Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

This Spanish language course corresponds to intermediate advanced level (B2 on the CEFR). By the end of the course students can understand the main ideas in complex texts that are concrete and abstract; interact with native speakers with sufficient fluency and naturalness; produce clear and detailed texts on various topics and defend points of view on general topics indicating pros and cons. The course integrates topics on Chilean culture. 

Using a comparative perspective, this course explores the different foreign policy strategies and approaches that Latin American countries use to integrate in a globalized world. It examines the processes of integration, cooperation, and security between countries in the region. The course analyzes the difference in foreign policy approaches, specifically political, economic, and social processes that have occurred in Latin American countries since the 1980s. Other topics include the relationship of Latin America with world powers.

This course analyzes language from diverse perspectives (biological, cognitive, social, and cultural) and discusses its fundamental questions, such as its evolution, variation, acquisition, and relationship with other semiotic systems. 

This course offers a practical study of different techniques of lithographic engraving on aluminum plates. 

The course focuses on the performance of structural systems in relation to seismic forces. It encompasses basic concepts of seismology, seismic threat, and characterization of earthquakes and analyzes the seismic response of structures on elastic and inelastic performance. This course presents the scopes and limitations of the seismic design codes as well as the foundations for performance-based seismic analysis and design.

The course explores the concepts of lifetime, intersectionality, and ethno-gerontology in the creation of interventions that contribute to psychosocial well-being and overall health in old age. It discusses the contributions and implications of those three concepts in the design and implementation of psychosocial interventions for the elderly.