In order to develop speaking and listening skills, each student enrolled in Distance FLS101 must have a course mate with whom they work. You are encouraged to spend as much time together as possible preparing activities and assignments, watching the webcasts, etc. Minimally, you complete the 24 paired activities assigned during the semester, as outlined on the course syllabus.
In addition to fellow students enrolled in FLS101, a spouse, officemate, etc., can serve as your course mate, if they are willing to progress through the course with you (they do not need to be enrolled), or if they already have FLS101-level knowledge of Spanish. If you do not live close enough to your course mate to have the preferred face-to-face interaction, you can use a variety of technological substitutes, such as the telephone or voice messaging software (e.g. Windows Messenger or Skype).
To contact a fellow student about being your course mate, click on the link below, then email students on the list who do not yet have a course mate.
Inform the instructor who your course mate will be by completing Paired Activity #1, available on the course schedule page.