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Spanish 101
Instructor Contact Info
Sharon Bucklin
(608) 289-6895. Please leave a message. Calls will be answered within 24
hrs.
Email: Sharon.bucklin@uwc.edu. Students can expect a 24 hr. response time
except weekends, which will be 48 hrs. Please be sure to send email from
your campus student account or they may not receive a response.
Office hours: M/W. 4:45pm – 5:45pm in Andrews 249. I am also available on
Skype anytime I am on line. Sharon.baker.bucklin

Course Overview
The main objective of the course is for students to build their communicative
abilities through the study of grammar structures, introduction of vocabulary
and the practice of written and spoken Spanish. Reading, writing, speaking
and listening skills are practiced, and emphasis is placed on the acquisition
of cultural knowledge.

Course Resources
Textbook: Donley, Blanco“Aventuras” 3rd edition. Vista Higher Learning
“Aventuras” Supersite workbook at www.vhlcentral.com
Course blog www.blogger.com http://spa101sharon.bucklin.blogspot.com
www.d2l.uwc.edu
www.voicethread.com
www.studyspanish.com – a good free website for anyone who has an interest
in Spanish language or culture.
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Course Prerequisites
Spanish 101 is a 4 credit first semester course for students with no prior
study of the language. Students will need to have basic computer skills.
Internet searches and access to a computer with audio speakers and
microphone is necessary to complete some assignments. Assignments can
be found on the campus D2L site as well as the list on www.vhlcentral.com
For help with any computer issues students can refer to the Library Help
Desk. You may also contact Campus Network Administrator, Barb Palmer
(office AH19, barb.palmer@uwc.edu), or Campus Instructional Technologist,
Judy Konkel (office AH15, 758-6565x180, judy.konkel@uwc.edu ). If you
have any questions, please ask for help. I will be available during office hours
to assist with any questions related to course content or technology. If I can’t
help you, we can find the answer together.

Learning Community Overview

Students will be completing work on the Aventuras supersite
www.vhlcentral.com on their own however conversation practice and
interaction between learners in an important component of learning a
language. Students will have opportunities for meaningful interaction with
other learners via Skype and assigned topics on the course blog found at
www.blogger.com. http://spa101sharonbucklin.blogspot.com Students should
also interact appropriately when there is a voicethread assignment to
participate in meaningful opportunities to use the vocabulary and grammar
structures being taught.

Netiquette & Discussion Expectations

It is expected that students will actively participate in discussion and online
assignments. Although this is an introductory Spanish course, students come
to the course with different experiences and levels of skill. Please show
respect and tolerance for others. “Flaming” and derogatory remarks meant
to upset other participants are to be discouraged. Due to the nature of online
course work, it is often easy to misread what someone means. You can fell
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free to use emoticons: such as a smile, LOL(Laughing out loud) JK(Just

kidding) or IMHO(in my humble opinion) to help communication. With that in
mind, please note that communication in course work is not the same as
texting. While this is not professional journal writing, you should not be as
informal as you might be in daily communications.
Course Goals and Assignments Content will be covered through
student independent study and in class lecture/activities. Students will be
expected to understand the material in order to complete assignments and
participate in class. Material will be presented via grammar study, readings,
oral lab work, videos and culture study. This course features a high level of
on line language web site work. A variety of assignments will given to enable
communication in Spanish regarding school and family life, everyday
shopping, personal pastimes etc. as these relate to their personal lives.

Assessment
Evaluations:
The final grade in Spanish 101 will be determined according to the following:
Midterm Exam 20% Chapter Tests 20%
Participation 5% Vocabulary Quizzes 10%
Homework 25% Final Exam 20%

Grading Scale:

A = 94 – 100 A- = 90 - 93 B+ = 87 – 89 B= 83 -86
B- = 80 – 82 C+ = 77 – 79
C = 73 - 76 C- = 70 – 72 D+ = 67 – 69 D =63 – 66 D- =
60 – 62 F = below 60
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Midterm Exam
The Midterm is worth 20% of your final course grade. It will cover all
material through the class prior to the test. It evaluates areas of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.

Quizzes / Tests
Each chapter will have a vocabulary quiz. This tests recognition and
application of vocabulary needed to communicate within the theme of
each chapter.
Each chapter will have also one to two cumulative tests. Material comes
from the pages assigned on the Assignment Timeline, which may or may
not be discussed in class. Students are expected to read and understand
assigned pages or to ask questions about the material for further
clarification. I will not be re-teaching the book but rather talking about
the readings and providing opportunities to practice. That stated, it is
each individual’s responsibility to read the material and prepare any
questions so that the class can benefit from group discussion. Quizzes and
tests are online at www.vhlcentral.com

Participation
You are expected to practice Spanish whenever possible. The old adage
“if you don’t use it; you lose it” is very true in learning a foreign language
and you’ve got to use it in the first place! It is important that you participate
in Skype, voicethread or other oral activities as assigned.

Homework
General: Homework will be assigned frequently. It will serve as
either a review/practice of what we have been learning or as preparation
for a lesson. It is better to spend a little time on your Spanish frequently
than to sit down and fry your brain for hours at a time. It is the student’s
responsibility to find out if there is an assignment if they have missed.
They are all listed on the assignement timeline on D2L as well as on the
list on the course textbook website. Some exercises require the use of a
microphone and/or speakers. If you don’t have access to these on your
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own computer, there are many on campus. Take the time to tour the
Supersite and all the useful features. As with all technology, it is subject
to occasions when something goes wrong and you can’t access it. Please
be sure to notify me if you are experiencing problems, otherwise your
work will be late. Finally, a reminder-we have computers on campus, the
Hedberg Library has computers, and your friends/family probably have
computers you could use. Have a back-up plan.

Final Exam
The final exam is worth 20 % of your grade. It will be cumulative. A review session or
worksheets will be given to prepare. The final exam will cover listening, reading and
writing.

Late Assignment Policy

I recognize that sometimes things happen which make it difficult to complete
assignments on time. Late assignments will be accepted but will lose 10%. Assignments
later than one week after the due date will NOT be accepted.
Students are allowed to make up ONE chapter test, if excused.

Make-ups on quizzes or chapter tests are subject to instructor approval. In order to

be excused, the student must submit an excuse in writing
within 48 hours of the missed quiz or test. Please submit
your request to make up a quiz or test to me via email. I will
decide if events such as car accidents, a major family emergency, etc. are reasonable
requests for a make-up. Again, this is at my discretion.

Make up Quizzes or Chapter Tests must be completed within a week of the original
date.
If you find the Aventuras site or D2L system is down when you attempt to submit an
assignment, please submit it via email to
Sharon.bucklin@uwc.edu to avoide being late.
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Plagiarism
With the Internet it is easy for students to complete their writing in English
and then make us of an online translation program to convert their writing
into Spanish. Use of such programs to translate work constitutes turning in
work that is not representative of your own abilities in this course. Students
who are believed to have used such translation help, whether by use of the
computer/Internet or having a native Spanish speaker’s “help” will receive a
zero on the assignment. It is fairly easy to tell if a student has done the
assignment using false methods as there are often grammar structures that
a SPA 101 student would not be familiar with. If a student is called upon to
discuss what the assignment says and they can’t read what they submitted,
that is also a big red flad. Please consider this, and submit work that
demonstrates your own best ability.

Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct is an act in which a student: (a) seeks to claim credit
for the work or efforts of another without authorization or citation; (b) uses
unauthorized materials or fabricated data in any academic exercise; (c)
forges or falsifies academic documents or records; (d) intentionally impedes
or damages the academic work of others; (e) engages in conduct aimed at
making false representation of a student’s academic performance; or (f)
assists other students in any of these acts. The above acts are subject to
disciplinary action. Further information may be found in the UW Colleges
Student Rights and Regulations Handbook at:

http://www.uwc.edu/students/uwc-student-rights-regulations-booklet.pdf

ADA and Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities
Qualified students with disabilities (those who have been admitted and can
provide documentation of their disability) have the right to request
accommodations from the university, as stipulated within Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1976 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students
needing accommodations should provide early notice to staff in the campus
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Student Services Office because of the time required for arranging

accommodations. Students may also contact the coordinator of Services for
Students with Disabilities in Madison at 608-262-2001 (voice) or 608-265-
5766 (TDD/TTY) for information and assistance. More information may be
found at:
http://www.uwc.edu/students/disability/