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Spanish, Level III (SPANISH) 3B

Syllabus

Course Name

Spanish 3B

Course Information

In Spanish III, students build upon the skills and knowledge they acquired in Spanish I

jobs of the future, and scientific advancements. The materials engage students as they

improve their command of Spanish.

Students review the formation and use of regular and irregular verbs in the present and

future tenses, as well as the use of reflexive particles and infinitives. They also expand

their understanding of noun and adjective agreement, the comparative and superlative

degree of adjectives, and the placement and use of direct and indirect objects and

pronouns. Students expand their vocabulary through exposure to word roots and

families, popular slang, the correct use of words that are often confused for one

another, and review of concepts such as proper placement of accents and stress.

Presentation of new materials is always followed by several interactive, online

Length: Two semesters. This syllabus addresses the second semester of the course.

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Course Delivery Method

This course is delivered online. You will access the course by logging into your

Blackboard account and clicking the link to the Course Content on the Menu Bar to the

left. All course learning activities and formative assessments will take place in the

Course Content.

When you click on “Units” on the Menu Bar to the left, you will also notice three folders

for each unit in this semester course. In those folders, you will find one unit assignment

that must be uploaded in Blackboard. By completing this Unit Assignment, your

support is available 24/7 at www.k12.ttu.edu.

Spanish 3 addresses the required Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). These

can be found at the Texas Education Agency website.

Textbook and Materials

There is no textbook for this course. All learning materials are contained within the

Course Content.

Technical Requirements

• Internet access – preferably high speed (for accessing Blackboard)

• Email

• Word processing software such as Microsoft Word

• Internet search engines and browsers

• creating PDFs (see Requirements for Creating PDFs in the Syllabus section of

your course)

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You will notice, as you get into the course, that there are several assignments that

require you to draw or create tables, graphs, models, etc., that may not be simple to

upload for grading. In these cases, there are several options for submitting your work.

One option is to take a photograph of your work and then either submit the photo as a

JPG file or paste it into a Word document for submission. Another option is to scan your

hand-written page, save it as a PDF, and submit that for grading.

checking, etc., then copy and paste your response into the forum.

• Be kind and courteous to others. The forum is similar to a classroom discussion.

Only appropriate language and comments will be permitted on the forums.

Course Credit

• 50% coursework average;

• 50% summative assessment average, including the final exam;

• A passing course grade is 70 or higher.

Students must attempt all assignments in the course. The final exam will not be

well as identifying areas in which you need additional review. You may use all the

lesson’s learning activities to assist you as you complete the graded assignments.

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Summative Assessments

Summative assessments are those that allow you to demonstrate mastery of the course

objectives. For summative assessments, you will NOT be allowed to use the learning

materials. These are opportunities for you to show what you have learned by that point

in the course. Summative assessments may be proctored using the online proctoring

system Proctorio. Information about Proctorio is provided in Remote Proctoring in the

Syllabus section of your course. The summative assessments for this course are as

follows:

• Summative Assessments – Unit Tests (20% of Course Grade)

• Summative Final Exam (30% of Course Grade)

Course Completion

• Students may not complete the course in less than 30 days.

“Scholastic dishonesty” includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion,

falsifying academic records, misrepresenting facts, and any act designed to give unfair

academic advantage to the student (such as, but not limited to, submission of

essentially the same written assignment for two courses without the prior permission of

the instructor) or the attempt to commit such an act.

Student Expectations

You will be expected to log into the Blackboard course regularly to be aware of possible

announcements/reminders and to pace your progress in the course.

Students are expected to maintain an online environment conducive to learning, which

includes “netiquette” (Internet etiquette). Please review the basic rules for Online

• using inappropriate language or discussing inappropriate topics online;

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• spamming;

• hacking;

• using TTU or Blackboard email or discussion boards for commercial purposes;

• using all caps (considered shouting in online communications); and

• cyber-bullying or online harassment of any type.

Inappropriate behavior shall result in consequences ranging from a request to correct

the problem, to removal from the course or even the university, depending on the

severity of the behavior. Disciplinary actions will be taken according to the TTU K-12

You will submit all assignments through the Blackboard Course by going to the Course

Content area to access content and assignments. There is one Unit Assignment in

Blackboard that must be completed prior to accesses the Unit Test.

Technical Difficulties

A working computer is necessary for online coursework. Computer problems will not be

accepted as a valid reason for failure to complete course activities within the allotted

time frame. Identify a second computer, before the course begins, that you can use if

you experience computer problems.

Server Problems

When the Blackboard server needs to be taken down for maintenance, the Blackboard

administrator will post an announcement in your course informing you of the time and

date. If the server experiences unforeseen problems, your course instructor will

computer. In the event of any kind of technology failure (e.g., Blackboard server crash

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any disputes, the instructor may request or require you to resubmit the files. In some

completed all unit lessons and activities in the Course Content area and uploaded the

Unit Assignment into Blackboard.

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Learn about this Caribbean country.

Learn about the tools you would need to make and perform music.

Learn short ways to express surprise or an emotional reaction or to gain attention.

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Learn vocabulary words presented in this lesson.

LESSON 3: THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!

Learn about television and radio shows. Compare Spanish- and English-language films.

Learn about a Cuban American who was one of the first personalities to make it big on

Univisión.

Learn to talk about television commercials.

Learn common word roots in order to help you identify and learn new words more

quickly.

UNIT 3: WORK AND COMMUNITY

Learn vocabulary related to professions and job searches, then analyze job

advertisements in Spanish.

indirect and direct object pronouns.

LESSON 2: CITY LIFE OR COUNTRY LIFE?

Learn vocabulary used to describe the owners of companies in the business world.

Review comparatives and superlatives in the context of professions.