Overview
This course is designed for anyone that would like to learn the Spanish language. Emphasis is on grammar and vocabulary taught in context and Hispanic culture presented using interactive activities, discussion, and readings. This course is not open to native speakers, which includes anyone who used the language as his or her principal language of education.
NOTE: This course is not open to native speakers, which includes anyone who used the language as his or her principal language of education.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will acquire a basic skill level in the four areas of reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking.
By the end of SPAN 111, you will be able to communicate orally and in writing at a beginner's level in a range of everyday situations. For example, you will be able to
- Introduce yourself and others.
- Participate in simple conversations on topics such as family, the weather, food, and travel.
- Ask for and give directions.
- Ask for explanations.
- Ask simple questions and respond to straightforward requests.
- Ask for and give opinions.
- Describe a person, an event, or a situation.
- Use idiomatic expressions.
- Students must sign an academic integrity pledge during the first week of classes formally declaring that they have no prior knowledge of Spanish.
Terms
Evaluation
15% - MindTap online exercises
10% - Conversational Activities (x4)
5% - Tutorial Sessions (x5)
10% - Group Presentation
30% - Tests (2)
30% - Proctored Final Exam
*Evaluation Subject to Change*
Proctored Exams
Exam Centre Location, Eligibility, and Fees
Students enrolled exclusively in online courses may choose one of two options to write this course’s proctored assessments:
- You may choose to write the assessments online under supervision of Examity proctoring services. A $100 fee will be charged to your SOLUS account. This fee is known as the Off Campus Exam Admin Fee and is applied in SOLUS at the earlier of: term tuition posting date, or the date at which exam writing method is changed to online. The fee is assessed once per ASO course with proctored assessments.
- You may choose to write the assessments in-person on Queen’s campus in Kingston at no additional charge.
Students enrolled in at least one on-campus course are expected to write this course’s proctored assessments on-campus during the scheduled exam time. They will not be permitted to write this course’s proctored assessments online.
Students were prompted to indicate their preferred exam writing method when enrolling in the course in SOLUS. The exam writing method may be changed by contacting the ASO Exams Team at aso.exams@queensu.ca.
Information for students writing online assessments using Examity
Selected assessments in this course will be administered in onQ using online proctoring provided by Examity, a third-party, cloud-based service. This proctoring solution was chosen to support our efforts in maintaining academic integrity when online proctoring is required. Queen’s has conducted an extensive privacy and security review of Examity and has entered into a binding agreement with terms that address the appropriate collection, use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with Ontario’s privacy legislation. To learn more about online proctoring, please see the information provided by the Office of the University Registrar.
If you registered to write online with Examity, all information pertaining to the technical requirements and preparation for writing online will be posted in onQ well in advance of your exam.
The use of Examity as described is unique to courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science Online. Other Faculties use online proctoring solutions in different ways under different regulations. Students should contact the appropriate Faculty examination team if they have questions.
Timing of Final Examinations
The exam period dates for each Term are listed on the Faculty of Arts and Science webpage under "Important Dates". Student exam schedules for the Fall Term are posted to SOLUS immediately prior to the Thanksgiving holiday; for the Winter Term they are posted on the Friday before Reading Week, and for the Summer Term they are individually noted on the Arts and Science Online syllabi. Students should not make any travel plans until after the examination schedule has been posted. Exams will not be moved or deferred to accommodate employment, travel/holiday plans or flight reservations. Students experiencing extenuating circumstances preventing them from writing their exams as scheduled should review the information about the Academic Consideration process.
Textbook and Materials
ASO reserves the right to make changes to the required material list as received by the instructor before the course starts. Please refer to the Campus Bookstore website at http://www.campusbookstore.com/Textbooks/Search-Engine to obtain the most up-to-date list of required materials for this course before purchasing them.
Students will have two options for purchasing these materials.
We recommend that you purchase a subscription to MindTap, which includes access to the etextbook and all online exercises.
MindTap Instant Access Code for Hola Amigos, 4th Canadian Edition (12 Months/Two Term Access), ISBN: 9780176919184 $99.95
To purchase an access code for MindTap, select SPAN 111 (On the Queen’s Campus Bookstore Access Code Search Engine.
If you prefer to read from a physical textbook, you may purchase a hard copy of the book in addition to a subscription for MindTap by using the Campus Bookstore’s Textbooks Search Engine.
Hola, amigos + MindTap Instant Access for Jarvis' ¡Hola, amigos!, 4th Canadian Edition, Toronto: Nelson Education, 2021. ISBN: 9780176898809 $193.95
We will cover from the Preliminary lesson to Lesson 5 of this textbook.
Students will require a computer with a web camera and a good quality headset equipped with a microphone.
All other required and recommended materials will be available through onQ.
Time Commitment
Students can expect to spend on average about 8 to 10 hours per week completing relevant readings, assignments, and course activities.