HYBRID SPAN 1002 SYLLABUS—SUMMER 2013

Instructor: Tiffany Briceño

     Davis 108     912-260-4299     tiffany.briceno@sgsc.edu

M-TH 11AM-12:15PM (except for announced days for online assignments)

This course addresses the following South Georgia State College General Education Outcomes:

• Students will apply critical thinking processes in the development of informed opinions and values.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate at a college level in both written and oral forms.
• Students will demonstrate a basic knowledge of literature, the arts, and other cultures.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate technology to produce presentations and reports and/or to conduct research and data analysis.

Course Objectives: The diligent SPAN 1002 student will...

·         Initiate and maintain conversation in Spanish, utilizing communication strategies to overcome blocks in communication.

·         Through practice, attain greater mastery of vocabulary and language skills acquired in SPAN 1001.

·         Acquire vocabulary and language skills necessary for communicating on the following topics: Personal Relationships; Personality; Emotional States; Leisure Activities; Daily Life; Weather; Shopping; Work; Chores

·         Increase proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

·         Take accurate dictation of Spanish words and phrases.

·         Pronounce Spanish words and phrases in a confident, fluent manner.

·         Write simple paragraphs and compositions in Spanish.

·         Demonstrate awareness of various aspects of Hispanic culture.

·         Demonstrate understanding of the following grammar topics:

Idioms with the verb TENER, Uses of SABER and CONOCER, Uses of SER and ESTAR, Comparative and Superlative Descriptions, Verb Tenses (Present Progressive, Recent Past, Preterite, Imperfect, Conditional, Future and Imperative), All Pronoun Types, Use of Personal “A” and Other Prepositions.

SPAN 1002. Elementary Spanish II. Continuation of SPAN 1001.  Prerequisite: SPAN 1001 or equivalent. 3-0-3. (2013-2014 South Georgia State College Catalog, p. 21)

In HYBRID courses technology is used to deliver 50% or less of class sessions, but at least one class session is replaced by technology.

Required Materials

Text: Dorwick et al., ¿Qué tal?  (custom edition, only available from the SGSC bookstore)

Tell Me More  (computer software license, only available from the SGSC bookstore),

            headset with microphone, three-ring binder, 3 x 5 note cards

Recommended Materials

Spanish/English dictionary

Free Online Resources

http://faculty.sgc.edu/tbriceno

(Click on “SPAN 1001.”)

www.studyspanish.com

www.espanol.yahoo.com

¿Qué tal? Online Learning Center

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007304850x/student_view0/index.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

Attendance

When you miss all or part of a class session, you miss out on important instruction (which you or someone else has paid for). Tardiness is also a form of absence which disrupts instruction as much (if not more) than missing class altogether. You inconvenience your instructor and classmates by your absence or tardiness. The attendance policy for this class is designed to help you understand the importance of being considerate of your instructor and classmates and to help you do what is in your own best interest as well. As the majority of in-class activities involve listening and speaking, it is virtually impossible to make up for missed class meetings.  For this reason also students should strive to be present and punctual for each class meeting.

Missing four or more class meetings of a summer class is considered excessive. Excessive absences may result in an administrative withdrawal from the course (before midterm) or a failing grade for the course (after midterm). Students missing class due to school-sponsored activities, illness or other official/serious matters should schedule make-up sessions with the instructor. Students with excessive absences and/or tardies may also be reported to the Dean of Students.

Access Statement

If you have a disability and require reasonable classroom accommodations, please see me after class or make an appointment during office hours.

If you plan to request accommodations for a disability, please register with the Office of Disability Services in Room 118, Powell Hall, phone number 912-260-4435. 

Also, if you find that any content in this course is inaccessible because of your disability, please contact me as soon as possible.

Academic Support Center

The Academic Support Center (ASC) is located in Powell 216 and provides free peer tutoring to SGSC students currently enrolled in the course in which they seek assistance. ASC Tutors are fellow students who have excelled in various courses. The ASC Tutors will work with you to solve difficult problems or to understand difficult concepts, however they will not give answers, will not complete a student’s homework, and will not complete other graded assignments.  The ASC will offer last-minute help for students who have read their texts, have kept current with the course material, and have put forth a genuine effort of their own. 

Jasmine Flores, Academic Support Center Specialist

Office: Powell 216, 912-260-4415

Academic Integrity Policy

Do not expect to receive credit in this course for work you have not done yourself. You may need to get a Spanish word or phrase from a dictionary, online translator, classmate or native speaker to complete an assignment. Be prepared to tell me what any of these mean in English if you choose to use the words in your compositions, etc. Otherwise, I will assume that you are taking credit for work done by someone or something else. This is one type of violation of SGSC's academic integrity policy. Cheating on a test would be another example. If you violate this policy in this or any other SGSC course, you should expect to be reported to the Dean of Students.

Grades

Tests and graded assignments will be worth a total of 1000 points.

A » 895  -- 1000 points

B » 795  --   894 points

C » 695  --   794 points

D » 595  --   694 points

F »     0  --   594 points

Midterm Exam and Final Exam are each worth 100 points. Work at the Tell Me More site (http://registrationv10.tellmemorecampus.com) is worth 200 points (for 10 hours). Quizzes at www.studyspanish.com are worth a total of 300 points. Oral Presentations and/or Narrated Presentations are worth a total of 200 points. Completed diagnostic chapter tests are worth a total of 100 points.

Counseling Center

Counseling Services are confidential and available upon request.  If you would like to schedule a session, referral forms are located online or outside the counselor’s office. Please complete and submit the referral form to the counselor.  Do not submit by e-mail. Once you have submitted your form you will be contacted by phone to set up an appointment.  The Counselor’s Office is located in Powell Hall, Room 119, phone number 912.260.4438.

Jessica Miller, M. Ed., Counselor

Please be aware that our counselor does not maintain 24-hour access to e-mail accounts and that the confidentiality of e-mail messages cannot be guaranteed, since e-mail is not a secure medium.

Library Resources

Link to contact information for library staff: http://www.sgc.edu/library/staff.html

Link to resources on Library's Spanish Bookshelf:

http://gilfind.sgc.edu/vufind/Search/Results?lookfor=spanish+materials&type=AllFields&filter[]=topic_facet%3A%22Spanish+language+materials%22&view=usg

Student Complaints

If you have a complaint regarding an academic matter and you want to discuss the issue privately with your instructor, you should do so by phone or in person. Any written complaints of this nature (including e-mail) must be forwarded to the Director for Institutional Effectiveness. This is to ensure that student complaints are adequately addressed at SGSC.

Important Dates for Summer 2013