1 Unit (CR/NC), (UC:CSU)

Instructor: N. Jacinto jacinton@wlac.edu

General Information:

The course begins on January 3rd.  You must access the course by January 9th.

Newly enrolled students must email the instructor to confirm enrollment.  Please do this now by clicking here: jacinton@wlac.edu.

Students who do not email instructor by January 9th will be dropped.

Course Description:

This online laboratory course uses multimedia to enhance Spanish language instruction. Students will access Web-SAM, the electronic version of the printed Vistas Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual used as supplemental materials to the Vistas textbook. Web-SAM delivers these components in their entirety online with automatic scoring, plus includes the complete Lab Program, Fotonovela Video, and Panorama cultural Video. Students must be enrolled in another Spanish class to attend the lab section. At least 2 hours per week of online lab activity is required to complete the course requirement of 32 online lab hours. The course content is directly related to the level of the Spanish class in which the student is concurrently enrolled, and with the Vistas 2nd Ed. textbook being used for that course. This is a Credit/No Credit course.

Required Materials:

VISTAS: Introducción a la lengua española 2nd Ed., Blanco, Donley.

EN LINEA code + Vistas Student text + Vistas WebSAM code, ISBN#: 1-59334-801-0. This package option has a student textbook which is optional for the class.

EN LINEA code + Vistas WebSAM code, ISBN#: 1-59334-800-2. This package option does not have a student textbook.

You can buy these packages at West Los Angeles College bookstore, (310) 287-4560 or by contacting Vista Higher Learning, (800) 648-7375 or online at http://www.VHLDirect.com/westla/.

Students will access EN LÍNEA, the electronic version of the printed Vistas 2nd ed., an optional textbook, as their homework. EN LÍNEA delivers its components entirety online with automatic scoring, plus includes the complete Fotonovela Video. It is required the use of a microphone to interact online with classmates and the instructor.

Course Requirements:

At least two hours per week of online lab activity is required to complete the course requirement of a minimum of 32 online lab hours. The course content is directly related to the level of your Spanish 1 class in which you are concurrently enrolled, and with the Vistas 2nd Ed. textbook being used for that course. Vistas Web SAM is the name of your Lab online class. This is a credit /no credit class.

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