How to ADD this course?

Add authorization codes have been issues for SPAN 101, CRN 10160 (Summer 2016). 

Wait-listed students should be encouraged to continue checking their AHC student email in case space becomes available for them to enroll or their wait-list number changes before the start of class. 

If a student does not receive email notification of space availability prior to the first day of class, they should contact me to request an add authorization code to enroll in the class. Add authorization codes are valid until the census roster due date for each specific CRN.

Please remember that add authorization codes are CRN specific, and are not accepted by Banner until the first day of class. Once a class begins, ALL students will be required to utilize an add authorization code to add – even if they receive a wait list notification email that room has become available in the class. Students may call (805) 922-6966 ext. 3248 or email admissions_help@hancockcollege.edu to get help.

Starting Monday, June 13, 2016: 

1. The instructor will add students from the Waiting List FIRST.
 
2. Students will be added in the order in which they appear in the Waiting List.
 
3. Students NOT in the Waiting List will be added ONLY when all students in the Wait List have been taken care of.
 
4. Once an instructor provides a student with an ADD Code VIA EMAIL, that student should register right away and pay all required fees within 24 hours of registering for the course. Failure to pay, within the allotted time frame, results in an administrative drop.

What books are needed?

What books are needed?

When in doubt, DO NOT buy your textbooks right away. Always consult with your instructor first to avoid costly expenses. If after the online orientation, you still want to continue in the course, then purchase all required materials.

If you are enrolled in SPAN 101DL, the following books are needed:

• OPTIONAL: Puntos de partida, 9th edition: An Invitation to Spanish, by Dorwick, Pérez-Gironés et al. New York: McGraw Hill)
• REQUIRED: The Electronic workbook, which is now called Connect Spanish Plus. Students will actually purchase an Access Code. The version of the Connect we have requested comes with an eBook included, which makes the printed textbook optional.
• The textbook can be bought used or rented. The electronic workbook can only be bought NEW.
• SPAN 101 covers Chapter 1 to Chapter 8.

If you are enrolled in SPAN 102DL, the following textbooks will be used:

• OPTIONAL: Puntos de partida, 9th edition: An Invitation to Spanish, by Dorwick, Pérez-Gironés et al. New York: McGraw Hill)
• REQUIRED: The Electronic workbook is the Connect Spanish Plus. Students will actually purchase an Access Code.
  The version of the Connect we have requested comes with an eBook included, which makes the printed textbook optional.
• The textbook can be bought used or rented. The electronic workbook can only be bought NEW.
• SPAN 102 covers Chapter 8 to Chapter 18.

Students enrolled in SPAN 103/104 will need the following textbooks:

• OPTIONAL: IMAGINA: Español sin barreras [textbook], 3rd edition, by Blanco and Tocaimaza-Hatch. Vista Higher Learning Publishing: Boston. 2007. [ISBN: 1-59334-940-8].
• REQUIRED: IMAGINA: Español sin barreras [IMAGINA Supersite 3.0], by Blanco and Tocaimaza-Hatch. Vista Higher Learning Publishing: Boston. The version of the Supersite we have requested comes with an eBook and vText included, which makes the printed textbook optional.
• Cajas de cartón, by Francisco Jiménez.
• SPAN 103 covers chapters 1-5.
• SPAN 104 covers chapters 6-10.
• GO TO: http://vistahigherlearning.com/students/store/

Students enrolled in SPAN 105DL will use: 

• Taller de escritores: Grammar and Composition for Advanced Spanish. 2nd edition, by Paula Cañón and Guillermo Bleichmar. Vista Higher Learning Publishing: Boston.
• Taller de escritores Supersite 3.0 access code.
• GO TO: http://vistahigherlearning.com/students/store/
  

Students interested in SPAN 110 [Elementary Conversation] will use ¡Apúntate!, ¿Qué Tal? or the Puntos de Partida textbooks as reference. No other textbooks required at this time.

Students interested in SPAN 111 [Intermediate Conversation] will use the ¡Apúntate!, ¿Qué Tal? or the Puntos de Partida textbooks as reference. No other textbooks required at this time.

Students interested in SPAN 112 [Advanced Conversation] will use Cinema for Spanish Conversation, 3rd Edition, by Gill, Smalley, and Haro.

SPAN 101 - Summer 2016 - Connect Plus registration instructions

Student registration information

Course: SPAN 101 - CRN10160 - Summer 2016 with LearnSmart

instructor: Dr. Sofia Ramirez-Gelpi

section: SPAN 101 - CRN10160 - Summer 2016

Registration dates: 06/01/16 - 08/13/16

Online registration instructions:
Go to the following web address (see link below) and click the “register now” button.

https://connect.mheducation.com/class/s-ramirez-gelpi-span-101---crn10160---summer-2016

If you have trouble with registration, please contact Customer Support at http://bit.ly/StudentRegistration.

General Information

DL classes still require the use of textbooks. Review and complete the online class orientation on the first week of class. The orientation is located in Blackboard, not here.

DL classes also require that the students complete weekly assigned work.  The only way to know that learning is happening is by showing that you can perform weekly assigned tasks in a timely manner. SPAN 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105 require 5 hrs weekly of lecture, 1 hour weekly of lab, and 10 hours weekly for homework/study time. The expected total commitment is 16 hours weekly during a regular semester.  Some students may need more time per week. Keep this is mind, and setup a consistent schedule to work on your online classes every week.Plan you time wisely and effectively.

Online Attendance and activity are part of your final class grade. If you are considering an online SPAN course, keep in mind that your grade will also depend on online attendance and regular/continuous activity in Blackboard and the electronic workbook.

Videos To Help You Along

VIDEO TUTORIALS

Blackboard Login and General Course Orientation: http://youtu.be/DTT_j2S049Q

For SPAN 101 and 102 students - Using Connect Spanish Plus: http://youtu.be/88oVHbGR58c

For SPAN 103 and 104 students - Using the IMAGINA Supersite: http://www.vhlcentral.com/screencasts/instructor?source=m3

What is done in the Spanish DL classes?

SPAN 101/102/103/104/105 are offered as Distance Leaning courses. Online Spanish courses consist of:

• Assigned grammar and vocabulary, listening, reading, and writing activities located within Blackboard but also via external websites (i.e. electronic workbook). 
• Assigned weekly participation activities (discussion board, wikis, blogs, etc.) that are due on a weekly basis.
• Oral Proficiency assessments to measure sentence mastery, vocabulary, fluency, and pronunciation. These activities also include oral interviews with instructor (in person or via Skype video calls).
• Oral video presentations that the students must video-record and post accordingly (Facebook, YouTube, Google+). Students DO NOT email the video file. Students provide instructors the video links.
• Assigned writing skills exercises that involve writing journals, blogs, wikis, compositions.
• Assigned reading skills exercises that measure sentence mastery and recall, fluency and pronunciation.
• Assigned cultural activities and exercises that are individual and/or group work. 
• Assigned group work using Blackboard's collaborative tools.
• Games and other activities located in or outside Blackboard to enhance or improve language learning.

INSTRUCTOR expectations: Students will regularly interact with course content, instructor, and classmates in meaningful and substantive ways.

All homework and testing is done online, via Blackboard or electronic textbook sites. No campus attendance is required. However, online attendance and participation are REQUIRED and charted via Blackboard. Students are encouraged to form study groups to practice/review the material.

Computer Competency

Distance Learning courses [DL] at Hancock are offered using Blackboard Learn 9.1. It is important for students to be able to navigate Blackboard competently, know/use all its tools efficiently, and to posses general computer skills, such as: 

• keyboarding knowledge
• using word editors such as MS Word
• upload and download files
• install plug-ins and updates, activate cookies
• use email adequately, and to check it frequently

Please check with your instructor to find out if there are any specific skills needed in order to be successful in a DL course.

ENGL Advisory for SPAN 103 & 104

SPAN 103 and 104 have an ENGL 514 Advisory. This means that students are not required to take ENGL 514 first, but that they enroll in SPAN 103 and/or 104 with the skills listed below already in place. This advisory course teaches the following essay-writing skills: 

1. write coherent essays and paragraphs about course readings and/or other subjects. 
2. summarize, analyze, and make a simple synthesis between two readings or ideas. 
3. complete in-class writings that illustrate some organizing, composing, revising, editing,and time-management skills. 
4. read and summarize short expository texts for the purpose of writing and discussion. 
5. distinguish between fact and opinion, and identify author's purpose and tone. 
6. direct writings to a specific audience with an appropriate voice. 
7. construct writings with a central idea and supporting paragraphs. 
8. write paragraphs with supporting sentences that relate to the topic sentence.
9. recognize and begin to apply sentence variety and appropriate word choice. 
10. use vocabulary strategies. 
11. proofread and edit essays for public presentation. 
12. use outside sources and begin to use direct quotations from those sources.
13. differentiate between one's own ideas, and those of others [use bibliography].

Please note that as a result of the advisory, the instructor(s) have an expectation that students who enroll in these courses already possess these skills.