Course Intro - Elementary Spanish I
- 2. Sobre la instructora Nací (born) en Iowa, pero he vivido (lived) en varias partes de los Estados Unidos, México y Chile. También he viajado (traveled) por Sur América.
- 3. Sobre la instructora Comencé estudiar el español a los 15 años, y ahora domino bien el idioma. Tú también puedes aprender el español. I began to study Spanish at age 15, and now I am very fluent in the language. You can also learn Spanish.
- 4. Sobre la instructora Educational Background: Bachelor of Arts, December 1995 Wartburg College -- Waverly, Iowa
- 5. Sobre la instructora Educational Background: Master of Arts, August 2003 University of Georgia -- Athens, GA
- 6. Sobre la instructora Mi familia
- 7. La comunicación The preferred method of email communication between students and faculty is through your DMACC email account.
- 8. La comunicación If you choose to communicate by phone, please only call during normal waking hours. Thanks!
- 9. La comunicación In the event that class is ever cancelled, you will be notified of this via your DMACC email account. It is the responsibility of students to check their DMACC email account on a regular basis.
- 10. Objetivos del Curso Desarrollar las destrezas básicas de comprender, hablar, leer, y escribir en español. Development of basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.
- 11. Objetivos del Curso El análisis gramática, la conversación, y la exploración de la cultura hispana. Grammar analysis, classroom conversational practice, and some exploration of the Hispanic culture.
- 12. Materiales necesarias PRIMERA PARTE Invitaciones: An Interactive Worktext for Beginning Spanish Textbook must be new or you won’t have access to Supersite assignments.
- 13. La asistencia Regular attendance and participation increase student success in this course. We will cover approximately one chapter per week. For this reason, most students cannot afford to miss even one class period!
- 14. La asistencia You must attend class in order to earn participation points and in order to take quizzes.
- 15. Las pruebas Quizzes will be given over Episodios 1 – 14. Most quizzes are scheduled on Wednesdays. Students are encouraged to use the weekend to prepare for the next Episodio (chapter).
- 16. Las pruebas Each quiz will be worth 200 points.a At the end of the course, only 2000 (possible) quiz points will count toward your grade. For this reason, your lowest quiz scores will be thrown out.
- 17. Las pruebas Quizzes that are missed may not be made up at a later time. A missed quiz can count as one of the lowest quiz scores that are dropped.
- 18. La tarea Your textbook is bound together with workbook pages (Cuaderno de tarea). On the day that these assignments are due, please tear them out, staple the pages together, and put your name on the packet.
- 19. La tarea The Cuaderno de tarea worktext assignments are due at the beginning of the class period. Late worktext assignments will not be accepted.
- 20. La tarea If you anticipate an absence, you are encouraged to turn in your assignments prior to the due date.
- 21. La tarea Ways to avoid a late assignment: 1) You can ask the front desk staff to sign it with the time and date of receipt on it and put it in my box.
- 22. La tarea Ways to avoid a late assignment: 2) Fax your assignment to the DMACC West Campus and send it my attention.
- 23. La tarea Ways to avoid a late assignment: 3) Scan an email it to me.
- 24. La tarea Ways to avoid a late assignment: 4) Use your smart- phone to photograph all pages of the assignment and then text or email it to me.
- 25. La tarea You are expected to complete all of the assigned activities in the Cuaderno de tarea. However, only select assignments will earn points toward your grade.
- 26. Las notas Quizzes: 2,000 points Worktext: 700 points Supersite: 1,878 points Participation: 400 points Midterm: 350 points Final Oral: 35 points Final Written : + 400 points TOTAL: 5,763 points
- 27. Las notas A = 90% – 100% B = 80% – 89% C = 70% – 79% D = 60% – 69% F = 59% and below
- 28. En resumen We are going to cover a lot of material in this course. Plan to work hard and learn a lot.
- 29. En resumen Plan on at least 1.5 hours of study after every class meeting.
- 30. En resumen Plan on taking a quiz approximately once each week.
- 31. En resumen Plan on having fun while you learn. There is no better time than now to learn Spanish!
- 32. El programa de estudios You should have received an electronic copy of the course syllabus through your DMACC email account. Please take the time to review it at your earliest convenience.
- 33. El programa de estudios Instructor contact information General course information Course policies Services offered by the college Assignment schedule!!!
- 34. La tarea inminente For this WEDNESDAY… Read/study Episodio 1 (chapter 1) Tour VHLCentral and set up your Supersite account Check your DMACC email account Complete worktext Cuaderno de tarea (pgs. 21-28)
- 35. La tarea inminente For this THURSDAY… Complete Supersite assignments by midnight! I will offer extensions for Episodio 1 Supersite (if needed), but realize that if you do not pace yourselves well, you will not have adequate time to finish the Episodio 2 Supersite assignment—which is due next week Tuesday.
- 36. La tarea inminente Typical Assignment Schedule… Mondays – Cuaderno de tarea due at beginning of class Tuesdays – Supersite online assignments due by 11:59pm to avoid late penalties (50% point loss) Wednesdays– Quiz at beginning of class
- 37. La tarea inminente Supersite Assignment (Episodio 1): El primer día de clases (video) ¡Buenos días! En el primer día de clases Encuentros en la plaza (video) Elegir ¿Cierto o falso?
- 38. La tarea inminente Supersite Assignment (Episodio 1): Preguntas ¿Saludo o despedida? ¿Qué clases toma? Las clases ¿Cuántos? ¿Quién lo dijo? ¿Cierto o falso?
- 39. ¿Hay preguntas? ? ? ? Are there any questions? ? ? ?
- 40. ¡Vamos a comenzar! Let’s get started!