Spanish 2001—Intermediate Spanish
Dr. K. Guffey
A215 B
Phone: 678-359-5232
k_guffey@gordonstate.edu
Office
hours: MW 9:15 – 12:30
Online only: MW 7 pm – 8:00 pm You may e-mail me,
&we can set up a Zoom chat
No textbook required; all lessons and assignments are on the instructor's website: http://faculty.gordonstate.edu/k_guffey/arriba_1001/list_of_1001_files.htm
Objectives: The student will be able to conjugate verbs in all indicative and subjunctive tenses. He will be able to read and comprehend articles of interest to him and communicate effectively on a simple level. He will be able to write about his ideas, not just his needs.
ATTENDANCE
Absences: TWO absences, excused or unexcused, are
allowed. That is, the student's first two absences need not be explained to the instructor. Every
absence after the first two, however, must be
excused. That means that if, for example, you are in the
hospital and miss three classes, your third absence, as well as all subsequent
absences, must be excused. In case of
illness, the student must present a doctor's excuse. Besides
illness, only emergency situations, such as a death in
the family, will be considered excused absences, and the student must present
written proof of the emergency. An absence due to your job is NOT an
excused absence. An absence due to a lack of a ride to school/a need
to leave early to catch a ride is NOT an excused absence. If you are
a parent, only an excuse from your child’s doctor will be
accepted for an absence involving your child. Inability to
find a babysitter is NOT an acceptable excuse. Any absence due to
participation in any official Gordon College activity is, of
course, an excused absence.
Every unexcused
absence after the second absence will result in a 5% lowering of the student's
final grade. That is, a third absence will lower the grade 5%, a
fourth will lower it an additional 5%, etc. If, for example, a
student with a 93% average has five absences, the last three of which were
unexcused, his grade will drop from 93% to 78%. IT IS THE
STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESENT A WRITTEN EXCUSE. If
the instructor is required to return the excuse to the student, he must watch
her record the excuse before taking the excuse back. Absences
count from the day that the student’s name appears on the instructor’s
roll.
Tardiness: Three tardies count as one
absence. If a student arrives 15 minutes late, he is
considered absent. Students may not leave class early without
the instructor’s permission. If you do leave class without the instructor’s permission, even if it is only a few
seconds early, you will be marked absent.
Failure to attend class: Any student who ceases to attend class should go to the
registrar’s office to take the appropriate steps to withdraw. If he
fails to officially drop the class, he will receive a
WF in the course. THE FINAL DATE TO DROP A COURSE WITHOUT A PENALTY
IS October 12. If you drop the course after that
date, you will receive a WF in the course.
TESTING
Tests and Quizzes: The lowest test score and lowest quiz score will be dropped. Because this class is so small, I will allow makeups. However, you must do them during my office hours and must make them up within a week.
Oral exams: There are two types. Below is a description of each.
Individual interview: 10 points for each of the following categories: how well you understand the
question, how well I understand your response, grammar (doesn’t have to be perfect but can’t be
horrifying), variety of vocabulary
Show and tell: 10 points for each of the following categories: comprehensibility, pronunciation,
grammar, variety of vocabulary. Up to 20 points will be deducted if you read or partially read
your presentation. You may have a 3” x 5” card with five key words at which you may
GLANCE. You will lose a minimum of 25 points if you read any part of your presentation. YOU
MAY NOT ASK THE INSTRUCTOR FOR HELP (including “how do you say . . .”) IN CLASS
THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATION.
Cheating: If you cheat on a test, quiz, or homework assignment, you will receive a 0 on that test, quiz, or assignment, and that grade cannot be dropped. That is, it will not count as your lowest grade. You may also be expelled from the course or receive an F in the course, actions that are at the discretion of the instructor and the department chair. If you cheat on a mid-term or final exam, you will receive an F in the course.
Students always receive their graded tests back the class day after they take them, so do not e-mail or call the instructor asking for the grade any earlier. Going to her office to ask for the information is fine. Instructors are not permitted to e-mail final exam grades or final grades, to give out that information over the phone, or to post the grades, so please do not ask. Grades are posted on Banner very soon after exams are over.
You will have several conversation assignments for which you will need to know how to record a conversation. You may meet your conversation partner in person or online. In either case, you will need to record the five-minute conversation you two will have. You may use Zoom or any video recording software you like. I suggest your practice recording a session with someone before you do the ones that count.
When you finish recording, upload
your video to your youtube account and post the
link. Both students need to post the
link.
HOMEWORK and CLASSWORK
Homework: You will copy your homework assignments and paste them into the comments box in the correct assignment box. All homework is labeled D2L + number. Most assignments are due Sunday by midnight and Tuesday by midnight. You receive credit for having done the homework, not for how many you have correct. (The Escuchemos exercises are the exception; with those, you get what you earn, but you are allowed to do the exercises as many times as you want.) Therefore, it is ridiculous to lose points for not having homework completed. It should be evident that that anyone wanting a good grade in the class should ALWAYS have his homework done. Virtually all homework is on my website (http://faculty.gordonstate.edu/k_guffey).
Besides losing points if he does not have his homework on a day it is collected, the student will find that he is unable to master the material if he waits until the night before a test to do his homework rather than doing it on a DAILY BASIS.
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
You may not eat in class. This includes sandwiches, chips, candy, and all other types of food. Failure to schedule a lunch period is not an excuse for eating in class.
Turn your cell phone off before
entering class. You may not have a cell
phone in your hand, on your desk, or anywhere in sight during the entire
class. If the instructor spots a cell
phone in your hand or somewhere on your desk, she may confiscate it. If you are caught using it in class, it will
be confiscated & taken to the department chair.
Students are not allowed to use offensive language in class. This includes “four-letter words” as well as words that may offend others because of religious beliefs.
WARNINGS
On the computer, students may open only applications assigned by the teacher. If work on the internet is assigned, they may go only to internet sites assigned by the instructor. If you are on an unassigned site, you will lose 5 points off your final average.
Final exam: If you miss your final exam, you may not be allowed to make it up. If you are able to show up during one of my scheduled exam times, I may allow you to take it. Under no circumstances will I make special arrangements to give you your exam at a time when I don’t have a scheduled exam. If you fail to make it to one of my scheduled times, you will receive a 0 on your final exam.
Grading: Scale:
Homework 10% A 90-100
Quizzes / compositions 20% B 80-89.99
Oral presentations 10% C 70-79.99
Tests 20% D 60-69.99
Mid-term exam 20% F below 60
Final exam
20%
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· Meet an online class session synchronously (at the time of the
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· A laptop or desktop computer (5 or fewer
years old). Tablets, Chromebooks, and phones will not be sufficient.
· Operating system:
o Windows 10 Home or Pro (“streamlined” versions such as
Windows 10S are not supported), or
o macOS 10.13 or higher
· Webcam with a working microphone (often this is
integrated/included with laptops but USB webcams can also be utilized)
· Access to a broadband Internet connection (& access to an
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· Storage: 128GB internal hard drive or larger (256+GB solid state drives preferred, but not required)
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Finally, it is highly recommended that you download the Brightspace by D2L Pulse App for your smartphone or tablet.
Note: This course may transition to an online format at any point
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guidelines in order to ensure the safety of our students and faculty. For more
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Religious Holidays
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sometimes conflict with major holidays from among our diverse religious
traditions. If a student must miss class due to the observance of a religious
holiday, that absence may be excused. To be excused, the student must inform his/her instructors
before the absence and make alternate arrangements for any work due at the time
of the absence. An excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday
does not excuse student from responsibility for required course work.
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Spanish 2001
Fall 2022
Wed., Aug. 17
Mon., Aug. 22
No quiz
D2L 1
Due Tuesday, August 23
Watch the clip
below. Write a paragraph about it IN THE
PAST TENSES. I’m
looking to see that you can distinguish between the preterit and the
imperfect. So no “this happened and this happened and then this happened.” You need “this was going on and then this
happened. While this was happening, this
happened.”
Wed., Aug. 24
No quiz
Due Sunday, August 28
Two worksheets
Monday, Aug. 29
Vocab 1 quiz
Due Tues., Aug. 30
Grammar for Story (homework at the end) due
Wed., Aug. 25
Review for Test 1
D2L 3b
Due Tuesday, Sept. 6
Summary of La caldera y la berza (in Spanish and in your own words; take
time and proofread. I’m
looking at both form and content. This
is true for all your summaries and your compositions.)
If you translate the story, you will be unable to pass the reading
quizzes and the reading section on the final exam at the end of the
semester. I have a student who can
testify to that, if you would like to talk to her.
Wed., Sept. 7
TEST 1
D2L 4
Due Sunday, Sept. 11
RECORDING OF CONVERSATION
You will use Zoom or some other video face-to-face platform that will allow you to talk to a partner and record the session. You will speak in Spanish for five minutes about any topic the two of you choose, and if you get off topic, that’s fine. You need to be prepared to talk about that topic, so think about what you want to say and look up any words you might need. You won’t get in trouble for using an OCCASIONAL word in English. You won’t lose any points for incorrect grammar. The purpose is communication in Spanish, and at this point, it would be hard for you to concentrate on correct grammar AND communication.
I have always hated doing group projects, but having you talk to yourself would defeat the purpose. However, I feel no obligation to give both of you the same grade. If one is obviously doing the vast majority of the talking, I have no problem giving one A and one F.
At least one of you needs to upload the video to Youtube, and BOTH of you need to post the link in the assignment box.
Mon., Sept. 12
No quiz
D2L 5
Due Tues., Sept.13
Tú Affirmative Commands (Do only the LEFT column, i.e., the first blank for each verb; you’ll get them wrong if you try to do the one on the right.)
Finish Clauses presentation
Wed., Sept. 14
Vocab 2 Quiz
D2L 6
Due Sunday, Sept. 18
Read Una moneda de ¡ay! and write summary
and
Escuchemos 1a & 1b
Mon., Sept. 19
No quiz
D2L 7
Due Tues., Sept. 20
Wed., Sept. 21
Vocab 3 quiz
D2L 8
Due Sunday, Sept. 25
Read Hoy comí
con Dios and write summary
Monday, Sept. 26
No quiz
D2L 9
Due Tuesday, Sept. 27
Write a composition about things you’ve done & things you haven’t but would like to
WED. Sept. 28
Review for test
D2L 10
Due Sunday, Oct. 2
Recording of a five-minute conversation
Mon. Oct. 3
TEST 2
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Escuchemos 2
Wed., Oct. 5
Review for MIDTERM
Monday, Oct. 10
MIDTERM
Wed., Oct. 12
No quiz
D2L 11
Due Tuesday, Oct. 18
Wed., Oct. 19
Vocab 4 quiz
D2L 12
Due Sunday, Oct. 23
Se for Unplanned Occurrences
Monday, Oct. 24
No quiz
D2L 13
Due Tuesday, Oct. 25
Conversation recording
and
Escuchemos 3a & 3b
Wed., Oct. 26
Review for test
D2L 14
Due Sunday, Oct. 30
Read Los pasteles y la muela and write summary
Monday, Oct. 31
TEST 3
D2L 15a – Due Sun., Oct. 31
Write
a humorous story or a story with
a moral. 50 words.
Wed., Nov. 2
Show & Tell
D2L 15b – Due Sunday, Nov. 6
Read Los tres perezosos
and write summary (But learn the vocabulary FIRST.)
Monday, Nov. 7
Vocab 5 quiz
In-class reading -- counts as quiz
D2L 16
Due Tuesday, Nov. 8
Wed., Nov. 9
In-class composition – counts as
quiz
Interviews
D2L 17a
Due Sunday, Nov. 13
Future and Conditional Perfect
D2L 17b
Also due Sunday, Nov. 13
Conversation recording
Mon., Nov. 14
Quiz 6
Wed., Nov. 16
TEST 4 (Ask me about Monday’s assignment)
Monday, Nov. 21
Conversation recording
Escuchemos 4a & 4b & 4c
Monday, Nov. 28
In-class reading quiz 2
Wed., Nov. 30
Vocab for final exam quiz
Review
Monday, Dec. 5
Final Exam—Grammar portion
Exam day – Reading and composition portions