Orientation courses
Given by the University of Salamanca Cursos Internacionales department, classes at all levels are conducted in Spanish by University professors. AIFS participants attend classes with international students in a diverse, multicultural environment. Four main language levels (elementary to superior) are further subdivided to accommodate varying skills. A placement exam after arrival determines appropriate levels. Classes meet 50 contact hours in the spring and 60 contact hours in the fall.
| Orientation courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 102 fall only (4) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Elementary Spanish |
| Course Description: | |
| For students with no previous Spanish instruction and up to a year of high school or semester of college Spanish. Focus is on grammar, sentence structure, pronunciation and vocabulary development. Present, past and future tenses are studied in the indicative as well as subjunctive, along with regular and irregular verbs, interrogative and personal pronouns and possessive adjectives. Social and cultural topics covered include manners, introductions, customs, gastronomy, fiestas, and traditions. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 202 fall (4)/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Intermediate Spanish |
| Course Description: | |
| Solid knowledge of basic Spanish grammar structures and tenses and a fundamental vocabulary are necessary to place in this level. Emphasis is on fluid conversation, comprehension and vocabulary. Tenses, habitual actions in the past and abstract descriptions are explained. Grammar study is on the imperative, conditional and relative sentences, indirect speech, passive voice, intonation, prefixes, suffixes and affixes. Cultural topics include the influence of mass media on Spanish language, superstitions, beliefs, literature, humor and cinema. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 302 fall (4)/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Advanced Spanish |
| Course Description: | |
| For students with a strong background in Spanish, this course deepens comprehension and works at a more sophisticated speaking style. Conversational skills are emphasized: conversations, arguments, debate, opinions, concession and opposition. Grammar focus is on verb forms in the past, nominal subordinate sentences, emphatic and metaphoric comparisons and meaning and use of the infinitive, gerund and participle. Cultural aspects include appropriate behavior and manners, stereotypes of regions of Spain and Hispanic countries, la tertulia (conversational gatherings), gestures, popular stories and legends. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 402 fall (4)/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Superior Spanish |
| Course Description: | |
| Students in this level are essentially bilingual and want to perfect or understand grammatical complexities similar to those covered at the advanced level. Pragmatic issues are expressing and understanding humor, irony, sarcasm, anger, wonder and skepticism, persuading and convincing, expressing cause, consequence and purpose as well as agreement and disagreement. Grammar focuses on the pronoun se, idioms, colloquial Spanish, changes in sentence structures, direct object complements, paraphrases and Latin American Spanish. Cultural themes are the influence of other cultures on Spain, types of journalism, publicity in the media, dialects, Hispanic American writers, Spain’s political system and social attitudes. | |
Semester courses
Elementary level
For students with little or no previous Spanish knowledge who wish to accelerate the process of language development through immersion. Offered only in the fall, this program is prepared and given by Cursos Internacionales of the University of Salamanca. The classes are composed of a mixture of students from all over the world and instruction will be given entirely in Spanish. This method of teaching foreign languages has been proven immensely effective.
| Elementary level | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 204 fall only (6) *required |
| Course Title: | Spanish Grammar (Gramática española) |
| Course Description: | |
| Greetings, introductions and farewells, as well as giving information about one’s self, short descriptions and comments. Interrogatives, verb use and pronouns. Aspects of Spanish culture are analyzed to provide background for certain language practices during 100 class hours. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 206 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Vocabulary Development (Vocabulario - Ampliación de léxico) |
| Course Description: | |
| Increasing the process of word acquisition is the goal. Students do not just learn new words, but develop the ability to make connections and semantic fields, taking advantage of patterns and processes. Different exercises (reading, visuals, games) increase vocabulary potential during 50 class hours. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 208 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Phonetics (Fonética - Laboratorio de idiomas) |
| Course Description: | |
| To reinforce language classes, this individualized practice in grammar, vocabulary and phonetics gives more varied input set at the student’s own pace with the possibility of concentrating on weak points. An instructor monitors each student individually and gives personalized attention. Meets for 50 hours. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 210 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Conversation and Composition (Actividades para la comunicación) |
| Course Description: | |
| Bridges the gap between knowledge of a language and its actual use. Different experiences encountered outside the classroom are simulated, for example, asking for a coffee, changing money, making a phone call, asking for directions, shopping, getting a haircut and going to the doctor. Meets for 50 hours. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics/Political Science 311 (3) |
| Course Title: | Economy of the European Union (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| The role of the European Union within the international context has been increasingly important in recent decades. This course will focus on the origins, development and current issues from a political and economic perspective. It will deal with topics such as: unity and diversity in Europe, European institutions, multiculturalism and multilingualism, the difficulties of a common market, etc. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics/Political Science 315 (3) |
| Course Title: | Economic History of Spain: from Franco to present (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| The recent history of Spain provides a well acknowledged model of political and economic development. From a political viewpoint, Spain smoothly moved from dictatorship to democracy under a monarchical system. From an economic perspective, Spain’s economy has grown exponentially and while it used to be an underdeveloped country in the fifties it progressed into a modern economy during the eighties and nineties. This course will analyze the different parameters involved in this process. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 317 (3) |
| Course Title: | International Marketing (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| A general introduction to international marketing dealing with topics such as: doing business in a global economy, strategies in the export trade, international logistics, the impact of new technologies on world trade, the role of media and advertising in a consumer-oriented society, the different approaches for different objectives, etc. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 315 (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Culture (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| In-depth study of the essential points considered to be the basis of Spanish culture. The program is conceived as an open structure adapted to the students’ needs for integration in the Spanish social life. Lessons will be based on the description of the main aspects of Spanish life and culture from an intercultural perspective to further the students’ knowledge of the Spanish reality in the twenty-first century. | |
Intermediate and advanced levels
In fall semester students at the intermediate and advanced level may choose the Modular Program or the Spanish Language and Culture Program. Both are organized by Cursos Internacionales of the University of Salamanca. In the spring, intermediate and advanced students enroll in the Modular Program. Advanced students in either semester may choose to combine these courses with Superior Level courses if approved by the AIFS Academic Coordinator.
Modular Program
Cursos Internacionales of the University of Salamanca prepares the Modular Program for students at the intermediate and advanced level. Levels will be determined by a university placement exam. This program offers a wide variety of courses for international students to choose from. All of its classes are taught by university professors in Spanish unless otherwise indicated (four are given in English). The class environment is global which provides cultural diversity. Spanish students do not take these courses but the Cursos Internacionales classrooms are in the center of the university, close to the Translation and the Language Department. The University requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for a class to open.
Advanced students, with approval of the AIFS Academic Coordinator, may choose to combine these classes with a superior level course or two as electives but they will most likely encounter scheduling conflicts so therefore need to be very flexible in course choice. Permission to enroll in superior level classes can only be granted once on campus after an interview.
| Modular Program | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 303 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Intermediate Spanish Grammar (Lengua española- intermedio) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Problems that Spanish grammar presents to foreign students will be studied—indicative tenses with emphasis on the contrasts between the indefinido and the imperfect and the present perfect tense, the future and conditional and how they contrast, the subjunctive with its use in subordinate clauses, ser or estar and use of prepositions. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 315 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Business Spanish (Español de los negocios) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course aims to develop a more specific Spanish – that of the business world. Through a series of relevant topics from the business realm: commerce, banking, labor, etc., students will not only learn the specialized vocabulary but develop and refine the four basic skills: reading comprehension, auditory comprehension, oral production and written production. Activities will serve to consolidate or amplify knowledge of business Spanish. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 330 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Translation (Traducción) |
| Course Description: | |
| With a textbook written especially for this class, students will learn and perfect the skills necessary for translating English into Spanish as well as improve their command of both formal and colloquial Spanish. There will be a special focus on the grammar and vocabulary problems Americans typically encounter. This class aims to: make students aware of common mistakes (usually due to interference from the first language); accelerate the learning of vocabulary and grammar; and stress the differences between the first and second language. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 340 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Phonetics (Fonética) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course examines the authentic Spanish accent by studying intonation, pronunciation and rhythm, as well as Spanish and English vowel/consonant differences. Emphasis is on problems non-native Spanish speakers confront. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 403 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Advanced Spanish Grammar (Lengua española - avanzado) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Students will cover in the class: the use of indicative tenses, the subjunctive in simple or complex structures, ser or estar, prepositions and conjunctions, the different meanings of se and verbal circumlocution, etc. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Academic Writing |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is especially prepared for those students at the upper advanced or superior level who wish to improve their writing competence. It is particularly useful for students who take classes at the AIFS superior level (regular university classes) to improve their resources in preparation for the various written assignments they will be asked to hand in to their university classes as well as better handle the written exams. The course will focus on strategies of writing at a formal level, as well as a refinement of the formal expressive mechanisms at a lexicon level. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 305 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Poetry, Theater and Novel in Spanish Literature of the 20th Century (Literatura española) |
| Course Description: | |
| The chronological presentation of the various literary movements serves as an overview of Spanish literature of the twentieth century. The development of the genres will be studied through acclaimed authors and representative texts. Special attention will be placed on Spanish linguistic and literary resources for each fundamental genre that is covered: poetry, novel and theater. Social, cultural and ideological aspects will be concurrently examined. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 306 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Contemporary Latin-American Literatura (Literatura hispanoamericana) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course will examine the most representative authors of contemporary Latin-American literature and the relation of their work to the social and cultural context of the period. The most important literary tendencies will be scrutinized through select texts corresponding to the distinct genres: poetry, novel and theater. Students will evaluate the distinct varieties of Spanish in the texts selected for the course. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 307 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Spain – Middle Ages to the 16th Century (Historia de España: desde la época medieval hasta la época de los Austrias Mayores) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course starts with an examination of the most relevant events of the period (the Arab invasion, the reconquest, the formation of the first Christian kingdoms, etc.) as well as studies the social and economic context in which they take place (feudalism, coexistence of cultures, etc.). The second part of the course will focus on the fifteenth century and the era of the Catholic Monarchs along with the beginning of the modern era milestones such as the taking of Granada or the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Also covered will be the period of the Austrias Mayores (Carlos I and Felipe II) which refers to the commencement of the Habsburg Dynasty and corresponds to the expansion of the Spanish Empire as well as to the commencement of the “Golden Age”, a cultural label that unites important figures in Spanish literature and art. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 309 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Women in Spanish Contemporary Spanish History (La mujer en la Historia de España) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course emphasizes the role of women in the development of Spanish history. The course will cover the 20th century – the Second Republic (women’s voting was achieved in 1931), the Civil War, the Franco regime, the Transition and finally, women’s situation in today’s Spain. These issues will be analyzed through the most representative voices in literature (Emilia Pardo Bazán, Carmen Martín Gaite…), in politics (Clara Campoamor, Dolores Ibárruri…), in philosophy (María Zambrano, Celia Amorós…) and the artistic world (María Blanchard, María Casares…). | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 311 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Spain - 17th Century to present (Historia de España: desde los Austrias Menores hasta la actualidad) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course commences at the beginning of the seventeenth century with the reign of Felipe III, followed by Felipe IV and Carlos II (denominated the Austrias Menores). The decline of the empire will be analyzed. The journey through the history of eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will commence with the Borbon Dynasty after the War of Succession and will culminate in 1898, when the last of the colonies were lost marking the end of an era. The last period is analyzed via the most relevant events of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century (crisis of the monarchy, Second Republic, Civil War, Francoism, Transition and the normalization of democracy) as well as the social, economic and cultural context of Spain in present day. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 307 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish and Latin-American Film (Cine español e hispanoamericano) |
| Course Description: | |
| A study and viewing of Spanish and Latin American films as well as an analysis of the narrative mechanisms that define cinema as a distinct artistic expression. With this base, different aspects of Hispanic Culture will be discussed and students will explore the social as well as aesthetic phenomena. Reviews, critical analysis, creative papers and comparative studies will develop students’ communicative skills and capacity to assimilate and summarize. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 310 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Mass Media in Spain (Cine prensa y televisión en España) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course will examine the importance of the media (press and television) in the diffusion of the Spanish reality as well as the influence it has had in the formation of political and cultural opinion. The various mediums of communication in Spain, in additional to their tendencies and relevance, will be reviewed. Moreover, cinema as an artistic and cultural expression of a society will be the object of study with the goal of familiarizing the student with the evolution of the genre in Spain. Outstanding Spanish contemporary films by brilliant Spanish directors will be shown and discussed in class. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 311 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Art – Origins to Middle Ages (Arte español: desde los orígenes hasta el Renacimiento) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course commences with the cave paintings corresponding to the prehistoric period and exemplified in Altamira (Cantabria). A chronological analysis of the distinct cultures and artistic tendencies as well as their most outstanding examples will be studied: pre-Roman art, Roman art, Muslim art, Mozarabic art, Romanic art and gothic art. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 312 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Art – Renaissance to Present (Arte español: desde el Renacimiento hasta la actualidad) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course initiates with outstanding examples of Spanish renaissance art through the successive Baroque and Neoclassic tendencies. Spanish contemporary art, and especially the development of vanguard styles, has a distinguished representation with painters such as Picasso, Dalí and Miró. An analysis of the period and of their greatest works is a faithful reflection of Spanish art in the twentieth Century. The works (pictorial, sculptural and architectural) of other great artists of contemporary Spanish art will also be covered. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Geography 316 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Demography and Population in Today’s Spain (Geografía humana) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course studies the occupation of the Spanish territory in the present and recent past in terms of the existing population and the concrete forms that it adopts. To that end, students analyze the demographic behavior of the Spanish society concentrating on variables such as birth rate, mortality and natural growth. Examination of the varying degrees of economic growth and development allows students to follow the evolution of population movements internally (emigration from countryside to cities, from lesser developed provinces to more advanced ones, etc.) and internationally (past emigrations, recent immigration, etc). Also under consideration will be the recent intense urbanization of the country in contrast to the deep-rooted rural dwelling in Spain up until the mid-twentieth century. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Geography 317 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Geography (Geografía descriptiva) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course initiates with a brief presentation of Spain within the international framework and especially within the European Union. Aspects of the physical and natural medium as well as the bioclimatic and natural resource factors constitute the second block of the course. A third section is dedicated to the population and its determining variables together with the occupation of the land or habitat - rural vs. urban. The course continues with the study of economic activities and its dynamics and its capacity to transform the territory. Lastly, to complete the course material, an examination of the administrative political organization in regions, provinces and municipalities will allow students to understand the management and administration of the territory as well as contemplate the conditions of greater or lesser quality of life in the different regions of Spain. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 307 fall (3) |
| Course Title: | The Hispanic World and its Culture (Cultura española) |
| Course Description: | |
| The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the different aspects of Spanish culture to contribute to their comprehension of the country and the way of life of its people. Covered will be topics such as: geography, politics and history, as well as customs, behaviors, and values that form the Spanish character. The didactic focus will be communicative so students will do assignments, exercises, papers and activities that immerse them in the Spanish culture in such a way as to facilitate language acquisition. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 315 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Culture (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| In depth study of the essential points considered to be the basis of Spanish culture. The program is conceived as an open structure adapted to the students’ needs for integration in the Spanish social life. Lessons will be based on the description of the main aspects of Spanish life and culture from an intercultural perspective to further the students’ knowledge of the Spanish reality in the twenty-first century. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 320 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | The Arab Influence on the Hispanic World (El mundo árabe en el mundo hispánico) |
| Course Description: | |
| An analysis of the Arab influence on Hispanic society and culture and a study of the influence of Arab language, literature and art on the Hispanic identity. The course is divided in four sections: the Arab and the Hispanic world throughout history, focusing on the long period of intercultural coexistence during the Middle Ages on the Iberian peninsula; the Arab element in the birth of the Spanish language with analysis of the Arab influence on the first testimonies of the Romance languages as well as the various manifestations in Hispano-Arabic literature; an analysis of medicine, philosophy and science via the works of prominent Hispano-Arabic scientists and great thinkers; Arab architecture in Spain referencing the different historical and artistic periods and their most outstanding examples. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 304 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Economy and Society of Today’s Spain (Economía de España) |
| Course Description: | |
| Students acquire the basic tools to understand, interpret and discuss economic issues. Each of the topics of the course (the overall situation of Spanish citizens according to groups of population, functioning of the various public and private Spanish institutions …) reveals the meaning of important concepts. The basic relationships that are behind the phenomena studied will be discussed. The intention is for students to comprehend the relationships between economic agents and the main economic magnitudes. Special emphasis is placed on the close linkage of the economy to the social and political context. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics/Political Science 311 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Economy of the European Union (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| The role of the European Union within the international context has been increasingly important in recent decades. This course will focus on the origins, development and current issues from a political and economic perspective. It will deal with topics such as: unity and diversity in Europe, European institutions, multiculturalism and multilingualism, the difficulties of a common market, etc. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics/Political Science 315 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Economic History of Spain: from Franco to present (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| The recent history of Spain provides a well acknowledged model of political and economic development. From a political viewpoint, Spain smoothly moved from dictatorship to democracy under a monarchical system. From an economic perspective, Spain’s economy has grown exponentially and while it used to be an underdeveloped country in the fifties it progressed into a modern economy during the eighties and nineties. This course will analyze the different parameters involved in this process. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 317 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | International Marketing (taught in English) |
| Course Description: | |
| A general introduction to international marketing dealing with topics such as: doing business in a global economy, strategies in the export trade, international logistics, the impact of new technologies on world trade, the role of media and advertising in a consumer-oriented society, the different approaches for different objectives, etc. | |
Spanish Language and Culture (fall only)
In fall semester students at the intermediate or advanced level may chose to integrate into the Spanish Language and Culture Program at Cursos Internacionales of the University of Salamanca. This program was especially designed to teach Spanish as a second language to foreigners from all over the world so the environment is diverse and multicultural. All classes are taught in Spanish by university professors. Students are required to take a 6 credit grammar course (311, 321 or 405) and a maximum of 9 credits in electives.
Advanced students, with approval of the AIFS Academic Coordinator, may choose to take a superior level course or two as electives but they will most likely encounter scheduling conflicts so therefore should be very flexible in course choice. Permission to enroll in superior level classes can only be granted once on campus after an interview.
NOTE: courses in the same block are offered at the same time. Only one course may be chosen from each block. A placement test given by the University will determine students’ grammar course level.
| Spanish Language and Culture - Block 1 | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 311 fall only (6) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Intermediate Spanish Grammar (Gramática española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Fundamental aspects of Spanish grammar such as the indicative and subjunctive verb tenses, problems with ser and estar, personal pronouns, prepositions, etc. will be examined. The courses will insist on the enhancement of certain communication skills and vocabulary expansion. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 321 fall only (6) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Advanced Spanish Grammar (Gramática española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class examines the indicative tenses, with particular emphasis on the past and future, the use of the subjunctive within subordinate structures, verbal periphrases, using “se” and the problems of certain prepositions such as a, de, desde, por, para, etc. It also discusses the problems of prepositional verbs in Spanish. Attention will be given to perfecting lexicon, especially formal vocabulary. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 405 fall only (6) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Superior Spanish Grammar (Gramática española) |
| Course Description: | |
| Class aimed at students who are refining their superior level language skills and for Spanish bilingual students. An in-depth examination of specific important grammar issues (uses of past and future, uses of SE, prepositions ...) seeks to provide students with a level of sophistication in their language usage. There will be a special focus on the use of subordinate structures in Spanish, with emphasis on the adverbial opracines and different conjunctions. Further attention will be devoted to issues of strategies in written refinement, perfecting lexicon semantic and linguistic registration. | |
| Spanish Language and Culture - Block 2 | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 317 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Conversation and Composition (Conversación y redacción) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course aims to develop skills in both the written and spoken expression through the analysis and production of different types of written text (reports, letters, notes, curricula…) and oral texts (dialogs, presentations, debates…). Students learn and work on different aspects related to oral and written discourse: textual cohesion and coherence, conversational markers and written expression, strategies, etc. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 303 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Political History of Contemporary Spain (Historia de España) |
| Course Description: | |
| Different historical aspects of the 20th century in Spain will be presented in such a way as to aid students’ comprehension of the repercussion of significant historical moments lived by the Spanish in recent years. Knowledge of the history of a country contributes to a better understanding of it and serves as a resource to motivate students in language acquisition. Diverse activities, materials and exercises will encourage active participation in class. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 309 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Women in Contemporary Spanish History (La mujer en la Historia de España) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course emphasizes the role of women in the development of Spanish history. The course will cover the 20th century – the Second Republic (women’s voting was achieved in 1931), the Civil War, the Franco regime, the Transition, and finally, women’s situation in today’s Spain. These issues will be analyzed through the most representative voices in literature (Emilia Pardo Bazán, Carmen Martín Gaite…), in politics (Clara Campoamor, Dolores Ibárruri…), in philosophy (María Zambrano, Celia Amorós…), and in the artistic world (María Blanchard, María Casares…). | |
| Spanish Language and Culture - Block 3 | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 302 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | The Arab Influence on the Hispanic World (El mundo árabe en el mundo hispánico) |
| Course Description: | |
| An analysis of the Arab influence on Hispanic society and culture and a study of the influence of Arab language, literature and art on the Hispanic identity. The course is divided in four sections: the Arab and the Hispanic world throughout history, focusing on the long period of intercultural coexistence during the Middle Ages on the Iberian peninsula; the Arab element in the birth of the Spanish language with analysis of the Arab influence on the first testimonies of the Romance languages as well as the various manifestations in Hispano-Arabic literature; an analysis of medicine, philosophy and science via the works of prominent Hispano-Arabic scientists and great thinkers; Arab architecture in Spain referencing the different historical and artistic periods and their most outstanding examples. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 305 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Culture and Civilization (Cultura española) |
| Course Description: | |
| The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the different aspects of Spanish culture to contribute to their comprehension of the country and the way of life of its people. Covered will be topics such as: geography, politics and history, as well as customs, behaviors, and values that form the Spanish character. The didactic focus will be communicative so students will do assignments, exercises, papers and activities that immerse them in the Spanish culture in such a way as to facilitate language acquisition. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 307 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish and Latin-American Contemporary Literatura (Literatura española e hispanoamericana) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is the study of the most representative Spanish and Latin American authors of the 20th Century and their relation with the social and cultural context of each corresponding era. The most important trends in literature will be analyzed through a selection of texts corresponding to the different genres: poetry and theatre in the early decades of the century and the novel from the 40’s on. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 319 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Oral and Writing Skills (Destrezas orales y escritas) |
| Course Description: | |
| Students practise and learn to produce clear and detailed descriptions, narratives and oral presentations on various topics; develop ideas, use relevant examples and form a conclusion. Students learn skills to comprehend, summarize and synthesize auditions (radio, television, films,…) as well as read and comprehend texts (press, advertising, magazines, books, etc). Additionally, guidelines will be given to develop students’ capacity to write clear texts of a general character with a concise and coherent display of ideas and an adequate use of connectors and vocabulary. | |
| Spanish Language and Culture - Block 4 | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 307 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish and Latin-American Film (Cine español e hispanoamericano) |
| Course Description: | |
| A study and viewing of Spanish and Latin American films as well as an analysis of the narrative mechanisms that define cinema as a distinct artistic expression. With this base, different aspects of Hispanic Culture will be discussed and students will explore the social as well as aesthetic phenomena. Reviews, critical analysis, creative papers and comparative studies will develop students’ communicative skills and capacity to assimilate and summarize. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 309 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Art Tendencies in Spain (Arte español) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course aims to provide an understanding of the principal tendencies of Spanish art throughout history as well as an analysis of the most outstanding works of art (pictorial, sculptural and architectural) of the Spanish heritage. The vast wealth and variety of Spanish art will be discussed to foment students’ sensibility and critical spirit. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 323 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Business Spanish (Español de los negocios) |
| Course Description: | |
| For students that need to develop a more specific Spanish – that of the business world. Through a series of relevant topics from the business realm: commerce, banking, labor, etc., students will not only learn the specialized vocabulary but develop and refine the four basic skills: reading comprehension, auditory comprehension, oral production and written production. Activities will serve to consolidate or amplify knowledge of business Spanish. | |
Superior level
AIFS students with excellent written and oral command of Spanish attend regular University lecture courses with Spanish students. Because the academic environment and teaching methods are so different, the AIFS academic coordinator, Dr. Carlos Cabrera of the University’s Spanish Language Department, counsels and orients AIFS students.
Although these University courses run on a different semester calendar, students may take an early exam to comply with the AIFS calendar in the fall. However, spring semester students who choose to take superior level courses are required by the University to stay until the end of May to take their exam (AIFS housing in homestays is included until the end of May. Students housed in the student residency, however, will incur extra expenses to stay the extra week in May.) Superior level courses can be combined with Spanish Language and Civilization courses (intermediate and advanced levels) and may be audited if space is available. Flexibility is essential, as courses frequently change and scheduling conflicts may be encountered. Courses may be offered either semester, but the confirmed list is available only at the start of each semester. Selections can be approved only after arrival. Some courses have prerequisites.
Please note: If Spanish 417 is not available, superior level students will be required to take Spanish 403 in its place.
| Superior Level - Spanish Courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Required course: Spanish Academic Writing (Escritura académica) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is especially prepared for those students at the upper advanced or superior level who wish to improve their writing competence. It is particularly useful for students who take classes at the AIFS superior level (regular university classes) to improve their resources in preparation for the various written assignments they will be asked to hand in to their university classes as well as better handle the written exams. The course will focus on strategies of writing at a formal level, as well as a refinement of the formal expressive mechanisms at a lexicon level. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 403 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Alternate if Spanish 417 is unavailable: Advanced Spanish Grammar (Lengua española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Students will cover in the class: the use of indicative tenses, the subjunctive in simple or complex structures, ser or estar, prepositions and conjunctions, the different meanings of se and verbal circumlocution, etc. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
These courses are samples from the University’s 30 specialty areas:
Art
Contemporary Spanish Art, Spanish Romanesque and Gothic Art, Spanish Art in the Golden Ages, Video, Art History: prehistory to Middle Ages, History of Art: Renaissance to Twentieth Century
Economics
Economy in the European Community, Spanish and World Economy, Latin American Economy, Economic Foundations, Fundaments of Commercialization, History of Economy I, International Economy, Business History, Economic History of Spain
History and Politics
Social Movements in Contemporary Spain, Contemporary History of Spain, Modern History of Spain, Women in Contemporary History, Society and Conflict in Spain: Second Republic and Francoism, Peninsular Islam, Pre-Hispanic and Indian America, Politics and Society in Latin America, History of Spain through Art, Contemporary History, Politics in Contemporary Spain, History of Spanish Music, History of the European Integration, History of Music, History of Sexuality, Social Politics, History of America, Contemporary Political Ideologies, Politics of the Economic Development of Latin America, Contemporary Comparative Social Politics, Contemporary Politics and International Relations
Languages
I, II and III levels in French, German, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian and Chinese (note: Chinese is offered as a full year course).
Linguistics
Varieties of Spanish, History of the Spanish Language, The Spanish Rule, Spanish Morphosyntax, Spanish Phonology and Phonetics,
General Linguistics, Lexical Competence, Sociolinguistics, Spanish Language in Communications, Spanish of Latin-America, Applied Linguistics, History of Spanish Linguistics
Teaching of Spanish
Practical Spanish Grammar, Methodology for Teaching Spanish, Teaching Spanish as a Second Language, Grammar for the teaching of Spanish as a Second Language
Spanish Literature
20th Century Literature, Spanish Theater, Spanish Poetry, Introduction to the Spanish Novel, General Literature of Spain, Medieval Literature, Golden Age Literature, 18th and 19th Century Literature, Introduction to Spanish Poetry
Hispano-American Literature
20th Century Hispano-American Literature, Colonial Hispano-American Literature, 19th Century Hispano-American Literature, Hispano-American Poetry of the Twentieth Century, Hispano-American Literature of the Golden Age
Other Literature
English and North American Literature, French Literature, German Literature, Portuguese Literature, Italian Literature, Ancient Christianity and its literature, History of English Literature
Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology
Psychological anthropology, Social Anthropology, Anthropology and folklore
Anthropology of IberoAmerican Culture, Arabic Thinking, Psychology of Memory,
Sociology of Communication and Culture, Sociology of Organizations, Political Sociology, Hispano-Hebrew Culture, Hispano-Arabic Culture, Cultural Studies of Great Britain, Cultural Studies of the USA
The following are examples of some of the most popular superior level courses with AIFS students:
| Superior level courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 405 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Contemporary Spanish Art (Arte Español Contemporánea) |
| Course Description: | |
| Beginning with the Vanguard and its different artistic manifestations (Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, etc.), this course studies Picasso, J. Gris, Miró and Dali within the European context that nurtured them. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 409 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Islamic and Hispano-Muslim Art (Arte Islámico y Arte Hispanomusulman) |
| Course Description: | |
| Focus of the course is on the artistic contribution throughout the medieval period in Spain. The different variations of Islamic art will be analyzed—such as art in Cordoba, Taifia art, “Nararí” art or Granadinian art, Mudéjar art, etc. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 411 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Spanish Modern Art (Historia del Arte Moderno Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course is a contextualized study of the principal Spanish artists and their works through the Golden Century, covering architecture as well as painting and sculpture. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 413 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Hispano-Flamenco Art and Architecture (Arte y Arquitectura Hispanoflamenca) |
| Course Description: | |
| A study of the concepts and characteristics of Hispano-Flamencan art in Spain as well as its most significant manifestations in architecture, painting and sculpture. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 415 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Contemporary Spanish Art (Historia del arte contemporáneo español) |
| Course Description: | |
| The study of Spanish art of the 19th and 20th century in its historical context, general characteristics and its contrast with European artistic tendencies. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 417 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Hispano-American Art (Historia del arte hispanoamericano) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course covers the great contributions and innovations of the art from the New World with emphasis on the artistic manifestations between the 16th and the 18th century. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art 419 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Spanish Cinema (Historia del Cine Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| An initiation into Spanish cinema relating the historical conditions to its development. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 411 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Economy in the European Community (Economía en la Comunidad Europea) |
| Course Description: | |
| An introduction to the economic situation in European Union countries including the history of the European Community, the unified market, the common marketing policy and the process toward attaining economic and monetary union. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Contemporary History of Spain (Historia contemporánea de España) |
| Course Description: | |
| The framework of the most relevant political, economic, social and cultural processes in contemporary Spain. The period studied encompasses from the crisis of the former regimen at the beginning of the 19th century up to the present. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 419 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Latin America (Historia de América Latina) |
| Course Description: | |
| The course will cover the history of Latin America since its origins, the results of the arrival of the Spanish, the colonial process, etc. In spring semester the course will focus on independence movements and the political and social processes that occur after the constitution of the Latin American republics. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 421 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Contemporary History of Latin America (Historia de América Latina actual) |
| Course Description: | |
| Analysis of political and social situation in Latin America from 1960 on covering populisms, dictatorships and democracies. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Linguistics 417 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Varieties of Spanish (Variedades del Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| Internal and dialectal varieties of the Spanish language with an emphasis on the distinctive features relating to phonetics, morphosyntax and lexis. Attention is paid to the southern varieties of Spain, and to the different characteristics between Spanish people from Spain and Spanish people from America. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Linguistics 419 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Morphosyntax (Morfosintaxis del Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| The study of simple sentences in Spanish, its classifications and the study of the components of a sentence: subject and predicate as well as complements of nouns and verbs, its functions and its characteristic syntactic features. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Linguistics 421 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | History of Spanish (Historia del español) |
| Course Description: | |
| Studies the changes that the Spanish language has experimented through the centuries since its first appearance in medieval Castillian text up to the present. Students will learn the characteristics of Spanish through history which will permit them to differentiate Spanish texts from different periods based on linguistic analysis. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 421 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Theater (Teatro Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| A detailed study of drama productions of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The study of authors and their works who are considered the most important exponents relating to the Spanish drama through the ages including Tirso de Molina, Lope de Vega and Calderon de la Barca among others. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 423 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Spanish Poetry (Poesía Española) |
| Course Description: | |
| Basic strategies for approaching poetic texts, focusing mainly on 20th century poetry but also touching on the different tendencies of Spanish poetry through the ages. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 425 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | The Spanish Novel (Novela Española) |
| Course Description: | |
| Basic strategies for approaching Spanish novels of this century. Their context and authors from the beginning of the century such as Miguel de Unamuno, as well as the Vanguard novel, the Civil War novel, the novel during the Franco era through Post-Francoism and democracy. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 427 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | 20th Century Hispano-American Literature (Literatura Hispanoamericana del siglo XX) |
| Course Description: | |
| Selected writers are studied within cultural and literary contexts. Genres covered are pre-1940 (from the end of the 19th century to the Vanguard) to the Post-Vanguard and New Novel. Authors studied vary. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Methodology 429 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Practical Spanish Grammar (Gramatica Práctica del Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| Detailed study of the most important problems of Spanish grammar, enabling students to understand the outstanding difficulties a professor teaching Spanish as a second language may encounter. Because of the large number of Spanish and foreign students participating in this class, enrollment may be restricted. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Methodology 430 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Grammar for the teaching of Spanish as a Second Language (Gramática para la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera) |
| Course Description: | |
| An in-depth study of the most prominent problems in the formation of subordinate sentences in Spanish and strategies for teaching Spanish as a second language. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Methodology 431 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Methodology for Teaching Spanish (Metodologia para la Enseñanza del Espanol) |
| Course Description: | |
| Method and materials to use with different strategies for teaching Spanish as a second language class. Activities that develop oral and written skill at different levels. | |
Honors Program
This program is open to students in good standing with a 3.0 minimum GPA and an excellent command of the Spanish language. Acceptance into the Honors Program will be determined by a University of Salamanca placement test and an interview with the AIFS Academic Coordinator, Carlos Cabrera, once on campus. No guarantee is given in advance of acceptance.
It is required that students participating in the Honors Program take the AIFS course SPA 417 Spanish Academic Writing or, if not open, SPA 403 Advanced Spanish Grammar, and the remainder of their semester courses at the Superior Level (400 level courses). In the spring semester, Honors Program students must stay on until the end of May to properly complete these upper level Spanish courses.(AIFS housing in homestays is included until the end of May. Students housed in the student residency, however, will incur extra expenses to stay the extra week in May.)
| Honors Program - Superior Level | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Required course: Spanish Academic Writing (Escritura académica) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is especially prepared for those students at the upper advanced or superior level who wish to improve their writing competence. It is particularly useful for students who take classes at the AIFS superior level (regular university classes) to improve their resources in preparation for the various written assignments they will be asked to hand in to their university classes as well as better handle the written exams. The course will focus on strategies of writing at a formal level, as well as a refinement of the formal expressive mechanisms at a lexicon level. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 403 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Alternate if Spanish 417 is unavailable: Advanced Spanish Grammar (Lengua española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Students will cover in the class: the use of indicative tenses, the subjunctive in simple or complex structures, ser or estar, prepositions and conjunctions, the different meanings of se and verbal circumlocution, etc. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
The Honors Program also includes an optional course of independent study:
Spanish 425 fall/spring (3)
Independent Study
This course will have monthly tutorial supervision. Each student must write a research paper (15,000 to 20,000 words) in Spanish, from the following topics:
- The influence of the University of Salamanca In Iberoamerica
- Cervantes and Don Quixote
- The voyages of Columbus and the role which Salamanca played in the expansion of Spain in the New World
- The Spanish Civil War
- Salamanca’s role in Spanish Literature of the Golden Age
- Subject of your choice - with approval of the Academic Coordinator
For participants in the Honors Program, two years of high school Spanish or one year of college Spanish is required. Students who took Spanish in high school must send a copy of their high school transcript to AIFS for review.
Enrollment in the Honors Program is contingent upon passing the University placement test. Students who do not meet the language requirement will be placed into the standard semester courses offered in the regular AIFS program at the University.
Courses - See the list of courses detailed in the Superior Level.
Superior Level - Concentrations
Part of the Superior Level (University courses), AIFS offers concentrations for bilingual students: The Teaching of Spanish as a Second Language or, with the approval of the AIFS Academic Coordinator, a concentration of your choice in Economy, Literature, History, Political Science, Art History, etc. Students should first consult with the appropriate Admissions Officer for details.
It is required that students participating in this program take the AIFS course: Spanish Academic Writing (SPA 417) or, if not open, Advanced Spanish Grammar (SPA 403). The remainder of the semester courses must the Superior Level (400 level) courses. Spring semester students are required by the University to stay until the end of May to take their exam. (AIFS housing in homestays is included until the end of May. However, students housed in the student residency will incur extra expenses to stay longer.). With the permission of the AIFS Academic Coordinator, Dr. Carlos Cabrera, some of the classes listed for the Teaching of Spanish as a Second Language concentration may be substituted for an alternative course related to the subject. This may be due to a particular interest on the part of the AIFS student or necessary in the case of scheduling conflicts.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Superior level classes are normally given in a lecture style and require a rigorous and continued academic dedication and diligence. Participation in University lecture courses can only be approved once you are on campus. Flexibility is therefore essential. Approved students will receive a special orientation and continued guidance from Dr. Cabrera.
| Teaching of Spanish as a Secondary Language Concentration fall courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Required course: Spanish Academic Writing (Escritura académica) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is especially prepared for those students at the upper advanced or superior level who wish to improve their writing competence. It is particularly useful for students who take classes at the AIFS superior level (regular university classes) to improve their resources in preparation for the various written assignments they will be asked to hand in to their university classes as well as better handle the written exams. The course will focus on strategies of writing at a formal level, as well as a refinement of the formal expressive mechanisms at a lexicon level. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 403 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Alternate if Spanish 417 is unavailable: Advanced Spanish Grammar (Lengua española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Students will cover in the class: the use of indicative tenses, the subjunctive in simple or complex structures, ser or estar, prepositions and conjunctions, the different meanings of se and verbal circumlocution, etc. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Methodology 429 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Practical Spanish Grammar (Gramatica Práctica del Español) |
| Course Description: | |
| A study of the basic problems encountered in Spanish Grammar with emphasis on specific problems with verbs such as the use of the past and the subjunctive. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Methodology 430 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Grammar for the teaching of Spanish as a Second Language (Gramática para la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera) |
| Course Description: | |
| This course centers specifically on the problems that arise in the teaching of certain syntax structures with special focus on relative and adverbial sentences. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of the different nexus and conjunctions used in adverbial subordination. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 418 fall only (3) |
| Course Title: | Correct Spanish (El Español Correcto) |
| Course Description: | |
| Analysis of the most important issues concerning the Rule and the use of present-day Spanish in different linguistic circumstances. Orthography, phonetics, morphosyntax and lexicon will be covered. The class will contemplate contemporary Spanish language and its most recent changes as well as to reflect on the most common normative problems amongst Spanish speakers. | |
| Teaching of Spanish as a Secondary Language Concentration spring courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 417 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Required course: Spanish Academic Writing (Escritura académica) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class is especially prepared for those students at the upper advanced or superior level who wish to improve their writing competence. It is particularly useful for students who take classes at the AIFS superior level (regular university classes) to improve their resources in preparation for the various written assignments they will be asked to hand in to their university classes as well as better handle the written exams. The course will focus on strategies of writing at a formal level, as well as a refinement of the formal expressive mechanisms at a lexicon level. (This class requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students for the course to be offered.) | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 403 fall/spring (3) |
| Course Title: | Alternate if Spanish 417 is unavailable: Advanced Spanish Grammar (Lengua española) |
| Course Description: | |
| This class expands and improves students’ dominance of grammatical and lexical aspects of Spanish linguistics with focus on function and communication. Students will cover in the class: the use of indicative tenses, the subjunctive in simple or complex structures, ser or estar, prepositions and conjunctions, the different meanings of se and verbal circumlocution, etc. Diverse exercises are employed which create real communicative contexts to aid students in their comprehension: students practice speaking, prepare compositions, read and discuss Spanish novels, magazines and newspapers. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 419 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Correct Spanish (El español correcto) |
| Course Description: | |
| Analysis of the most important issues concerning the Rule and the use of present-day Spanish in different linguistic circumstances. Orthography, phonetics, morphosyntax and lexicon will be covered. The objective of the class will be to describe contemporary Spanish language and its most recent changes as well as to reflect on the most common normative problems amongst Spanish speakers. Spanish 423 | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 423 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Applied Linguistics (Lingüística Aplicada) |
| Course Description: | |
| How linguistics is focused with a particular goal in mind, such as in teaching, is studied. The class does an in-depth analysis of the styles and tendencies that are being employed today in the teaching of foreign languages. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 431 spring only (3) |
| Course Title: | Methodology of the Teaching of Spanish (Metodología para la enseñanza del español) |
| Course Description: | |
| Review of the different strategies and didactic aspects that are applied to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. The course includes visits to Spanish Grammar courses being given to North American programs at the University of Salamanca to better observe and understand the strategies being used in the classroom by Spanish professors. | |
January Term
For an extra fee full year students that prefer to stay and study in Salamanca between semesters (during January) can acquire an extra 3 semester credits from among the following courses. Please consult the Admission’s Officer for details and fee.
| Literature 308: Salamanca in Literary Texts | 15 hours/1 credit | |
Sociology 318: The Arab World in Hispanic Culture |
15 hours/1 credit | |
| Art 305: Spanish and Spanish American Cinema | 15 hours/1 credit | |
| Dance 301: Spanish Dance | 15 hours/1 credit | |
| Sociology 305: Popular Culture | 15 hours/1 credit | |
| Independent study (course number to be assigned) | 45 hours/3 credits |