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ANGEL

Spanish Basic Language Program

Course Description

Spanish 2

Spanish 002 is designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish 001 at PSU, or the equivalent level at another university, or who have had the equivalent of two or three years of high school Spanish within four years immediately preceding admission to college.  Students with course work equivalent to the level of Spanish 002 will not receive credit for Spanish 002. 

Two hours of these 4-credit one semester courses are completed in class and the rest (instruction + homework) is fulfilled on-line. The purpose of this course is to develop and improve communication skills when listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish. The course follows a communicative information-based task approach, which springs from the idea that languages are best learned when real world information becomes the focus of students’ activities. Therefore, during the semester, you will exchange real-life information about yourself and your classmates. Using the Mosaicos textbook and the on-line ANGEL components, you will learn how to discuss things that happened in the past. Also, you will learn how to give commands and make statements in the subjnctive mood. Homework assignments include activities on ANGEL or typed escrituras.

ANGEL in the classroom

On-line instruction concentrates on the acquisition of grammar and vocabulary, the development of listening, reading and writing skills, and exposure to Hispanic culture. Each week, you will devote a minimum of 6 hours to complete the following on-line assignments:

1. Grammar and vocabulary: each grammar and vocabulary folder includes a presentation (normally a video with English explanations for grammar and a PowerPoint presentation for vocabulary), questions based on the presentation, structured input and structured output.
2. Pronunciation (1 activity per week).
3. Listening comprehension and culture (1 audio/video activity per week).
4. Reading comprehension and culture (1 activity per week).

 
You will need to use a program called “ANGEL” to do your online homework. At the beginning of the semester, you will receive training on how to use this program (see syllabus for details). Click on https://angel.psu.edu/ to obtain basic information about this program. Your instructor will not address questions related to technical problems with ANGEL/online homework.  These questions should be addressed by filling out the help form at the below address:  http://sip.la.psu.edu/angel_tech/helpform.htm Make sure that you review your answers (accents, following instructions for lowercase, capital letters, formatting when needed, etc.)  carefully before you submit your assignments. You will have one attempt for pronunciation activities with only 2 possible answers and two attempts for those with 4 possible answers; two attempts for grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension activities, and three for audio/video activities. If an activity does not follow these guidelines, this will be indicated in the instructions. The final grade of an online activity will be based on the highest score you received on the activity. It is strongly recommended that before you log off, you check to see that your work has been properly recorded (i.e., click on the Tools tab, then click on On-line Grade Report link). In order to receive full credit, all activities in the week’s folder must be completed (approximately 15 quizzes each week).  Please refer to the syllabus for due dates and times.

Testing

Testing procedures will be representative of the type of instruction, content and practice offered in the course. The assessment components for this course are:

Participation                                        15%    
On-line assignments                        10%    
Writing activities (escrituras)            10%
Exams:                                                

Grading Scale

95.0-100%       A                 
90.0-94.9%      A-                 75.0-79.9%    C+
87.9-89.9%      B+                70.0-74.9%    C
83.3-87.8%      B                   60.0-69.9%   D
80.0-83.2%      B-                 59.9% ↓        F
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Course Meeting Times

M-F 10:15-12:05
Thomas 510

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