101 syllabus

Catalog Description: Listening and speaking; development of a balanced foundation in all Spanish language skills. Idiomatic, everyday Spanish and cultural awareness. Class practice, laboratory and written homework.

FLS101 Spanish I
Verano 2007

Instructor Information

Instructor:	Louise A. Dolan
Phone:	515-9305
Home Page:	http:/www4.ncsu.edu/~ladolan/
Office:	Withers 300
Office Hour:	MTWTh 9:00-9:30
Email:	ladolan@ncsu.edu

Course Information

Course Name:	Elementary Spanish I
Course Number:	FLS101
Section:
Course Location:
Course Time:	9:50, 11:40
Textbook:	Plazas Edition 2

Point System

4 Chapter Exams	300
Listening Lab (5 Chapters) QUIA	50
Compositions (2)	50
Daily Participation, Quizzes, etc.	150
Oral Presentations: News Event (20), Weather Event (10), Show and Tell (20) 2 Skits (100)	150
Final Exam	300

Total	1000

Grade Scale:

A+	97-100%	C+	77-79.9%
A	93-96.9%	C	73-76.9%
A-	90-92.9%	C-	70-72.9%

B+	87-89.9%	D+	67-69.9%
B	83-86.9%	D	63-66.9%
B-	80-82.9%	D-	60-62.9%

		F	59.9-0%

Information:

1. ATTENDANCE: Mandatory. You are allowed 2 absences, excused or unexcused. Inform the instructor before or after any absence. If you miss a class period you earn a "0" for the day. You are responsible for all class material starting July 2, 2007, regardless of when you register for the course!! Each absence after 2 will result in a 1% deduction from the final grade.
2. DAILY ASSIGNMENTS/PARTICIPATION: Daily participation is expected, evaluated and recorded. You are expected to actively read each page of the text and cuaderno as indicated on the course schedule below prior to attending class each day, and prepare each activity as needed (orally, written out, etc.) in order to complete the activity in class. If you encounter an activity that proves problematic, ask about it at the beginning of the class. Class time will include opportunities for individual, pair, small and large group work.
3. Presentations: You will present to the class in English one NEWS ITEM, and in Spanish 1 SHOW AND TELL (memorized), and participate in two graded SKITS with other students. For news report use your favorite search engine for the country you are assigned. You can also try Biwe, altavista, Plux!, or yahoo.com/country. Your presentations should include a summary of what you intend to say, (typed double-spaced). Also print your internet information and turn in with your presentation. Your presentations should be approximately 1 minute. Choose a news item that you can understand and summarize for the class. For SHOW AND TELL, bring in something that matters to you and present it to the class in simple Spanish, for example, a family photograph, a piece of jewelry, a trophy, medal, cd of a favorite music group. Hand in your presentation, before you speak, typed double spaced. Plan to talk for 1 minute,approximately.
4. TESTING: Quizzes (pop or otherwise) will cover material from previous class periods. If you miss a daily quiz you earn a "0" for that quiz. 50 minute exams will concentrate on the current chapters but of necessity include material from all previous chapters. Make-up exams will be allowed only with ample notice to instructor. The final exams dates are on the schedule below.
5. MAKE-UP WORK: Typically, there is no make-up work Emergencies and school-sponsored trips, etc., are handled on an individual basis.
6. WRITTEN EXERCISES: Written workbook exercises in the workbook/lab manual are to be completed as indicated on the sourse schedule. Come to class with the work prepared for the day indicated on the syllabus.

7. LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES: The computerized listening comprehension exercises (Quía) are to be completed along with each chapter, with the final due date for completion being the day prior to each chapter exam. You must spend a minimum of one hour for each chapter. Information for registering course: Welcome to Quia! Quia provides a fun and dynamic environment where you can complete your out-of-class work. Instead of doing your workbook with paper and pen, Quia allows you to complete your work electronically. You get instant feedback to the questions you answer in a variety of activity and game formats only Quia provides.
Quia chapters are due the evening before each exam, by 12 midnight.
Your instructor, Louise A. Dolan, invites you to enroll in the following Quia course.

Course:	FLS101 Plazas Lugar de encuentro Edición 2
Code:
Book(s):	Plazas Lab Manual

To enroll in this course, please do the following:

Step 1. Log in to your Quia account
If you already have a Quia account:
1. Go to http://books.quia.com
2. Go to Students and click Log in.

If you do not have a Quia account:
1. Go to http://books.quia.com
2. Go to Students and click Create new account.
3. Fill out and submit the form. Remember to write down your username and password.

Step 2. Purchase book or enter book key
To enroll in this course, you must obtain a book key. You may have already purchased a book key as either part of the textbook package, or as a separate product. If you have an active Quia book from last semester and need to transfer to a new instructor's course, you only need the new instructor's course code:

If you already have a book key:
1. Go to http://books.quia.com
2. Go to Students.
3. Enter your book key in the field labeled Enter a book key. The book will be added to your account. Note that book keys may only be used once; your book key will become invalid after you use it.
4. Enter your instructor's course code, in the field labeled Enter Course Code (next to your book).

8. GENERAL: We will practice and develop all five language skills: speaking, listening, writing, reading and culture. Due to the nature of the course, you will be expected to complete a significant amount of work on your own and with other class members, outside of the classroom and in the Foreign Languages Technology Center.

9. HONOR CODE: You and the instructor will follow both the spirit and letter of the NCSU Honor Code. You will have the opportunity to attest to this in writing upon several occasions. Although you must complete and turn in your own work, you are encouraged to work with others in completing and preparing the above assignments outside of class, as well as some activities during class time (quizzes and tests being the principal exceptions). However, the copying or sharing of answers in or out of the classroom, from another student or from an answer key, etc., is in violation of the honor code. The use of on-line translators or the use of tutors to prepare your written work is not allowed. Any work turned in with inappropriate assistance will automatically receive a zero. No exceptions.

FLS101 Español Verano 2007

fecha	tópico	texto: Páginas	cuaderno: Ejercicios
02 julio	Introducción, Capítulo Prelimnar, Saludos y despedidas, Encuentro Cultural, En contexto	2-8	P: 1-3
03 julio	Voc: Saludos y despedidas, ¿Tú o Ud.?, Los Pronombres, Ser, Los números 1-30	9-13	P: 4-8
05 julio	Voc: Palabras Interrogativas, Tener, Alfabeto, Repaso El Mundo Hispano, Vocabulario esencial Examen de geografía	14-21	P: 9-17
06 julio	Examen 1, Capítulo Preliminar. Comenzar Capítulo 1: Voc. La clase y los colores, En contexto, Encuentro Cul.	22-28	1: 1-4
09 julio	Los artículos definidos e indefinidos, Singular y Plural, Lenguas extranjeras, lugares universitarios, Encuentro Cul.	29-34	1: 5-9
10 julio	Los verbos "ar"	35-37	1: 10-13
11 julio	El verbo gustar, La hora y los días de semana, Encuentro cultural, Entregar Borrador de Composición 1	38-41	1: 14-17
12 julio	Dramatización 1, Síntesis y Vocabulario esencial, repaso	42-47	1: 18-23
13 julio	Examen 2, Capítulo 1. Comenzar Capítulo 2 : Voc: La familia, En contexto, Traiga foto de la familia	48-52	2: 1-3
16 julio	Composición 1, (15 minutos en la clase) Posesión, Encuentro cultural	53-56	2: 4-5
17 julio	Ser y descripciones, Los adjetivos, Encuentro cultural	57-61	2: 6-9
18 julio	Encuentro cultural, Las nacionalidades, Los verbos "er" y "ir"	62-66	2: 10-14
19 julio	Expresiones con Tener, Los números de 30-100, Síntesis y Voc. esencial, Entregar Borrador de Comp. 2	67-75	2: 15-25
20 julio	Examen 3, Capítulo 2. Comenzar Capítulo 3: El tiempo libre: Colombia. Voc. Los deportes y los pasatiempos. En contexto	76-80	3: 1-2
23 julio	Composición 2, (!5 minutos en la clase) Encuentro cultural, el verbo Gustar, Voc: Los lugares	81-85	3: 3-7
24 julio	El verbo Ir, Ir + A + Infinitivo, Encuentro cultural	86-89	3: 8-9
25 julio	Las actividades, Los verbos con el YO irregular, Saber o Conocer	90-93	3: 10-15
26 julio	El tiempo, las estaciones, y los meses, síntesis	94-101	3: 16-25
27 julio	Examen 4, Capítulo 3. Comenzar Capítulo 4: En la casa, España, Voc: La casa, En contexto	106-111	4: 1-4
30 julio	Dramatización 2, Encuentro cultural, los verbos de cambio radical (stem-change)	112-115	4: 5-9
31 julio	Más expresiones con Tener, Voc: Los quehaceres domésticos, encuentro cultural	116-120	4: 10-14
01 agosto	Los mandatos afirmativos informales (tú), Estar, El presente progresivo	121-124	4: 15-22
02 agosto	Más presente progresivo y repaso para el examen final	125-126	4: 23-34
03 agosto	Los números arribe de 100 y repaso para el examen final	127-129
06 agosto	Examen Final, los capítulos P-4 La hora: _______________	2-129
07 agosto	Examen Final, los capítulos P-4 La hora: _______________	2-129