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801 Foreign Language Graduate Teaching Associate Seminar
Autumn Quarter, 2009

Objectives

• To present strategies and techniques for teaching Spanish at the college level to students whose native or second language is English
• To explore and discuss the basic theories of second language acquisition
• To explore the materials and technology used in the teaching of Spanish at the college level

Textbook

Requirements

• Attendance and participation in all classes
• Implementation of techniques and strategies from 801 workshop and class discussions in your daily class preparations
• Submission of four on-line open-book quizzes (Carmen) based on Teachers Handbook and selected readings.
• Using the lesson plan evaluation form from the GTA training workshop observe and submit a reflective journal on 4 Spanish classes (at least three different instructors).
• Completion of two class-based projects and one video related to your teaching assignments

• 101.01: Melissa Doran (doran.65@osu.edu)
  8:30 AM – 9:18 AM; Central Classroom (CC) 330
  
  
• 101.01: Sarah Sinnott (sinnott.10@osu.edu)
  9:30 AM; Baker Systems Engineering (BE) 260
  
  
• 102.01: Beth Woodring (woodring.14@osu.edu)
  8:30 AM – 9:18 AM;Central Classroom (CC) 322
  
  
• 102.66: Ana Lovely (lovely.13@osu.edu)
  8:30 AM – 9:18 AM; Mendenhall Lab (ML) 173
  
  
• 102.66: Jared List (list.28@osu.edu)
  8:30 AM – 9:18 AM; Mendenhall Lab (ML) 131
  
  
• 103.66: K. Hawkins (hawkins.323@osu.edu)
  3:30 PM – 4:18 PM; Journalism (JR) 139; 4:30 – 5:18 PM JR 221
  
  
• 103.66: Amanda Matousek (matousek.7@osu.edu)
  7:30 AM – 8:18 AM; Hagerty Hall (HH) 251
  
  
• 103.66: Mariana Vega-Mendoza (vega-mendoza.1@osu.edu)
  3:30 PM – 4:18 PM; Dulles (DU) 24
  
  

• You must contact each instructor via e-mail two days before observing his/her class. No more than two observers will be permitted during one class period.
• Confirm the room location with instructors before the day of your observations.
• Graduate Teaching Associates must submit their observation reports to Dr. Robison (robison.25@osu.edu). Observations due: October 2; October 16; October 23; November 6.
• Lecturers are not required to enroll in Spanish 801 Autumn but must observe four classes (three different instructors). Observations due: October 2; October 23; November 6; November 20. Lecturers must submit their observation reports to Dr. Macián (macian.1@osu.edu).