Division of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
Department
of English Foreign Languages and Journalism
Course: SPA 102 Elementary Spanish I Section 90 Semester: Summer 2006
Classroom/Schedule: Eder Hall 223 MTWTh
Instructor: Saundra Dibella
Office,
Office Hours, Phone: SS/C 212 E, by appointment,
271-4312 or leave a message at 271-4310
Required
Materials:
Text: Plazas (Second Edition) by
Hershberger/Navey-Davis/Borras
Workbook Manual
Course
Objectives and Methodology: The goal of this course is to
introduce students to the pronunciation, basic grammatical structures, and
vocabulary of the Spanish language, and to understand cultural differences and
similarities between Hispanic and American customs, lifestyles, world
perspectives, etc.
The
language and grammar will be taught through reading, writing, and speaking assignments from the text and workbook exercises, as well as
through participation in pair/small group role-plays and oral performance exercises.
Tentative
Course Outline:
Preliminary
Chapter-
Pronunciation, subject pronouns, verbs ser, tener,
and hay, numbers 1-30, question words, alphabet.
Chapter 1- Definite/indefinite articles, gender/pluralization
of nouns, present tense of regular –ar verbs, me gusta+
infinitive.
Chapter
2-
Possessive adjectives, possession with de, uses of the verbs ser
and tener, agreement of adjectives, present tense of –er
and –ir verbs.
Chapter
3- The verb
gustar, the verbs ir, saber, and conocer,
the personal “a”, irregular “yo” forms.
Chapter
4-
Stem-changing verbs, tener idioms, affirmative “tu’”
commands, the verb estar, the present progressive tense.
Goals: Upon completion of the course, the student
should be able to produce basic sentences using present tense verb forms and
function socially in very controlled circumstances, such as
greetings/farewells, exchanging personal information, asking where something is
located, etc.
Attendance
and participation: Attendance is crucial and
mandatory. Each student is
allowed four absences.
After 4 absences, the student’s final grade will be lowered 3% per
absence. Active participation
individually and in groups is
a must. Each
student is responsible for being fully prepared to participate during each
class period. Late work will be accepted
(or not) at the discretion of the instructor.
Students
with Disabilities: Any student whose disability prevents the fullest expression of
abilities should contact the instructor personally so that class requirements
can be discussed.
Academic
Honesty Policy:
Since honesty in the classroom is required, cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly
furnishing false information to the college constitutes a violation. A grade of zero may be assessed in the
assignment/evaluation instrument.
Grading
Policy: The final grade will be determined by test scores (quizzes/chapter
tests) daily participation, text and workbook activities, writing assignments,
the final exam, and the attendance policy stated above.
Grading
scale: 100% - 90% = A
89% - 80% = B
79% - 70% = C
69% - 60% = D
59% and below = F