2/2
Lección 6 prueba de vocab
5
2/7
Lección 6 examen
2/9
Lección 7
6
2/14
Lección 7
2/16
Lección 7
7
2/21
Día de Presidentes no hay clase
2/23
Lección 7 prueba de vocab
8
2/28
Lección 7 examen
3/2
Lección 8
SPRING BREAK
3/7
no hay clase
3/9
no hay clase
9
3/14
Lección 8
3/16
Lección 8
10
3/21
Lección 8
3/23
Lección 8 prueba de vocab
11
3/28
Lección 9 examen
3/30
Lección 9
12
4/4
Lección 9
4/6
Lección 9
13
4/11
Lección 9
4/13
Lección 9 prueba de vocab
14
4/18
Lección 9 examen
4/20
Lección 10
15
4/25
Lección 10
4/27
Lección 10 prueba
16
Examen Final: miércoles, 4 mayo 2011
GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES:
I. Communicate Effectively:
1. Read and listen with comprehension. In this class we will read Spanish and English passages on cultural
topics.
Assessment: tests will have listening comprehension activities and reading passages where comprehension will
be graded.
3. Interact cooperatively with others using both verbal and non-verbal means. There will be class
discussion on appropriate topics as well as conversation with teacher and classmates in Spanish. Oral
interviews as assessment will be used when possible.
Assessment: Class participation grade. Oral interviews as assessment will be used when possible.
II. Think Critically:
1. Make connections in learning across the disciplines and draw logical conclusions.
 Constant comparisons of the grammar of English to the grammar of Spanish will be made.
 Issues concerning the Hispanic population in the U. S. will be examined.
 Cultural differences in many areas such as foods, celebrations, and commerce will be noted and
discussed.
Assessment:
 In class discussion of important grammatical ideas, students will use their knowledge of English grammar
to compare and contrast the pertinent Spanish grammar. Every time a student attempts to express
thoughts and ideas in Spanish (at this level of comprehension) there will be some of this. (for example,
translation exercises, class conversation in Spanish)
 Information and beliefs about the Hispanic population will be researched and examined in and out of
class. There could be class discussions and essay questions on tests and/or the final exam.
III. Learn Independently:
4. Think creatively to develop new ideas, processes, or products. Students will express themselves in
Spanish on limited topics related to chapter vocabulary and grammar.
Assessment: short compositions written and graded at the end of each chapter; classroom conversations
IV. Examine Relationships in Diverse and Complex Environments:
3. Develop an awareness of self as an individual member of a multicultural global community.
 In learning about the Hispanic culture and the Spanish language, students will be able to make contrasts
and comparisons with their own culture and language.
 Cultural topics will be explored in short readings and resulting discussions and in the video series
Escenas.
Assessment:
 Students will be quizzed on the location of the many Spanish-speaking countries in the world. Music, art,
and customs of many of these countries will be explored.
 Information and beliefs about the Hispanic population will be researched and examined in and out of
class. There will be class discussions and there could be essay questions on tests and/or the final exam.