22FA_SNC3001-Advanced Conversation

Professor: DR. JESSICA RAMOS-HARTHUN

Office: HC 202

Phone: 205-226-4858

Cell: 205-482-3074

Office Hours: M & W 2:00-3:00 pm; T & Th 1:00-2:00 pm

You can download a copy of the syllabus below:

Class Participation & Preparation (50 points or 5% or about 2 points per 25 class sessions)

All students are expected to be full participants in all daily classroom activities that include debates, role-play, videos, pair and group work, reading and singing. Students must prepare for class by completing all assignments in advance and be ready to participate in all class activities and discussions. All chapters of the textbook are to be read and reviewed completely PRIOR to coming to class the day that chapter is discussed. All reading assignments are to be completed at the due time assigned in the Programa.

Class participation, preparation and attendance are CRUCIAL given the conversational nature of the course. Students should take at least 2 hours to prepare each class session. They will be graded, among other things, on the following factors:

·       Completion of homework assignments by the due date: conducting readings, studying, recording video quizzes, writing compositions, and completing a variety of textbook exercises among others.

·       Constant use of Spanish in the classroom

·       Volunteering to answer and ask questions

·       Positive contributions to the class

·       Regular use of new vocabulary

·       Grammatically and phonetically correct answers

·       Progress in the “skill of communication”

·       Attendance

·       Alertness

Tarea de MindTap (7 x 18 = 126 pts. or 12.6%)

MindTap from Cengage Learning represents a new approach to a highly personalized, online learning platform. A cloud-based learning solution, MindTap combines all of your learning tools - readings, multimedia, activities and assessments into a singular Learning Path that guides you through the curriculum. Your professor has selected specific activities for you to complete by the due date indicted in the Programa, see p. 6 of this syllabus. Students will connect to https://www.cengage.com/dashboard/#/course-confirmation/MTPPRM8Q92T4/initial-course-confirmation and follow the prompts to register into MindTap.  

1. Como agua para chocolate / Discusión en clase 06 de septiembre

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=como+agua+para+chocolate+pelicula+completa&type=E211US105G0#id=1&vid=cea8b779bbc9516b447173527e4855f3&action=view ;

2. Flores de otro mundo / Discusión en clase 27 de septiembre

3. Fresa y chocolate / Discusión en clase 25 de octubre

 https://www.facebook.com/DiversidadesCU/videos/242068887228346/

4. María llena eres de gracia / Discusión en clase 15 de noviembre

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfYmHnpNC0M

Temas and Revisiones: Four times during the semester, students will write an essay of about 500 words in Spanish. Dates for each tema and rewrite are shown in the Programa found on Moodle. Temas and rewrites must be typed, double-spaced. After the tema is turned in, the Professor will indicate any grammatical problems the essay may have using the Corrections Key posted on Moodle. Once the original tema is returned to the students, they will correct the mistakes and turn in the typed corrected version and the original version by the date specified on the Programa. Failure to turn in the original version along with the rewrite will result in a 30% on the value of the rewrite.  Students are welcomed to consult with the Professor on both the original and the rewrite to help them catch mistakes before turning in their work. However, students may not ask anyone else (other students or professors, native speakers, Spanish tutor, etc.) for help or proofreading of the temas. Doing so would constitute a violation of the BSC Honor Code.

Video Quizz – Crítica de película (4 x 30 pts. = 120 pts. or 12%)

On designated days (found on your course Programa) students will record and submit your impressions about a film previously watched for class via Moodle. The monologue should act as an oral film critique in which students will develop the answer to How did you like the movie? with specific examples and details of the film. Students may prepare and practice the monologue beforehand but should focus on spontaneous speech as much as possible when recording themselves. Students may record the exercise as many times as they like before sending the final copy to the Professor. Once the recording is completed to the student’s satisfaction, he/she will submit the video via Moodle. These recordings are scored based on a rubric of 30 points available in Moodle. The video must be completed by the posted deadline shown on the Programa at the end of the syllabus.

Presentación Oral (50 pts. or 5% / 1 x 50 pts.)

Each student will have an oral presentation once during the semester. Dates and topics will be posted on Moodle by the third week of class. Students should start preparing their presentation well in advance of the assigned date. Grading guidelines and scoring rubrics are posted on Moodle, but in general:

• The Oral Presentation must last 10 minutes

• The presentation must incorporate the chapter vocabulary in a meaningful way; each student should use at least 12 new words in order to get full credit

• Students should strive for spontaneous speech. Reading from notes or excessive reliance on notes or a PowerPoint will result in a lower grade.

• During the presentation, the rest of the class will be practicing the skill of interpretive listening. A reaction worksheet (hoja de comentario) is posted on Moodle; students should print it out and bring it to class on the day of each Presentación Oral. The reaction sheet is due the following class period.

• The Presentation will take place on Tuesday, November 22 in class

• Please select a topic from the List of topics provided below.

Conversaciones (120 pts. or 12% / 3 x 40 pts.)

On three occasions during the semester, students will have an out-of-class conversation in the Professor’s office with one or two of their classmates. These conversations will be completely spontaneous and students will not know the exact topic for the conversation until they arrive at the Professor’s office. About a week before each conversación, the Professor will post guidelines and a general idea of the topic on Moodle. Students will sign up for a 15-minute slot that is convenient for everyone involved; students who are no-shows for their chosen conversación time will receive a 10% penalty for their rescheduled conversación. Rubrics for evaluating the conversaciones are posted on Moodle.

Portafolio Cultural (100 points or 10%)

One of the major objectives of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to utilize their communicative skills in Spanish while deepening their understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Students are encouraged to participate in events and programs which involve the Hispanic community, such as visits to local Hispanic institutions (churches, medical centers, businesses or other organizations), interviews with members of the Hispanic speaking community (on-or off-campus), writing to pen-pals in a Spanish speaking country, attendance to cultural events hosted by BSC, among others (presentations, movies, shows), etc. Students are required to prepare and maintain a Cultural Portfolio which describes their involvement in such activities and should include visual aids, such as pictures, sketches as well as evidence such as tickets to the events and recorded interviews on tape. Statements around reflective thoughts should include: 1. Reason for the selected activity, 2. Description of the event (date, time, participants, and objectives), 3. What did I learn from this experience? 4. What did I like best and what did I like least of this experience? The minimum number of activities for the completion of this project is five. Each activity will be worth 20 points based on accuracy and completion making a total of 100 points per portfolio. Out of the five cultural activities two of them should be of an oral interview nature. The Portafolio Cultural is due on Tuesday, November 29^th. Before hand in it to the professor, students will conduct a round table presentation about their experiences with this project. The rubric and other details for this project are available on Moodle.

In total there will be FOUR TalkAbroad conversations during the semester for SN 300 students (due on September 22th, October 20th, November 10th, and with the Final by December 2nd). Students will need to register into our class section (Ramos2022-273515)

To get started, students need to do the following:

1. Create a student account on talkabroad.com and input the Section Code from their professor to join their section: Ramos2022-273515
2. Redeem the FOUR Pre-purchase Codes received from the bookstore
3. Make reservations with the assignment topics their professor has already created (see list of questions provided within Assignments)
4. Students must schedule these activities with their TalkAbroad partner not later than 72 hours before the due date. 

Examen Final (100 points or 10% including TalkAbroad #4)

This is a comprehensive exam given during finals week. The professor will discuss the format of the exam and study strategies before the exam. Daily preparation and completion of all assignments throughout the term will help students prepare for this activity. It will take place on Friday, December 2nd, 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Online Learning Center for Textbook

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073513180/student_view0/index.html 

Colby Website for Grammar Practice

http://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/

Punto y aparte Online Learning Center

http://www.mhhe.com/puntoyaparte3

iLrn Online Resources for PUENTES

https://hlc.quia.com/books?qbid=0.803326854613446&sessionId=9b6e8777aad0e26fcd71fa36c64392d3_jjzwvh4d_3p3u&type=4&bcp=HLC

Grammar Tutorials

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073385301/student_view0/grammar_tutorials.html

Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Direct+and+indirect+object+pronouns&view=detail&mid=CFACB179E1D2C52CC8D5CFACB179E1D2C52CC8D5&FORM=VIRE

HOY (Canción interpretada por Gloria Estefan, autor Gianmarco (cantautor peruano)

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t&p=HOY+Gloria+Estefan+Letra#id=4&vid=074b6a6fcde538ed6d0e267704025439&action=view

Por/Para

https://uab.instructure.com/courses/1486768/modules/items/14886406

Palabras afirmativas y negativas

https://121spanish.com/affirmatives-and-negatives

Presente del subjuntivo

https://www.npsd.k12.nj.us/cms/lib04/NJ01001216/Centricity/Domain/493/Lektion12.pdf

The following link contains a bank of Spanish grammar tutorials:

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073385301/student_view0/grammar_tutorials.html

Training video for students for Cengage & MindTap utilization

https://startstrong.cengage.com/mindtap-moodle-ia-no/ 

Lista de enlaces que contienen palabras que riman para la creacion de poemas VERVIR

Please note that attendance to class is mandatory.

If you had to be absent (due to illness, BSC sports and/or an emergency of personal matters), you will need to arrange a meeting with our Spanish tutor, Nolen Ridlehoover (ngridleh@bsc.edu) to review whatever you missed during your absence. You can also review any other grammatical structure, vocabulary, questions you might have; practice your pronunciation by reading aloud; and/or having a conversation for preparation to TalkAbroad (see list of questions on Moodle). Minimum time for a tutorial session is 30 minutes.