Class participation is crucial to success in a language course. Class sessions include practice, feedback, and cultural discussions that cannot be fully reproduced elsewhere. One letter grade will be dropped for every three absences, and three tardies count as one absence.

• Students are responsible for completing work on time when absent. Contact the instructor as soon as possible if documentation supports a new reasonable deadline.
• I understand that unexpected situations can happen. Late submissions will be accepted up to five working days after the original due date, with a 10% deduction. After five working days, late work may not be accepted unless there is a documented extenuating circumstance.
• Exams and quizzes are mandatory and must be taken when scheduled. Make-ups are allowed only under compelling documented circumstances.
• Optional extra credit may be offered at the instructor's discretion.

This is a Hybrid class (OH) in which students attend class sessions on campus and in an online environment. The class typically meets approximately half online and half on campus. Students should read and study assigned material before class. Sessions typically include review, questions, guided practice, partner or group activities, and cultural discussion.

Computers in the classroom (not personal PC) will be used for the quizzes/exams. Smartphones are distracting and are not permitted during class activities unless the instructor approves a specific use. Food and drink are prohibited in the language lab classroom except closed water bottles kept away from equipment.

In accordance with California Education Code Section 78907, students may not use electronic listening or recording devices in class without prior instructor consent, except as needed for approved accommodations.

Email nina.kato@csun.edu or visit office hours when you have questions. Please allow up to 24 hours during weekdays for email responses before resending. Messages sent after 9:00 p.m. Friday may receive a response on Monday.

Students are responsible for maintaining their own enrollment status. Instructors do not have access to student portals for this purpose. For drop dates, withdrawals, refunds, and other enrollment matters, consult CSUN Admissions and the Registration Calendar.

Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, violates the Student Conduct Code and may result in university discipline. Cheating includes unauthorized help during exams, unauthorized information about exams, inappropriate sources during exams, falsifying records, or misrepresenting facts to obtain exemptions. Plagiarism includes submitting work copied in whole or part from another person without identification, failing to mark quotations, close paraphrasing that misleads the reader, submitting the same work in multiple courses without permission, or fabricating data.

Think of generative AI as a learning assistant rather than a substitute for your own thinking. Like a coach or tutor, AI can help you brainstorm, clarify a concept, practice, or receive feedback, but your submitted work should demonstrate your own understanding, analysis, and voice.

You are welcome to use generative AI when it supports your learning - for example, to explain a difficult concept, generate study questions, brainstorm possibilities, or give feedback on a draft. Do not use it to replace the thinking, analysis, or writing that an assignment is designed for you to practice. The goal is for your work to show what you understand and can do.

When you use AI, you remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, and quality of what you submit. Your work should accurately reflect your own understanding and abilities and should follow any assignment-specific AI directions provided in Canvas.

I read your work with attention to your ideas, writing, and growth over the semester. If submitted work does not seem to reflect your demonstrated understanding, I may invite you to a conversation or ask you to explain your process or complete an alternative assessment. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your learning. Presenting AI-generated work as your own may fall under CSUN's academic integrity policy.

Students are encouraged to participate and share ideas. Disagreement is acceptable; disrespect is not. Personal attacks, profanity, vulgarity, or comments that do not contribute productively may result in a warning and loss of assignment or participation credit.

A final grade of "Incomplete" may be granted at the very end of the term if an unforeseen event or illness prevents you from completing the final coursework and at the time you have earned a "C" or better. "Incomplete" grade situations are extremely rare, and are entirely at the discretion of the instructor, within the parameters set above.

Please speak with the instructor about any ADA accommodations you may require. For information and assistance, contact Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES).

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