COURSE GRADE BREAKDOWN

•       Orientation Quiz & Self-Description                     5%
•       Participation Self-Assessment (L.1)                    1%
•       Homework                                                        10%
•       Conversations (VHL)                                         10%
•       Proyectos (VHL)                                               10%    
•       Quizzes (5)                                                       10%    
•       Tests (3 x 10%)                                                 30%     
•       Final Exam                                                       20%    
•       Participation Self-Assessment                           4%

TOTAL                                                          100%    

A = 89.5–100%     B = 79.5–89.4%     C = 69.5–79.4%     D = 59.5–69.4 %     F = below 59.5%

**Students must receive a grade of C or better in order to continue with Spanish 2311.

Required textbook/materials for students:

Vistas, 7th ed., Supersite + Websam, Blanco, Vista Higher Learning, ISBN 13: 8220130919306 (digital access only but will give you everything you need for the course)

· This textbook is used in all four semesters of our Spanish program (1411/1412/2311/2312). 

· When you purchase the Supersite Access Code, it will be valid for 24 months. It is imperative to keep track of the Access Code. 

CALENDARIO

Please note that schedule changes may occur during the semester.  Any changes will be announced in class and posted as a Blackboard Announcement/email.

REVIEW SPANISH I (Monday and Tuesday, August 26th & 27th)

LESSON 6 (Wednesday, August 28 th – Thursday, September 12th) 

LESSON 7 (Friday, September 13th – Thursday, September 26th)        

LESSON 8 (Monday, September 30th – Thursday, October 15th) 

LESSON 9 (Wednesday, October 16th  – Thursday, November 7th) 

LESSON 10 (Friday, November 8th – Thursday, 2dt) 

FINAL EXAM & ASSIGNMENTS (Tuesday, December 10th – Thursday, December 14th) 

Deadlines at a Glance (All deadlines are due by 11:59 PM, except for Interview with instructor)

General Education Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate competence in:

—    Critical Thinking

Gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking.

—    Teamwork

Consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal.

—    Social Responsibility

Analyze differences and commonalities among peoples, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

—    Personal Responsibility

Identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences

—    Communication Skills

Develop, interpret, and express ideas and information through written, oral and visual communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.

Common Course Objectives:  The main objective of this course is to develop competencies that align with the general education goals of critical thinking, interpersonal skills, civic and cultural awareness, personal responsibility, and written, oral and visual communication, in the Spanish language, at an appropriate level. The ability to comprehend communicate in Spanish will develop along with the knowledge of the vocabulary, grammatical structures of the language, and exploration of how culture shapes communication. Two to three hours a day should be dedicated for the study of Spanish (at least two hours outside of class for each hour in class).

At the end of Spanish 1412, students should be able to do the following:

CRITICAL THINKING:

-          comprehend a passage in the Spanish language using a variety of reading or listening strategies

-          answer questions and draw inferences about passages

-          synopsize and synthesize the information from passages heard or read

-          make comparisons and find contrasts among the Hispanic cultures and your own 

-          reflect on what was read or heard and mention some of its implications and applications

-          evaluate the information

TEAMWORK (Interpersonal Skills):

-     complete a variety of language-based activities working in pairs and small groups.

-     demonstrate the ability to negotiate meaning to complete language-based activities

-     demonstrate the ability to work in groups to achieve a common goal

-     demonstrate the ability to consider different points of view and work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (Civic and Cultural Awareness):

-     compare and contrast different perspectives on cultural issues, customs, and traditions after reading or listening to passages in the Spanish language

-     demonstrate some intercultural competence by correctly using formal and informal speech, changing registers as needed, and using gestures

-     mention some differences among the Spanish-speaking regions 

- demonstrate knowledge of current events in the Spanish-speaking world

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

-   show time management skills by successfully completing tasks on time

-   acquire effective study habits for language learning

COMMUNICATION (Written, Oral and Visual Communication):

-   show effective written and spoken communication in Spanish at the appropriate level using a variety of strategies and adopting the appropriate type of speech.

-   use listening strategies such as listening for the main idea and for specific details and asking for clarification.

-   exhibit conceptual understanding and control of courtesy expressions and appropriate kinesics when speaking in Spanish 

-   interpret and express ideas through written, oral and visual communication

Discipline-Level Learning Outcomes for Spanish

At the end of the fourth semester of Spanish, students should be able to:

• apply a variety of reading strategies to increase understanding of written material and state the main idea and some details of a text based on familiar material or authentic literary works;
• use a variety of listening strategies in order to increase understanding of oral speech and state the main idea and some detail when listening to a passage on familiar material or authentic selections; maintain simple conversations on a variety of topics (including descriptions, comparisons, recommendations, narrating in the past, expressing likes and preferences, making hypothetical statements; talking about the future) while demonstrating awareness of the sequence of tenses and use of prepositions and articles;
• write organized short compositions on a variety of topics (including descriptions, comparisons, recommendations, narrating in the past, expressing likes and preferences, making hypothetical statements, talking about the future) while using connectors and transitional words;
• perceive and identify cultural contrasts and demonstrate some knowledge of Hispanic writers, painters, movies and literary works.