Community College of Philadelphia
Spanish 101-106
Website: www.spanishismylife.wikispaces.com
Monday 6:30-9:35
CRN: 47091
Foreign Language Department
Instructor: Lynne Sanders Mouiti, MA
Email: lsandersmouiti@ccp.edu
NERC 253
Fall 2015 (9/8-12/14)
¡Bienvenidos!
Welcome to Español 101! This course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of the
Spanish language. In this course, we will focus on the basic skills important to communication
including listening, speaking, writing, and reading. More specifically, we will emphasize the
importance of oral communication. The aim of this class is for the student to develop a better
knowledge of the Spanish language and culture, and communicative competence in Spanish. Upon
successful completion of this course, you will be able to communicate many ideas in Spanish in
grammatically correct, complete sentences and you will be able to understand some basic spoken
Spanish in a variety of contexts.
Text: Dicho y hecho, 10e. Book and Wiley Plus code.
Material to be covered: Chapters 1-4.
Evaluation: Your final grade will consist of the following:
Four Unit Tests:
On-Line Activities and Quizzes:
Oral Exams:
50%
30%
20%
Four Unit Tests: (50%) The sections on each test will closely resemble the Activities Manual/OnLine Activities and class work exercises. The best way to prepare for tests is to carefully do your
assignments and review your class notes. Additionally, you will be provided with a test bank of
questions prior to each exam. The test will be given at the beginning of the assigned class and you will
have one hour to complete the exam. Tests are cumulative and you will see content from previous
chapters on each successive chapter exam. There will be no make-ups under any circumstances.
On-Line Activities and Quizzes: (30%) You will be responsible for completing all of the assigned
on-line activities for Dicho y hecho found at WileyPlus.com. These activities include in-text activities
(credit for completion) and self quizzes (graded). Doing these activities will help you prepare for tests.
You must complete all activities by 6:30 pm on the day they are due. If all activities are not completed
by the assigned date, credit is given with a 50% grade reduction up to the beginning of class
one week after the original due date. If you are absent on the day of the exam, your online
assignments are still due at the designated time and date.
Oral Exams: (20%) You will have an oral exam after the chapter two written exam and a final oral
exam after the chapter 4 written exam. You may not read your answers or use note cards; rather, you
must understand the question and answer it in a complete Spanish sentence from memory. More
instructions for your oral exams will be provided as the time approaches. Each answered question will
be graded based on the criteria provided in the attached rubric. There will be no make-ups for your
oral exams.
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COLLEGE POLICIES:
All college policies must be followed in and outside the classroom and are a binding part of this syllabus.
Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct in the Student Handbook or visit
http://www.ccp.edu/site/current/conduct_code for complete information.
Letter Grades: Your grades for this class will be as follows:
A = (90-100)
B = (80-89)
C = (70-79)
D = (60-69)
F = (59 or below)
Students with Disabilities: The Center on Disability is responsible for ensuring that qualified
students with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations and services that enable them
to have full access to the College’s academic programs, services, activities and facilities. Students
requesting to receive special accommodations must visit the Center as soon as possible, but preferably
within the first week of class. If you need to request reasonable accommodations, but do not have an
accommodation form, please contact the Center on Disability, room BG-39, phone number: 215.7518050.
Academic Integrity: Plagiarizing of any kind is not tolerated. In addition, using Free Translation
services is cheating. While use of online dictionaries and translation of specific phrases is acceptable,
a general translation from English to your target language will result in a failing grade as well as
appropriate disciplinary action. If you are seen cheating in any form, you will receive a zero grade for
that assignment and further disciplinary action may be taken. Additionally, there are no group
assignments and each individual student must do his or her own work. Please work independently on
all out of class assignments. Please refer to the Student Handbook for complete information and
procedures or visit: http://www.ccp.edu/site/current/conduct_code
Tutoring: Free tutoring is available in the Central Learning Lab (B1-28). The lab is open six days a
week at various times. Please contact them directly at 215.751-8480 for hours. Make appointments
early. I am also available for extra help!
Make-ups/Late Work: There will be no make-ups without prior consultation with the instructor.
Late work may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor and will result in a grade reduction.
Useful Hints: While you may not receive a participation grade every week, your success is hinged
upon the quality and quantity of your class participation, as well as the amount of your preparation at
home. Good class participation is an opportunity for you to practice new grammar and vocabulary.
Being on time and prepared, speaking your target language as much as possible, participating actively
by answering and asking questions, working well in pairs or small groups, taking initiative and being
willing to take risks, showing respect towards the other students and being generally enthusiastic will
contribute to your success. Don’t feel silly! Use every opportunity to use what you learn and little by
little it will feel more natural.
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Always come to class having read and reviewed the material to be covered in class that day.
Always do your on-line activities manual carefully and check your answers.
Be prepared to actively participate in all class activities
Go over your old tests and re-do the sections that gave you the most problems.
Study with someone whenever possible.
Try talking and thinking to yourself in Spanish.
Ask questions when you don’t understand; your instructor will answer them cheerfully!
(Make an appointment via e-mail!)
Use the text website, or find different ones on the internet.
Don’t miss class.
Come see me for extra help before you fall too far behind.
Have a positive attitude and an open mind.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: As consistent attendance is integral to students’ success in a foreign
language course, students with six hours of absence (two classes) will be dropped from this course at
the end of the second missed class. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Students
not in attendance at that time will be marked absent. Any student arriving late or leaving early will be
penalized. You are allowed 2 late arrivals or early exits (less than ten minutes) throughout the semester
without any penalty, but starting with your 3rd tardiness/leaving early, 5% will be deducted from your
FINAL grade each time you are late or leave class early. Students with perfect attendance (no missed
classes, tardiness or leaving early) throughout the entire semester will be exempt from taking
and receive a 100% on the Final Oral Exam. There is no such thing as an excused absence! If you are
absent more than 6 class hours during the semester, even if you have a valid, documented excuse, you
will be required to drop the class.
WEB-HELP: There are several web sites that will help you in your new quest to learn and master a
second language. Use them often and your vocabulary, grammar and conjugation will improve.
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https://www.wileyplus.com/WileyCDA/ : This web-site correlates with your
textbook. It contains grammar, vocabulary exercises, videos, self-tests etc. as well
as the audio files you will need to complete your lab manual section in your
Activities Manual; you will find this section in the middle of the Activities Manual.
I strongly suggest you use this website frequently.
2.
http://www.languageguide.org/spanish/vocabulary/: This website has lots of
vocabulary and grammar exercises. You can listen to the pronunciation of words.
Very easy to use.
3.
http://livemocha.com/ : This web-site is excellent if you want to learn Spanish at your
own pace. It gives you a great variety of listening, speaking, and writing exercises
in the target language.
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http://learnspanish.com/ : This web-site is good for conjugating verbs and working
on grammar rules.
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https://conjuguemos.com/ : This web-site is good for conjugating especially when
you start learning more tenses to conjugate.
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http://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php : Great web-site to review
the grammar. Some exercises are self-correcting. You can listen to great songs
and fill in the blanks etc.
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http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/ : User-friendly web-site; lots of
activities etc. Go to their “Site Map” and choose the grammar point you wish to
review.
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www.spanishismylife.wikispaces.com: This is my personal website and all
pertinent information for this course as well as announcements, links, and other
material are available here.
Reminders:
1. Only students registered in the class may attend. Please do not bring children or visitors to the
class.
2. Anyone engaging in disruptive behavior will be asked to leave.
3. All cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned off/silenced before class begins.
4. This syllabus is subject to change. Please network with your classmates so that in the event of
illness or other problems which may occur, you are able to keep up with these changes.
5. While CCP rarely closes, in case of a weather emergency, please listen to KYW or go to
KYW1060.com online. The closing number is 238 for day classes and 2238 for evening classes.
6. In the rare instance that your instructor is running late for class, or if unsure if a class has been
cancelled, students are required to wait for the instructor a minimum of 20 minutes after the
scheduled class time before leaving the classroom.
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Course Calendar
DATE
9/14
9/21
9/28
10/5
TOPICS TO BE COVERED and HOMEWORK
Introduction to Course: Syllabus and WileyPlus.
Why Study Spanish?
Introductions, Greetings and Expressions of Farewell p. 3-6
Expresiones de cortesía p. 8;
Subject pronouns, ser p. 9
Gender and number agreement p. 10-12.
Cultura page 7
Numbers 0-99 p. 13-14 in your textbook;
El alfabeto p. 15
Cultura page 12
Days of the Week and Months of the Year; What day is today? p. 16-19.
Telling time, p. 21-24.
Cultura page 17,25
REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 1 TEST
CHAPTER 1 Online Assignments Due
Chapter 1 Test
10/12
University Life vocabulary p. 30-32; Meaning and uses of “Hay” p. 31
Identifying Gender and Number: nouns and articles p. 33-35
Las clases universitarias y las facultades, p. 36-37
El campus universitario p. 38-39
Talking about going places: the verb to go: Ir + a + Destination p. 40
The verb ir + vocab Related to Time and Frequency p. 41-44;
10/19
10/26
Talking about actions in the present: Regular –ar Verbs p. 46-47
Regular –er/-ir Verbs and Hacer, Salir p. 50-52
Cultura page 35
“En mi experiencia” p. 42;
REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 2 TEST
11/2
CHAPTER 2 Online Assignments Due
Chapter 2 Test
The family vocabulary p. 60-64;
The verb tener and talking about age: Tener__años Page 65-66.
11/9
Descriptive Adjectives, Possessive Adjectives and Possession with “de” p. 74-75
The verb ser: Page 68-72
11/16
Using Estar for Location and Describing Conditions p. 77-80
“En mi experiencia” , p. 63
Cultura p. 67, 80
REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 3 TEST
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11/23
CHAPTER 3 Online Assignments Due
Chapter 3 Test
Vocab: Food Related vocabulary p. 89-92 and the verb gustar
Expressing Likes and dislikes: The verb gustar p. 93-96.
More Food vocab. 99-101;
Stem Changing Verbs p. 102-104;
Interrogative words p. 111-112
Nota cultural p. 129
11/30
12/7
Tener Hambre/Sed, p. 105
Numbers 100+ and Indicating the Year p. 107-109.
REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 4 TEST
12/14
CHAPTER 4 Online Assignments Due
Chapter 4 Test
Please be advised that this calendar is subject to change as the instructor deems
necessary.
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