SPANISH 2002 > Syllabus and Class schedule

Course Description
Spanish 2002 CHANGE ME is the first course in the elementary series and has no prerequisite. It introduces basic grammar and cultural concepts, develops skills in listening , speaking, reading, and writing the language, and provides cultural information on different Francophone countries as well.

Students who have had at least two years of high-school French and who wish to exempt this course for this semester may take a placment test but must do so before the Drop/Add period ends. The placement test is the final exam of the course and takes two hours to complete.

Students taking French 1001 for a CPC deficiency should check with the school to which they plan to transfer to see if they require French 1002 also in order to remove the CPC deficiency. Students clearing a CPC deficiency must make a C. For that reason, D’s are not assigned in 1001.

Course Objectives
Course Objectives: 1. Students should be able to read, write, and speak French, using the vocabulary and structures intro-< duced in the first seven lessons of the required text.
2. Students should demonstrate an awareness of cultural diversity both cross-culturally and intra-culturally among different Spanish-speaking countries.

Humanities Goal: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and understand significant ieas from a variety of cultures, eras, and genres and to express those ideas clearly in writing.

Expected Student Learning Outcomes for Humanities:

1. Students will demonstrate a knowledge of cultural issues, especially those relevant in the humanities.

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Grading System

Grading Scale: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; F=below 70 (for final class average only);F$=unearned F(subject to penalty), W=withdrawal. After mid-term W may only be assigned with permission of the Academic Vice- President. WF=failing withdrawal after mid-term . V=audit. Overall grade represents the average of unit tests and added points for homework, lab, and culture unit, and any applicable penalties.

Attendance Policy
Attendance is required but students may have two absence excused, exclusive of test dates. Absences beyond those permitted may result in a lowering of the overall grade since class participation in conversation and activities is an important factor in a skills course.

Exam Make-Up Policy
Make-up exams due to absence because of illness or emer- gencies are permitted—some penalty may apply, depending on lateness. Students who miss a test must make it up outside of class.

Make-up tests for students scoring less than 70 on a unit test are also permitted but the retest has a 70 limit on it and relevant written homework must have been completed before the retake.

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Textbooks and Materials
Text and Materials: Parallèles by N. Fouletier-Smith, 3rd ed. 2004, Pearson/Prentice-Hall with accompanying lab manual and CD’s.
Students must have access to computers with sound capability.

There are computers provided for student use in the language lab in F-153 on Central Campus in Rome and there are also computers designated for use by foreign language students(i.e. those with headsets) in other computer labs on other campuses.

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Assignments:
Written homework for each lesson is required. It will factor into the final grade as points added to the final test average (as do the lab manual and culture unit) but its completion is NOT optional. It should be turned in incrementally (after each major section) for best results. Homework for each lesson is due by the test on that lesson.

Homework submitted by deadlines will be corrected and returned as part of review for tests. Late homework will be recorded and corrected if time permits. The lab manual and culture unit are also required.
Failure to turn in homework, lab manual, culture unit, in part or in entirety, may result in a failing grade (F) for the course, regardless of test average.

Tests: There will be 3-6 units tests and a cumulative final exam.

Policies on student conduct and academic integrity.
Student conduct must conform to the policy for. student conduct and academic integrity which may be accessed on the web at http://www.highlands.edu/subwebs/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm.

Cheating and attitudes/behaviors that interfere with the teaching/learning process
are unacceptable attitudes/behaviors and may result in dismissal from class, an F for the assignment, and an F for the course.

Disability Statement:
“Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should make an appointment with the College Access Center (706: 802-5003) to coordinate reasonable accommodations. You are also welcome to contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.”

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Financial Aid
This message applies only to students receiving financial aid: Federal regulations state that if a student did not attend classes and received failing grades, then the grades were not earned and financial aid needs to be reduced accordingly. Please be advised that any student receiving a 0.00 GPA will be required to prove that the 0.00 GPA was earned by attending classes or completing requirements for each class. Students who have earned at least one passing grade for the semester will not be affected by this regulation. If a student has properly withdrawn from all classes, the student’s financial aid should be adjusted from the time they signed the withdrawal form.

Course Dates

Drop/Add: Jan. 9-11.
Mid-term and last day to withdraw without possible penalty is March 2.
Spring Break: March 20-24.
Classes End: May 1.
Finals: May 2-6

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Tentative Class Schedule
( Indicates only communicative goals and structures for each lesson.)

(Class cancelations due to weather or unanticipated circumstances will be posted on the Georgia Highlands homepage, and will be announced by the local media.)

—Jan. 16-20 MLK Holiday Jan. 16

…Preliminary Chapter.

Jan. 23-27 (Test Preliminary Chapter)
Chapter 1 : Premiers contacts, pp. 24-59.
Communication:
Identifying people and telling what they do.
Counting objects and pointing to them.
Expressing possession
Discussing daily activities
Asking yes/no questions
Structures:
Les pronoms sujets; le verbe ?tre; la négation,
Le genre et le nombre, articles définis et indéfinis
Contractions
Les verbes en –er ; changements orthographiques de quelques verbes en –er
Questions oui/non (intonation, est-ce que, n’est-ce pas)

—Jan. 30-Feb.3 …Chapter 1.

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—Feb. 6-10 (Test Chapter 1)
Chapter 2 : On rejoint la commaunauté francophone,
pp. 60-97.
Communication :
Describing your personality and tastes
Talking about your family and friends
Introducing a place through images and statistics
Finding out about someone else
Structures:
Le verbe avoir; l’expression il y a
Les adjectifs réguliers : accord et place
Les nombres cardinaux de 31 à un milliard
Questions d’information ; inversion

—Feb. 13-17 …Chapter 2.

—Feb. 20-24 (Test Chapter 2)
Chapter 3 : Tour de France
Communication :
Locating landmarks and public buildings
on a city map
Following and giving directions
Making polite requests
Identifying neighborhood stores and shops
Telling time
Structures:
Les adjectifs possessifs
L’impératif et le conditionnel de politesse
Les verbes réguliers en –re, le verbe prendre
L’heure, c’est l’heure.

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—Mid-term is March 2 and the last day to withdraw from class without possible penalty and without the permission of the Academic Vice-President.

—Feb. 27-Mar.3 …Chapter 3.

—Mar. 6-10 (Test Chapter 3)
Chapter 4: La ville et le quartier, pp. 134-173.
Communication :
Locating landmarks and public buildings
on a city map
Following and giving directions
Making polite requests
Identifying neighborhood stores and shops
Telling time
Structures:
Les adjectifs possessifs
L’impératif et le conditionnel de politesse
Les verbes réguliers en –re, le verbe prendre
L’heure, c’est l’heure.

—Mar. 13-17 …Chapter 4.

—Spring Break : March 20-24.

(Test Chapter 4)
Chapter 5: Des gens de toutes sortes, pp. 174-211.
Communication :
Describing people’s physical features
Describing people’s personality and charcter
Speaking about past actions or events
Making comparisons
Structures:
Les verbes réguliers en –ir, les verbes comme ouvrir
Adjectifs irréguliers ; les pronoms toniques, c’est vs.
il est/elle est
Le passé composé avec avoir
Le comparatif et le superlatif de l’adjectif

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—Mar. 27-31 …Chapter 5.

—Apr. 3-7 (Test Chapter 5)
Chapter 6 : Chez soi, pp. 212-251.
Communication :
Describing a house or apartment: setting and layout
Describing furnishings and appliances
Talking about household chores
Talking about daily routines
Structures:
Les verbes partir, sortir, dormir
Le verbe venir ; le passé récent
Les verbes pronominaux au présent et à l’imperatif

—Apr. 10-14 Holiday November 23
…Chapter 6.

—Apr. 17-21 (Test Chapter 6)
Chapter 7 : ? table, pp. 252-289.
Discussing food preferences
Talking about eating habits
Shopping
Displaying good manners at meal times
Recounting past events
Structures:
L’article partitif; révision de l’article défini et indéfini
Les verbes mettre, boire et recevoir
Expressions de quantité
Les verbes pronominaux au passé composé

—Apr. 24-28 …Chapter 7.

—May 1 Last Class

—May 2-6 Final Exams

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