Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This course requires attendance at synchronous Zoom class meetings (days and times are indicated in the schedule of classes) as well as completion of asynchronous assignments and assessments. Attendance at the Zoom class meetings is required. If you have any questions or concerns in regard to this attendance policy, please contact your instructor.

The time commitment for this course includes the time that you spend in the classroom on campus (4 hours per week) plus time spent on studying and completing a homework load appropriate for a 4-credit, college-level course (about two hours outside of class for each credit hour). This time commitment includes both synchronous work (e.g. class meetings, practice with classmates) and asynchronous work (e.g. studying, homework).

Students are highly recommended to take SPA 103 and SPA 113C simultaneously.

SPA 113C is a one-credit conversation course that meets twice a week for 25 minutes (50 min/week). For SPA 103 (CRN 20795), your recommended section of SPA 113C is CRN 25220. This conversation class meets 30 minutes before your SPA 103, and it’s taught by the same instructor.

Why take SPA 113C? In the conversation class, you will have an opportunity to practice what you are learning in SPA 103. You will be working on your listening and speaking skills with classmates, with your instructor’s guidance and support. Students who don’t take SPA 113C will have 10 hours less practice with the Spanish language than the classmates who take SPA 113C. SPA 103 + SPA 113C is an excellent combination to develop your communicative skills (aural and oral), and communication is the main goal of our Spanish program.

Please do NOT buy a USED textbook because it will not include the required code to the online platform, which costs more than the package available at the PCC bookstore. The same textbook/platform will be used in SPA 101-103, and no further purchase is required.

The Spanish department works with our textbook publisher Vista Higher Learning (VHL) to negotiate the best price possible for students, so we recommend that you purchase the textbook package either from the PCC Bookstore or directly from VHL's custom link for PCC students. We do not recommend buying a used textbook because it will likely end up costing more than buying the textbook package new from the PCC Bookstore or VHL.

Required technology for this course includes a computer with a reliable Internet connection, microphone, and webcam. If you have questions or concerns about the required technology, please contact your instructor. Platforms for this course include Zoom, D2L Brightspace, and VHL Supersite (included in the textbook package sold through the PCC bookstore).