Webpage: http://www.oglethorpe.edu/faculty/~m_chandler/

Required Texts:

¡Hola, Amigos! Jarvis, Lebredo, Mena-Allyón; 6^th Edition

Spanish Dictionary of your choice (Recommended)

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to understanding, speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring a foundation in the basic grammar as well as on listening comprehension and spoken Spanish through class activities, tapes and videos.

Course Requirements:

Regular attendance and active participation in class are the essential basic course requirements for Spanish 101.

Attendance:

Essential to successful second-language acquisition is continued practice and contact with the language. Therefore, class attendance is required. You may miss three classes for any reason. After these four absences, the final grade will be lowered one third of a grade per absence (from B+ to B, for example), and a half a grade in case of A (from A to A-). If you have a total of ten absences you will receive an F or FA in the course. There is no distinction between “excused” and “unexcused” absences. If you were not in class, you were not in class. Use your allowed absences wisely. This is the official policy of the Division of Foreign Languages.

Homework and Procedures:

Students must follow the daily scheduled assignments, which will generally involve careful study of grammar, vocabulary and strategy foundations of Spanish presented throughout each chapter. These areas will be reinforced and reviewed in depth in class. Students will be required to complete homework assignments (marked “Tarea” on the syllabus) to be covered in class or turned in for a grade per the professor’s discretion. These assignments are to be prepared for the day that they appear on the syllabus, prior to coming to class. Please read the pages assigned each day, completing the specific exercises indicated on the syllabus.

Being absent from a previous class does not excuse students from homework and class preparations. It is the student’s responsibility to stay informed of all work assigned and to submit work on time as scheduled. Late homework will not be accepted.

Multimedia Assignments:

In conjunction with the normal text-based activities, various multimedia exercises (generally CD and video-based) will be incorporated into daily activities.

Honor Code

This course, like all courses offered at Oglethorpe University is governed by the university Honor Code. All cases of suspected academic dishonesty will be handled in accordance to its provisions. Though students should be thoroughly familiar with the Honor Code, which is published in the Student Handbook, there are three areas of particular importance to the Freshman student, “The Pledge”, “Cheating”, and “Plagiarism”.

The Pledge

Students pledge that they have completed assignments honestly by attaching the following statement to each test, quiz, paper, overnight assignment, in-class essay or other work:

I pledge that I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this assignment.

(Signed) ______________________________________________________

Cheating

Cheating is defined as:

a. The unauthorized possession or use of notes, texts or other such materials during an examination.

b. Copying another person’s work or participation in such an effort.

c. An attempt or participation in an attempt to fulfill the requirements of a course with work other than one’s original work for that course.

Students have the responsibility of avoiding participation in cheating incidents by doing their own work, taking precautions against others copying their work and in general not giving or receiving aid beyond what is authorized by the instructor.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes representing someone else’s words, ideas, data or original research as one’s own and in general failing to footnote or otherwise acknowledge the source of such work. One has the responsibility of avoiding plagiarism by taking adequate notes on reference materials, including material taken off the internet or other electronic sources, used in the preparation of reports, papers and other coursework.

Grades:

Tests 30%

Quizzes 20%

Homework and Assignments 20%

Class Participation* 10%

Final Exam 20%

*A daily record will be kept of the frequency with which students use/practice/communicate in the target language. The Class Participation grade will be based on use of Spanish factored in with the student’s attendance record. Absences of any sort can reduce the CP grade.

Schedule

August 30 Wednesday Introduction to the Course

September 1 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 1—En la Universidad (pp. 2-4)

Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 4)

4 Monday LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

6 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 4-8)

Tarea: ¿Qué necesitamos? (p. 8)

8 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 9-10)

Tarea: Notas Culturales (México)

¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 10)

11 Monday¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 11-16)

Tarea: Ex. A & B (pp. 14-15)

13 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!,(pp. 17-18)

Tarea: Ex. A (p. 18)

15 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 19-20)

18 Monday Examen #1.

20 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 2—¿Qué clases tomamos?

(pp. 24-26) Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 26)

22 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 26-30)

Tarea: Notas Culturales (Los Ángeles)

¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 30)

25 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 29-35)

Tarea: Ex. A (p. 35)

27 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 35-39)

29 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 40-42)

Tarea: Ex. A (p. 42)

October 2 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 43-44)

4 Wednesday Examen #2.

6 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 3—Un día muy ocupado

(pp. 56-58) Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 58)

9 Monday COLUMBUS DAY—No class!

11 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 58-61)

Tarea: Notas Culturales

(Miami) ¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 61)

13 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 61-63)

Tarea: Ex. A (pp. 62-63)

16 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 63-68)

Tarea: Ex. A (p. 66)

18 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 68-72)

Tarea: Ex. C (p. 71)

20 Friday Examen #3.

23 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 4—Actividades para un

fin de semana (pp. 76-78)

Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 78)

25 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 78-82)

Tarea: Notas Culturales

(Puerto Rico) ¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 82)

27 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 82-85) Tarea: Ex. A (p. 85)

30 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 85-89)

Tarea: Ex. B (p. 89)

November 1 Wednesday Examen #4.

3 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 5—Una fiesta de bienvenida

(pp. 92-94) Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 94)

---------------à Last day to withdraw with “W”

6 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 94-97)

Tarea: Notas Culturales

(Venezuela) ¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 97)

8 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 97-99)

Tarea: Ex. B. (p. 99)

10 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 100-102)

Tarea: Ex. B. (p. 101)

13 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 103-105)

Tarea: Ex. A. (p. 104)

15 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 105-109)

17 Friday Examen #5.

20 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos!, Lec. 6—En el banco

(pp. 122-124) Tarea: ¿Recuerda Usted? (p. 124)

22 Wednesday THANKSGIVING BREAK—No class!

24 Friday THANKSGIVING BREAK—No class!

27 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos! (pp. 124-126)

Tarea: ¿Qué necesito o qué tengo que hacer? (p. 126)

29 Wednesday ¡Hola, Amigos!, (pp. 127-129)

Tarea: Notas Culturales (Panamá) ¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 128)

December 1 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos! (pp. 130-134)

Tarea: Ex. D. (p. 133)

4 Monday ¡Hola, Amigos! (pp. 135-139)

Tarea: Ex. A. (p. 138)

6 Wednesday Examen #6.

8 Friday ¡Hola, Amigos! Lec. 7. (pp. 147-150)

Tarea: Notas Culturales

(Costa Rica) ¿Verdadero o Falso? (p. 147)

11 Monday REPASO. (Last day of class)

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 (11:30 AM-1:30 PM)