Intermediate Spanish II—SNH 1050, Spring 2011

Appalachian State University, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures

INSTRUCTOR: AMANDA L. WILSON

OFFICE: 508 C SANFORD HALL
EMAIL: SRAA MANDAWILSON@GMAIL.COM
PHONE: 828-278-9816

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
GEN ED: LOCAL TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
(THEMES: "REGIONS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT" AND "PERFORMANCE OF CULTURE")
A CONTINUATION OF SNH 1040. FOCUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CULTURE, SOCIETY, LITERATURE,
TRADITIONS, AND DAILY PREOCCUPATIONS WITH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE SKILLS. REINFORCEMENT, EXPANSION, AND SYNTHESIS OF CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE AND
CULTURE THROUGH CONTACT WITH AUTHENTIC MATERIALS.

PREREQUISITE: SNH 1030 OR SNH 1040, OR THE EQUIVALENT. LABORATORY WORK REQUIRED. (MULTI
-CULTURAL) (CORE: HUMANITIES)

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

THE ONLINE TEXTBOOK: HTTP://WWW.APPSTATE.EDU/~FOUNTAINCA/1050/

THE FACEBOOK GROUP: HTTP://ON.FB.ME/1050GROUP
THREE RING NOTEBOOK WITH 4 LABELED DIVIDERS
ACCESS TO RELIABLE PRINTER & INTERNET ACCESS

GRADING CRITERIA:

PARTICIPATION 25%
VOCABULARY QUIZZES 25%
ORAL EXAMS (MIDTERM & FINAL) 25%
CULTURE & LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO 25%

PARTICIPATION:

25% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON YOUR PARTICIPATION IN CLASS. EVERY STUDENT IS
EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIVITIES. IN ORDER TO DO SO AND RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE,
YOU MUST DO TWO THINGS (1) COME TO CLASS REGULARLY & (2) BE PREPARED UPON ENTERING THE
CLASSROOM.

ATTENDANCE: YOU MAY MISS UP TO 3 CLASS PERIODS WITHOUT PENALTY . A FOURTH ABSENCE WILL CAUSE
YOUR FINAL GRADE TO DROP BY 5 POINTS. THE FIFTH ABSENCE WILL DROP YOUR GRADE BY 10 POINTS, AND
SO ON AFTER THIS PATTERN.

BEING P REPARED: PARTICIPATION DOES NOT EQUAL BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE CLASSROOM. IF YOU
COME TO THE CLASSROOM UNPREPARED FOR CLASS, YOU MAY RECEIVE AN ABSENCE FOR THE DAY . P LEASE
BRING ALL COURSE MATERIALS TO CLASS EVERY DAY, DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND TAKE NOTES , AND BE
PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND ASSESSMENTS. THIS DOES NOT
MEAN WORKING ON YOUR HOMEWORK IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS ! HOMEWORK WILL BE GIVEN THAT REQUIRES
YOU TO STUDY CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY. YOU MUST TAKE NOTES AND STUDY THESE MATERIALS BEFORE
COMING TO CLASS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND EARN THIS 25% OF YOUR GRADE.

VOCABULARY QUIZZES :

25% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY FREQUENT VOCABULARY QUIZZES. IN ORDER TO LEARN
A LANGUAGE, SOME VOCABULARY MUST BECOME AUTOMATIC . TO AID IN MOTIVATING YOU TO LEARN THIS
VOCABULARY, THERE WILL BE VOCABULARY QUIZZES QUITE OFTEN IN THIS COURSE. A T LEAST ONCE PER
WEEK THERE WILL BE A QUIZ, BUT THEY WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT IF GRADES BECOME OR REMAIN LOW.
THESE QUIZZES CANNOT BE MADE UP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THE LOWEST TWO WILL BE DROPPED.
SO AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT MISS MORE THAN TWO QUIZZES, THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.

ORAL EXAMS :

25% OF YOUR GRADE WILL COME FROM TWO ORAL Tentative Semester Overview
EXAMS, ONE MIDTERM ( WORTH 10%) AND ONE FINAL Monday Wednesday Friday
(WORTH 15%). THERE WILL BE TWO PRIMARY January 10th January 12th January 14th
ELEMENTS TO THESE EXAMS (1) C ONFERENCE -STYLE Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1
EVALUATION OF YOUR COURSE WORK (2) AN January 17th January 19th January 21st
~no class~ Unit 1 Unit 1
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE YOUR LANGUAGE
January 24th January 26th January 28th
ABILITY. Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 2
January 31st February 2nd February 4th
MID-T ERM ORAL EXAMS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN 20-
TH
Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2
MINUTE INCREMENTS THE WEEK OF F EBRUARY 28 -
February 7th February 9th February 11th
MARCH 4TH. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2
SIGN- UP FOR A SPOT THAT WORKS IN YOUR SCHEDULE. February 14th February 16th February 18th
~no class~ Unit 3 Unit 3
LIKEWISE, FINAL ORAL EXAMS WILL BE SCHEDULED February 21st February 23rd February 25th
TH
IN 20- MINUTE INCREMENTS THE WEEK OF APRIL 25 - Unit 3 Unit 3 Unit 3
29TH. P LEASE NOTE, THAT READING DAY IS February 28th - March 4th: Mid-term Oral Exams
THURSDAY , APRIL 28TH AND FRIDAY , APRIL 29TH IS March 7th -11th: Spring Break
THE FIRST DAY OF EXAMS. BE SURE YOU KEEP THESE March 14th March 16th March 18th
FACTS IN MIND AS YOU SCHEDULE YOUR EXAM SLOTS.
Unit 3 Unit 3 Unit 4
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March 21 March 23 March 25th
DURING THIS FINAL ORAL EXAM PERIOD, LAST MINUTE
Unit 4 Unit 4 Unit 4
ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE CALLED FOR ON YOUR th th
March 28 March 30 April 1st
PORTFOLIO, WHICH WILL BE DUE DURING THE FINAL Unit 4 Unit 4 ~no class~
th th
EXAM PERIOD. April 4 April 6 April 8th
Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 5
YOU MUST BRING YOUR CULTURE & LANGUAGE April 11 th
April 13 th
April 15th
PORTFOLIO, DESCRIBED BELOW, TO EACH EXAM. IT Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5
th th
WILL BE A CRUCIAL PIECE OF WHAT WILL BE April 18 April 20 April 22nd
DISCUSSED AND WITHOUT WHICH YOUR EXAM CANNOT Unit 5 Unit 5 ~no class~
th th
TAKE PLACE . FAILURE TO SHOW UP TO AN ORAL EXAM April 25 – 29 : Final Oral Exams
WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO IN HAND, PREPARED TO BEGIN Exam Periods:
8am section: Monday, May 2 Noon - 2:30
AT THE SCHEDULED TIME WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF
9am section: Tuesday, May 3 Noon - 2:30
ZERO. THERE WILL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESCHEDULE AN ORAL EXAM WITHOUT EXTREMELY
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESCHEDULING IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR . IF YOU
MUST MISS YOUR SCHEDULE TIME, YOU MUST CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO EXPLORE
THE POSSIBILITY OF RESCHEDULING. PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR TIME SLOT WITH CARE!

CULTURE & LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO:

THE CULTURE & LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO IS A SEMESTER -LONG PROJECT THAT WE WILL USE TO HELP US MOVE
THROUGH & SYNTHESIZE THE TOPICS OF THIS COURSE. IT WILL BE MADE UP OF THREE PARTS: (1) THE
REFLECTIVE J OURNAL, (2) REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS, & (3) DRAFTS.

EACH SECTION SHOULD BE A DIVIDED & LABELED PORTION OF YOUR BINDER FOR THIS COURSE AND SHOULD
BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY. A FOURTH SECTION WILL CONTAIN YOUR NOTES & ACTIVITIES FROM
CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK.

(1) THE REFLECTIVE J OURNAL: THIS PORTION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL BE IN ENGLISH AND WILL CONTAIN
PROMPTED REFLECTIONS . THESE REFLECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED AND ASSIGNED AS THE COURSE
PROGRESSES AND WILL ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT AND WRITE ABOUT CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CULTURE AND
LANGUAGE .

(2) REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS: THESE WILL BE CONCRETE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CULTURE YOU ARE
LEARNING ABOUT. YOU WILL COLLECT AND REFLECT ON AT LEAST TEN OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF THE SEMESTER . S OME ARTIFACTS WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE NORMAL COURSEWORK. S OMETIMES
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO FIND AN ARTIFACT BASED ON SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
OUR COURSEWORK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WILL BE SOME ROOM TO ADD ARTIFACTS BASED ON YOUR OWN
INTERESTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CULTURE.

(3) DRAFTS: THIS PORTION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL BE IN SPANISH. THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER, YOU
WILL BE ASKED TO RESPOND TO TEXTS AND ARTIFACTS IN S PANISH . THESE WRITINGS WILL GO THROUGH A
DRAFT PROCESS. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WILL WRITE A FIRST DRAFT, GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOUR
WRITING GROUP, WRITE A SECOND DRAFT, GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM EITHER YOUR TUTOR OR
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT, AND WRITE A THIRD DRAFT. I WILL EXAMINE THE THIRD DRAFT AND YOU WILL
MAKE ANY FINAL CORRECTIONS FOR THE FINAL DRAFT. EACH DRAFT, WITH THE MARKINGS MADE BY YOUR
WRITING GROUP, TUTOR , AND MYSELF, MUST BE INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION ALONG WITH THE FINAL DRAFT.
THE PROCESS MUST BE REPRESENTED HERE, NOT JUST A FINAL PRODUCT.

(4) NOTES & ACTIVITIES : THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL KEEP THE NOTES YOU MAKE WHILE COMPLETING THE
HOMEWORK, THOSE YOU TAKE IN CLASS, AND THE ACTIVITIES YOU COMPLETE FOR BOTH. THIS SECTION IS
NOT GRADED, BUT MUST EXIST! BECAUSE THE TEXTBOOK FOR THIS COURSE IS ONLINE, YOU MUST MAKE
NOTES TO BRING TO CLASS TO REFER TO. MAKE NOTE: O NE QUICK WAY TO LOSE ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION
CREDIT, OR RECEIVE AN ABSENCE FOR A CLASS YOU ATTEND, IS TO NOT HAVE YOUR NOTES IN YOUR
NOTEBOOK AND IN CLASS EVERY DAY!

PRESENTATION: DURING THE FINAL EXAM PERIOD , EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SHARE WITH
THE CLASS THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THE PORTFOLIO. N O P OWER P OINT PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED
BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS . NO STUDENT MAY SPEAK FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES. EACH STUDENT
MUST BE PREPARED TO PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXAM PERIOD . THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE
GIVEN IN S PANISH AND SHOULD LAST AT LEAST TWO MINUTES. THE PRESENTATION NEED NOT BE SUPER
FORMAL. THIS IS BASICALLY A FINAL SHARE OUT OF REFLECTIONS ON CULTURE AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON
THE WORLD AROUND YOU. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE C ULTURE & LANGUAGE P ORTFOLIO WILL BE DUE
DURING THIS PERIOD. P LEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE COPIES OF ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KEEP AS THESE
NOTEBOOKS WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO YOU . P LEASE REMOVE SECTION (4) NOTES & ACTIVITIES, BEFORE
SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL NOTEBOOK DURING THE FINAL EXAM PERIOD .

TUTORING:
FREE TUTORING FOR THIS COURSE MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR APPALACHIAN STUDENTS THROUGH THE
UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL SERVICES (UTS) LAB (210 D. D. DOUGHERTY, PH. 262.3060). DO NOT WAIT TOO
LONG TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY; THERE MAY NOT BE ANY TUTORS AVAILABLE AT THE END
OF THE SEMESTER . S OME MINIMAL TUTORING MAY ALSO BE OFFERED BY THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS
FOR THIS CLASS.

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

• ATTITUDE: DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND ASSUME MISTAKES AS A NECESSARY PART OF
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION . BE ALERT, ENTHUSIASTIC , PATIENT, AND KEEP A GOOD RAPPORT WITH YOUR
CLASSMATES.
• STUDY HABITS: REGULAR PREPARATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR STEADY PROGRESS AND GOOD
PERFORMANCE. IT IS BETTER TO STUDY EACH DAY RATHER THAN TO CRAM THE NIGHT BEFORE A TEST.
• PARTICIPATION: ALWAYS BE ON TIME AND PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN CLASS.
• TECHNOLOGY: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU, INCLUDING SOFTWARE
PACKAGES IN THE LANGUAGE LAB AND HELPFUL LANGUAGE WEBSITES.
• VOCABULARY: REVIEW YOUR VOCABULARY ON A REGULAR BASIS. LEARN THE MEANING OF THE
WORDS, HOW TO SPELL THEM, AND WHETHER NOUNS ARE MASCULINE OR FEMININE. USE LISTS
PROVIDED IN EACH CHAPTER , BUT MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE WORDS IN CONTEXT. R EAD ALOUD THE
VOCABULARY, PHRASES, DIALOGUES AND SHORT PASSAGES.
• USING THE LANGUAGE: PRACTICE THE LANGUAGE AT EACH AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU
HAVE DURING THE CLASS. P ARTICIPATE IN S PANISH C LUB ACTIVITIES AND ON- AND OFF-CAMPUS
EVENTS.
• COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION: SHARE WITH YOUR CLASSMATES ANY ACTIVITY OR PRACTICE
THAT CAN BENEFIT THEM.

LANGUAGE & TECHNOLOGY :

IN ORDER TO PRACTICE THE FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS (LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING),
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THE COMPUTER RESOURCES OFFERED IN OUR LANGUAGE LAB AND
ONLINE, AS WELL AS THE AUDIO CDS THAT COME WITH THE TEXTBOOK. IF STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH
THE TECHNOLOGY USED IN THIS COURSE, PLEASE CONTACT ASU TECH SUPPORT AT 262.6266

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

APPALACHIAN S TATE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DOCUMENTED QUALIFYING DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. IF YOU HAVE A
DISABILITY AND MAY NEED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN ORDER TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE
UNIVERSITY’S COURSES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES , PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES
(828.262.3056 OR WWW.ODS.APPSTATE. EDU). ONCE REGISTRATION IS COMPLETE, INDIVIDUALS WILL MEET
WITH ODS STAFF TO DISCUSS ELIGIBILITY AND APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS. ANY STUDENT WHO IS
REGISTERED WITH ODS AND WHO WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO ACHIEVE COURSE OBJECTIVES
SHOULD CONTACT ME DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
APPALACHIAN S TATE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL CLASSES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
APPALACHIAN STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF CAN LEARN OF CHANGES TO THE UNIVERSITY ’S OPERATIONAL
SCHEDULE THROUGH A VARIETY OF SOURCES. A RECORDED MESSAGE ANNOUNCING A CHANGE IN NORMAL
OPERATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT (828) 262-SNOW. OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO, WATA-1450 AM, WASU-90.5 FM, WECR-102.3 FM, WKBC-97.3 FM AND OTHERS.
INFORMATION MAY BE LISTED ON TELEVISION CRAWL SCREEN MESSAGES ON WBTV, WSOC AND WJHL,
FOR EXAMPLE. S TUDENTS ALSO WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA C AMPUS P IPELINE ’S PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE UNIVERSITY’S WEB PAGE (WWW.APPSTATE.EDU). E VERY EFFORT
WILL BE MADE TO INFORM AREA RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS AND OTHER SOURCES BY 6:30 A.M.

CLASSROOM POLICY
• STUDENTS MUST PUT THEIR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE SO AS TO PREVENT CLASS DISRUPTIONS .
• STUDENTS MUST RESPECT THEIR CLASSMATES AND THE PROFESSOR.
• STUDENTS SHOULD NOT EAT DURING CLASS. T HIS IS A CLASS TO LEARN TO SPEAK, YOU CAN 'T
SPEAK WITH A MOUTH FULL OF FOOD.
• STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE ON TIME EVERY DAY. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
IN CLASS. (THIS INCLUDES PACKING UP EARLY !)
• STUDENTS SHOULD INFORM THE PROFESSOR IF THEY HAVE TO LEAVE CLASS EARLY.
• SPANISH IS THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION; THEREFORE BE WELL PREPARED FOR CLASS
BY COMPLETING ALL ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE CLASS TIME.
• NOTEBOOK, SYLLABUS , HANDOUTS, QUIZZES: BRING THESE MATERIALS TO THE CLASS UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED BY THE INSTRUCTOR !
• YOUR HANDWRITING MUST BE CLEAR AND NEATLY PRESENTED. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLE TO GRADE YOUR WRITTEN WORK.
• KEEP ALL RETURNED GRADED WORK UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR FINAL GRADE.
• THE RECORDING OF CLASSES SHOULD RECEIVE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:
AS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, WE MUST CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF
HONESTY, FAIRNESS, AND RESPONSIBILITY , WITHOUT WHICH WE CANNOT EARN THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF
EACH OTHER . FURTHERMORE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT ACADEMIC DISHONESTY DETRACTS FROM THE VALUE OF
AN APPALACHIAN DEGREE. THEREFORE, WE SHALL NOT TOLERATE LYING , CHEATING, OR STEALING IN ANY
FORM AND WILL OPPOSE ANY INSTANCE OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY. THIS COURSE WILL FOLLOW THE
PROVISIONS OF THE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY C ODE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE O FFICE OF S TUDENT
CONDUCT WEB S ITE: WWW.STUDENTCONDUCT. APPSTATE. EDU. T HE USE OF ONLINE TRANSLATORS TO
COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS IS ALSO CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM, SINCE IT INVOLVES TURNING IN WORK THAT IS
NOT YOUR OWN. P LEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE CLASS.

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