Dr. Craig N. Bergeson
Weber State University
Elizabeth Hall - Room #434A
801-626-7111
cbergeson@weber.edu
Office hours: MWF 10:30-11:30 a.m.                      

Spanish 2010:
Second Year Spanish, Part I

Weber State University, Summer 2011
Elizabeth Hall 105
MWF 8:30 - 10:20 a.m.

Course Syllabus

Course Description: In this course you will continue to learn to communicate in simple but clear phrases about daily life in the Hispanic world, and we will focus more specifically on teaching you to communicate about your social life and the environment in which you live. You will also learn various aspects of Hispanic culture related to these topics.

Required Texts:

• Marty Knorre, et. al.  Puntos de partida, 8th edition.  Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

• Online Quia Workbook to accompany Puntos de partida*

• Online Quia Lab Manual to accompany Puntos de partida*

*In the bookstore you can purchase a packet that includes the main text and a card with the access codes for the Workbook and Lab Manual. If you buy a used book, you will need to purchase the access codes separately through Quia. If you wish purchase the access code separately, you will need to get a course code from the instructor.

Course Requirements

• Preparation and participation: In order to participate fully in this course, students should arrive at class each day with the homework prepared, and they should actively participate in all class activities. During each class period, the instructor will evaluate the students' level of preparation and participation, and then at midterm and the end of the semester students will be assigned a preparation and participation grade according to the following scale: 
   

  10	Student is always well prepared, regularly volunteers comments and questions, never speaks English during group activities, and is one of the leaders in class and group discussions.
  9	Student is almost always well prepared, almost never speaks English during group activities, and regularly volunteers comments and questions.
  8	Student is usually prepared, sometimes speaks English during group activities, and sometimes volunteers comments and questions.
  7	Student is only partially prepared, often speaks English during group activities, and rarely volunteers comments and questions.
  6	Student is not usually prepared, often speaks English during group activities, and does not participate voluntarily.
  1-5	Student is not prepared, constantly speaks English during group activities, and rarely participates.

  In order to participate, you must attend class; therefore, each student will be allowed only one absence. For every absence thereafter your Preparation and participation grade will be docked one point.
   

• Homework: Will consist mostly of assignments in the Online Workbook and Lab Manual, with some other assignments as well. The Online Workbook and Lab Manual are available through Quia. In order to use them, you will need to register at http://books.quia.com and follow the instructions I will hand out to you. For most days that we meet as a class, assignments will be given from the Workbook and Lab Manual. You will complete the assignment online before coming to class, as it will prepare you for what we do in class that day.
   
• Interviews: Each student will have a midterm interview and a final interview with the instructor. The topics of the interviews will be based on the material covered in class up till that point.
   
• Chapter exams: An exam will be given following the preliminary review and following each of the four chapters we cover. The dates for the exams are listed below, on the Course Calendar. If you must be absent the day of an exam, please make arrangements with the instructor before that day. No make-up exams will be allowed.
   
• Final exam: This exam is comprehensive and will be on the last day of class, Friday, June 17. No make-up exams will be allowed.
   

Calculation of Final Grade

 
Policies

Make-up work: Any valid reason for missing an exam due to truly extenuating circumstances should be presented to the instructor for consideration in advance of the activity in question, whenever reasonably possible. You may call me, use my voice mail or my e-mail to contact me in such an extenuating situation. If you desire a response from me, e-mail is most highly recommended. If you anticipate a problem, please talk to me about it as soon as possible.

Late work: Homework is due as indicated on the Course Calendar. Late homework will receive a grade reduction.

Academic Honesty: It is expected that students will submit their own work. Copying information from the internet and pasting it into a paper or assignment, without giving proper credit, is plagiarism. A complete description of cheating and plagiarism can be found in the WSU Student Code (Section IV, Part D, Paragraph 2). Plagiarism will result in  a failing on an assignment or in the course, depending on its severity. On the other hand, students are encouraged to have others read their work and give comments and suggestions before turning work in.

Students with Disabilities. Students with medical, psychological or learning limitations or disabilities who desire academic adjustments or accommodations, must contact Services for Students with Disabilities (tel. 626-6413). This contact should occur at least ten days prior to the time an academic adjustment or accommodation is needed.

Core Beliefs: Students are to determine, before the last day to drop courses without penalty, if any course requirements conflict with their core beliefs. If there is such a conflict, the student should consider dropping the class. A student who finds this solution impracticable may request a resolution from the instructor. This policy does not oblige the instructor to grant the request, except in those cases when a denial would be arbitrary and capricious or illegal. This request must be made to the instructor in writing and the student must deliver a copy of the request to the office of the department head. The student's request must articulate the burden the requirement would place on the student's beliefs.

Contingency plan for extended campus closure:
In the event of an extended campus closure I will continue to provide instruction by utilizing the Blackboard online course system and will expect you to login into the system on a regular basis to keep up with coursework. I will check email within the Blackboard course on a daily basis should you need to communicate with me personally. If you are not familiar with the Blackboard system, please review the student orientation available at http://wsuonline.weber.edu/students/orientation.asp, and please let me know by the end of the first week of the semester if you do not have access to a computer and/or the Internet from your home.