SP232G THE CARTOON NETWORK Course Syllabus - Stahley

Term
Fall 2026
Section
Abbreviated Session 2
Course Delivery
ln person­[FTF]
Class Program
Credits 2.00
Comic strips are a great way to learn a foreign language. In this class students will translate, primarily from Spanish to English, popular comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Zits and the popular Argentinean comic strip Mafalda, among others. Students will also create their own comic strips with the help of simple web sites. The course will introduce students to many idiomatic expressions and everyday vocabulary as well as develop their conversational skills. The grammar that will be stressed includes present tense, preterite and imperfect, object pronouns, the use of se, verbs like gustar and the present subjunctive.
Prerequisites
SP131G or placement

Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details

Meeting Days:
M-W-F
Meeting Times:
12:40-1:40
Location:
Kelly #10

Contact Information

Instructor:
Stahley
Instructor Email:
Jeff_stahley@wilmington .edu
Office Location:
Kelly #5
Phone Number
937-481-2245
Social Media
N/A
Office Hours:
M-W-F 10:10-11:30
Course Materials

Textbook
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Instructor's Course Objectives

Students will attain at least an Intermediate-Low level of proficiency according to ACTFL guidelines. This means students will be able to handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated, basic communicative tasks (i.e., describing, expressing likes and dislikes, asking and answering questions and narrating in the present and past tense).

Course Schedule

Tentative Schedule

Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.

OCTUBRE

16 

Introduction to the course

Introductions of the comics (tiras cómicas) that we will be reading

Tarea para la próxima clase: Read over information sheets about the comics.Take CAPE test if you didn’t in August Read and sign the syllabus

21 

Familiarizing ourselves with the cast of characters of the comics

Grammar: Unexpected occurrences

23 

Mafalda: pág. 1-6

26 

Mafalda: pág. 7-12

28 

Vocab quiz #1 on the vocab from pages 1-16

Zits, Calvin and Hobbs, Mafalda: pág. 13-16

30 

Mafalda, Calvin y Hobbs: pág. 17-20

NOVIEMBRE

2

Calvin y Hobbs, Mafalda: pág. 21-24

Vocab quiz #2 on the vocab from pages 17-24

Grammar: No tengo dónde vivir; No hay cómo hacerlo, etc

Calvin y Hobbs, Dilbert: pág. 25-28

Examen #1

The “Perfect” tenses

11 

Dilbert, Zits: pág. 29-32

13 

Zits, Mafalda, Calvin y Hobbs: pág. 33-36

Vocab quiz # 3 on the vocab from pages 29-36

16 

Calvin y Hobbs, Zits: pág. 37-40

18 

Dilbert, Zits, Calvin y Hobbs: pág. 41-44

Grammar: los complementos directos, indirectos, reflexivos

20 

Zits, Cyanide and Happiness: pág. 45-49

Grammar: Más trabajo con los complementos directos, indirectos, reflexivos

Vocab quiz #4 on the vocab from pages 37-49

23 

Cyanide and Happiness, otras tiras, Mafalda: pág. 50-54

30 

Mafalda, Dilbert: pág. 55-58

Gustar verbs

Dilbert, Zits: pág. 59-63

Gustar verbs

DICIEMBRE

Examen #2 

Presentación de los portafolios

Course Assignments

See syllabus

Evaluation of Work

The grading scale will be as follows:

Computing Grades: In computing grades, the following numerical equivalents will be used:

A 4.00 (94-100) B 3.00 (84-86) C 2.00 (74-76) D 1.00 (60-66)

A- 3.67 (90-93) B- 2.67 (80-83) C- 1.67 (70-73) F 00 (below 60)

B+ 3.33 (87-89) C+ 2.33 (77-79) D+ 1.33 (67-69)

Instructor Course Policies

Instructor's Course Attendance Policy

Attendance: Classroom attendance is taken every day and is required. The Department allows only two unexcused absences. For every absence over two, one point will be taken from your final average. Excessive absences may result in failure. Do not come to class late. Class will always start on time. Arriving late on 3 occasions = one absence. Arriving late on the day of a vocab quiz (late = after the 3rd word of the quiz is given) means you will receive a 0% for the quiz. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences .

Instructor's Academic Integrity Policy

See Student Handbook

Institutional and Program-Level Policies

Final Exam Schedule
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.

Undergraduate:  FA26 Final Exam Schedule    

 

Out-of-class Work Expectation

A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week.

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Academic Integrity Policy

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Academic Integrity Policy

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