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Spanish IPart 1:?Course InformationInstructor InformationInstructor:?Office Hours:?Telephone:?E-mail:?Course DescriptionStudents will learn Spanish in many practical and useful ways. Students learn how to greet people, introduce themselves, and speak about their home, family, school, and community. As students learn basic vocabulary and grammar skills, they expand on their knowledge and learn to speak about more complex topics such as shopping, weather, sports, entertainment, and leisure activities. The first module will explain how to navigate the course and will introduce students to the Spanish language. Each lesson will present a new vocabulary theme, grammar structure, reading and listening activities, speaking and writing assignments, cultural?lessons?and activities, a few quizzes and a test.? ?Each module has a?lesson?section and an?assessment?section. ?Consider the?lessons?to be like the textbook and the assessments below to be the assigned work. ?To have success, students need to study through every part of the?lesson, then find the corresponding?assessments.?Read the directions in the?assessments?as they may vary from the lesson(textbook).?? Feel free to work ahead on this course, but if you choose to work ahead, do not skip around the course, work through it.?Technical AssistanceIf you need technical assistance at any time during the course or to report a problem with your account, please contact your teacher or contact:Gina PavlovichAssistant Coordinator for Online Learninggpavlovich@tusculum.eduPart 2: Course OutlineModule 1: The World of Spanish: Cognates, Greetings, Describing your worldModule 2: School: Classes, Times and Schedules, Schools in other CountriesModule 3: Family: Describe the family, Family traditions, Employment and OccupationsModule 4: Community: Rooms of the home, Activities at home, Places in the communityModule 5: Shopping: Types of stores, Clothes shopping, Gift shopping, Shopping in other countriesModule 6: Food: Restaurants, Setting the table, Food in Hispanic countries, Geography and FoodModule 7: Weather: Weather concepts, Seasons, Talk about the weather, Weather and SportsModule 8: Leisure: Hanging out with friends, Movies and Transportation, Body Parts, EntertainmentThe content!? Beginning in Module 1, you will see many topics of interest. You will click on the section to study. ?You may see some Spanish words you don't recognize, check and see if the word is highlighted and with your mouse check and see if the definition is given. Always try to understand what is going on by using all your resources. Look at your glossary at the help bar above the page. ?If you see a sound icon, click it! ?If there is a video, watch it! ?This is going to help you to begin speaking Spanish correctly. ?I can't stress to you the importance of using every resource in the program for your progress. ?Contact me if you have any questions about the content.?Notebook:?You will need a binder to keep your notes together so that you can access them quickly when doing your assignments.? All assignments including quizzes and tests are open book.??Keep good notes,? print out charts, lists, grammar rules, etc, and place them in your notebook.?The first thing you need to have in your notebook is your?pacing guide?that I have provided for you in the welcome section of this course.? Keep up as closely to the pacing guide as possible so that you don’t fall behind.? You have 16 weeks to complete the course, therefore, you need to turn in work at least twice a week accordingly, and you are welcome to work ahead as much as you want.? Any incomplete work overdue more than 1 week will receive a zero.? Consider how much time each day this will require for you to complete your work and plan your work days.? Remember, this course will require a daily commitment. The ?course indicates that it would require about ?10-12 hours week. ?Divide that amount of time between 5-6 days and you get around 2 hours daily. Some students have gotten used to the course work and have been able to do it in less time.? But it is good to set aside the time and plan more rather than less time for yourself to complete, and time leftover ?is a rewarding bonus.?Part 3: Grading Policy?Don’t worry about the points you see in the pacing checklists provided by the material; this course was taught differently in the past.? All assignments will be weighted very closely, with quizzes being slightly more weightier and exams being slightly weightier than quizzes.? But all are almost equal value.? This means that all assignments count and contribute to your grade.Late Work PolicyBe sure to pay close attention to deadlines—late work will not be accepted without a serious and compelling reason and instructor approval.?If you contact your instructor and make-up work is allowed you will be given a schedule of when the make-up work must be submitted. If the work is submitted by the new due date you will receive full credit. If that new due date is missed you will still have access to the assignments and be able to make it up however will only receive partial credit. Zeros for missing assignments will be averaged into your grade after 1 week.Viewing Grades in MoodlePoints you receive for graded activities will be posted to your Moodle Grade Book. Click on the Grades link on the left navigation to view your grades and feedback.?Please read through the feedback, I have written the feedback in order to help you be successful.Your instructor will update the online grades each time a due date has passed. Check back for updated grades and feedback 3-4 days after each due date. If you work ahead tell your teacher and he/she will then know to look ahead and grade your work in future units.?Part 4: Course PoliciesCommit to IntegrityAs a student in this course you are expected to maintain high degrees of professionalism and integrity.Cheating?is “the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of any dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means.”?Plagiarism?is “the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.”?Course Plagiarism Policy ? ? ??If an assignment is submitted with any signs of plagiarism the student will be given a 0%, the student, school, and parent/guardian will be notified. The student will be allowed to redo the assignment and receive full credit. The student is only allowed to redo an assignment once because of plagiarism. If a later assignment is plagiarized the student will receive a 0%, will not be allowed to redo it, and the teacher will suggest to the school that the student be dropped.?Important Note:?Any form of academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, will be reported to your parent/guardian and to your school administrators.?Build RapportIf you find that you have any trouble keeping up with assignments or other aspects of the course, make sure you let your instructor know as early as possible. As you will find, building rapport and effective relationships are key to becoming an effective professional. Make sure that you are proactive in informing your instructor when difficulties arise during the semester so that we can help you find a plete AssignmentsAll assignments for this course will be submitted electronically through Moodle unless otherwise instructed.?If you have any trouble submitting your assignment in Moodle you should email your teacher immediately.Understand When You May Drop This CourseEach school has its own policy on when a student may drop their online course. Please see your school counselor if you have any questions about this. Your teacher can NOT drop you from your course, only your school administrator.?A Word of Advice!??In the beginning especially, take your time.? You are learning Spanish and simultaneously learning the program!? So slow down, read everything, don’t take short cuts, take advantage of all your resources, clicking on every link available, and as you familiarize yourself more with how it all is going to work, you will get faster at it. But for now, relax and don’t rush.? And call me if you find you are getting frustrated.? Technology has the tendency to do that to us sometimes!Sample Pacing Guide/Due Dates:Fall 2017 Spanish 1 ?Pacing GuideWeekDue DateTotalAssignments?What to StudyAssignments to Submit1Tuesday8/2221.00-1.041.02 Pretest,? 1.03 Writing Assignment2Tuesday8/2971.05-1.091.05 Writing, 1.05 Quiz, 1.06 Voice, 1.07 Voice, 1.08 Voice, 1.08 Quiz, 1.09 Discussion3Tuesday9/541.10-2.021.10 Exam, 2.00 Pretest, 2.01 Voice, 2.01 Quiz4Tuesday9/1262.03-2.072.03 Quiz, 2.04 Video Quiz, 2.05 Writing, 2.06 Voice, 2.06 Writing, 2.06 Quiz5Tuesday9/1962.08-3.042.08 Exam, 3.00 Pretest, 3.01 Writing, 3.01 Quiz, 3.03 Writing, 3.04 Quiz6Tuesday9/2663.05-3.093.04 Voice, 3.05 Quiz, 3.06 Quiz, 3.07 Quiz, 3.08 Discussion, 3.09 Exam7Tuesday10/354.00-4.034.00 Pretest, 4.01 Quiz, 4.01 Writing, 4.02 Quiz, 4.02 Writing,?8Tuesday10/1054.04-4.114.03 Listening, 4.04 Voice, ?4.09 Exam, 4.10 Review, 4.11 Mid-term9Tuesday10/1765.00-5.055.00 Pretest, 5.01 Quiz, 5.03 Quiz, 5.04 Quiz, 5.04 Voice,5.05 Assignment10Tuesday10/2465.05-6.015.05 Quiz, 5.06 Voice, ?5.08 Exam, 6.00 Pretest, 6.01 Quiz,11Tuesday10/3166.01-6.056.01 Writing, 6.03 Quiz A, 6.03 Quiz B, 6.03 Voice, 6.04 Writing, 6.05 Quiz,12Tuesday11/746.06-7.036.07 Exam, 7.00 Pretest, 7.01 Quiz, 7.02 Writing13Tuesday11/1457.04-7.087.03 Writing,7.04 Quiz, 7.05 Voice,?7.07 Discussion Forum, 7.08 Exam14Tuesday11/2148.00-8.058.00 Pretest, 8.02 Voice, 8.03 Quiz, 8.04 Voice,?15Tuesday11/2838.05-8.098.05 Quiz, ?8.08 Exam, 8.09 Review16Thursday12/718.108.10 Final ExamThe last day to access the course is Friday, December 8.? The course will close after mid-night! ................
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