SPAN 2002 - Ryan Boylan

Contact Information

Ryan Boylan
Gainesville State College
P.O. Box 1358
Gainesville , GA 30503
Phone Number: (404) 906-6561
E-mail Address: rboylan@gsc.edu

Office hours:
Office hours are posted inside the course. During office hours you can find me in the course Chat room "General Chat for SPAN 2002." You can also reach me during office hours at the above phone number.

NOTICE: Please use the internal Vista course e-mail for general correspondence. I provide my external e-mail address for emergencies only. I cannot answer questions, accept assignments, or discuss grades via external e-mail so please use it for emergencies only.

Course Description

This course is a continuation of Span 2001. This course will look at advanced grammatical structures as well as serve to bolster your vocabulary. There will be emphasis placed on reading, writing, listening to the spoken word and speaking the language. Topics to be covered include the future tense, the subjunctive, the present perfect and past perfect tenses, the past subjunctive, the present perfect subjunctive, the past perfect subjunctive and the future and conditional perfect tenses.

1. Students successfully completing Spanish 2002 should be able to comprehend oral and written forms and to communicate on a variety of topics in Spanish. To achieve this level of communication, students must be able to negotiate Spanish in all major time frames, and must possess the grammatical and cultural skills to function in basic daily situations, to give short descriptions of objects, people, and places, to express feelings, and to present a simple opinion .

2. Students should demonstrate an understanding of their languages and cultures in relation to the practices, products, and perspectives of the culture(s) of Spanish speaking countries.

3. Students should reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish.

4. Students should show evidence of enrichment through an authentic experience in Spanish.

Course Textbooks
and Resources

Textbook Information:

eCore Course Textbook Listing
eCore MBS Direct Online Bookstore

IMPORTANT! You must purchase your textbook with the WebSAM code in order to be able to complete your assignments. You should purchase it through the eCore bookstore.

Recommended Texts:
-501 Spanish Verbs. 4th ed. Christopher Kendris.
-Test Yourself: Spanish Grammar. Julio Lopez-Arias and Gladys Varona-Lacey, 1996.
- A good Spanish/English Dictionary (Collins, Simon and Schuster Intl., Larousse or Oxford).

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Grading Policy

Grading Rubric:
SUPERSITE 30%
Web-SAM 30%
Voice Boards 15%
Midterm Exam (online) 15%
Final Exam (proctored) 10%

Grade Scale:
A: 90-100%
B: 80-89%
C: 70-79%
D: 60-69%
F: 0-59%

Disabilities Act

If you are a student whom is disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires assistance or support services, please notify your instructor.

Also, students with disabilities or who require special testing accommodations should contact the Testing Coordinator before scheduling an exam appointment. In order to receive special accommodations, students must provide documentation from the disabilities center at their affiliate institution or from the Regents Center for Learning Disorders.

Testing Coordinator: etesting@westga.edu / 678-839-5300

Proctored Exam

Proctored exams are online exams taken at approved testing centers. Students enrolled in eCore courses take at least one proctored examination per course.
Log into the course to see whether the Midterm Exam, Final Exam or Both will be proctored. You are responsible for scheduling and completing your exam(s) by the deadlines.  Deadlines are provided on the eCore Calendar at http://ecore.usg.edu/courses/calendar.php.

FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES

1. Schedule an exam time and date with the approved test site of your choice (http://ecore.usg.edu/exams/sites.php) before the deadline.
1. Take note of:
1. Name of Testing Site where you will take the exam
2. Testing Site contact person
3. Phone and email address of Testing Site contact person
2. Be advised and aware of the services that the center provides. Not all testing centers are equipped to proctor online/computer-based tests.
2. Fill out and submit the eCore Exam Request form (http://ecore.usg.edu/exams/schedule_exam.php) before the deadline in order for the eCore Testing Coordinator to send information about your exam to your actual Testing Site. YOU MUST SCHEDULE YOUR EXAM WITH THE TESTING SITE PRIOR TO FILLING OUT THE EXAM REQUEST FORM for eCore. A late fee of $15 will be charged if you fill out the request form after the deadline.
3. Print the confirmation of your request form and take it with you to the Testing Site along with your photo ID (Driver’s License or School ID) and testing/proctor fee as indicated by the Testing Site. A staff member at the Testing Site, also known as a Proctor, will check your identification and administer the exam according to the directions provided by your instructor.

Failure to take a proctored examination will result in failure of the course, regardless of the average of other grades.

Technical Requirements

Having a correctly configured computer will help ensure your success in eCore. Check the information at http://ecore.usg.edu/prospective/techreqs.php to be sure that your computer meets all the necessary technical requirements for hardware and software. Links to the plug-ins (special free software) that you will need are provided.

Technical Assistance

For technical assistance contact the 24 hour helpline at http://help8.view.usg.edu (click on the Request Support tab for the toll free # and live chat support).

In addition please contact your home institution eCore advisor or the University of West Georgia helpdesk at 678-839-5300.