ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS FOR SPANISH 102

Course code: Span 102

Instructor    : Tuğba Dilmen (tdilmen@cankaya.edu.tr)

Mail: tdilmen@cankaya.edu.tr

The primary focus of this first semester of Spanish is to develop your ability to understand Spanish and to express yourself in basic situations.  Learning a foreign language is a process, you need TIME, you have to STUDY and you must have the sufficient ENERGY. Before you decide to take this course, I advice you to think once more if you are really ready for this process.

THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE CLASS

 Reading and writing activities will be used in this class in order to build and progress your vocabulary skills and to provide you with opportunities to express yourself in Spanish. Classroom time will be devoted mostly to activities that will allow you to practice your skills of understanding and interacting in Spanish. You must never forget that this class is an interactive class and the role of the participation is most important. You are expected to learn by YOURSELF with the help of the instructor. Classroom time will NOT be spent doing grammar drills, translating, or listening to lengthy explanations of grammar.  During the class, you are supposed to be aware of every single activity we do. When your professor is talking, you and other students need to listen.  When your professor provides time for pair and/or group work, you need to work with your partner or group. 

GRADING STANDARDS

Your grade will be based on the following criteria:

1 Quiz  20 %

1 Midterm Exam 30 %

Final Exam 45 %

 5 % attendence + homework

GRADING SCALE

90-100 → AA/ 85- 89 → BA/ 80- 84 → BB/ 70- 79 → CB/ 60-69→ CC /

50- 59 → DC/ 45- 49 → DD/ 35- 44 → FD/ 0-34   → FF

ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION

Attendance: This class requires your participation (% 80 obligatory) and attendance is mandatory.

It is bad to miss class, you are allowed to miss 12 hours of classes, equivalent to 4 classes.  It is strictly FORBIDDEN to arrive late and to leave early even if you have a good excuse. Please make your daily and all class schedules according to that rule and never open the class door after the instructor.

Participation:  Participation means 1) coming to class prepared, 2) your use of Spanish to converse with both your classmates and your instructor and 3) classroom courtesy.

TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS

1) Ven 1 – Español Lengua Extranjera – Libro del Alumno, 2000, F. Castro, F. Marin, R. Morales y S. Sosa, I.S.B.N.:84-7711-045-X ---Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A.

2) Ven 1  – Español Lengua Extranjera – Libro de Ejercicios, 2000, F. Castro, F. Marin, S. Sosa,  I.S.B.N.:84-7711-046-8 ---Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A

3) Libro de Ejercicios (Exercise Text Book)

In Spanish 102 we are going to finish the chapters 4,5 and 6. For each class you are supposed to bring all the  material we use.

 Span 102  (Üniteler 4,5,6 )