- WEBCASTS/ATTENDANCE: Generally, webcasts for Tuesday are made available by 8 AM on Wednesday and disabled on Saturday at 8 AM; Webcasts for Thursday are made available by 8 AM on Friday and disabled on Tuesday at 8 AM. You are encouraged to view the webcasts with your coursemate, whom you select at the Introductory Meeting. If you fail to view/participate in a class session you earn a "0" for the day. You are responsible for all class material starting with the first day of class, regardless of when you register for the course!! Each absence after 2 will result in a 1% deduction from the final grade. Web resources that are part of the webcasts are accessible in the OTHER column. The video format is Windows Media. You need to have the Windows Media Player 9.x or equivalent to view the webcasts. Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ to update your player as needed. Most class sessions are divided into two, three, or four separate webcasts; be sure to watch all of them.
- DAILY ASSIGNMENTS/PARTICIPATION: To properly participate and earn a "10" for each day of class, you are expected to actively read each page of the text as indicated on the syllabus, and prepare each activity as needed (orally, written out, etc.) in order to complete the activities during the class session with the video class and/or your coursemate. If you encounter an activity that proves problematic, email me prior to the class session. Each class session will include opportunities for individual, pair, small and large group work, and you are encouraged to actively participate at all times during the video session. Daily participation is expected, evaluated and recorded through quizzes and homework submissions submitted via email. Based on Item #1 above, the two lowest daily participation scores will be dropped. Approximately half of the class sessions include a quiz which you submit via email; the remaining half of the class sessions require the submission of specific homework exercises via email. When the webcasts are no longer active on the schedule, submissions for that day are (obviously) no longer accepted. NOTE: When you submit the quiz or submission you are stating that you have in fact watched the webcasts for that particular day, as per the honor code.
- TESTING: Quizzes (pop or otherwise) will be over material assigned for the day, week, etc. They are timed and simple. They are intended principally to encourage you to have all the activities prepared prior to viewing the class session. Have your email program running when you begin watching the webcasts. For approximately half of the class sessions, at one point or another in the webcasts I will state that we are about to have a quiz. Have your homework already to go, so that when I say, "The quiz is Activity 1-16, items 1-10", etc., you can type your answers for the quiz into an email message and send it to me before time is up and we start correcting it in class. You do not pause the webcast while completing your quizzes (see Honor Code). If you miss a daily quiz you earn a "0" for that quiz, and a zero for participation for that class session. The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped. Hourly tests will concentrate on the current chapters but of necessity include material from all previous chapters. They will be administered in the Foreign Languages Technology Center electronic classroom (LAU216) or Room 107, 1911 Bldg. at 3:30 PM on the days indicated on the course schedule (or at 7:00 AM the following day). Hourly tests can be proctored if you have special circumstances. See the expectation sheet for each exam for the latest information on location, parking, etc. The Final Exam will be the comprehensive FLS101 departmental final exam, administered on the date/time indicated on the course schedule.
- MAKE-UP WORK: In general, I do not accept late work (see #1, #2 and #3). You must complete each assignment as indicated on the course schedule. You are able to view webcasts and submit work for a particular day as long as the webcasts are available for that day; once they are no longer accessible you cannot submit work for that day. Plan ahead for problems, do not wait until the last minute to complete assignments and homework, assume that you will have technical problems from time to time, and assume that everything will not go as planned.
- PAIRED ACTIVITIES: There will be a series of specific activities from the textbook that you will complete with your coursemate; you are to submit one report per pair via email, as indicated/assigned on the course schedule below. (Click here to see the current coursemate list.)
- WRITTEN EXERCISES: Written workbook exercises in the workbook are to be completed as indicated in the course schedule below. Your fellow students highly recommended that you complete the corresponding exercises in the workbook AS the material is covered in each class session, as opposed to waiting until the day it is due. The instructor recommends that you complete the odd items of each activity following the course schedule and then complete the even items in order to help you prepare for the hourly exams. Bring your workbook with you to be checked during each hourly exam.
- LISTENING COMPREHENSION / ORAL SKILLS (QUIA): The computerized listening comprehension exercises are available through http://books.quia.com/books/. The course code is PWX247. You find your book key in the Quia trifold, purchased as part of the textbook package. The exercises can be completed in the Foreign Language Technology Center or the HA302 Language Lab, or on any Internet-enabled computer. They are to be completed according to the course schedule, and scores will be based on their being completed according to the schedule, time spent in completing the exercises (the more time, the better the grade), and to a lesser extent the scores received.
- PROJECTS: There will be a series of weekly projects assigned during the course of the semester. These projects are accessible from the course schedule, by clicking on "Week 1", "Week 2", etc. These assignments will include WWW work, email, geography, submission of voice samples, and grammar tutorials. The projects are due as indicated on the course schedule below and scores will be determined by their being completed according to the course schedule, and their completeness.
- GENERAL: We will practice and develop all five language skills: speaking, listening, writing, reading and culture. Due to the nature of the course, in addition to viewing the webcasts, you will be expected to complete a significant amount of work on your own and with your coursemate.
- HONOR CODE: You and the instructor will follow both the spirit and letter of the NCSU Code of Student Conduct. You will have the opportunity to attest to this in writing upon several occasions. Although you must complete and turn in your own work, you are encouraged to work with others in completing and preparing the course assignments (quizzes and tests being the principal exceptions). However, the copying or sharing of answers, from another student or from an answer key, etc., is not WORKING together and is in violation of the honor code.
- DISABILITIES: Students with diagnosed disabilities schedule an appointment with the professor at the beginning of the semester to discuss academic accommodations. This student/professor meeting occurs after the professor receives official documentation from the DSS office. Students without official documentation need to register in Suite 1900, Student Health Center. (See current NC State Policy, DSS site, or call 5-7653, voice; 5-8830, tty.). Students with particular learning styles/needs should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course.
- ADVERSE WEATHER: Typically adverse weather will not affect this distance course. Read the complete adverse weather policy for more info. Check email, news, the NCSU home page, or call 513-8888 for the latest information.
- TUTORING: Students who feel a need for a tutor may contact the Undergraduate Tutorial Center, 147 Leazar Hall, 515-3163.
- LIBRARY SUPPORT: All distance education students have full library privileges. A reference librarian is available by phone, email, and chat to help you with searches; a vast array of electronic resources is available from off-campus through the library's website; and free document and book delivery is extended to distance education students. Visit the libraries distance web page for more information.
- MORE INFORMATION: There is more university-wide course policy information available at the Provost's site.
- GRADES: Click on the GRADES link at the top of this page to check your current standing in the course. You receive your 4-digit PIN at the introductory meeting, or email the instructor to request the PIN. This PIN will show up in the "Comments" column; your corresponding grades will be to the left of your PIN.
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