SPANISH 104/104G: Beginners' Spanish 1

Semester 1, 2018        

Points:
SPANISH 104/104G is worth 15 points.

Restriction:
This course may not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has been passed.

Convenor:
Dr Eduardo Piñeros, Arts 2, Room 404A, c-e.pineros@auckland.ac.nz, +64 9 373 7599 ext. 87126

Course Description and Objectives:

To give a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish, enabling the student to hold a conversation on contemporary topics and provide for the necessities of daily life. Emphasis is on communicative competence: speaking, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and writing in Spanish, focusing on the present tense. The rich cultures of the Hispanic world are studied in the context of language acquisition.

Eligibility:

True beginners

This course is for true Spanish beginners. Accordingly, students who have achieved 16 credits in Level 2 NCEA Spanish within the last two years are not eligible to take it; they must enrol in SPANISH 105 instead.

Language Ability Declaration (LAD)

All students enrolling in a Spanish course for the first time at The University of Auckland must submit a Language Ability Declaration (LAD). Failure to submit this form by Friday of week 1 will result in enrolment cancelation. To complete your LAD, go to:

www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/language-enrolment

General Education

Students who want this course to count for General Education must enrol in SPANISH 104G. If you take SPANISH 104G and decide later on that you want to take additional Spanish courses you can. Simply go to the Arts Students’ Centre to get form AS81 and they will tell you how to proceed.

Class times, rooms, and teacher contact information:
Depending on your stream, you will have one hour of class Tuesday through Friday or two hours on Wednesday and two hours on Friday. Attendance is taken at each class.

Stream 1 (28275 & 28282) 8 – 9am	Days and Venues:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		Com. A G16	Com. A G13	HSB 211	Com. A G10
	Teacher:	Catherine Lee
	Email:	clee916@aucklanduni.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Tuesday, 2-3pm, 313B, Arts 2
Stream 2 (28276 & 28283) 9 – 10am	Days and Venues:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		Com. A G16	Com. A G13	HSB 211	Com. A G10
	Teacher:	Ruth Tizón
	Email:	rtiz353@aucklanduni.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Friday, 10-11am, 313B, Arts 2
Stream 3 (28277 & 28284) 9 – 11am	Days and Venues:		Wednesday		Friday
			Com. A G15 & G10		HSB 211
	Teacher:	Eduardo Piñeros
	Email:	c-e.pineros@auckland.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Wednesday, 3-4pm, 404A Arts 2
Stream 4 (28278 & 28285) 9 – 11am	Days and Venues:		Wednesday		Friday
			Com. A G14		Com. A G14
	Teacher:	Georgia Little
	Email:	glit100@aucklanduni.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Friday, 11am-12pm, 313B, Arts 2
Stream 5 (28279 & 28286) 12 – 2pm	Days and Venues:		Wednesday		Friday
			HSB 211		HSB 211
	Teacher:	Eduardo Piñeros
	Email:	c-e.pineros@auckland.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Friday, 3-4pm, 404A Arts 2
Stream 6 (28280 & 28287) 12 – 2pm	Days and Venues:	CLOSED
	Teacher:
	Email:
	Office hour:
Stream 7 (28281 & 28288) 4 – 5pm	Days and Venues:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		Com. A G13	HSB 902	OGG 040c	HSB 208
	Teacher:	Catherine Lee
	Email:	clee916@aucklanduni.ac.nz
	Office hour:	Wednesday, 1-2pm, 313C, Arts 2

Time investment:

SPANISH 104 has 4 contact hours per week. Attendance at all classes is essential in order to have oral practice and gain communicative skills. Language acquisition builds on previous knowledge and you cannot cram at the end. Daily study for short periods of time to memorise vocabulary and verbs offers the best strategy for success; it enables you to structure and build on your study efficiently. For each class hour you should study one hour at home. In all, with classes and personal study, you should spend 10 hours per week on Spanish 104.

Main weekly topics:

This course is taught in Spanish as that is the only way to learn the language. Your ear will gradually get used to the sounds and rhythm of the language and your ability to understand and speak Spanish will develop.

Week 1 - Greetings and introductions
Week 2 - Asking and giving personal information
Week 3 - Talking about your house
Week 4 - Talking about the neighbourhood and the city
Week 5 - Asking and giving directions
Week 6 - Numbers and time
Week 7 - Ordering food and talking about daily activities
Week 8 - Describing people and talking about the family
Week 9 - Shopping for clothes
Week 10 - Expressing preferences
Week 11 - Inviting people and talking about ongoing activities
Week 12 - Oral tests

Course calendar:

Week 1 26 de febrero	Hora 1	Hora 2	Horas 3	Horas 4
	Introducción Unidad 1	Unidad 1	Unidad 1	Unidad 1 Tarea 1 Posted
Week 2 5 de marzo	Hora 5	Hora 6	Hora 7	Hora 8
	Unidad 1	Unidad 2	Unidad 2	Unidad 2
Week 3 12 de marzo	Hora 9	Hora 10	Hora 11	Hora 12
	Unidad 2	Unidad 2	Unidad 3	Unidad 3 Tarea 1 Handed In (Unidades 1-2)
Week 4 19 de marzo	Hora 13	Hora 14	Hora 15	Hora 16
	Unidad 3 Tarea 2 Posted	Unidad 3	Unidad 3	Unidad 4 Tarea 1 Returned
Week 5 26 de marzo	Hora 17	Hora 18	Pascua
	Unidad 4	PRUEBA 1 (Unidades 1-3)
RECESO: 30 de marzo - 14 de abril
Week 6 16 de abril Canvas Test 1 (Unidades 1-4)	Hora 19	Hora 20	Hora 21	Hora 22
	Unidad 4	Unidad 4 PRUEBA 1 Returned	Unidad 4	Unidad 5
Week 7 23 de abril	ANZAC		Horas 23	Hora 24
			Unidad 5	Unidad 5 Tarea 2 Handed In (Unidades 3-4)
Week 8 30 de abril	Hora 25	Hora 26	Hora 27	Hora 28
	Unidad 5 Tarea 3 Posted	Unidad 5	Unidad 6	Unidad 6 Tarea 2 Returned
Week 9 7 de mayo	Hora 29	Hora 30	Hora 31	Hora 32
	Unidad 6	Unidad 6	Unidad 6	Unidad 7
Week 10 14 de mayo	Hora 33	Hora 34	Hora 35	Hora 36
	Unidad 7	Unidad 7 Tarea 3 Handed In (Unidades 5-6)	Unidad 7	Unidad 8
Week 11 21 de mayo	Hora 37	Hora 38	Hora 39	Hora 40
	Unidad 8	Unidad 8 Tarea 3 Returned	Unidad 8	PRUEBA 2 (Unidades 4-7)
Week 12 28 de mayo Canvas Test 2 (Unidades 5-8)	Hora 41	Hora 42	Hora 43	Hora 44
	PRUEBAS ORALES	PRUEBAS ORALES	PRUEBAS ORALES	PRUEBAS ORALES PRUEBA 2 Returned

Resources:
Prescribed Textbook

Nuevo Ven 1. Libro del Alumno. It comes with two CDs for audio practice. In SPANISH 104, we cover Unidades 1-8. If you continue into SPANISH 105, you will cover Unidades 9-15 there.

Prescribed Workbook

Nuevo Ven 1. Workbook (Unidades 1-8). It comes with one CD for listening exercises. The answers to the questions are provided on pages 62-64 so that you can check the accuracy of your work.

Course website

The Spanish 104/104G Canvas website is a rich repository of electronic materials that will help you study and practice your Spanish. Features include Power Point presentations, review questions, vocabulary lists, links to dictionaries and grammar sites, audio, video, practice quizzes, information about course activities, and more. You are encouraged to take advantage of these resources. Using them on a regular basis will be of great help for your success in this course.

Course Assessment:

Assignments	3 @ 5%	15%
In-class tests	2 @ 10%	20%
Canvas quizzes	2 @ 2.5%	5%
Oral test	1 @ 20%	20%
Final examination	1 @ 40%	40%

Class protocol:

All students in this course are expected to exhibit classroom behavior that is conducive to a positive learning environment. The following guidelines must be observed at all times:

• Arrive on time so that you do not disrupt class activities
• Participate when appropriate
• Be respectful to the teacher and to other students
• Do not leave the classroom during instruction without first informing your teacher
• Do not make/receive phone calls or check your email during class
• Do not pack or leave before the end of class
• Do not work on other classes’ homework in class
• Do not chat with other students in English during class

Regular study:

Learning a foreign language requires regular study. The course website provides the materials that you need to review and practice during the hours of independent study that you are expected to dedicate to this course. You should:

• Use the Power Point presentations (Presentaciones) to review the content of each lesson.
• Answer the three review questions (Repaso) after each lesson. Your teacher will begin each class by going over the questions corresponding to the content of the previous class, so be ready to answer them.
• Do the assigned workbook exercises (Ejercicios) after each lesson. Your teacher will go over these exercises on the review days (REPASO) scheduled in the course outline.
• Do the multiple choice practice (Práctica) for each Unidad. The questions for your two Canvas quizzes will be drawn from there.
• Listen to the audio clips (Audio) from the textbook (libro) and the workbook (cuaderno). Each of the in-class tests will include a listening-comprehension exercise based on one of those audio clips.
• Watch the video episodes (Videos) of Apartamento para dos and do the comprehension exercises. If you have difficulty understanding, you have the option of viewing the transcript.
• Avoid missing class so that you can participate in the interactive activities with your classmates and try speaking as much Spanish and as little English as possible during class.

Illness or impairment:

If you are prevented by illness from handing in a tarea (homework assignment) or from taking a prueba (test), inform the Course Coordinator, Eduardo Piñeros, as soon as possible to see if you can reschedule, (send an email to c-e.pineros@auckland.ac.nz) and present a medical certificate on your first day back. In the case of illness for a test, you must also obtain a form, “Notes of Consideration for Written Tests Application” from the Clocktower Information Centre (x88199/88378), Clocktower Building, 22 Princes St, complete it and hand it in within a week of the date of the scheduled test or exam. In the case of illness for a final exam, written or oral, you must complete an SA49 form, obtainable from Examinations Office (x87557).

Students with impairments are asked to discuss privately with the Course Coordinator (face–to-face and/or by email) any impairment-related requirements regarding delivery of course content or course assessments. Please contact Eduardo Piñeros (c-e.pineros@auckland.ac.nz) as soon as possible if you have any impairment-related needs.

Extensions and penalties:

Time management is essential to academic success, and it is the responsibility of students to manage their time so all assignments can be submitted on or before the due dates.

Serious circumstances

For serious circumstances* beyond the student’s control (see below), s/he may request an extension from the course convenor. The request should…

• be made by email at least 2-3 days BEFORE the due date for the assignment
• provide an explanation of the circumstances
• be supported by a satisfactory medical certificate or other documentation

If an extension is granted, you will be given a new due date.

• Only ONE extension can be granted to a student per assignment.
• Only in extreme circumstances will late requests for extensions be considered.

*Serious circumstances means sudden illness (in the case of in-class tests etc.) or long-term illness (for essays etc. done over a week or more). It does NOT mean time management difficulties, wanting to go on holiday, relatives visiting from overseas, computer breakdowns, etc.

Lateness

Any work submitted after the due date and without an extension form or permission in writing from the Course Convenor will be treated as overdue and penalties will apply. 

The mark given to an overdue assignment will be reduced by 5 per cent of the total possible marks for that assignment for each day that it is late up to 5 days. Assignments which are due on Friday, or the day before a university holiday, but are not received until the next working day will be counted as TWO days late. Overdue assignments that are submitted more than five days late will not be marked; nor will assignments be marked if submitted after the assignment has been marked and returned. Unmarked assignments will be held by the marker until the end of the semester, and in cases where the final grade for the student is borderline (D+), the marker may choose to award a minimal completion mark. For this reason, it is better to hand in an assignment late than not at all.

Out-of-class assessment

When a staff member grants an extension they will set a new due date. The completed assignment must be submitted on or before the new due date together with the medical certificate and other documentation. If an assignment is submitted after the new due date, penalties for lateness apply as above.

In-class tests and electronic tests

When serious circumstances (e.g. sudden serious illness or a car accident) cause a student to miss an in-class test or electronic test it is expected that the student will notify the Course Coordinator at the earliest possible opportunity, if possible before the scheduled test or presentation takes place. If the student or their representative makes no contact within five days of the scheduled test/presentation, they will be awarded a zero grade for that piece of assessment.

Plagiarism:

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence.  The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced.  This requirement also applies to sources on the world-wide web. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

Students may not translate work from another source without proper acknowledgment and referencing. The use of translation machines to translate and copy texts into the target language of an assignment constitutes academic dishonesty.

The penalties for plagiarism are severe and can range from gaining no marks for the assignment to disciplinary action under the terms of the Examination Regulations. For further information and advice on University regulations and how to reference appropriately, see:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/teaching-learning/academic-integrity/tl-about-academic-integrity.html.

This webpage provides links and information about various aspects of academic integrity: sources of information and advice (e.g. Referen©ite) as well as University regulations (the Student Academic Conduct Statute), and Turnitin.

All students entering the University are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.