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Unit Outline
Unit Name Unit Number Session Unit Coordinator Name Tel Email Room Building Campus Handbook summary This unit is an introduction to the Spanish language as well as the contemporary and popular culture of the Spanish-speaking people. It is intended for students who are not from a Spanish-speaking background and who are at beginner level in all four skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing. Components of this unit may be presented in English. Credit point value Pre-requisites Co-requisites 10 Nil Nil. Students are responsible for ensuring they have met all relevant prerequisites and/or co-requisites for any unit(s) in which they are currently enrolled. Nil Isabel Pena 9772 6304 i.pena@uws.edu.au 1.G.64 1 Bankstown

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Unit/s incompatible with and not to be counted for credit Unit level Assumed knowledge Attendance requirements

1 None

Attendance at lectures, tutorials and practicals is mandatory. Attendance below 80% at lectures, tutorials and practicals without due cause may constitute grounds for failure. Non-attendance in tutorials for illness or misadventure or other reasons should be documented and submitted to the unit coordinator upon return. Students are advised not to arrange travel during the examination period as deferred examinations are not available to students who miss their designated examination as a result of travel. Enrolment restrictions Nil

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Unit learning outcomes On completion of this unit students will have: developed basic Spanish language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; gained knowledge of key elements of the Spanish -speaking countries, its culture, and the Spanish-speaking community in Australia; and gained knowledge of key characteristics of the Spanish language and its development. Unit content An introduction to the Spanish language An introduction to the culture of the Spanish speaking countries A focus on fundamental grammatical forms at the beginner level Activities and tasks aimed at developing listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills at beginner level

Mode of delivery This unit consists of a 1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial and practical weekly on campus. It includes a combination of online and face-to-face sessions: Blended Learning. The lecture is designed for the introduction of language and culture related to the weekly topic. Some lectures will be online either in the vUWS site or the electronic resources from the textbook. Students must access the online lecture before attending the tutorial/practical. The tutorial and practical are designed for language teaching and practice, focused on developing communicative skills. Students can only attend the tutorial group for which they are registered. Tutorial places are allocated via Platform Web only. Visit http://platformweb.uws.edu.au for the timetable and tutorial registration. Assessments items and weighting Assessment for this unit will be based on the following components: Component 1. Two language tasks: Listening, Reading and Writing (1x1 hour) 15% Oral presentation (5-10 minutes) Role play 15% 2. Research project 3. Examination Weighting % 30% 30% 40%

An overall mark of at least 50% is required to pass the unit. Students must attempt all assessment items to pass this unit. Final marks and grades are subject to confirmation by the School and College Assessment Committee which may scale, modify or otherwise amend the marks and grades for the unit, as may be required by University policies. Essential library resources TEXTBOOK: Dos Mundos: Comunicacin y Comunidad Textbook + Online Workbook/Lab Manual Access Code Author: Terrell-Andrade-Egasse-Munoz ISBN: 9780077377519 - Edition: 7e 2010 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Australia & New Zealand On-line learning requirements Lecture notes and additional learning support material will be made available on the E-Learning (vUWS) site for the unit. You can access the site through the E-Learning link on the University homepage: www.uws.edu.au. Students are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all announcements will be made via vUWS and teaching material will be regularly updated and posted online. Special requirements (e.g. equipment, uniform, travel) Nil

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School of Humanities and Languages

College of Arts

Learning Guide
Unit Name Unit Number Teaching Session

Spanish 101 100145 Autumn 2011

Course Advice If you require information and advice about your course, in the first instance you should go to the School of Humanities and Languages vUWS site and consult the resources there. If you require further advice about your course, please email: courseadvicehal@uws.edu.au Unit Coordinator and Teaching staff

Isabel Pena
Arrangements for student consultation Consultation and appointments by UWS email accounts Thursdays: 12.00 to 13.00 University staff are only required to respond to emails sent via a student's UWS email account. Should you have any questions regarding this unit, please use your UWS email address or your emails will not be answered.

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Schedule of learning and teaching activities Spanish 101- 100145

Autumn 2011
Week 1 Week commencing 28 February Activity Lecture: Introduction to the unit. Tutorial & Practical: Paso A Greetings Introducing oneself and others Naming and Describing: llamarse and llevar Getting to know people The Spanish Alphabet: sound and symbol Lecture information in vUWS Special features of the Spanish writing system Tutorial & Practical: Paso A Meeting people Identifying people and things Vocabulary: Colours/ numbers (0-39)/clothes Question words: qu, cmo, quin Activities/exchanges using verbs (tener, llevar, ser) Country: Panam Online Lecture in vUWS The Spanish Speaking World and the Spanish Language Tutorials & Practical - Paso B Descriptions: people Expressing existence: hay Vocabulary: Classroom items Addressing others: informal and formal ( t/usted) Lecture information in vUWS Special Features of the Spanish Language Tutorial & Practical - Paso B Descriptions More numbers (40-69) Vocabulary: the human body Question words; Cmo Quin .. Country: Nicaragua Online Lecture in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Paso C Meeting the family: Identifying and describing: family members Question words and negation Describing people and things: negation/ plurals/gender Expressing possession: verbs tener and ser de.. Numbers to 100 Lecture information in vUWS Tutorial & Practical Paso C Saying/asking nationality and languages Age (tener) and Nationality (ser) Numbers 1 100 Descriptions: adjectives of nationality Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular ar Verbs

Autumn session commences

7 March

14 March

21 March

28 March

31 March Census date for Autumn session

4 April

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11 April

Lecture information in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Captulo 1 Dates and birthdays Giving asking personal information: Address/ phone number Vocabulary: Numbers /dates/ time/ hours Gramtica 1.1 Numbers 100- 1000 Reading: Rigoberta Menchu Listening, Reading and Writing Assessment task 1 18 25 April Intra session break 22 April, Good Friday; 23 April, Easter Saturday No classes public holiday Monday, 25 April, Anzac Day Tuesday, 26 April Substituted public holiday for Easter Monday

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18 April
25 April

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2 May

Lecture information in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Captulo 1 Habitual actions verbs leer, vivir - 1.2 Question formation- 1.3 Telling time 1.4 Favourite and leisure time activities Likes and dislikes 1.5 Vocabulary: Months of the year/ seasons/days of the week Reading: Enlace a la msica and Frida y Diego Online Lecture in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Capitulo 2 Expressing future plans ir+a+infinitive p.108 Making plans for the weekend University subjects/timetable Sequencing: Ordinal Adjectives p.109 Reading: The first universities Country; Ecuador Lecture information in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Capitulo 2 Expressing preferences and desires p.110 Weather expressions Describing the weather: common expressions Reading: page 104 - El paseo Vocabulary pages 106 107 ASSESSMENT 1.2: Role Play- week 12 in the tutorial Lecture information in vUWS Tutorial & Practical - Capitulo 3 Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Nationalities Revision Research project due week 13 in the tutorial Face to Face Lecture Final Examination 6 12 June - STUVAC Queens Birthday Public Holiday 14 June - Coordinated Examinations Commence Coordinated Examinations

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30 May 6 June 13 June 20 June

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Coordinated Examinations 28 June - Coordinated Examinations finish (to be confirmed) 3 July Autumn session finishes 4 July - INTER SESSION BREAK COMMENCES

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
Lea rni ng out c om es On completion of this unit students will have: developed basic Spanish language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; gained knowledge of key elements of the Spanish -speaking countries, its culture, and the Spanish-speaking community in Australia; and gained knowledge of key characteristics of the Spanish language and its development. As s es sm e nt det ail s i ncl udi ng Cri te ri a a nd S ta nda rds Assessment for this unit will be based on the following components: Component 1. Two language tasks: Listening, Reading and Writing (1x1 hour) 15% Oral presentation (5-10 minutes) Role play 15% 2. Research project 3. Examination Weighting % 30%

30% 40%

1a) Listening, Reading and Writing Quiz 15%. It will include all work covered from week 1 to week 6. The quiz includes short texts with listening and reading comprehension questions, a cloze passage on cultural content from the textbook and the tutorials. Each question is given a numerical value in the paper. The quiz will follow the same format as the online quizzes from the textbook Dos Mundos. 1b. Oral presentation: Role-play (15%) Details The oral presentation worth 15% of the final mark is a role-play performed by small groups of 2 or 3 people. However, students are marked individually. Groups and schedule of presentation should be completed by week 5. Using vocabulary and structures learnt during the semester each group of students will create a role play, in Spanish. During the presentation students are encouraged to be creative, using props etc however the length of the spoken dialogue itself should be not less than 5/7 minutes (5 minutes for groups of 2 people, and 7 for groups of 3). Assessment criteria include: range of expressions, accuracy, fluency and intonation, confidence in delivery, and creativity. The actual performance or video session will be on Week 11. You are not to seek advice from the tutor concerning your script before submitting it. Students are encouraged to use their own Spanish grammatical structures and expressions studied in the tutorials as much as possible. Students are allowed to refer to dot point notes no the script when acting out. You are welcome to use props. Assessment criteria:
More effort required Fluency, Clarity of delivery Appropriateness of language & Grammatical accuracy Effort/ creativity, class involvement, Visuals Numerical value of comments: MER = less than 50% Satisfactory =50 to 64% Satisfactory Good Very good Excellent

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Good = 65 to 74% Very good = 75-84% Excellent = 85 100%

2. Research Project (30%) In this project you will research your own experience in learning Spanish, that is, by the end of the semester, you will document your learning by completing: a) Weekly lab on-line tasks b) Audio Spanish Reader a) Weekly on-line tasks Weekly on-line tasks will be posted on vUWS/ Dos Mundos e-book at the beginning of each week and these are to be completed by specific set dates and feedback is given on-line. b) Audio Spanish Reader Based on new words and expressions learned over the semester, in class and in the website activities in the practical online lab session, produce an Audio Spanish Reader (minimum 10 pages). Examples of audio readers and further information will be provided and discussed in the lectures. 4. Examination 40% The final examination will be based on the information given in the lectures, tutorials, practicals and online activities It will include multiple-choice questions, open ended questions and short texts with reading comprehension questions. Each question in the exam is given a numerical value. UWS Grades Listed below are the UWS descriptions of generic standards and criteria. 85-100 HD High Distinction Work of outstanding quality, broadly speaking, which may be demonstrated by means of criticism, logical argument, interpretation of materials, or use of methodology. This grade may also be given to recognise particular originality or creativity. Work of superior quality demonstrating a sound grasp of content, together with efficient organisation and selectivity. Work of good quality showing more than satisfactory achievement. Work showing satisfactory achievement Unsatisfactory performance

75-84 65-74 50-64 0-49

D C P F

Distinction Credit Pass Fail

Final marks and grades are subject to confirmation by the School and College Assessment Committee which may scale, modify or otherwise amend the marks and grades for the unit, as may be required by University policies. Assignment Cover Sheet Hard copy assignments must be accompanied by a signed Assignment Cover Sheet (available at the end of this Learning Guide) and at http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/student/forms and submitted as outlined below. Submission of Assessment Tasks Students are required to keep a copy of ALL written work submitted. DUE DATES FOR Assessment 1: Listening, Reading and Writing Quiz - Week 7 in the tutorials Speaking: Role play - Week 12 in the tutorials Assessment 2: Research Project: Online Activities & Audio Reader - Week 13- Online Activities to be completed by Friday 9PM in the Electronic Workbook. Audio Reader in DVD in the tutorial. Assessment 3: Final Exam Week 14 Date TBA

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Resubmission Late Submission

NO resubmission will be permitted.

A student who submits a late assessment without approval for an extension will be penalised by 10% per day up to 10 days, i.e., marks equal to 10% of the assignments weight will be deducted as a flat rate from the mark awarded. For example, for an assignment that has a possible highest mark of 50, the students awarded mark will have 5 marks deducted for each late day. Saturday and Sunday each count as one day. Assessments will not be accepted after the marked assessment task has been returned to students who submitted the task on time. Extension of Due Date for Submission of Assessment Task If students need to apply for a short extension of time to complete an assessment item an application to request an Extension of the Due Date for an Assessment Task should be submitted with supporting documentation and contact details (phone and student email account address) to the Unit Coordinator no later than 3 working days prior to the due date. You can submit the form by emailing a scan of the completed form and supporting documentation to the Unit Coordinator or by providing a hard copy of the completed form and supporting documentation. (After this time students should apply for special consideration.) When you submit your assignment please complete the Extension Granted section of the assignment cover sheet. Download the Request for Extension form at http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/student/forms. Extensions will be granted only in cases of genuine illness (a doctors certificate is required). Distress or misadventure. Excuses based on work or family commitments, or pressure of assignments in other units, will not be considered. Its up to you to manage your time appropriately so as to accommodate these things. An application for an extension does not automatically mean that an extension will be approved. Special Consideration for assessment task/s AN D/ OR whole of the teaching session You may apply for Special Consideration During Teaching Session if you experience serious misadventure, accident or extenuating circumstances beyond your control. These circumstances must be of such a severe and/or grave nature that your capacity to complete teaching/learning and/or assessment tasks, or achieve the level of attainment typical of your previous performance in the unit, is adversely impacted. The Application for Special Consideration During Teaching Session must be nd lodged at the Student Centre before 5pm, no later than the 2 working day after the due date of the assessment (working days are defined as Monday to Friday, not including public holidays). If you have any problems meeting this deadline, please refer to the Special Consideration policy. When you submit your assignment please complete the Special Consideration Granted section of the assignment cover sheet. Lodgement of an Application for Special Consideration During Teaching Session does not automatically result in granting of Special Consideration. More information about applying for Special Consideration is available at www.uws.edu.au/special_consideration. Full details of the Special Consideration policy are available at http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00205. Application forms can be downloaded at: http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/student/forms. Return of Assessment Material Assignments will be returned in class as soon as they are marked. If there are no classes (in the case of an end of session assignment), the lecturer will give the class a time and venue when the assignments can be collected. There will be a common collection date for distribution of assignments at the end of the session. Alternatively, an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope can be attached to your assignment upon handing it in, and your marked assignment will be returned to you via post. Ex pl anat ion a bout how t he l ea rni ng ac tivi tie s will s upport t he l e arni ng a nd te ac hi ng out c om e s ( e. g. Le ct ures, works hops, cli ni c al v isi ts, v UW S a cti viti e s, group w ork, f orm ati v e w ri ti ng a cti viti e s, e tc )

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Annota te d m odel s of st ude nt e ss ay s or re port s, or m arki ng gui de s, t o cl arif y ex pe ct ati ons a bout w hat i s re qui red f or a ss es sm e nt a cti viti e s

L EAR NIN G R ES OURCE S I NFOR MAT ION

Es se nt ial li brary re s ourc e s TEXTBOOK: Dos Mundos: Comunicacin y Comunidad Textbook + Online Workbook/Lab Manual Access Code Author: Terrell-Andrade-Egasse-Munoz ISBN: 9780077377519 Edition: 7e 2010 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Australia & New Zealand Re a di ng lis ts / R ef e re nce s

Garcia-Fernndez, N. and Snchez Lobato, J. (2004). Espaol 2000 - Nivel Elemental. Madrid: Coloquio. Gonzalez,M et Alteri (2005) Sueos: World Spanish 1 Course Book and Activity Book 1 A MultiMedia Course for Beginners Learning Spanish. London: BBC Books. Kipp, S. J., Clyne, M., Pauwels, A., & Australia. Bureau of Immigration Multicultural and Population Research. (1995). Immigration and Australia's language resources. Canberra: Australian Govt. Pub. Service. Longo, A. and Sanchez, A. (2005) Talk Spanish. London: BBC Worldwide LTD (book and CD) Schmitt, C.J. (2004). Spanish Grammar. New York: McGraw Hill. Smith, C., Bermejo Marcos, M. and Chang-Rodriguez, E. (2005). Collins Spanish Dictionary. London and New York: Collins Valverde, E. Hale, S. and Ramirez, E. (1994) Unlocking Australia's Language Potential Profiles of Languages in Australia - Volume 9 - Spanish. Canberra : NLLIA DEET Van Patten, B. et. al (2004). Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish. New York: McGraw Hill (Student Manual and Workbook/Study Guide 1) Van Patten, B. et. al (2006). Vistazos: Un curso breve. New York: McGraw Hill (Student Manual, Workbook, CD, Video) Local Spanish and overseas newspapers available in the internet. Films from the Spanish-speaking world (with subtitles).

Additional e-resource s (access from the Library website: go to e-resources page, find e-resources by subject and click on Languages and Linguistics) Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Elsevier 2006 Blackwell Reference Online - Linguistics Collection Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe Ke y we b l ink s http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073385212/student_view0/ http://www.studyspanish.com/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/quickfix/ Lit e ra c y a nd/ or num e ra c y re s ource s

Re fe renci ng re qui rem e nt s a nd a ssi st a nce The following guidelines, covering the University-supported referencing styles, are available at the Universitys Library web-site Citing Resources:

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This unit requires you to use the following referencing style: APA (American Psychological Association) Links to key policies and information affecting students All UWS Policies can be found at http://policies.uws.edu.au/masterlist.php Students should familiarise themselves with the following policies: Assessment Policy Criteria and Standards-Based Assessment http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00227&dvid=1 Assessment Practice Fundamental Code http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00118 Misconduct Student Academic Misconduct Policy http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00051 Examinations Policy http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00204 TURNITIN http://library.uws.edu.au/turnitin.php Actions taken to improve the unit as a result of student feedback One hour for practical in a computer lab was added to the timetable. TU R NI TIN Students must submit an e-copy of all assessments to TURNITIN on the unit vUWS site by the assessment due date. A TURNITIN submission receipt must be attached to the hard copy of each assessment you submit. Assessments without a TURNITIN submission receipt will not be marked. The assignment cover sheet includes a declaration regarding the use of TURNITIN. TURNITIN aims to develop student academic and writing skills by promoting awareness of plagiarism and strategies for avoiding inappropriate use of others work. Students find the Originality Report useful for editing papers that include excessive direct quotes and paraphrases. Academics find the Originality Reports useful as a tool to guide students in correct citation practices and highlight potential need for greater originality in student work. Further Information on Student Guidelines and Student Instructions on TURNITIN is available in the TURNITIN Folder on the unit vUWS site and online at: http://library.uws.edu.au/turnitin.php. For problems and questions relating to TURNITIN, contact the UWS TURNITIN Officer: Tracy Donelly, (02) 9852 5938, email: t.donelly@uws.edu.au Ex pe ct at ions of st ude nt c onduc t i n t he unit Students have the responsibility to conduct any work online that is set for the unit, e.g., online lectures, exercises, tests and quizzes. Students must attend Lectures, tutorials and practicals as per the weekly schedule in the learning guide.

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Assignment Cover Sheet

College of Arts School of Humanities and Languages Student name: Student number: Unit name and number: Tutorial group: Tutorial day and time: Lecturer/Tutor: Title of assignment: Length: Date due: Date submitted: Extension Granted Special Consideration Granted Campus enrolment: Declaration: I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other students work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the subject lecturer/tutor concerned I am aware that this work will be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking) Signature:______________________________________ Note: An examiner or lecturer/tutor has the right to not mark this assignment if the above Yes/No (circle) Yes/No (circle) New Due Date: New Due Date:

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declaration has not been signed. Signature:______________________________________ Note: An examiner or lecturer/tutor has the right to not mark this assignment if the above declaration has not been signed.

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