Spanish 1103

Monika Major
major.13@osu.edu
Phone: 567-242-7191
Office: 310D Galvin Hall (in the Philip A. Heath Center for Teaching and Learning)
Office Hours: M,W,F by appointment

Spanish 1103 Syllabus

Placement Tests

All students who studied Spanish for two years or more in high school and have used Spanish to fulfill the admissions requirement, but have not received any previous Spanish credit at The Ohio State University or another university/college, must take the computer-adaptive placement test.

Textbooks

Carmen Books: ¡Arriba! Comunicación y cultura (7th ed.) 2019, by Zayas-Bazán, Bacon & Nibert (ISBN 9780135243848  “New MyLab Experience”)

Diccionario español/inglés (no se recomiendan los mini-diccionarios.)
Kendris, Christopher:501 Spanish Verbs. Barron’s Educational Series.  ISBN 0-8120-9282-1. (Recommended but not required)

OR

http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml

Prerequisite

Spanish 1102.01 or 1155 earned through regular course enrollment, MultiCAT Placement Test, or Transfer Credit. Spanish 1103.01 is not open to native speakers of Spanish.

GE Goals

Foreign Language coursework develops students’ skills in communication across ethnic, cultural, ideological, and national boundaries, and helps students develop an understanding of other cultures and patterns of thought.

GE Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Students demonstrate basic communicative skills (e.g., speaking, listening, reading, and/or writing) in a language other than their native language.
2. Students learn about the cultural contexts and manifestations of the peoples who speak the language that they are studying.
3. Students recognize and understand differences and similarities between the cultures and communities of the language that they are studying and their own.

Spanish 1103.01 Goals

• Expand vocabulary usage
• Practice listening skills
• Practice conversation skills
• Read authentic texts (articles, short stories, essays, and poems, etc.)  -Practice writing in Spanish
• Review grammar concepts and incorporate new structures
• Learn cultural concepts of Spanish-speaking countries
• Use technology to explore and reinforce linguistic concepts

Placement Tests

All students who studied Spanish for two years or more in high school and have used Spanish to fulfill the admissions requirement, but have not received any previous Spanish credit at The Ohio State University or another university/college must take MultiCAT (Multimedia Computer Adaptive Test). Go to The Learning Center (Galvin 310)with your student I.D. to take the placement test. Students who believe they can improve placement beyond the MultiCAT or beyond recent course work due to self-study or travel abroad, as well as bilingual students should consider taking the EM Proficiency Exam. Eligible students may seek credit by examination (EM) for Spanish 1101.01, 1102.01, and 1103.01.  Students can only take the EM Proficiency Exam for the class in which they are currently enrolled or have placed. Students who have audited, received a W, or earned a failing grade for a course in Spanish are not eligible to take an EM Proficiency Exam. Students currently enrolled in a course may take an EM Proficiency Exam for that course only during the first week of the quarter. For more information, see the Spanish Credit by Examination page.