C1500626:

Basic Spanish

Saki Saito
Today’s Topic

! Course Introduction
! Teacher
! Fixed seat system
! Class Rules
! Syllabus Revision
! Class:
! Chapter One from Text Book
!
! Class Assignment
Self Introduction
Lecturer
! Saki Saito Valdivia
! DBA Student
! National Chiayi University, Taiwan
! MSc Tourism and Management
! National Chiayi University, Taiwan
! Research field: Food Tourism, Culture Tourism
! Licenciate’s and Honours BSc
! Hospitality Management
! sakisaito@Hotmail.com

! Line: sakis0328
Class Rules

! Seats are fixed for

all semester
! Please fill in the
Fixed Seating
Table
Class Rules

! Considerations
! Attendance
! “Excused” and “Unexcused” absences
! Beginning of each hour
! Late to Class Marked
! Late returning from breaks
Absent
! Cell Phones
! All Electronic devices not related
to class are prohibited Recording
! Turned off or in Silent Mode
Class Rules

! Considerations
! Food and Drinks
! Food: Prohibited
! Drink: Ok

! Restrooms
! Use Break Time
! If needed, try to be fast
! No tolerance during Test
Syllabus Revision

! Books and Material

! Attendance
! Academic Work
! Must be the result of your own effort
! All work must be typed
! APA format
! Up loaded to Virtual Campus

ISBN: 9789866077371
 Types of Academic Dishonesty
! Cheating
! Plagiarism
! Self-Plagiarism: Submitting or reusing parts of a previous paper
without referencing source it was first submitted
! Unacceptable Collaboration
! Falsification of Data
! Pay Services
! Enabling: Aiding and abetting another student in an act of
academic dishonesty.
! Examples include giving someone a paper to copy and allowing
someone access to your account.
 Grading

! 10% - Attendance
! 15% - Assignments and participation
! 25% - Quizzes
! 20% - Midterm Exam
! 30% - Final Exam

*Grading breakdown subject to change depending on the development of the course.

Accommodation for disabilities

! Any students with documented disabilities are invited

to consult with the instructor to arrange any
accommodations (such as longer times on exams) to
help insure their optimal performance in the course
Q&A
¿Alguna Pregunta?
Semana 1:

Introduction and greetings

Introducción y saludos

Saki Saito

Food and beverage management, (Ed. 5) (c) 2012 Routledge, Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017. All Rights Reserved
Learning Objectives

! Introducción
! Abecedario
! pronunciación

Some words are pronounced differently in

Spanish as compared to that in English
Pronunciation Tips

! Let’s look at Español

! It is pronounces as “ny” like in ‘Canyon’
Abecedario
Spanish Speaking Countries
Pronunciation Tips
! Have you noticed that some nationalities have two
different endings?

! We use different endings for Masculine and

Feminine Objects.

! In Spanish, ‘g’ when followed by ‘e’ or ‘I’, is

pronounced like a ‘h’
! For plural form, we just add an ‘s’
Greetings: Saludos

! Hi! ¡Hola!

! Good Buen(@) If a word is marked

with an accent,
! Day día That syllable
receives the stress

H is always silent in Spanish (Oh-La)

Greetings: Saludos

! Good morning! ¡Buenos días!

! Good afternoon! ¡Buenas tardes!
! Good evening / night! ¡Buenas noches!

H is always silent in Spanish (Oh-La)

Gracias!
See you next week!
Nos vemos la proxima semana!