SPAN115:ReviewofElemantarySpanishDistanceLearning DepartmentofModernandClassicalLanguages Spring2012 GeorgeMasonUniversity Professor:Dr.EsperanzaRomnMendoza Office:AQ329 Officehours:Byappointment Twiiter:@eromanme Telephone:(703)9931232 Email:eromanme@gmu.edu Skype:e.roman.mendoza Website:http://mcl.gmu.edu/people/eromanme COURSEDESCRIPTION TheBasicSpanishProgramconsistsoftheintroductory(firstyear)andintermediate(secondyear)Spanishcourses.

s. Thesecoursesaredesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopbasiclistening,speaking,readingandwritingskillsinSpanishand toprovidethemwithanintroductiontotheculturesoftheSpanishspeakingworld. Becauselearningalanguagerequiresbeingexposedtolargeamountsofthatlanguageandgettingaccustomedto communicatinginthatlanguage,itishighlyrecommendedthatyoutrytousetheSpanishlanguageinall communicationswithyourteacherandfellowstudents,andoutsidethelearningplatform(Blackboard).Studentsshould notexpecttocomprehendeverywordthattheirinstructorwritesandsays;insteadtheyshouldtrytousewhattheydo knowtotrytocomprehendtheoverallmeaning.Afterafewweeks,theyshouldunderstandmuchmore.Inaddition, studentsshouldbesuretoaskquestionswhentheydonotunderstand.Studentswhoarehavingdifficultyarealso encouragedtorequestadditionalexplanationsduringtheirinstructors'officehoursorontheplatformforums. Asadistancelearningcourse,SPAN115DLrequiresstudentstostudyandpracticethelanguageontheirownfollowing theguidanceoftheinstructor.Studentsareexpectedtoreadontheirowngrammarexplanationsincludinginthebook, beforedoingthegrammarandculturalexercisesonMcGrawHillCentro.Questionsaboutgrammarwillbediscussedon theBlackboardforumsandduringofficehours.StudentsarealsorequiredtoparticipateinseveralBlackboardforums, towritethreecompositionsandtopreparetwooralprojects.Instructorwillscheduleindividualonlineinterviewswith thestudentstodiscussclassprogressonaregularbasis.Learningalanguageonanonlinesettingrequiresasmuchwork aslearningintheclass,alongwithagreatamountofdiscipline. LEARNINGOUTCOMES 1. Basicwritingandreadingskillsinthetargetlanguage. 2. Basicoralskillsinthetargetlanguage. 3. Knowledgeofthetargetculture. 4. Abilitytofindresources,informationandothertoolstocontinuethestudyofthelanguage. 5. Abilitytocommunicateonlinewithpeersandinstructors. 6. KnowledgeofInternetethics. MATERIALS DosMundos.7thEd.McGrawHill(withcodeaccesstotheeworkbook)ISBN:0077996739.(Withused textbooks,thecodewillnotworkandyouwillneedtopurchaseitseparately).Youwillneeda2ndcodethatis availableonBlackboard. AllothermaterialsareaccessiblefromtheBlackboardsite.Pleasemakesureyouareawareofalltechnical requirementsforthisclass. TECHNOLOGYREQUIREMENTS Hardware: YouwillneedaccesstoaWindowsorMacintoshcomputerwithatleast2GBofRAMandtoafastandreliable broadbandinternetconnection(e.g.,cable,DSL).Alargerscreenisrecommendedforbettervisibilityofcourse material.Youwillneedspeakersorheadphonestohearrecordedcontentandaheadsetwithamicrophoneis recommendedforthebestexperience.Forthesecondoralproject,youwillneedawebcam.FortheamountofHard DiskSpacerequiredtotakeadistanceeducationcourseconsiderandallowfor:
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1.thestorageamountneededtoinstallanyadditionalsoftwareand 2.spacetostoreworkthatyouwilldoforthecourse. Ifyouareconsideringthepurchaseofanewcomputer,pleasegotohttp://itusupport.gmu.edu/stu_purch.htmlto seerecommendations. Software: ThiscourseusesBlackboardasthelearningmanagementsystem.Youwillneedabrowserandoperatingsystemthat arelistedcompatibleorcertifiedwiththeBlackboardversionavailableonthemyMasonPortal.Seesupported browsersandoperatingsystems.LogintomyMasontoaccessthiscourse. ThetextbookDosMundosissupplementedbyanonlineworkbookontheCentroMcGrawHillwebsite.Youwill needtwocodes:onesuppliedbythepublisherwhenyoubuythematerialsandonesuppliedbyyourteacherto accessthematerialsforthiscourse. AccesstoaComputerWorkstationwith: Webbrowser(SeeBlackboardsupportedbrowsersandoperatingsystems) AdobeAcrobatReader(freedownload) FlashPlayer(freedownload) WindowsMediaPlayer(freedownload) Awordprocessor. Note:Ifyouareusinganemployerprovidedcomputerorcorporateofficeforclassattendance,pleaseverifywith yoursystemsadministratorsthatyouwillbeabletoinstallthenecessaryapplicationsandthatsystemorcorporate firewallsdonotblockaccesstoanysitesormediatypes. ASSESSMENT Theprogressmadebystudentsinthisclasswillbeevaluatedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria: 1. WeeklydiscussionsonBlackboard 25% 2. OnlineexercisesatCentro 20% 3. Compositions 20% 4. Oralpresentations 10% 5. Exams(3QuizzesandFinal) 25% Thefinallettergradefortheclasswillbeassignedasfollows: 97+ A+ 87+ B+ 77+ C+ 60+ D 93+ A 83+ B 73+ C 60 F 80+ B 70+ C 90+ A 1.WeeklyDiscussionsonBlackboard StudentsarerequiredtocontributetoallclassdiscussionsandareexpectedtodoitinSpanish.Inordertoactively participateinthediscussions,studentsneedtoreadthetextbookpagesassignedforeachclassanddothehomework andclassactivitiesassignedbytheinstructor.Studentsareexpectedtocontributewithoneoriginalpostandtwo commentstoeachdiscussion. GeorgeMasonUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingequalopportunityandaneducationalandworkenvironmentfree fromanydiscriminationonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex,disability,veteranstatus,sexual orientation,orage.Mutualrespectandcivilityofotherswillbeconsideredanessentialcomponentofstudents participationinthediscussions.Moredetailsabouthowtocontributetotheonlinediscussionsareavailableonthe Blackboardsite. 2.CentroHomework
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StudentswillsubmittheassignedhomeworkontheduedatesviatheMcGrawHillwebsite(Centro/Quia).Moredetails ontheBlackboardsite.Deadlinesforcompletingthehomeworkarestatedintheschedulebelowandwillbealso announcedonBlackboard. 3.Compositions Threegradedwrittenassignmentsof100wordseachwillbecollectedthroughoutthesemesterviatheBlackboard assignmenttool.PleasesaveitanduploaditasPDF. Presentationofwrittenassignments Allgradedassignmentsmustbetypedaccordingtothefollowingguidelines: Useyourlastnameandnameasthefilename,followingbythecompositionnumber,forinstance romanmendozaesperanzacomposition1 UsefontTimesNewRoman12pt.andoneinchmarginsallaround. Includeasaheaderonthefirstpage:name,coursenumber,thedate,andatitle. Oneandahalfspacethetextandusestandard8by11paperandlegibleblackink. Ifyouusecitations,besuretousetheproperMLAorAPAformatforcitations. Writethenumberofwordsattheendofyourcomposition. Donotplagiarize,usetranslationprograms,orturninworkusedforpreviousclasses. Donotsubmitapaperwithoutaccents.Whiletypingyourwork,ifyouhaveaPCyoucanuse: =alt+160=alt+129 =alt+130=alt+164 =alt+161=alt+173 =alt+162=alt+168 =alt+163 MacUsers:HolddowntheOptionkey,andwhileholdingitdown,typethelettere;thenreleasethosekeysandtype theletterthatyouwanttheaccenttoappearon: =Opt+e,thena =Opt+e,thene =Opt+e,thenI =Opt+e,theno =Opt+e,thenu 4.OralProjects StudentswillsubmitregularlyoralsamplesthroughCentro.Also,inthemiddleofthesemestertheywillrecordanoral messagethatwillbepostedonBlackboardsothatallthestudentscancommentonit.Thefinaloralprojectwillbea videoprojectthatwillbesubmittedindividuallythroughBlackboard.Rememberthattherewillbealsoafeworal assignmentsthatwillhavetobedonethroughtheCentroWorkbook. 5.QuizzesandFinalExam Therewillbethreeonlinequizzes(thatwilllastapproximately50minutes)andafinalexamatGeorgeMasonUniversity. Theseexamswillcovervocabulary,grammar,andshortessayquestionsrelatedtotopicscoveredintheassigned chapters.Astudyguideandreviewsessionwillbeprovidedforstudentspriortoeachexam.Therewillbenomakeups formissedquizzesandthefinalexam.Ourfinalexaminthiscoursewillbeon:Saturday,May5th(timetobe determined)atGeorgeMasonUniversity.Thefinalexamwillbecumulative,withalargeemphasisonthefinalchapters coveredinthecourse. PARTICIPATIONANDCOMMUNICATION Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateinallonlineactivities.Working100%onlinerequiresdedicatedeffortsforthe instructor/facilitatorandthestudents:checkyourGMUemailboxonadailybasis.Iwillrelyonyoutocommunicateany questionsorproblemsthatmightarisepromptly.
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HONORCODEANDACADEMICINTEGRITY Exams,presentations,andallwrittenassignmentsmustbedoneindependentlyunlessyourinstructortellsyou otherwise.ConsulttheGMUHonorCode(http://academicintegrity.gmu.edu/honorcode/)forcompleteinformationand description.Pleasenotethattheuseofelectronictranslatorsisstrictlyforbidden.Asmentionedabove,studentscanuse theprogramSafeAssigntoreceivemorespecificinformationaboutpropercitationfortheirwrittenassignments. DISABILITYSERVICES Ifyouareastudentwithadisabilityandyouneedacademicaccommodations,pleaseseemeandcontacttheOfficeof DisabilityServices(ODS)at9932474.AllacademicaccommodationsmustbearrangedthroughODS. http://ods.gmu.edu/ UNIVERSITYPOLICIES TheUniversityCatalog,http://catalog.gmu.edu,isthecentralresourceforuniversitypoliciesaffectingstudent,faculty, andstaffconductinuniversityaffairs.Youareresponsibleforbeingawareofallpoliciesthataffectyouandyourstudies atGMU. OTHERUSEFULCAMPUSRESOURCESANDINFORMATION WritingCenter:http://writingcenter.gmu.edu UniversityLibrariesAskaLibrarian:http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/IM/IMRef.html CareerServices:http://careers.gmu.edu/ CounselingandPsychologicalServices(CAPS):http://caps.gmu.edu FamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA) TheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyActof1974(FERPA),alsoknownasthe"BuckleyAmendment,"isafederallaw thatgivesprotectiontostudenteducationalrecordsandprovidesstudentswithcertainrights.[See http://registrar.gmu.edu/privacy]. ADDANDDROPDATES Lastdaytodropwithnotuitionpenalty Tuesday,Jan31 Lastdaytoaddclasses Tuesday,Jan31 Lastdaytodropwitha33%tuitionpenalty Tuesday,Feb14 Lastdaytodropwitha67%tuitionpenalty Friday,Feb24 Friday,Feb24 Lastdaytodrop

Spanish210Primavera2012Schedule (subjecttochanges)
Date Textbookpages BlackboardForums McGrawHillCentroOnline Homework Registerfollowingguidelinesavailableon Blackboard DoPasoA.II,PasoBII Compositions Quizzes &Exams Oral

Week0.BeforeJanuary23 Readcompletesyllabus Forum1:Introductions. andtechnical information. Week1.January2329PasoA,PasoBandPasoC ReadanddoGramtica Forum1b:Presentaciones. yejerciciosp.1120. ReadanddoGramtica yejerciciosp.3136 ReadanddoGramtica yejerciciosp.4855. Makesureyouknowall vocabularyonpp89, 2930and.4647. Week2.January30Feburary5Chapter1 ReadanddoGramtica yejerciciosp.7686 Makesureyouknowall Forum2:ReadLecturaonpages72 vocabularyonp.7475 73andwriteyouranswertoUnpaso msAescribir.Foryourcomments toyourpeers,writeifyoulikethe personandsporttheychosefor theirForum. Week3.February612Chapter2 ReadanddoGramtica yejerciciosp.108117 Makesureyouknowall Forum3:Page105(afterreading vocabularyonp.106 Lecturaonpages104105).Describe 107 yourfavoritecity.

DoPasoC.II

Do1.IIIAG Do1.IVandV.

Do2.IIIAG Do2.IVandV

Composition1:Writea compositioninthe presenttenseabout yourfirstHispanic friendoracquaintance.

Week4.February1319Chapter3 ReadanddoGramtica yejerciciosp.140149

Do3.IIIAG

Makesureyouknowall vocabularyonp.138 139

Forum4:Cuntenosusted!Follow theinstructionsonpage136. Describeyourfavoritespotinyour favoritecity.

Do3.IVandV

Week5.February2026Chapter4 Readanddo4.1,4.2and 4.3onpages170176 Readanddo.4.4.and Forum5:Cmolegustacelebrarlas 4.5onpages176181 fiestas?Puedeinspirarseleyendolas preguntasdelap.154. Week6.February27March4Chapter4 Makesureyouknowall Forum6:Unpasoms,aescribiron vocabularyonp.168 page167.ReadtheLecturaonpages 169 165167soyoureviewthe vocabularyyouwillneedforthis discussion. Week7.March5March11Chapter5 Readanddo5.1.,5.2on pages206209 Readanddo5.3,5.4and Forum7:Culessupasatiempoo 5.5onpages209213 hobbyfavorito?Porqu?

Do4.IAEandII

Quiz1. PASO.A, B,C& Chapters 13

Do4.IFI

Do4.IIIand4.IV Do4.Vand4.6

Do5.IAFand5.II Do5.IGL

Composition2: Describasurutina diariaenundade trabajoyenunda festivo.

Week8.March19March25Chapter5

SpringBreak Do5.IIIand5.IV

Makesureyouknowall Forum8:Cuntenossobresutrabajo Do5V.and5.VI vocabularyonp.204 ideal(readdirectionsonpage201). 205 Week9.March26April1Chapter6 Readanddo6.1,6.2and Do6.IAI 6.3onpages236240
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Quiz2: Ch.4&5

Forum9:POSTYOURORAL MESSAGEtoyourclassmates.What didyoudolastweekend? Week10.April2April8Chapter6 Makesureyouknowall Forum10:Describeyouropinion vocabularyonp.234 abouthavingapet(youcanread 235. Lecturaonp.228forideas). Week11.April9April15Chapter7 Readanddo7.1,7.2. and7.3onpages264 270. Readanddo7.4.and7.5 Forum11:Describeanexperience onpages264273 youhadwhentraveling.(Youcan readp.249forideas). Week12.April16April22Chapter7 Makesureyouknowall Forum12:Soyinocente!Writethe vocabularyonp.262 answertotheexerciseonpage258. 263. Week13.April23April29Chapter8 Readanddo8.1and8.2. onpages299303. Readanddo8.3,8.4. Forum13:CompareoneLatin and8.5onpages303 Americandishwithonefromthe 309. U.S.(checkpages294295forideas). Week14.April30May6Chapter8 Readanddo6.4and6.5 onpages241243

Do6.I,JLand6.II

ORAL1

Do6.IIIand6.IV Do6.Vand6.VI

Do7.Iadand7.II

Do7.Iej

Do7.IIIand7.IV Do7.Vand7.VI

Quiz3: Ch.6&7

Do8.Iacand8.II Do8.Idj

Do8.IIIand8.IV

Makesureyouknowall vocabularyonp.296 298

Forum14:Valoracin.Expliquequ parteslehangustadomsdelcurso yquparteslehangustadomenos.

Do8.IVand8.V

Composition3:Using allthevocabularyand grammarstudiedso far,writea100word compositionaboutone oftheSpanishspeaking countrieswehaveseen inthiscourse.Explain whyyouwouldliketo visititandwhatyou wouldseethere.

ORAL2. Prepareun videoenelque

describacmo eraustedal principiode estaclasey cmoha cambiado, sobretodoen cuantoal espaolqueha aprendido. Puedecontar quhizopara estudiar,cul fuesurutina, etc. CUMULATIVEONSITEFINALEXAM:May5th,2012 Aselectionofassignmentsforthisclasswillbeusedforaselfstudyresearchprojectthattheinstructoriscurrentlyconductingaboutherteachingpractices.Thanksforyour cooperation.