Gramática intermedia del español I (Intermediate Spanish Grammar I)
The objective of this intensive course is the development of four basic skill areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The course is centered on the improvement of the student’s vocabulary, the teaching of grammatical rules, and the promotion of a better understanding of the Hispanic culture so as to allow for more effective communication.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 6
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Gramática intermedia del español II (Intermediate Spanish Grammar II)
The objective of this course is the further development of four basic skill areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The course is centered on the improvement of the student’s vocabulary, the teaching of grammatical rules, and the promotion of a better understanding of the Hispanic culture so as to allow for more effective communication.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 6
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Advanced Spanish Grammar
In this course, Spanish grammar as a second language is studied. The indicative and subjunctive moods are also reviewed. The more in-depth study covers the lexical, grammatical and semantic aspects. This course emphasizes class participation, and students are expected to read assigned texts, discuss them in groups and make class presentations. They are expected to make written reports on the contents of the reading and discussions. The professor gives lectures on each grammatical point and students complete oral and written presentations of each of the points.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
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Business Spanish
This course focuses on the business world in Latin America. The class also includes helpful vocabulary related to business, how-to information, and common business practices and formalities that are useful to know, such as how to write a formal business letter in Spanish. It is helpful to have some knowledge of the business world, economics, or general concepts related to these topics.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Introducción a la literatura de América Latina (Introduction to Latin American Literature)
This course offers a panoramic view of the main titles and authors of Latin American literature through an examination of their most relevant discursive events and social significance. The group analyzes the literary techniques and aesthetics of some of the most representative writers, in addition to applying some theoretical considerations to the possibilities of literary work in Latin-America and discussing the particular political, economic, and social circumstances of the region.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Cuentos contemporáneos de América Latina (Contemporary Latin American Short Stories)
This course offers an overview of the culture and society in Latin America through its literary works. A selection of short stories will be used to study the configuration of national identity discourses during the 20th century and how they were transformed into the complex and contradictory interaction of marginalization and counter culture of the last decades of the 20th century.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Historia Cultural de América Central (Cultural History of Central America)
["This course explores the complex and diverse nature of Central American culture. The content includes: Indigenous Central America and its geographical context","Spanish conquest of Central America","the colonial consolidation system","economy and society","national identities and modern Central American states","contemporary dynamics of culture and education in Central America."]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Introducción al análisis cultural (Introduction to Cultural Analysis)
This course introduces the analysis of culture as a concept, practice, and representation, including consideration of the debates that the idea of culture has provoked in different contexts. The course provides analytical and methodological tools to discuss a full range of cultural forms and to develop key skills in the analysis of culture. Special emphasis is given to issues of culture and representation, as well as to the notion of cultural difference(s).
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Introducción a la lingüística (Introduction to Linguistics)
This course will introduce students to the basic characteristics of the linguistic system of the Spanish language, which will be contrasted with other languages, particularly English. Some similarities and differences between regional and social variations will also be discussed. The linguistic study of the language will focus on sounds (phonetics and phonology), work formation (morphology), sentence constructions (syntax), and the history of the language, taking into account the different varieties (historical and regional).
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Introducción al Análisis Literario y la Literatura Latinoamericana (Introduction to Literary Analysis and Latin American Literature)
This course is an introduction to literary analysis. Narrative, drama, and poetry will be studied, along with the history of Latin America. Additionally, students will learn about the basic concepts of each genre so they can analyze, judge, discuss, and reflect on the reading of assigned texts.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Cine latinoamericano (Latin American Cinema)
This course uses film to study Latin American identity. Students are encouraged to use a world perspective in identifying distinct textual expressions of the social function of art. The films introduced in class promote discussion of the changes that have affected a majority of Latin Americans, and also the phenomena that negatively affect the so-called ‘minorities.’
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Música latinoamericana (Latin American Music)
This course offers a vision of Latin American music from the Pre-Columbian time to the present. latin American music will be studied as a cultural manifestation placed inside a specific social and spatial context. Emphasis will be given to the Latin American "New Song," which synthesizes the thoughts, feeling, desires, and actions of the region.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Fonología (Phonology)
This course offers a review of the Spanish phonetic and phonological system. The basic concepts of phonetics and phonology will be covered using examples and practical applications from the Spanish language. The course will also cover the following topics: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, and Spanish dialectology
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Spanish Composition
The purpose of this course is to help students improve their style and skills writing in Spanish. The course addresses punctuation, orthography, and accent marks. Students have written activities in class as well as papers to be written outside the classroom. Throughout the course, different types of texts will be written: letters, résumés, poems, short compositions, and essays on various topics.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Conversación española (Spanish Conversation)
This community-based learning course is designed to promote interaction between people/institutions of the community and students of the Institute of San Joaquín de Flores while helping students improve fluency in conversational Spanish. Students have the opportunity to learn about the dynamics of the community, to practice Spanish, and to deepen their understanding of daily life in San Joaquín de Flores. Each student completes a total of 20 hours of service within a community organization (schools, libraries, retirement homes).
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Ecología tropical (Tropical Ecology)
This course will provide students with the basis to understand the ecological processes that take part in an ecosystem. In order to accomplish this, the course will cover the main ecological theories that explain the distribution and abundance of organisms in function of abiotic resources, environmental conditions, and the interactions between species (competition and predation). Additionally, the course will cover the way in which these factors alter the functioning of the ecosystem as a whole and the role of human beings.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Language Level Required: Advanced
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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