- DAILY ASSIGNMENTS/PARTICIPATION/ATTENDANCE: You are expected to attend each class session during the semester and actively participate in the language learning process. To properly participate and earn a "4" for each day of class, you are expected to actively read each page of the textbook as indicated on the syllabus, and prepare each textbook activity therein as needed (orally, written out, etc.) in order to complete the textbook activities during the class session. Your daily grade reflects your preparation for class, as well as your active engagement with the instructors in the learning process during class. Each class session will include opportunities for individual, pair, small and large group work. Your daily participation is expected, evaluated and recorded through quizzes and observation. See the participation rubric for additional details. All electronics are to be turned off for the duration of the class. Failure to do so will result in a "0" for the day.The three lowest daily participation scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Except in exceptional cases, each absence after 3 (excused or unexcused) will result in a 1% deduction from the overall final grade, regardless of when you begin attending the class.
- TESTING: Pop quizzes will be over material assigned for the day, week, etc. They are timed and simple. They are intended to facilitate your on-time arrival to each class, and to encourage you to actively engage in the process of preparing all the assigned activities prior to attending each class session. If you miss a daily quiz you earn a "0" for that quiz. The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Hourly tests will concentrate on each current chapter, but of necessity include material from all previous chapters. They will be administered in the classroom according to the course schedule. An expectation sheet will be provided for each hourly exam and the final exam. The final exam will be comprehensive, and will be administered on the date/time indicated on the course schedule.
- MAKE-UP WORK: The daily participation grade reflects both your preparation for class, as well as your active participation in the many opportunities for individual, pair, small and large group work during class. Therefore, the active FL classroom experience, represented by your daily participation grade is problematic to make up. Therefore, in general, late work is is not accepted. We do drop several low grades at the end of the course (see #1 and #2). Attend and actively participate in each class, and complete each assignment as indicated on the course schedule. Plan ahead for problems, assume that everything will not always go as planned (particularly with technology), and complete assignments and homework ahead of time. Please visit with me if you have questions or concerns about this.
Textbook package. Required: Plazas Textbook Heinle & Heinle, 3rd Edition, 2008 (includes two textbook audio CD's).
Required: One Quia book key pamphlet for the online Lab Manual & Workbook. The ISBN for the complete package is 9781428209923, and it can be purchased at the NCSU Bookstore, Packbackers, Addam's or via the Internet. Used textbooks are also available, but be sure they include the two audio CD's before you buy. If buying a used Plazas 3rd edition textbook, you can purchase the Quia book key for the Plazas 3rd edition Workbook/Lab Manual directly from http://books.quia.com/books/. The bookstores do not guarantee to have books in stock for all students for all courses at all times. Buy your books as early as feasible. If you do not have the book when the semester begins, be sure to work with someone who does have the book, in order to be prepared for all class activities, including quizzes.- QUIA: Lab Manual & Workbook: Your textbook package includes a Quia trifold. You find your Quia Book Key in the trifold. This gives you online access to both the Lab Manual (LM) and the Workbook (WB) exercises. View the Quia Account Instructions if you need help setting up your Quia account. The course code is DPGDXA996. Complete the LM and WB exercises online according to the course schedule. Complete the Quia exercises in the CHASS Language Labs, or on any Internet-enabled computer with speakers. Your grade for these activities will be based on your completing them ACCORDING to the schedule, TIME SPENT in completing the exercises (the more time, the better the grade), and your earning at least an 80% for each activity, after resubmissions.Note: The Quia exercises default to the Workbook section; click on the chapter name (e.g. Capítulo P) in the breadcrumbs section of the page to choose the "Workbook" or "Lab Manual" activities. If you are having trouble finding the Quia exercises, see the Quia Help Page or contact your TA.
- PROJECTS & ORAL ASSESSMENT: There will be a series of projects assigned during the course of the semester, principally dealing with oral assessment, and will include a culminating oral assessment conducted during the final week of classes. These projects are accessible and due as indicated on the course schedule. Scores will be based on the completeness and timeliness of each project. See the participation rubric for more details.
- GENERAL: We will practice and develop all five language skills: speaking, listening, writing, reading and culture. Due to the nature of the course and of learning a second language, you will be expected to complete a significant amount of work on your own outside of class, and to treat in-class time as a precious commodity. See the Course Objectives for what a successful student will be able to do with the language at the end of the course.
- HONOR CODE: You are expected to have read the complete NCSU Code of Student Conduct. You and your instructors will follow both the spirit and letter of the code. You will have the opportunity to attest to this explicitly in writing on several occasions, however by turning in any assignment, you are attesting to that work being your own, and completed according to the honor code. 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. During testing, looking at another student's test/quiz is also 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, DSO 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: From time to time adverse weather disrupts our lives. Read the complete adverse weather policy for more info. Check email, local news, the NCSU home page, or call 513-8888 for the latest information.
- TUTORING: You are encouraged to take advantage of the scheduled office hours of your instructors. Students who feel a need for a tutor may contact the Undergraduate Tutorial Center, 1005K Ricks Hall Annex.
- MORE INFORMATION: There is more university-wide course policy information available at the Provost's site.
- GRADES: Your grades are posted using a PIN assigned by the instructor. Your PIN appears on your quiz sheet. (You can stratch it out once you have it memorized.) Click on your corresponding section link at the top of this page to check your current standing in the course. Find your PIN on the web page in the "ID#" column (use CTLR+F to find it quickly); your corresponding grades will be to the right of your PIN. Grades are generally updated each Monday morning. Download the FLS101 GradeSheet to track your course scores.
- CREDIT ONLY/AUDIT - Credit-only students must earn a 70% or higher to pass the course with an "S". Audits complete everything but the hourly and final exams, and must earn 70% or higher. Note: If you plan to meet graduation requirements using Spanish courses, you must successfuly complete this course for credit in order to take FLS102.
