Spanish 2 –
Syllabus
2020/2021
Señora
Jagears – rmjagears@gmail.com
Objective
Spanish 2 is a
beginning-level Spanish course. Students will begin to develop their language
proficiency skills through interactions with the target language.
Students
will be able to:
- Practice listening to, reading, speaking, and writing Spanish.
- Practice pronunciation skills by recording and listening to their own voice and then comparing it to native speakers along with in class instruction.
- Begin developing their ability to express themselves effectively and with confidence in Spanish.
- Take responsibility for their learning process.
Texts (provided by Faith Academy):
Spanish is Fun: Book 2 Text and Supplementary Notebook by Wald and
Ramirez
A Beginning Spanish
Reader (TBD)
Requirements
- You will need to sign Faith Academy’s COVID waiver or you will not be admitted into the building to attend class.
- You'll need internet access for some homework - https://spanishii2021.blogspot.com/
Schedule
- Tuesdays and Fridays at Faith Academy from 1:15-3:00 (Expect pop quizzes and tests to start classes)
First day of Spanish
class – Aug. 18th
We will not meet –Oct.
16th, Nov. 24th, Nov. 27th, Dec. 22nd,
Dec. 25th, Dec. 29th, Jan. 1st, Mar. 12th,
Mar. 16th, Mar. 19th, Apr. 2nd, Apr. 23rd
Last day of Spanish class–
May 25th
Grading
Final grades for this
class will be based on your performance, participation in all class activities,
group activities, assignments, projects, and exams.
Informal assignment grading (assignments without right/wrong
answers)
A –
Demonstrates excellence in grasping key concepts; readily participates in
discussion; helps critique the work of others; applies assigned skills
flexibly, demonstrating assigned skills
have been ingrained; Expands upon prompts and discussions using everything
they’d so far acquired.
B –
Shows evidence of understanding most of the major concepts; is able to
participate in discussion when prompted; works with others using the target
language adequately; applies assigned skills appropriately, even if a bit
woodenly; Adequately and thoroughly answers the prompt with the target language
skills being practiced.
C –
Has mostly shallow grasp of the material; participates minimally in discussion;
has difficulty offering others much help; struggles to engage in language
activities because of inadequate internalizing of the assigned language skills
but still attempts to communicate; answers prompts and questions with minimal
effort.
D-F –
Shows no significant understanding or application of the material
Grading Scale
A = 90-100 = 4.0
B = 80-89 = 3.0
C = 70-79 = 2.0
D = 60-69 = 1.0
F = 59-0 = 0.0
Extra Help
If you realize you do
not understand an assignment or are feeling lost, it is your responsibility to
reach out to your instructor or someone knowledgeable.
You’re free to use free
translation internet sites as long as you realize a computer is not going to be
completely correct. You should only use online translators to help point you in
the right direction, because you cannot rely on them. If you rely on computer
translators, you will sorely be disappointed and people who understand the
language will look at you like you’re crazy.
For example, watch what a free translator does to song lyrics when they
translate it into a foreign language and then translate it back into English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GC83w0z0ec
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not tolerated. All work must be your own. If
you do not clearly understand what constitutes plagiarism, see: https://www.benandme.com/plagiarism-consequences-high-school-college-students/
