MCC Elementary Spanish I: SPA 101—75M1
Fall 2010 (class# 77837) 4 CREDIT HOURS
Instructor: Dianne Jernigan
Office hours: MW: 9:30-10:45, 1:00-2:00, F: by appointment
Office: room LRC 103
Phone: work: 824-8647 home: 338-2233 cell: 543-2555
Time: MW 11:00-12:45
Location: BBC 211
E-mail: dianne.jernigan@kctcs.edu
Please turn off or silence your cell phone at the beginning of class. NO PHONE ZONE!!
Do not leave the classroom 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:
http://www.kctcs.edu/en/Students/Admissions/Academic_Policies/Code_of_Student_Conduct.aspx
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student can:
1. Speak, read, comprehend and write on a basic level in the present and past tense.
2. Respond independently in everyday conversations, such as talking about daily routines, preferences, ordering in a
restaurant, expressing congratulations and health concerns.
3. Write short compositions to reflect ability to use specific vocabulary and controlled grammar functions.
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.
Attendance
/ Make-up
Policy:
Points possible/activity
Chapter tests: @ 30-35 points
Vocabulary quizzes: @ 10 points
Pop quizzes: @+/- 4 points
Presentations: +/- 30 points
Final: 100 points
Homework/participation: @ 4points
Compositions: @ 10 points
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
Total points possible
120-140 points
50 points
20-40 points
30 points
100 points
120 points
50 points
540-560 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
tion:
present (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,
weather
(http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/index1.htm). A message will be sent through the SNAP text messaging notification
policy:
system (sign up your cell phone # on the home page, see “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
itions:
chapter 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
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 Oct 18 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
Lección 1
1/12
Lección 1
2
1/17
MLK Day no hay clase
1/19
Lección 1
3
1/24
Lección 1
1/26
Lección 1 prueba de vocab
4
1/31
Lección 1 examen
2/2
Lección 2
5
2/7
Lección 2
2/9
Lección 2
6
2/14
Lección 2
2/16
Lección 2 prueba de vocabulario
7
2/21
Día de Presidentes no hay clase
2/23
Lección 2 examen
8
2/28
Lección 3
3/2
Lección 3
SPRING BREAK
3/7
no hay clase
3/9
no hay clase
9
3/14
Lección 3
3/16
Lección 3
10
3/21
Lección 3 prueba de vocabulario
3/23
Lección 3 examen
11
3/28
Lección 4
3/30
Lección 4
12
4/4
Lección 4
4/6
Lección 4
13
4/11
Lección 4 prueba de vocabulario
4/13
Lección 4 examen
14
4/18
Lección 5
4/20
Lección 5
15
4/25
Lección 5
4/27
Lección 5 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.