Required Text : Plazas: Lugar de encuentros, THIRD EDITION. See http://fll.chass.ncsu.edu/spanish/general.php for complete information. Course code for Quia lab for summer 09: TJNND948
Course Information: FLS 201 Summer
I 2009
Syllabus and Objectives
General
Information for FLS 201
Oral
Assessment Rubrics
Instructor:
Susan Navey-Davis <navey@chass.ncsu.edu>
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Box 8106, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
27695-8106
515-9288 (NC State, with 24-hr. voice mail)
Office:
321 Withers Hall
Office Hours:
8:40-9:40 T/H and by appointment
Required Text
: Plazas: Lugar de encuentros, THIRD EDITION. See http://fll.chass.ncsu.edu/spanish/general.php
for complete information. Course code for
Quia lab for summer 09: TJNND948
Grading:
30% Preparation and Participation 30%
Major Tests
10% Assessment of oral skills
30% Final Exam
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory because of the nature of the course. Your instructor and your classmates depend on you to be present every day to take part in class activities designed for the participation of all students. NOTE : You will receive participation points each day that you attend class and participate; therefore any absence will lower your participation grade. There is an additional penalty for excessive absences . If you miss more than two classes with unexcused absences (absences for which medical documentation or other university-approved documentation cannot be provided), your final course grade will be lowered by four points. For each additional class that you miss, your grade will be lowered by two additional points.
Preparation and Participation : In addition to attending class, you are expected to participate actively. Homework will be assigned and checked regularly. Preparation and practice are essential for success in learning a foreign language.
Make-up Work : You are expected to complete assignments and take tests on time. Do not expect to make up missed work or turn assignments in late without a penalty. In the event of a serious emergency you must contact the professor by phone or email before the date of a test or assignment. You should leave a message if the professor is unable to answer the telephone when you call, but please note that a message does not automatically constitute prior approval.
Language Lab : See http://chasslabs.chass.ncsu.edu/laundry/home for information. Work for the Plazas lab manual can be completed from any internet-connected computer.
Academic Integrity : I take the university policy on academic integrity very seriously and I expect you to do so as well. You will be expected to sign a pledge on each test and on out-of-class assignments. Please ask if you have any questions about the policy.
Plus/Minus Grading System : I, and all other instructors of Spanish courses, use the plus/minus grading system.
Explanation of Preparation/Participation Grade
:
A
Student comes to class prepared, having completed homework, bringing proper
materials, arriving on time and staying the full length of the class.
Student is attentive and frequently volunteers to participate. Student
is actively involved in all class activities and stays on task in group work.
Any questions or comments are pertinent.
B Student is usually well prepared. Student is always attentive, participates actively in all activities and volunteers during most class periods. Student asks only pertinent questions.
C Student shows evidence of being unprepared on occasion. Student may arrive late or leave early in some instances. Student volunteers infrequently and may ask questions that would not be necessary with proper preparation for class.
D Student is unprepared and/or inattentive. Student rarely volunteers and demonstrates a lack of involvement in class activities. Student may not stay on task in group work and may ask unnecessary or inappropriate questions.
F
Student exhibits lack of concern for the class. His or her behavior may have
a negative effect on the class.