Course Description:

This course provides an opportunity to enhance the review and expansion of the essential skills of the Spanish language. Emphasis is placed on the study of authentic and representative literary and cultural texts through the use of various supplementary learning media and materials. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate effectively, accurately, and creatively about the past, present, and future. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Course Goals and Purposes:

Students will use this lab as reinforcement to:

1.  Understand standard written and oral communication in present, past and future tenses including the subjunctive mood.

2. Respond in writing with reasonable proficiency to increasingly complex statements and questions in present, past and future tense, including the subjunctive.

c. Compose compositions in Spanish that incorporate new grammar structures and vocabulary.

d. Read longer and more complex passages that contain new grammatical structures.

e. Comprehend and use additional words and idioms.

f. Discuss basic components of the Hispanic culture in the United States and abroad.

Required Textbooks: NA

Required Clothing, Materials, Supplies, etc.: Pens/pencils, notebook, reliable online access, microphone, GOOD Spanish/English Dictionary   

Students with Disabilities Statement:  Students with documented disabilities will be afforded accommodation in their classes consistent with the requirements of the American with Dis-abilities Act.  The student should notify the course instructor within the first week of classes and request assistance if he/she has such a disability.  Additional assistance may be obtained from the College’s ADA Coordinator whose office is located in Student Services.  The College is unable to provide any accommodations unless professional documentation of the disability and a timely notification of needs are received.  Policies covering special considerations for taking the placement test as part of the admissions process may be found in the college catalog.

Attendance Policy:  All students are expected to attend every scheduled class.  Attendance is computed beginning with the first scheduled class meeting.  If an emergency prevents a student from attending class, the student should notify his/her instructor as soon as possible.

In the event that a student does not attend at least 85 percent of all scheduled contact hours, the instructor may drop the student.  If there are extenuating circumstances, the instructor has the authority to make an exception to the attendance policy.

Students are expected to report to class on time.  Specific guidelines regarding attendance and tardiness are included in course outlines.

Effective Fall 2001

SECHS and concurrently/dual-enrolled students are expected to attend their college classes whether or not the public schools are in session.  All absences and tardies in college classes are covered by SCC’s Attendance Policy and Campus-Wide Guidelines for Tardiness.

Campus-Wide Guidelines for Tardiness: 

-       Students are expected to attend every class and are required to be present for 85 percent of all scheduled class meetings. 

-       Students who are not present when roll is called will be marked absent until he or she notifies the instructor of his/her arrival time at the end of class.

-       Students who return late from breaks will be counted absent for the remainder of class until he or she notifies the instructor of his/her return time after class.

-       Students planning to leave class early must inform the instructor of his/her departure time before instruction begins.

-       All tardies will be assessed in the following manner:

1 – 15 minutes = 15 minutes absence
15 – 30 minutes = 30 minutes absence
30 – 45 minutes = 45 minutes absence
Over 45 minutes = 1 hour absence
Example: A student arriving for class 10 minutes late will be assessed a 15-minute tardy.  A student leaving class 20 minutes early will be assessed a 30-minute tardy.

 Students who fail to adhere to these guidelines will be counted absent for one class meeting.

 These guidelines are consistent with the college’s attendance policy which is designed to encourage strong work ethics, promote expectations reflective of the workplace, and provide an environment conducive to learning. 

Effective Fall 2006

Guidelines for Attendance/Late assignments in Online Classes:

-       Official entry in online classes is determined by successful submission of the course syllabus agreement on or before the course census date.

-       Attendance in online classes is based on completion of graded assignments. 

-       Successful submission of the syllabus agreement on or before the course census date determines entry in an online class.

-       Successful completion and submission of an assignment constitutes one attendance.

-       If an assignment is submitted late, 10 percent of the maximum possible score will be deducted daily.

-       If an assignment is not received within 10 days after the due date, it will not be accepted, a grade of zero will be assigned, and one absence will be counted.

-       Once a student’s absences have exceeded 15 percent of the total course assignments, he or she will be dropped from the course.

These guidelines are consistent with the college’s attendance policy and are in accordance with the state statute as outlined by the North Carolina Community College System.

Effective Fall 2006

 Guidelines Pertaining to Cellular Phone and Electronic Devices Usage:  Students may not disrupt class with the use of cellular phones, pagers or similar electronic devices.  Students who act in disregard to these guidelines are subject to being dropped from class at the discretion of the instructor. It is against school policy to film, record, or photograph someone without their consent. Therefore anyone caught filming, recording, or photographing during class will be asked to leave and can be expelled.

 Academic Misconduct/Plagiarism Policy:  Giving or receiving unauthorized aid (aid or material used without the instructor’s permission or approval) on an assignment.  Unauthorized material includes but is not necessarily limited to test information, research papers, books, periodicals, and unauthorized electronic information.

 Plagiarism as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary is “to steal and use the ideas and writings of another as one’s own.”  Plagiarism includes not giving proper acknowledgment via footnote, endnote, or in-text citation.  Quoting part of a source (a sentence or more) without proper acknowledge through the above citation is plagiarism. 

 Other academic misconduct includes copying, taking, or acquiring without permission any academic material (test information, research papers, notes, books, periodicals, etc.) from a member of the College staff, faculty, or student body or any comparable violation of academic security.

 In Spanish class, plagiarism also includes the use of online translation sites. They are there to help you; they are not there to do your work. Anyone caught plagiarizing will receive a Zero on the assignment. If the misconduct-plagiarism continues, student will receive an F for the class.

 Withdrawal Policy:  Students may withdraw from a course(s) or the College up to the 70 percent date of the semester and receive a grade(s) of W.  After the advertised 70 percent point of the semester, a student will receive a grade of  F. Students who quit attending a class will be withdrawn administratively when the student violates the attendance policy.  For courses that do not meet for a sixteen-week period, the 70 percent date will be the class period in which the 70 percent point occurs. 

 For nontraditional courses, including but not limited to telecourses and web-based courses, the withdrawal date for the course will be the date the student last completed an academic-related activity verifiable by the instructor.

 Students who register but fail to attend class (es) will receive a grade of “NG.”  A student who registers and withdraws during the registration period will receive no grade indication.  Students with documented medical or other emergency reasons may request approval to withdraw at any time through the Vice President of Academic Affairs.  A student will receive a grade of “W” for courses (es) withdrawn by the Vice President.

 Safety Guidelines: Sampson Community College is very concerned about protecting our students, employees, and visitors at all times.  You can help the College to protect everyone by reporting any threats you receive (or hear about) to your instructor, to security, or to another college official.  The College always takes steps to protect anyone who has reason to believe that he/she is in danger.  Also, remember to keep your belongings in secure places and report any suspicious activities to college officials.  Together, we can help our campus to be a safer place.

 Food and drinks in classroom guidelines:  No food or drinks are allowed in the classrooms or labs. 

 Evaluation Method

The final grade will be determined in accordance with the following scale:

*When you have finished reading this syllabus, please send me an email stating that you have read and understood the syllabus.