Spanish 210 (1C): Conversation and Culture University of Alabama at Birmingham 10:10-11:00 Room UBOB 222.

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1 Spanish 210 (1C): Conversation and Culture University of Alabama at Birmingham 10:10-11:00 Room UBOB 222. Professor John Maddox Office 403 Humanities Building, Office Hours: 8:30-9:30, Monday, Wednesday, Friday E- mail response in 1 business day (longer on weekends) GENERAL INFORMATION Interested in a Major, Double Major or Minor in Spanish? Program information available here. Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate Program Minor in Spanish for Business Foreign Languages Media Services (FLMS). Computer lab is available to all foreign language students. Located in Humanities Building 412 Telephone COURSE DESCRIPTION Development of oral expression within the context of contemporary Spanishspeaking cultures. This course combines classroom and textbook activities with reallife experiences to develop students cultural knowledge, sense of connection to and curiosity about the Hispanic world, and language abilities. The text provides coherence and structure through practical units that combine grammar, vocabulary,

2 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall and culture. The teacher will complement these with authentic readings, and students will participate through presentations and discussion. In addition, students will have the chance to speak to Mexican college students at the world-famous Universidad Autónoma de México via Skype. DETAILS 1. TEXTBOOK Liskin-Gasparro, Judith E., Paloma Lapuerta, Elizabeth Guzmán, and Matilde Olivella de Castells, Identidades. Exploraciones e interconexiones (Third edition). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, HEADPHONES To ensure that everyone has working headphones for use in the language lab, please bring a pair of headphones with a microphone when working in the lab. Recommended set at Amazon.com: Headset/dp/B000OAFYVG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=8-2&keywords=clearchat 3. LAPTOP COMPUTER While not a requirement, this will make the conversation program with Mexico easier for you and your colleagues, since not all students can use laboratory computers at the same time. Please bring your laptop to all Teletandem (Skype with Mexico) sessions. 4. ONLINE DICTIONARIES Oxford Spanish-English Dictionary: (Use Spanish-English option to left of search window) La Real Academia Española: (Mejor diccionario español-español) 5. CANVAS All homework must be completed in a Word document and uploaded onto the Canvas Assignments (Tareas) page. Students should also have access to these answers during class to check them. This means writing them down, printing them, or having them on their telephone. Hay que usar ortografía correcta siempre. Cómo instalar teclados con letras y tildes españolas (ñ, á, ü): Windows : i. Windows 8: Vé a Settings (Menú que aparece a la derecha del desktop). Windows 7: Vé a Start, luego settings. ii. En settings, dale a Control Panel. iii. En Control Panel, dale a Clock, Language, and Region (W 8) o Regional and Language (W 7).

3 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall iv. Donde dice language o keyboard/input language, pon add a language. v. Selecciona Spanish (Honduras). El país no importa, pero las teclas están en lugares diferentes: a. Tildes sobre vocales: á, é, í, ó, ú = [, letra b. Diéresis sobre vocales: ü = SHIFT + [, u c. Ñ = ; vi. Usar Alt + SHIFT para cambiar entre español e inglés. Mac: i. Vé a Settings. ii. General. iii. Keyboard. iv. Keyboards. v. Aguanta (hold) la tecla y las tildes (ñ,, ) aparecerán. vi. Usar la tecla que parece un globo para cambiar de idioma. II. COURSE OBJECTIVES The general goals of this course are to acquaint students with everyday spoken Spanish and with Spanish-speaking cultures, as well as to provide opportunities for language practice and cultural awareness. Specific objectives include the following: 1 To practice spoken Spanish based on chapter topics and vocabulary. 2 To provide opportunities for grammar and vocabulary practice. 3 To offer a venue to listen to and speak in Spanish with native, near-native, and non-native speakers. 4 To acquaint students with a variety of Hispanic cultures. 5 To discuss a variety of chapter topics in Spanish. 6 To read Spanish passages based on chapter topics and vocabulary. 7 To reinforce theoretical knowledge of Spanish grammar, and to learn its grammatical use in daily Spanish speech. 8 To identify important elements of Spanish-speaking cultures throughout the world. 9 To create cultural awareness among students. 10 Give students the chance to compare and articulate their own language and cultural background with partners in Mexico. III. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this course, the student will: 1 Converse in Spanish about selected information based on chapter topics. 2 Summarize the nature of various cultural phenomena. 3 Contrast different Hispanic cultures with one another and with their own. 4 Compare different Hispanic cultures with one another and with their own. 5 Describe cultural beliefs and traditions.

4 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall Recommend solutions to problems. 7 Synthesize relevant cultural data. 8 Increase fluency in spoken Spanish. 9 Connect the study of Spanish with other disciplines. IV. CLASSROOM POLICIES 1 Exams are ONLY taken on dates and times indicated on syllabus. Once the exam has started, students will not be allowed to leave the room unless they have finished and turned in the exam. 2 Unexcused absences will count against a student s class participation grade and may also cause points to be deducted from the final grade. 3 The dates of assignments, tests, presentations, and paper deadlines will be strictly enforced. 4 Any absence due to illness can only be excused with the appropriate medical documentation. 5 Classes begin promptly at hours scheduled. More than ten minutes late to class twice will be considered one absence, as well as leaving early. 6 Phones and pagers should be turned off and put away while in class. 7 Use of laptops or other devices for activities other than those assigned is not allowed. Check Facebook and other social networks outside of class. V. THE UAB ACADEMIC HONOR CODE UAB expects all students to function according to the highest ethical and professional standards. Academic misconduct undermines the purpose of education. Unacceptable behaviors such as abetting, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication and misrepresentation are serious violations of the UAB Academic Honor Code and are punishable by a range of penalties. For more information, please visit the UAB website at VI. UAB DISABILITY SERVICES UAB is committed to providing an accessible learning experience for all students. If you are a student with a disability that qualifies under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and you require accommodations, please contact Disability Support Services for information on accommodations, registration and procedures. Requests for reasonable accommodations involve an interactive process and consist of a collaborative effort among the student, DSS, faculty and staff. If you are registered with Disability Support Services, please contact me to discuss accommodations that may be necessary in this course. If you have a disability but have not contacted Disability Support Services, please call or visit uab.edu/dss. VII. GRADES Participación (incluso el programa de Skype) y eventos culturales: 30%

5 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall Ponencias: 20% Pruebas y tarea: 25% Eventos Culturales: 5% Exámenes: 20% Total: 100% Grading Scale: A=100 90; B= 89 80; C=79 70; D=69 60; F=59 0 VIII. ATTENDENCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION The University of Alabama at Birmingham recognizes that the academic success of individual students is related to their class attendance and participation. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures complies with the official UAB Attendance and Excused Absence Policy for Undergraduate Programs and therefore allows, with anticipated proper official documentation, absences due to jury or military duty as well as absences due to participation in specific university-sponsored activities. In addition, the Department has its own Attendance Policy. Regular attendance is necessary to learn a foreign language. Repeated absences, tardiness, passivity, and silence will definitely be reflected in your course grade. For semesterlength classes*, the Attendance Policy of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is: Class participation, contribution and actual speaking in the target language is crucial in order to learn a language, therefore class attendance is mandatory. Any absence is going to affect students class participation and final grade. If, under special circumstances, students need to miss classes, the following attendance policy will be applied: 2-days a week classes: 2 % from the FINAL grade is deducted for EACH absence above 3. More than 7 absences will result in an AUTOMATIC F. Example for 2-day classes:final grade = 90 6 absences (3 above maximum permitted) = 90-6 = 84% final grade 8 absences = F XIX. UAB EARLY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) EAS is designed to help students to succeed academically at UAB. If you receive an with EAS in the title, please open it, read it and take advantage of the support that UAB offers to all students. UAB is committed to ensuring that students receive academic support and are aware of the resources available that will help assist them in successfully completing their degree program. XX. SKYPE PROGRAM On the dates indicated on the syllabus, class will be held in the FLMS (Laboratorio de Idiomas). Class will consist of three parts: 30 minutes in Spanish with Mexican partners,

6 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall minutes in English with Mexican partners, and 15 minutes of reflection with your classmates. If you have a laptop, please install Skype ( and bring it on Skype days. While the FLMS has computers, band width is limited, so some students will have to use personal laptops. Most will have to be paired with classmates due to the limited number of Mexican partners. XXI. EXÁMENES Two tests will cover reading, writing, listening, and speaking. You will record the oral section using the free Audacity download. Follow these steps: 1. Go to sourceforge.net and download the recording program Audacity. It works like a tape recorder. 2. Read the questions in the attached document aloud and answer them as you record yourself. 3. Press stop. Click "file." Click "export." When prompted save the file not as a WAV (big file) but as an MP3 (little file) under your own name. 4. Attach the MP3 file to an and send it to the professor: jtmaddox@uab.edu. XXII. PONENCIAS Students will work with class partners to research aspects of Hispanic cultures. They then upload Prezis or PowerPoints to the course Canvas page. During class, students will each speak for an equal amount of time on the topic. One student will be in charge of writing the outline (not an essay to be read), and the other will be in charge of creating the technological components of the presentation. The outline should include: Introduction, four main points (two per person), conclusion. No presentation slide should include more than two sentences of information. There should be a maximum of seven slides (one per main point plus Works Cited) and a maximum of six images. Time limit: 8 minutes per group. For MLA Bibliography format, see: For Prezi, see: XXIII. EVENTOS CULTURALES Cultural events. Students must attend at least three cultural events. Students can gain extra practice and cultural learning by participating in the cultural activities. There are many campus, community and department events that are appropriate for this component. Your instructor will give instructions for documenting and receiving credit for event participation. Below are a number of activities sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for which students can gain cultural credit: Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month: 15 September to 15 October. UAB will sponsor campuswide events. Palomitas Spanish and Latin American Film Club: Sponsors international film screenings 4-5 times per semester, usually on Wednesday afternoons. See Prof. Maddox for details. Conversation table (La Tertulia): Most Wednesdays 2:00-3:00, Campus Starbuck s, Prof. María Jesus Centeno Lectures and presentations: The Department typically sponsors visiting scholars or cultural events during the semester.

7 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall Conversation Partners: You can sign up to be a UAB international student conversation partner. Peer Tutor: Prof. Maddox may ask you to help peers at a lower level for culture credit. XXIV. REFLEXIONES DE TELETANDEM By the class following Teletandem conversation hours with Mexico, students will type one half page in MLA Format (12pt TNR, Double Space), in Spanish, regarding their conversations. The theme will vary each week (Language, Sports, Food, Current events), but the central questions will remain the same: What did you learn about the Spanish language?, What did you learn about Mexican culture/s?, What more do you want to know regarding this conversation? XXV. TAREA Y PREPARACIÓN There is homework for every class and it is due during the next class. Read the chapter before each class. Participation grades are based on quantity and quality of Spanish used in class, tardiness/attendance, completion of tasks (homework/classwork), and coming to office hours if help is needed. Come to class on time, Speak in Spanish, and communicate with the professor about your needs to improve or maintain this grade. XXVI. FECHAS LÍMITES Make-up work will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and the teacher does not have to accept any late work. If the student arranges an absence/tardy or provides written and verbally approved evidence of a valid reason to miss class (personal illness or family crisis, for example), s/he may complete the missed work for full credit. If a student does not turn in a classwork assignment after an unexcused absence/tardy, s/he can make it up within one week for a ten-point penalty. If the student turns in the work by 4 December, s/he may receive a grade of up to 70, depending on the reason for the missing work. XXVII. CALENDARIO (Es posible que el profesor haga cambios) 24 de agosto 26 de agosto Introducción, presentación del curso. Tarea: pp. 4-8, 10. Capítuo 1: Quienes somos, Sección 1: EEUU, Ser/Estar, Los dos tipos de cultura, Los tres aspectos de la cultura. Tarea: pp. 14, 15 (1-6), (1-18, Primera/Segunda Fase). 10, 23.

8 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall de agosto 31 de agosto Capítulo 1: Quienes somos, Sección 2: EEUU, La música, La geografía. Tarea: Estudiar para la prueba. Párrafo sobre Estados Unidos. Capítulo 2: Nuestra lengua, Sección 1. Prueba 1 (Mapa de Norte y Centroamérica). Drop/Add 2 de septiembre Tarea: p. 34 (2-1,2). Pp P. 38 (2-4, Comprensión). P. 41 (2-7), p. 43 (2-10). TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 1, HB 412 (Lab) 4 de septiembre Tarea: Reflexión de Teletandem. Capítulo 2: Nuestra lengua, Sección 2. 9 de septiembre Tarea: p. 46, p. 47 (2-17), pp (2-19), p. 50 (2-20), p. 51 (2-23). TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 2, HB 412 (Lab) 11 de septiembre Tarea: Reflexión de Teletandem. Capítulo 2: Nuestra lengua. 14 de septiembre Tarea: p. 53 (2-24), 56 (2-29). Escribir un párrafo sobre los dialectos de la lengua española. Estudiar para la prueba. Capítulo 3: Las leyendas, Sección 1, Prueba 2 (Mapa de Sudamérica) 16 de septiembre Tarea: Pp (3-4). Pp Capítulo 3: Las leyendas y las tradiciones, Sección 1 18 de septiembre Tarea: Pp. 78 (3-16), (3-17, 3-18). TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 3, HB 412 (Lab)

9 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall de septiembre 1.Tarea: Paquete y Reflexión de Teletandem 3. Capítulo 3: Las leyendas y las tradiciones, Sección 2. Entregar Evento Cultural de septiembre Tarea: Paquete TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 4, HB 412 (Lab) Tarea: Paquete y Reflexión de Teletandem de septiembre Capítulo 3: Las leyendas y las tradiciones, Sección de septiembre Tarea: Paquete Entregar el paquete. Repaso, Examen A (1-3) 30 de septiembre 2 de octubre 5 de octubre 7 de octubre 9 de octubre TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 5, HB 412 (Lab) Examen A (1-3) Tarea: Reflexión de Teletandem 5. Tarea: p. 96, 97 (4-2), pp (4-4, 4-5). Capítulo 4: El arte y la arquitectura, Sección 1 Tarea: pp (4-7, 4-8), p. 103 (4-14, 4-15). pp (4-17, 4-18). TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 6, HB 412 (Lab). Tarea: Reflexión de Teletandem 6. Capítulo 4: El arte y la arquitectura, Sección 2 Tarea: p. 109 (4-21,22), 112, 114 (4-30).

10 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall de octubre Capítulo 4: El arte y la arquitectura. 14 de octubre Tarea: Estudiar para la prueba. TELETANDEM con MÉXICO 7, HB 412 (Lab). 16 de octubre Despedida: Pedir los Skype/correos electrónicos de nuestras parejas. Tarea: Reflexión de Teletandem 7: Reflexión general. Capítulo 4: El arte y la arquitectura 19 de octubre Prueba 3 (Capítulo 4). Tarea: p. 124 (5-1, 5-2), pp (5-5, 5-6), pp (5-8). Capítulo 5: La tecnología y el ocio, Sección 1 Tarea: p. 136 (5-17,5-18), pp. 137 (Estrategias de lectura, leer), p. 138 (5-20, 5-21). 21 de octubre Capítulo 5: La tecnología y el ocio, Sección 2 Tarea: pp (5-24, 25, 27, 29). P. 147 (5-31 y leer la carta). 23 de octubre Capítulo 5: La tecnología y el ocio 26 de octubre Último día para bajar la clase con W (Withdrawal) Tarea: pp. 124 (5-1,2), (5-5,5-6), 135 (5-16,17,18) Capítulo 5: La tecnología y el ocio 28 de octubre Tarea: Estudiar para la prueba. Escribir un párrafo sobre los deportes o la tecnología.

11 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall Prueba 4 (Capítulo 5). Capítulo 6: La comida. Tarea: Leer pp Contestar las preguntas 6-1, 2, 6-4, 6-5. Subir las respuestas a Canvas. 2 de noviembre Capítulo 6: La comida, Sección 1. Entregar evento cultural 2. 4 de noviembre 6 de noviembre Tarea: Leer pp Contestar las preguntas 6-16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Subir las respuestas a Canvas. Reflexión sobre México 6. Capítulo 6: La comida, Sección 2. Prueba Final (Mapa de las regiones de España, Guinea Ecuatorial). Capítulo 6 Tarea: p. 161 (6-7, 6-8)-162 (6-9,6-10,6-11). 9-13: El profesor tiene una conferencia. (Proyecto en parejas) 16 de noviembre Capítulo 6 18 de noviembre Tarea: pp (6-23, 24, 25, 26). P. 170 (6-27), p. 172 (6-30). Repaso y práctica 20 de noviembre Tarea: Estudiar para el examen Examen B (4,5,6,8) Preparar las ponencias finales con un compañero de clase. Tarea: Ir a un supermercado hispánico en Birmingham. Sacar una foto de algún producto que no conoces con su teléfono. Comprar algo en el supermercado. Luego, investigar el producto en la red. Escribir un párrafo (300 palabras) sobre el producto. Imprimir (print) tu párrafo y traerlo a clase junto con la foto y/o el producto. Se

12 Spanish 210 UAB Maddox Fall recomienda Mi Pueblo, 813 Green Springs Highway. La fecha límite es el Fiestas del Día de Acción de Gracias 30 de noviembre 2 de diciembre 4 de diciembre Preparación para los Exámenes Orales Laboratorio: Evaluaciones de la clase. Exámenes Orales. Preparación para las ponencias finales, Las mañanitas. 11 de diciembre Examen Final: Ponencias Finales, 8:00-10:30 am. There will also be a creative component (music, art, food).