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Required Texts:
Attendance: Attendance at all class meetings is required and
I will take attendance at each class meeting. Students who have three
(3) unexcused absences will receive a warning. After three unexcused
absences, your participation grade will lower by Homework: Homework is assigned on a daily basis. Each Friday,
a web assignment is due based on the song to which we will listen in
Friday's class. Students need to keep up with the chapter's workbook
assignments. It is also your responsability to check your own workbook
assignments and correct mistakes with a red pen. I will usually collect
the workbookbook assignments for a chapter the day of each week's quiz.
Late assignments will not be accepted. Compositions: Students
will write weekly compositions in the form of journal writing. They
will incorporate the grammar and the themes of the text. You will need
a small notebook that you will use during the semester as your journal.
You may NOT get outside help (ex. your roommate who is a native Spanish
speaker,etc.) for these or any other assignments. Oral Preparation: Students should regularly listen to the tapes or
CDs that correspond to each lesson of Visión y voz. The weekly
quizzes will frequently refer to parts of the lab work so you are advised
to keep up with all lab assignments. Tapes and CDs are available for
sale to students at the Columbia University Bookstore and are available
for use in the Language Lab in Lewisohn Hall. Quizzes: At the end of almost each major unit you will have
an announced, written and/or oral quiz, or composition---there will
be seven (7) quizzes in total. In addition, you will have a midterm
and a final examination. There will be no
make-ups. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped in averaging your final
grade. Oral Exam: At the end of the semester, there will be an oral
final exam that may be a final presentation or a skit. Final Grade Breakdown
Grading Scale 97-100
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