Page 1 SPANISH 317X-UX1 ONLINE: Advanced Spanish Grammar CRN 77168 Fall 2017 Instructor: Daniel Darrow Teaching assistant/tutor: TBA Office: Gruening 606C Phone: 474-7980 Email: [email protected]Office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2:00-3:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (AKST) or by appointment. Email during these office hours and I will go to Google Hangouts or Blackboard Collaborate to work with you. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed as to give you a deeper understanding of the Spanish language and its more difficult grammatical structures. The course will begin with parts of speech and end with linguistic analyses of Spanish sentences. The course will prepare students planning to take upper-level classes in Spanish composition and literature. COURSE GOALS By the end of this course students will be able to: 1. Identify the major parts of speech and syntactic structures of Spanish. 2. Compose, review and correct short, written works in Spanish 3. Translate parts of a work of historical fiction from Spanish to English 4. Gain confidence using difficult, grammatical concepts and Idiomatic structures in Spanish STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the course, students will… 1. Classify Spanish grammar terminology and compare this to English grammar 2. Identify components of the sentence 3. Promote critical thinking skills in Spanish 4. Evaluate and discuss real-world uses of Spanish grammar to the class 5. Apply strategies of writing development to prepare them for future, higher level Spanish courses in literatures
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Office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2:00-3:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (AKST) or by appointment. Email during these office hours and I will go to Google Hangouts or Blackboard Collaborate to work with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed as to give you a deeper understanding of the Spanish language and its
more difficult grammatical structures. The course will begin with parts of speech and end with
linguistic analyses of Spanish sentences. The course will prepare students planning to take
upper-level classes in Spanish composition and literature.
COURSE GOALS
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Identify the major parts of speech and syntactic structures of Spanish. 2. Compose, review and correct short, written works in Spanish
3. Translate parts of a work of historical fiction from Spanish to English
4. Gain confidence using difficult, grammatical concepts and Idiomatic structures in
Spanish
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students will…
1. Classify Spanish grammar terminology and compare this to English grammar 2. Identify components of the sentence
3. Promote critical thinking skills in Spanish
4. Evaluate and discuss real-world uses of Spanish grammar to the class
5. Apply strategies of writing development to prepare them for future, higher level
*** The time due will be 11:59 pm AKST. No late work accepted.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity: As described by UAF, scholAKSTic dishonesty constitutes a violation of the university rules and regulations and is punishable according to the procedures outlined by UAF. ScholAKSTic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an exam, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating includes providing answers to or taking answers from another student. Plagiarism includes use of another author’s words or arguments without attribution. Collusion includes unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of any course requirement. ScholAKSTic dishonesty is punishable by removal from the course and a grade of “F.” For more information go to Student Code of Conduct: (http://www.uaf.edu/catalog/catalog_08- 09/academics/regs3.html#Student_Conduct)
Attendance: SPAN 317 is mostly asynchronous where real-time attendance is not required.
However, you are required to meet with me online or face to face at leAKST two times during
the course of the semester for me to gauge your progress, address issue and solicit feedback for
the course. These meetings will be included as a portion of your mid-term and final exams.
Sign up for a date/time here…
Participation: You are highly encouraged to interact with each other through the Blackboard
Discussion Forum that I set up for this class. You are not graded on how much you contribute,
but if you are serious about improving your Spanish, this is an important component of
acquisition.
University email and Blackboard: You need to have access to your University of Alaska
Fairbanks email account ([email protected].) We will use the UAF email to communicate
with you on many important matters. Email is often the only way some information is
distributed, so it is important that you regularly check your university email address or forward
mail from your UAF address to an address you check frequently. The university automatically
assigns each student an official UAF email account when the student enrolls. You are
responsible for knowing -- and, when appropriate, acting on -- the contents of all university
communications sent to your official UAF email account. You are also more than welcome to
forward your university account to your personal email account, but please realize that
Blackboard will automatically format any announcements from us in such a way that they are
sent to your University email account. Please take the time to make sure that you can access
Blackboard without any difficulty. If you want to receive university communications at a
different email address, you need to forward email from your assigned UAF account to an email
address of your choice. You can easily do this online here.
E. MID-TERM (15%) The mid-term exam is a spot check of all the material covered up to Unit 4.
It will also give you an idea of how the final exam is arranged. The mid-term will be available on
Bb during the week of 10/29-11/5 and due on 11/5 at 11:59 AKST. As a portion of this exam,
you are required to sign up for a meeting with me online or face to face. I will post a sign up on
my Google calendar the week prior.
F. FINAL EXAM (15%) The final exam is cumulative and will be found in a special folder under
Contents in Blackboard. The final will be available on Bb during the week of 12/11-15 and due
on 12/15 at 11:59 pm AKST. As a portion of this exam, you are required to sign up for a
meeting with me online or face to face. I will post a sign up on my Google calendar the week
prior.
Components of the final grade and weight by percentage
Prácticas 20%
Vocabulario 25%
Pruebas 10%
Foro 15%
Mid-term 15%
Final exam 15%
DEPARTMENTAL GRADING SCALE
(% of grade earned according to the
weighted categories)
Faculty Senate Meeting #171: C-shall be the minimum acceptable grade that undergraduate
students may receive for courses to count toward the major or minor degree requirements, or as
a prerequisite for another course. http://www.uaf.edu/files/uafgov/Info-to-Publicize-
C_Grading-Policy-UPDATED-May-2013.pdf
Pacing expectations
Beyond the three hours you would spend in a face to face class during the week, you can expect
to add an additional 3-4 hours working on content and coursework beyond a face to face class
time. Although actual hours spent each week will vary between individuals, students should
expect to spend an average of 10 hours per week in this 3-credit online course.
Explanation of NB, I and W grades
This course adheres to the UAF regarding the granting of NB Grades: The NB grade is for use only in situations in which the instructor has No Basis upon which to assign a grade. Because
students are required to complete the 1st contact assignment or be automatically withdrawn, the NB grade will not be granted. Your instructor follows the University of Alaska Fairbanks Incomplete Grade Policy: “The letter “I” (Incomplete) is a temporary grade used to indicate that the student has satisfactorily completed (C or better) the majority of work in a course but for personal reasons beyond the student’s control, such as sickness, he has not been able to complete the course during the regular semester. Negligence or indifference are not acceptable reasons for an “I” grade.” Successful, timely completion of this course depends on committing yourself early and maintaining your effort. To this end, this course adheres to the following UAF eLearning Procedures:
1. The first contact assignment (Introducción al curso folder) is due one week after the first day of instruction. Failure to submit this assignment within the first two weeks of the course could result in withdrawal from the course.
2. The first content assignment (Lesson 1) is due one week after the first day of instruction. Failure to submit this assignment within the first two weeks of the course could result in withdrawal from the course.
3. Failure to submit the first three content assignments (Assignments 1, 2 and 3) by the deadline for faculty-initiated withdrawals (the ninth Friday after the first day of classes) could result in instructor initiated withdrawal from the course (W).
HOW TO SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments will be submitted through Bb, UA email, or other means specified by the instructor
in your content folder for each unit. Please pay attention to each unit’s folder!
HOW TO CHECK YOUR GRADE
Blackboard will be the place to go to check your actual grade. I strive to keep all scores up to
date in Bb (weekly if possible).
SUPPORT SERVICES
Language Lab. Gruening 609, open 8am-5pm. There are computers with internet for foreign
language students. In addition there are language-specific tutors who can help you with your
work, or act as conversation partners (hours found on the lab door). You can use the computers
in the language lab and receive help from student tutors with your assignments. This lab is a
good resource especially if you are experiencing computer problems at home.
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Student support services. UAF is committed to equal opportunity for all students. Students
who are the first in their families to attempt a four-year college degree, or students whose
incomes are low, have opportunities for tutorial and other forms of support from the office of
Student Support Services. Please make an appointment with Student Support Services at 474-
2644.
DISABILITY SERVICES
UAF makes appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities who have been
documented by the Office of Disability Services (203 Whitaker Building, 474-7043). Students
with learning or other disabilities who may need classroom accommodations are encouraged to
make an appointment to obtain the appropriate documentation if they do not have it. Please
meet with me during office hours so that I can collaborate with the Office of Disability Services
to provide the appropriate accommodations and support to assist you in meeting the goals of
the course. Students must submit the appropriate Disability Services form to the instructor in
order for him to make accommodations.
For more information, please visit http://www.uaf.edu/disability/forms/