BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Spanish 212-11 (3 credits)

Spring 2007

Wednesdays 5:15P     8:00P       A106   

Instructor’s Name: Nell G. Tiller                                        

Office Location: D116                                                           BRCC Voice-Mail # 2220

Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 2:00-4:30

by appointment                                                                       BRCC E-Mail: tillern@brcc.edu

Wednesdays 2:00-4:30

Tuesday/Thursdays 1:00-4:45                                               web:  http://www1.brcc.edu/tiller

I.      COURSE DESCRIPTION

Continues to develop fluency through emphasis on idioms and other complex sentence structures. Prerequisite SPA 211 or equivalent.

II.     STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

(A)  The student will use Spanish in the class.

(B)   The student will continue to develop spoken proficiency.

(C)  The student will increase reading, writing and listening levels

(D)   The student will use review grammar points as per text and as needed.

This is an elective course that may apply to the college/university transfer
program, nursing and health programs, or personal development.

III.                   EVALUATION AND REQUIREMENTS:

1.         Attendance and conversational assignments count as your participation grade which equals one third of your grade. The conversational assignments will deal with a story from  Album

        Invited speakers will contribute to your listening and speaking skills

2.         A one page typed double spaced based on topics of interest to the class or by instructor.  These will receive a grade. The average of these count 1/3 of your grade.

3.         The final exam will be taken on Wednesday, December 13 if I can find a room. The final exam is 1/3 of your grade.

 

Attendance Policy:  The student is required to attend all class meetings. Roll is taken in each session. It reflects your participation grade. The participation grade averages with the selftests. Please call instructor with emergencies and/or appointments.

Grade Determination: 90-100 = A, 80-89= B, 70-79 = C, 60-69=D, below 60=F

Gradable Content: 

Attendance and self tests = 30 %

                                    3 Tests = 30%

                        Final exam = 30%

                                    TOTAL = 100%                                 

Academic Honesty (Honor Code): 

"The functioning of an academic community depends on the integrity of all of its members. Blue Ridge Community College values truthfulness, respect for the property of others, and honesty in academic work." BRCC Honor Code: http://www.brcc.edu/Student/Catalog/academic/code.htm

As a member of this community, you are responsible for understanding and adhering to the Honor Code.  Violations include (but are not limited to) cheating on tests and quizzes, unauthorized collaboration on assignments, and plagiarism.  Your instructor is the ultimate source of policy on individual assignments; please consult him or her if you have any questions or concerns about what is permitted.

Violations of the Honor Code may result in a grade penalty and/or disciplinary action.  For further information on your rights and responsibilities as a student, and the disciplinary guidelines and procedures, please consult the Student Handbook (http://www.brcc.edu/Student/Handbook/policy/rights.htm).  For information on the grade appeal procedure, please consult the Catalog (http://www.brcc.edu/Student/Catalog/academic/grades.htm).

  VII.      DISABILITY SERVICES: 

   If you have a disability for which you wish to be considered for an accommodation, please make an

appointment with the Office of Disability Services located in the Houff Student Center. 

The purpose of providing accommodations is to ensure that students with disabilities are granted the

opportunity to access programs and services offered by the college.   Requested accommodations are

considered on a case by case basis by the Coordinator of Disability Services, who works with faculty to

ensure both access and academic standards are maintained.  Students requesting services must meet

with the Disability Services Coordinator and provide sufficient documentation of the disability prior to

receiving accommodations.  Accommodations are not retroactive and do not result in modification of the

essential academic elements of the course.

IV.         TEXT:   

  Album. Valette & Renjilian-Burgy Third Edition

IV.                  INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

§ Hand outs as needed and determined by the instructor.

§ http://www1.brcc.edu/tiller   which includes other links that are beneficial

§ www.studyspanish.com

V.                     CLASS SCHEDULE AND SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTION  

• Assignments for each week will include reading one story of two-three pages, or two short stories of one page each. We will follow the pattern of discussing the stories and we will build a vocabulary list that we will add to throughout the semester of words that class members suggest.

• You will write on either a theme I give you or one that you wish to write about. The paper is due starting the second week of class.

• I am going to try to find places where we can help in a school or in some situation that fits the character of our class. In addition, I will find native speakers to come to class and converse. In addition, perhaps you could do a community service project that has you using Spanish.

• Every class I will focus on a grammar point suggested by you the week before.

• While this may seem like a very loose schedule, I hope you will see it as student centered. The goal is to get you to speak as much as possible with native speakers and to continue to build vocabulary and reinforce grammar.

• We will start the first class with Prisa by Octavio Paz p. 81.

Exam schedule can be found on the BRCC Web site.

Please check the BRCC web page current students and calendar for all drop dates and other pertinent information.