Information:
- GENERAL: We will practice and develop all five language skills: speaking, listening, writing, reading and culture.
(See the course objectives page.) Given 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 course mate. It is very easy to fall behind; being successful in this course requires substantial self discipline. Please review the Self Discipline page and video from Delta.
- Textbook Package. Required: Plazas Textbook, Student Edition, Cengage Heinle, 4th Edition, 2012
and one Quia book key pamphlet for the online Student Activities Manual (Lab Manual & Workbook). The ISBN for the complete package is 1111698708, and it can be purchased at the NCSU Bookstore ($192.50), Packbackers, or from other sources. You can also purchase the textbook separately (0495913790) from the bookstore or online, and then buy the Quia book key for the Student Activities Manual from the bookstore, or directly from http://books.quia.com/books/ ($65). See important, additional textbook information here, including academic integrity issues.
- MODULES:
This course consists of 25 modules which guide you through a set of learning activities that will include textbook preparation, webcasts (video), textbook activities, paired activities, projects and Quia online lab manual and workbook activities. Modules for each week are posted by 8 AM each Monday. All Monday module work must be completed and submitted before 8 AM on Thursday. All Thursday module work must be completed and submitted before 8 AM on Monday. The video format is Windows Media. You need to have the Windows
Media Player 10.x or equivalent to view the modules' webcasts.
Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
to update your player as needed. Mac users having difficulty viewing the webcasts may find help from Perian or VideoLAN.
- DAILY ASSIGNMENTS/PARTICIPATION:
To properly participate and earn a "6/6" for each module (day of class), you are expected to actively read each page of the text as indicated on the syllabus, prepare and complete each activity according to the module and textbook instructions, and submit the module's quiz via email. Each module will include opportunities for individual, pair, and large group work, and you are expected to actively participate at all times during the webcasts. Daily participation is expected, evaluated and recorded through the daily quizzes. The two lowest daily participation scores will be dropped (see Make-up work). Each "absence" after 2 will result in a 1% deduction from the final grade. You are responsible for all class material starting with the first day of class, regardless of when you register for the course. Module submissions and their associated activities (paired activities, projects, and quizzes) will not be accepted after the due date/time (see #3 Modules).
- EMAIL SUBMISSIONS: The subject line for each email submission must include "FLS101-601" along with the specific assignment type listed (Quiz #2, Paired activity #3, etc.). Include your full name on each email. We encourage you to create an email folder in which to store, through the end of the semester, a copy of all correspondence for this course.
- TESTING: Quizzes are over material assigned for the day, week, etc. They are
timed and simple, and are intended primarily to encourage you
to have all the activities prepared and completed prior to viewing the webcast portions of the daily modules. Have your email program running before you begin watching
the webcasts for a module. Sometime during one of the webcasts we will indicate that it is time for a quiz. Have your completed homework accessible, so that when
we tell you which activity to submit (e.g. Activity
1-16, items 1-7") you can type your answers for the quiz into
an email message and send it to us before time is up. 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 module. The two lowest
quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Hourly tests will concentrate
on the current chapters but of necessity include material from all
previous chapters. See the exam schedule at the bottom of the course schedule for exam dates and scheduling information. An expectation sheet is provided for each exam. The Final
Exam is the comprehensive FLS101 departmental final exam, administered according to the information on the course
schedule.
- PROCTORING:
The hourly exams and the final exam are handled exclusively through Delta Proctoring Services (DPS): http://distance.ncsu.edu/testing-services/. If you are within a 50-mile radius, then you take the exams on campus in the DPS space on Centennial Campus. If you are beyond the 50-mile radius you work out a remote proctor agreement with DPS according to the course proctoring guidelines. Whether local or remote, you schedule and take each exam according to the course
schedule. You must schedule your exams by August 29.
- MAKE-UP WORK: In general, assignments submitted after the due date/time will not be accepted (see #3 Modules). However, several low scores for several course components will be dropped (see #4 and #6).
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; assume that everything may not go as planned.
- PAIRED ACTIVITIES:
There will be a series of specific activities from the textbook
that you will complete with your course mate. These paired activities are accessible from the course
schedule, by clicking on "PA-01", "PA-02", etc., in the PAIRED column.
You are to submit one report via email per
pair of course mates by the deadline indicated for each paired activity. (Click here to see the current
course mate list.) Note: You must include your course mate’s email address in the "cc:" line in your submission email in order to receive credit for the paired activity.
- QUIA WORKBOOK &
LAB MANUAL:
Your textbook package includes the Quia online Student Activities Manual book key bi-fold. To gain access to these activities, first create a Quia account, then enter the book key, and finally the course code, AJPBA488. This gives
you online access
to both the Lab Manual exercises (listening comprehension)
and the Workbook exercises (writing). The exercises
can be completed in the CHASS Language Labs or on any Internet-enabled
computer with speakers/headphones. Your grade for both sets of activities will be based
on their being completed DAY BY DAY ACCORDING TO the course
schedule (meaning several times each week, not once per chapter), TIME SPENT
in completing the exercises (the more
time, the better the grade), and your earning AT LEAST an 80% for
each activity (including resubmissions). See Quia's FAQ for complete answers to your questions on account creation, codes, etc.
- PROJECTS / ORAL ASSESSMENT:
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 "Project 1", "Project 2", etc., in the projects column. These
assignments will include submission
of voice samples, WWW work, plus oral and written interviews. The projects are assigned as indicated on the course
schedule. They are due according to the due date indicated in each project description. Scores are determined by their being
completed by the due date and according to the rubric for each project. In addition, there will be a culminating oral assessment at the conclusion of the course during which you will have a conversation with the professor.
- GRADES: Click
on the GRADES link at the top of this page to check your current
standing in the course. Your grades are posted using a PIN/ID # assigned
by the instructor. Information on how to obtain your PIN is provided as part of Module 1.
This PIN
will
show
up in the "ID" column; your corresponding grades
will be to the right of your PIN. (CTRL+F to find your PIN.) Download the FLS101 Grade Sheet to track your course scores.
- CREDIT ONLY/AUDIT/INCOMPLETE - Credit-only students must earn a 70% or higher to pass the course with an "S". Students auditing the course complete everything but the hourly and final exams, and must earn 70% or higher for a grade of "AU". A grade of "Incomplete" is only given per university policy. Note: If you plan to meet graduation requirements using Spanish courses, you must successfully complete this course for credit in order to take FLS102.
- HONOR CODE:
All instructors of foreign languages at NC State take very seriously the principle of academic integrity. (See sections 7-13 of the Code of Student Conduct, accessible from the web site of the Office of Student Conduct.) Regardless of discipline, honest and rigorous scholarship is at the foundation of a Research I institution. You are expected to have read the entire NCSU Code of Student Conduct. You and your instructor will follow both the spirit and letter of the code. When you submit any assignment for the course, include the statement "This is my work; I did not receive any unauthorized assistance in completing this assignment." Please view the Academic Integrity video from Delta. See important additional departmental policies here plus policies dealing with the textbook.
- 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 with the university. (See the DSO
site.).
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.
- FOREIGN CHARACTERS/ACCENTS: The written work you submit must include all the appropriate diacritical marks (tildes and stress marks), upside down question marks and exclamation marks. These are all essential elements of the written language. There are a number of options available to do this on your computer and they can be found by visiting the Foreign Characters page.
- TUTORING: Visit the FLL department's tutoring page for tutoring options, including computer-based tools.
- 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 web site;
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.