Department of Spanish - The Ohio State University at Lima

Spanish 101.01

You are eligible to enroll for Spanish 101.01

(1) if you have had less than two years of high school Spanish or,
(2) if you graduated from high school 5 years ago and have no EM credit or transfer credit from another university.
(3) if you took the Foreign Language Placement Test. To take the placement test go to The Phillip A. Heath Center for Teaching and Learning with your student I.D.
(4) 101.01 is not open to native speakers of Spanish through regular course enrollment or EM credit, to students with credit for 100.02, or to students with 2 or more years of study in Spanish in high school.

Texts and materials

Long and Macián: Amistades. Student Text and CDs. Thomson Publishing Company.2005. ISBN 0-759-33927-9.
Long and Macián: Diario de actividades and CDs. Thomson Publishing Company.2005. ISBN 0-759-32818-8/0-759-32067-5.
Spanish/English Dictionary (your choice)

Course Objectives

Spanish 101.01 is the first course of a four course sequence (101.01, 102.01, 103.01, 104) which leads to the fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. Spanish is the primary language of instruction. The general goal of the course is to develop basic language skills. During this course students will...

• develop a vocabulary base to begin building language skills. Vocabulary includes but is not limited to: greetings, describing people and places, professions, past times, family, academics, the home and household items, numbers.
• develop knowledge of the grammar structures associated with, but not limited to, the following: identifying and describing people, places, events, and objects; using the verb estar for describing health conditions and location; requesting and reporting information using -ar, -er, -ir verbs; expressing likes and dislikes with the verb gustar and others like gustar; indicating possession; using the verbal expressions of tener, the verb ir, and the verbal expression ir + a + infinitive to talk about the immediate future.
• listen to simple passages and answer questions about the content. Read simple authentic texts and answer questions about the content.
Write simple paragraphs using acquired vocabulary and grammar structures.
• engage in, and sustain, basic face-to-face conversation with others.
Use the Internet to acquire information about the Spanish-speaking world.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of selected elements of various Hispanic cultures.

Requirements:

In-class compositions: each composition is 5% of your grade.

Speaking test: you will prepare two different situations before the day of your pre-scheduled oral exam. On your exam date, you will meet individually with me and role-play one of the two situations that I select. You will also answer and ask questions related to that topic. You may NOT use any notes or scripts during the exam. In addition to the role-play situations, you will also do a brief presentation of some Spanish realia (authentic material printed in Spanish) that you found in the Ohio area. The speaking test and trabajo de investigación are 15% of your grade.

Literary selection: in this short story excerpt from El beso, you will practice skimming and scanning for information as well as identifying the cognates. This excerpt is on-line as well as in your Diario de Actividades, pages 50 - 52. You will be tested on this reading on the final exam.

Course grades will be based on the following evaluation:

10% tarea (homework)
5% participación
30% 3 exámenes
5% Abre los ojos: un trabajo de investigación
10% 2 composiciones
10% examen oral
30% examen final

Attendance and Class Participation

Regular attendance and participation in class activities are essential to be a successful language learner. In order for students to progress in understanding and speaking Spanish, they must hear and speak it on a daily basis. Therefore, students must prepare carefully for class by completing all assignments in advance and be ready to participate in class. Students will be graded on individual, pair, and group activities. Students must not miss more than two classes.

Last Modified on 06/25/2007
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