Spanish 1A Syllabus - Course Information - Two-Semester Course Outline

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Spanish I (Level I) teaches students to greet people, describe family and friends, discuss hobbies, and communicate about home life, occupations, travel, and medicine. Each lesson integrates vocabulary, grammar, and culture, supported by explanations and exercises. Instruction focuses on present-tense verb forms, imperatives, adjective agreement, impersonal constructions, formal and informal address, and reflexive verbs. The course is aligned with ACTFL standards, delivered online through Blackboard, and assessed with unit tests and a final exam using Proctorio.

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Spanish, Level I (SPANISH) 1A Syllabus Course Name Spanish 1A Course Information Spanish I teaches students to greet people, describe family and friends, talk about hobbies, and communicate about other topics, such as home life, occupations, travel, and medicine. Each lesson presents vocabulary, grammar, and culture in context, followed by explanations and exercises. Vocabulary includes terms to describe school subjects, parts of the body, and people, as well as idiomatic phrases. Instruction in language structure and grammar includes the structures and uses of present-tense verb forms, imperatives, adjective agreement, impersonal constructions, formal and informal address, and reflexive verbs. Students explore words used in different Spanishspeaking regions and learn about the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and regions within and outside Europe. This course is built to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards. Length: Two semesters. This syllabus addresses the first semester of the course. Course Delivery Method This course is delivered online. You will access the course by logging into your Blackboard account and clicking the link to the Course Content on the Menu Bar to the left. All course learning activities and formative assessments will take place in the Course Content. When you click on “Units” on the Menu Bar to the left, you will also notice three folders for each unit in this semester course. In those folders, you will find one unit assignment that must be uploaded in Blackboard. By completing this Unit Assignment, your instructor will know that you have completed the learning activities in the Course Content and will make the Unit Test available to you. You will take the three Unit Tests and Final Exam in Blackboard. The Final Exam will be proctored using an online proctoring tool called Proctorio. Contacting Your Instructor You may contact your instructor through the Blackboard messaging system. Technical support [is available 24/7 at](is available 24/7 at www.k12.ttu.edu)[ ](is available 24/7 at www.k12.ttu.edu)[www.k12.ttu.edu](is available 24/7 at www.k12.ttu.edu). Spanish I addresses the required Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) . These can be found at the Texas Education Agency website. Textbook and Materials There is no textbook for this course. All learning materials are contained within the Course Content. Technical Requirements • Internet access – preferably high speed (for accessing Blackboard) • Email • Word processing software such as Microsoft Word • Adobe Reader (download [from](from Adobe.com)[ ](from Adobe.com)[Adobe.com](from Adobe.com)) • Audio and video capabilities (for watching/listening to course content) • PDF app (free options available) Technical Skill Requirements Be comfortable with the following: • using a word processor • Internet search engines and browsers • creating PDFs (see Requirements for Creating PDFs in the Syllabus section of your course ) Uploads You will notice, as you get into the course, that there are several assignments that require you to draw or create tables, graphs, models, etc. , that may not be simple to upload for grading. In these cases, there are several options for submitting your work. One option is to take a photograph of your work and then either submit the photo as a JPG file or paste it into a Word document for submission. Another option is to scan your hand-written page, save it as a PDF, and submit that for grading. continued → Netiquette and Grading Discussion Forums and Netiquette There will be several assignments during this course which require you to post in a discussion forum and interact with other students, sharing work and ideas. You should have good “netiquette” —Internet etiquette—when you post on the forums. Here are some basic guidelines to follow. • Use your best grammar, spelling, and punctuation in the post. It is a g

FAQs

What topics and skills does Spanish I (1A) cover?

Students learn to greet others, talk about family and friends, and discuss hobbies and everyday topics such as home life, jobs, travel, and medicine. The course also develops vocabulary for school subjects, body parts, people, and idiomatic expressions.

How is the course delivered and where do learning activities happen?

The course is delivered online through Blackboard. Learning activities and formative assessments take place in the Course Content, organized by unit folders for the semester.

What are the grading and assessment requirements?

Coursework includes a 50% coursework average and a 50% summative assessment average, including the final exam. Students must attempt all assignments; the passing grade is 70 or higher, and students scoring below 70% on the final exam may take one re-exam opportunity.

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