Spanish Language & Culture

6 ECTS/3 US credits

We offer a unique sociocultural course that helps students improve their interpersonal oral and written communicative abilities in just 3 weeks. Courses are based on active learner participation. Students are expected to engage in interactive small and large-group activities. The different tasks presented in class will require students to use Spanish in multiple situations that reflect the use of different varieties of Spanish. Students also develop critical thinking and creative skills through a digital storytelling final project.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Four class hours per day Monday to Friday for 3 weeks (60 class hours). Co-curricular activities in the afternoon and weekends to enrich cultural immersion in Spain and to better understand the culture in the context of coursework are organized.

LANGUAGE PREREQUISITE

Students will take a placement test before the program and will be placed in beginner, intermediate, or advanced level courses.

Spanish for Business

6 ECTS/3 US credits

Develop your ability to the point that allows you to start applying some of your managerial and leadership skills when interacting in Spanish in a variety of business situations (meetings, interviews, negotiations) making use with greater confidence of an increasingly richer vocabulary and grammar. It includes activities such as group discussions, role-playing, and simulated situations aimed at creating conditions in which effective skills can be developed.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Four class hours per day Monday to Friday for 3 weeks (60 class hours). Co-curricular activities in the afternoon and weekends.

LANGUAGE PREREQUISITE

An intermediate Spanish is required to follow this course. Students with a lower level are invited to take the Spanish Language and Culture course. Students will take a placement test before the program.