Spanish

This courses focuses on strategies for interpreting and constructing written texts of different types and genres, with an emphasis on the processes of reading comprehension, planning, writing, and revision. It is designed for international students at the intermediate level. 

This course, which enables students to reach the A2 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages, is for students who have completed the International Mobility 2 course or have equivalent knowledge of the language. The four fundamental skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, continue to be developed. Additional grammar points and vocabulary are introduced and students continue to expand their awareness of Hispanic cultures.

This course offers 40 hours of elementary study of Spanish language for students at an A1 to A2.2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course delves into the linguistic aspects and grammatical structures of the Spanish language. It explores phonetics, morphology, and syntax to develop a comprehensive understanding of Spanish linguistics. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the fundamental components of the language and examining how they contribute to effective communication. By studying the underlying principles of Spanish grammar, the course provides insight into its intricacies and evolution over time. A combination of theoretical discussions and practical exercises enhances proficiency in Spanish grammar and linguistic analysis.

This course focuses on the basic concepts of phonetics and phonology and applies them to the phonological system of Spanish. Topics include: physical and physiological characteristics of sounds; articulatory and acoustic classification of Spanish vowels and consonants; variation in the pronunciation of Spanish, including geographical and social varieties of Spanish; the phonological system of Spanish: inventory of phonemes and their characterization by distinctive features; phonological oppositions; the Spanish syllable; prosodic units-- accent and intonation. 

This course studies the principles of language variation in society with an emphasis on sociolinguistic variation in Spanish. Topics covered include: origins and evolution of sociolinguistics; language, dialects, sociolects; linguistic and social variables; multilingualism, code change, pidgin and creole languages; sociolinguistic research methodology.

This course focuses on reading works by contemporary Latin American writers, all of which are literary texts from the 20th century. The main genres are short stories, very short stories, and some modernist poem selections. Writers include Ruben Dario, Jose Marti, Enrique Anderson Imbert, Marco Denevi, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Jorge Luis Borges, etc.  

From the perspective of the humanities, this course explores some of the main authors who have reflected on the impact of human life on the planet and the current global environmental crisis.

This course offers a study of Latin American literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It analyzes the literature in its historical and cultural context.