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Marianne Franco


Marianne Franco
Title:    
Professor - Spanish 
Department:    
Literature and Language Arts 
Office:    
Founders Hall 260B 
Phone:    
575-6187 
Email:    

Biography

INFORMATION: SPANISH 101 HYBRID COURSE 

iHola! If you are interested in taking the Spanish 101 Hybrid Online course, please be realistic about how much time you have to commit and consider the following:

1.    This is a five-unit course. The five units of instruction are divided as follows: a mandatory 2 hour class meeting once a week (as listed in the schedule of classes) AND you log in 3.5 hours of weekly independent,online learning. In addition to this weekly 5.5 hour commitment, please keep in mind the total time required for success in a college level course: two hours of study time for each unit taken. That means that for this course, students should plan on spending at least 10 hours of study time in addition to the 5.5 hours of instruction on a weekly basis.

2.      While this is an introductory Spanish course, it is fast-paced.To succeed in this class, it is recommended that you have taken at least one year (or two consecutive semesters) of high school Spanish within the last six months or have equivalent working knowledge of the language that will enable you to learn independently.

3.      To be successful in this course, you need to have basic computer skills and be able to navigate the Internet with ease. This course requires that you have a reliable connection to the Internet to complete online homework on a daily basis.

REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR SPANISH 101 AND 102:
Vistas: Introduccion a la lengua espanola FOURTH Edition by Blanco et. al. It contains: (1) loose-leaf textbook Leccion 1-6 (SPA101) OR loose-leaf textbook Leccion 7-12 (SPA102) AND (2) the Supersite Plus code. 

WHERE TO PURCHASE THE TEXTBOOK BUNDLE?
~ Pirates Bookstore and the Off Campus Bookstore.
~ Direct from the publisher. Click on the Modesto Junior College icon then select either “Spanish 101-All sections” or "Spanish 102-All sections"