Course Syllabus - Spanish 101

1st YEAR SPANISH I (SPAN 101)

 PREREQUISITES:  None

CREDIT HOURS:  4

 MATERIALS:

        Required: Dos Mundos (7th Edition)
                                •  Text
                                •  OnLine Student Activities Manual (Click here for ENROLLMENT Instructions)
                                •  Free ONLINE Destinos Video Series

         Optional:    American Heritage Spanish Dictionary
                           (Barron's) Spanish Verbs

                           
 INSTRUCTOR: (Carlos) Hutchings
                        see Contact on this web site.

 OFFICE HOURS:  see Schedule on this site.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

SPANISH 101 is a beginning course designed for students with no prior exposure to formal instruction in the language.  The main focus of the class is on listening and speaking practice and your participation in all activities is crucial to your success and mandatory.  Much of the class will be conducted in Spanish. 

ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONE USE in class.  If you are waiting for an urgent call, put the phone on vibrate and take the call outside of the classroom.

Please do NOT open your laptop computers in class.

For a more complete explanation of the expected outcomes for this class, see the Outcomes page of the COCC Foreign Languages web site.

EVALUATION:

Evaluation will be based on homework and tests (see below).  Online workbook (Quia) activities will be assigned regularly and reviewed in class occasionally. 

Class time will be used to practice listening to and speaking Spanish.  Consequently, you will be expected to read the grammar (language structure) on your own at the back of each chapter.  You will be responsible for knowing ALL the material in the book and workbook EVEN IF IT IS NOT covered in class. This will prepare you to do well on your chapter tests.

GRADES (subject to adjustments): 

500 - Vocabulary Tests:  5 @ 100 points each
300 - Destinos Tests: 3 @ 100 points each
400 - Chapter Tests: 4 @ 100 points each
300 - On-Line (Quia) Workbook: 3 chapters @ 100 points per chapter (Pasos A,B,C combined = 1 chapter)
100 - Final (comprehensive) 
1,600 TOTAL

A = 92 - 100%       A- = 90 - 91%
B = 82 - 87%         B+ = 88 - 89%       B- = 80 - 81%
C = 70 - 77%         C+ = 78 - 79%      
D = 60 - 69%
F = 0 - 59%

There will be NO MAKEUP TESTS!  However, to accommodate an emergency, the lowest score (OTHER THAN THE FINAL) will be substituted with your Attendance/Participation score.

ANY CELL PHONE USE during a class will result in an Attendance/Participation score of 0 for that day.  If you are waiting for an urgent call, put the phone on vibrate and take the call outside of the classroom.

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:  http://current.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/calendar/default.aspx

OTHER INFORMATION:

Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later than the first week of the term. Students may also wish to contact the COCC Disabilities Services Office in Boyle Education Center, 383-7583.

COCC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.