FA-02/FB-01 Gramática Contrastiva -Español-Inglés (Contrastive Grammar - Spanish-English)

In this course, students will carry out a systematic comparison between English and Spanish. The emphasis will be on practical exercises that will help the student overcome the difficulties that Spanish presents for English speakers. The instructor recommends that only students with at least three semesters of Spanish at their home university take this class.

FB-04 Escritura Creativa (Creative Writing)

The key purpose of this course is to improve written expression. Orthography, correctness in syntax, lexical variety, and precision, as well as the effective structuring of texts, are the skills to which closest attention will be paid.

FA-25/FB-27 Literatura y Cocina: Escribir, Leer, Cocinar, Comer (Literature and Cookery – Writing, Reading, Cooking, Eating)

This course is designed as a way to approach the world of cooking and food through literature in different periods throughout history. It is not intended to cover all aspects of Spanish cooking, but rather as a humble appetizer that should whet the appetite for the great banquet of literature in its relation to food, cooking, and gastronomy.

FA-31/FB-32 Español Progresivo para Estudiantes Hispanobalantes (Progressive Spanish for English-Speaking Students)

This course is designed for English-speaking students who already have a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. Its fundamental purpose is to increase students’ communication skills by consolidating their understanding of Spanish grammar along with implementing practical vocabulary in order to equip them for communication in everyday situations. The methodology to be employed is based in part on special activities aimed at helping students develop a knowledge of Spanish grammar rules and their practical application, as well as on the gradual increase of Spanish usage in the classroom as the primary vehicle for communication.

FB-37 Fotografiando la Sevilla literaria (Photographing the Literary Seville)

This course will examine the literary richness of Seville through the photographic lens. Students will learn about how to better control their cameras, fundamental photographic techniques and the history of photography and apply this knowledge to the myths and stories based here. Students will also explore the city and its surroundings during field trips and learn to look at images critically and critique them in a group setting. An SLR digital camera with full manual functions is required.

FA-41/FB-42 Aprendizaje de vocabulario español (Learning Spanish Vocabulary)

The aim of this Course is to enable students to acquire vocabulary in a gradual way while taking into account the range of lexical categories involved. As an essentially practical subject, the emphasis is placed on becoming knowledgeable about the acquisition of phraseological units, which are key to mastering colloquial Spanish, as well as on the relations at work within synonymity, an essential tool in lexical enrichment, as well as on the capacity to adapt to different communicative situations. For this reason, a pragmatic stance will be adopted throughout. Likewise, the importance of the dictionary for lexical learning will be taken into account.

FB-44 Literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea (Contemporary Spanish-American Literature)

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the main literary trends that have emerged in Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century, via the study of some of the key authors involved.

GB-03 Economía y Socidad en la España Contemporánea (Economy and Society in Contemporary Spain)

The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the study of contemporary Spain’s economy and society, set within the context of its European configuration, for which reason Spain’s reality will be continually contrasted with that of the other countries of Europe.

GB-10 Introducción a la Historia Moderna de España (An Introduction to the Early – Modern History of Spain)

While keeping in mind the duration of the course, its key objective is to ensure an awareness of the structural problems affecting Spain’s modern history, the making of the Monarchy, and the Spanish Empire, together with its decadence and downfall during a period of three and a half centuries. What likewise needs to be kept in mind is that the Course is not exhaustive in its aims, acting rather as an introduction for students from abroad, adapting itself to conditioning factors regarding their needs, providing them, therefore, with an overview which will serve as the basis for further study, while avoiding becoming a patchwork of easily forgotten facts. At the same time, another of the course’s objectives is to develop students’ interest in modern history, while, both individually speaking, as well as within the context of group interaction, increasing their capacity for reflection and critical thought.

GA-17/GB-29 Mujeres en la Historia de América (Women on the History of América)

This course aims to explore the presence of women within the political, economic, and cultural processes involved in the history of Latin America. The suggestion is that it has become essential to analyze in greater depth the female Latin-American universe conceived of as a multi-ethnic reality. Personal and family honor, sexuality, and zones of public action conquered by women throughout history constitute the subject-matter which will be dealt with. Syllabus content will be distributed thematically so as to facilitate a chronologically-based overview stretching from colonization to the present day, while considering the role of women in the home, within the economy, as well as within the scenarios of politics and culture.

GB-33 Turismo en España: Claves y destinos (Tourism in Spain: Keys and Destinations)

• The key objective of this Course is to enable students to become fully aware of the diversity inherent to Spanish Tourism, while highlighting, in a more concrete way, the resources and destinations available. The following constitute its specific aims:
• The characterization of “Destination Spain”: territory as a key factor in the development of Tourism. Its implementation and spatial distribution, together with the models and characteristics of tourist areas. -The profiling of tourist areas in terms of generic specialization, and also of consolidated and emergent segments or specific products.
• The interpretation of already-existing data on tourist destinations and the analysis of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural impact on the territory concerned. The focusing upon specific tourist destinations and the research into them: the Balearic Isles (Mallorca and Ibiza), the Canary Islands and Andalucía’s Costa del Sol; as well as specific route-ways: the Camino de Santiago (as the first European Cultural Route), wine-related tourism and gastronomic itineraries, etc.

FB-07 Mitos Literarios Españoles (Spanish Literature’s Mythic Figures)

The aim of this course is for students to become familiar with Spanish culture and society using key literary works as a point of departure while reflecting upon the literary myths depicted in them.

FA-12 /FB-13 Fonética y Fonología Españolas (The Phonetics and Phonology of Spanish)

The aim of this Course is to provide an in-depth exploration of how, at the level of expression, the Spanish language is structured, while foregrounding the phonemes and sounds of Spanish through a context-based method, thereby contributing to the improvement of students’ speaking skills.

FA-19/FB-20 La Imagen de España a través del Cine (The Image of Spain in Cinema)

This course provides students with a route-map through those Spanish movies, as well as those from other countries, which deal with the image of Spain from different perspectives. There have been times when that same image has become distorted for reasons which are not, strictly speaking, cinematographic in character. Bringing to the fore the key aspects of that distortion, while analyzing a range of discourse types in film, can help to bring into focus the role of Cinema as a generator of cultural stereotypes. Keeping visiting students in mind, this course spans a wide range of cultural perspectives, thus taking it beyond the confines of the cinematic and the historical sensu stricto.

FA-22/FB-23 Publicidad y Propaganda en la Sociedad de Masas (Publicity and Propaganda in the Society of Masses)

Although publicity and propaganda are not new, there is no doubt that the twentieth century witnessed their explosive impact and development, to an unforeseeable extent, all of this linked with the no less spectacular development of the mass media in the field of communication, especially cinema, the radio, and, finally, television. In this sense, we consider that both propaganda and publicity are best understood as a specific kind of communication, the purpose of which may be set within the sphere of persuasive discourses marked by both economic and ideological aims.

FA-30/FB-31 Iniciación a la Traducción: Cultura, Vocabulario y Proceso (Introduction to Translation: Culture, Vocabulary and Process)

This course aims to present the basic principles of translation between English and Spanish, for which a number of basic concepts will be explained to understand the process of translation. The process will be done in a practical way in order that the student acquires an understanding of the phases, and the practical tools currently used by translators. Two key concepts will be explained through translation: linguistic competence and cultural competence. This course seeks to make the student aware of the importance of good writing and the precise use of language.

GA-14/GB-13 Relaciones Interamericanas (Inter-American Relations)

This Course sets out to examine the relations between the United States and Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Specific emphasis will be placed on: (1) the reason why these relations have often been characterized by factors of tension and mistrust and (2) the fact that they constitute a key phase in the development of the system of international capitalism.

GB-15 Arte Europeo del Siglo XX (European Art of the Twentieth Century)

The aim of this course is to provide a working knowledge analysis of the main currents and key figures within European Art during the twentieth century. Given this aim, emphasis will be placed upon the degree of freedom that characterizes the plastic arts of our era and, in the case of contemporary art, upon how they constitute a manifestation of the socioeconomic, political, and cultural complexity of present-day Europe.

GB-19 Historia de la Esclavitud en América Latina (The History of Slavery in Latin America)

Using as departure points the origins of both indigenous and African-based slavery, the tides of slave population movements, ports of entry, factors related to legislation, settlements, and license-holding, as well as the approximate extent of the trafficking involved, a study will be made of the economic activities of all types for which slaves were used, the main emphasis being placed on the plantation regime. An account will also be taken of matters of a social nature related to the everyday existence and death of slaves. Lastly, the dissolution of the slavery regime will be explored, by means of an analysis of the different kinds of abolitionist processes involved. The geographical context to be explored is that which corresponds to the Hispanic and Portuguese colonies, given their statistical, economic, and cultural relevance.

GA-22/GB-27 El Vino en España: Historia, Cultura y Economía (Wine in Spain: History, Culture and Economics)

The objective of this course is that students will develop a deeper knowledge of one of Spain’s most important cultural and economic elements – wine – through the study of its history, the various types and methods of production, principle growing regions, the impact on the Spanish economy at both regional and national levels, and the recent development of touristic activity surrounding wine in Spain.

GB-26 Historia y Cultura Judía en España (Jewish History and Culture within Spain)

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to a deeper understanding of the Jewish presence in Spain, beginning with the Roman era and continuing through to the expulsion of the Jewish people at the end of the Middle Ages. The course will also examine the survival of Jewish sentiment among the Hebraic communities within this time frame by looking at certain historical sources and materials.

GB-35 Cultural y tradiciones en Andalucía (Culture and Traditions in Andalusia)

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GA-19/GB-24 Fotografía: Teoría, Historia y Técnica Fotográfica (Photography: Theory, History and Art Photography)

This course combines both theoretical and practical approaches to the study of photography. From the initial concepts to the final presentation, the course will develop the distinct stages of photography leading up to a photography project that students will submit. Practical application will be supported by various lessons on the history and theory of photography as a way to better understand possible uses, genres, and approaches to the photographic medium, as well as to facilitate the critical analysis of contemporary images. Special attention will be given to Contemporary Spanish Photography.

FB-46 Psicología Social del Aprendizaje de Lenguas (The Social Psychology of Language Learning)

This course offers an introduction to second language acquisition. It will be a first approach to the process of how a language is learned that is not the mother tongue, once the first one has already been developed. Second language acquisition is a dynamic process involving millions of people around the world and is also a field of interdisciplinary study of increasing importance within the mega field of applied linguistics.

GB-37 Iniciación a la Práctica del Flamenco (Initiation to the Practice of Flamenco)

• The flamenco-appreciative audience is not usually a mere passive spectator. To fully understand and enjoy a flamenco performance, or even to participate in an improvised get-together, it is essential to be knowledgeable, with regard to its practical dimension, about the language of a song (cante), dance (baile) and guitar music (toque).
• One of the exclusive characteristics of flamenco is its percussive accompaniment with hand-clapping by using one’s palms, as well as feet tapping, where the performer-participant has to master the complex rhythmic language of this Andalusian art.
• In the course of a performance, the hand-clappers have the function of maintaining the base-line of the rhythm (rhythmic cycles), while, at the same time, they must be able to react to the stretches of improvisation in which the other performers (the singer, the guitarist, and the dancer) may become involved, since it is those same hand-clappers constitute the link among the three disciplines.

FA-02/FB-01 Gramática Contrastiva -Español-Inglés (Contrastive Grammar - Spanish-English)

In this course, students will carry out a systematic comparison between English and Spanish. The emphasis will be on practical exercises that will help the student overcome the difficulties that Spanish presents for English speakers. The instructor recommends that only students with at least three semesters of Spanish at their home university take this class.

FA-04 Redacción y Composición de Textos (Writing and Composition of Texts)

This course is designed to help students improve on, and take better advantage of, students’ communication skills with regard to the writing of Spanish, focusing on orthographic correctness, on the grammatical and lexical-semantic aspects involved in the writing process, as well as on the techniques involved in different categories and genres of text composition.

FA-09/FB-10 Cine Español Contemporáneo (Contemporary Spanish Cinema)

Keeping visiting students in mind, this course spans a wide range of cultural perspectives, thus taking it beyond the limits of the cinematic and the historical strictly speaking. Movies are perceived as audiovisual works, approachable as texts, as the artistic expression of an author and, at the same time, determined by circumstances involving their social, historical, linguistic, and literary contextualization.

FA-31/FB-32 Español Progresivo para Estudiantes Hispanobalantes (Progressive Spanish for English-Speaking Students)

This course is designed for English-speaking students who already have a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. Its fundamental purpose is to increase students’ communication skills by consolidating their understanding of Spanish grammar along with implementing practical vocabulary in order to equip them for communication in everyday situations. The methodology to be employed is based in part on special activities aimed at helping students develop a knowledge of Spanish grammar rules and their practical application, as well as on the gradual increase of Spanish usage in the classroom as the primary vehicle for communication.

FA-38 Tradiciones Literarias y Culturales en las Comunidades Hispanohablantes (Literary and Cultural Traditions in Spanish-Speaking Communities)

Language, literature, and culture, in general, are the most important aspects of a person’s life; To learn a foreign language, it is important to also learn about their culture, political and religious affiliations, as well as educational, historical, and geographical information so that you can then assess how this affects their society.

GA-01 Cultura y Sociedad en la España Actual (Culture and Society in Present Day Spain)

The aim of this course is to analyze and interpret Spain’s cultural pluralism, together with the social organization upon which that same pluralism rests.

GA-05 La Construcción Política de la Unión Europea (The Political Construction of the European Union)

To make students aware of the historical milestones within the process of European construction. As the course develops, reflection upon the idea of Europe will be encouraged, as well as upon how to approach this same historical process from the perspective of the Social Sciences and Historiography, upon its evolution, upon the study of its institutional make-up, and upon the existing links between Spain and Europe.

GA-17/GB-29 Mujeres en la Historia de América (Women on the History of América)

This course aims to explore the presence of women within the political, economic, and cultural processes involved in the history of Latin America. The suggestion is that it has become essential to analyze in greater depth the female Latin-American universe conceived of as a multi-ethnic reality. Personal and family honor, sexuality, and zones of public action conquered by women throughout history constitute the subject-matter which will be dealt with. Syllabus content will be distributed thematically so as to facilitate a chronologically-based overview stretching from colonization to the present day, while considering the role of women in the home, within the economy, as well as within the scenarios of politics and culture.

FA-11/FB-12 Gramática Española (Spanish Grammar)

The aim of this course is to improve, and develop further students’ communication skills, paying attention to key issues affecting the Grammar of Spanish. In terms of an advanced-level course, students would need to keep abreast of grammatical circumstances concerning variants within the language, as well as issues related to the interaction of norms and usage. Likewise, students will be expected to acquire a certain degree of knowledge of the theoretical dimension of grammar so as to ensure further understanding of the constructions to be employed within practical communication.

FA-14 Español de America (Spanish in America)

This course pushes the student to acquire knowledge of the basic linguistic terminology necessary for the study and analysis of the aspects of formation, evolution and contact in terms of language study. An approach is provided to the history and reality of present-day Spanish within the United States using a series of factors as points of departure: the identification of the different varieties that exist, as well as of the existing large-scale dialectal zones (Florida, California, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, together with large urban centers), the assessment of the distribution and evolution of the Hispanic population, of the Spanish language within U.S. society, of Spanish in the communication media, of the issue of bilingual education, of the ‘English Only’ movement as a reaction against the rise of Spanish, and of the manifestations of linguistic contact which occur between English and Spanish.

FA-22/FB-23 Publicidad y Propaganda en la Sociedad de Masas (Publicity and Propaganda in the Society of Masses)

Although publicity and propaganda are not new, there is no doubt that the twentieth century witnessed their explosive impact and development, to an unforeseeable extent, all of this linked with the no less spectacular development of the mass media in the field of communication, especially cinema, the radio, and, finally, television. In this sense, we consider that both propaganda and publicity are best understood as a specific kind of communication, the purpose of which may be set within the sphere of persuasive discourses marked by both economic and ideological aims.

FA-28 Escritoras Españolas de Hoy (Contemporary Spanish Women Writers)

The fundamental aim of this course is to study the key role in recent decades of women as writers within Spanish Literature. Attention will be centered on those figures which have stood out in each of the principal literary genres: Poetry, Novel, and Drama.

GA-11 La Pintura Española de El Greco a Picasso (Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso)

The aim of this course is to allow students from abroad to become familiar with the art scene in Spain between circa 1550 and 1973, especially with regard to Painting. Divided into syllabus blocks, class sessions will explore areas of interest such as Renaissance Painting, Baroque Art, Painting and Neoclassicism, the Pictorial Art of the Romantic Period, of the remaining Nineteenth Century, and of the Twentieth.

Special attention will be paid to the insertion of painting within the environment of other art forms (architecture, sculpture, and the applied arts), while also debating the cultural and social phenomena which contribute to the characterization of each of the periods concerned and which exert an influence upon the genesis and evolution of art forms.

GA-16/GB-30 La Mujer en el Arte: Visiones desde la Diferencia y la Igualdad (Woman in Art: Visions from the Perspectives of Difference and Equality)

This course is designed with two key objectives in mind: firstly, to contribute to the rescue from academic oblivion of the women artists who have produced creative output throughout history and who, due to a range of different conditioning factors of a social kind, have remained on the margins of the art world; secondly, to raise awareness of, and encourage reflection about, the situation of women within the art environment of the present day, as well as about the aims pursued by tendencies within feminist criticism, together with the compromise, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, of the woman artist in the call for gender equality in society.

GA-21/GB-28 Cultura de la Gastronomía en España (Cuisine Culture in Spain)

This course addresses the elements surrounding the history of gastronomy in Spain beginning with the cuisine of its earliest settlers and leading up to the present, making a study of the various cultural influences – both Mediterranean and American – as well as the Mediterranean triad (olive oil, wine and bread), and the importance of the Mediterranean diet as the means to a healthy lifestyle. It is imperative that students have a sufficient command of the Spanish language in order to digest the course content and participate effectively without a problem. It is also important that students have a foundational understanding of history. Course objectives are that students will become familiar with the history of an ancient cuisine and culture and that this understanding will prove beneficial for students’ personal health and well-being.

GA-22/GB-27 El Vino en España: Historia, Cultura y Economía (Wine in Spain: History, Culture and Economics)

The objective of this course is that students will develop a deeper knowledge of one of Spain’s most important cultural and economic elements – wine – through the study of its history, the various types and methods of production, principle growing regions, the impact on the Spanish economy at both regional and national levels, and the recent development of touristic activity surrounding wine in Spain.

FA-02/FB-01 Gramática Contrastiva -Español-Inglés (Contrastive Grammar - Spanish-English)

In this course, students will carry out a systematic comparison between English and Spanish. The emphasis will be on practical exercises that will help the student overcome the difficulties that Spanish presents for English speakers. The instructor recommends that only students with at least three semesters of Spanish at their home university take this class.

FA-04 Redacción y Composición de Textos (Writing and Composition of Texts)

This course is designed to help students improve on, and take better advantage of, students’ communication skills with regard to the writing of Spanish, focusing on orthographic correctness, on the grammatical and lexical-semantic aspects involved in the writing process, as well as on the techniques involved in different categories and genres of text composition.

FA-08 Literatura Hispanoamericana (Spanish-American Literature)

Topics covered include:

• Modernism in Spanish America: Characteristics and Evolution.
• “Fin-de-siecle” Culture and Society. Links with Spanish Literature.
• The Renovation of Literary Language: Poetry and Prose.
• Jose Marti and Modernism. Literary and Political Revolution.
• New York and the Literature of Exile: Versos libres.
• The Poetic Mastery of Ruben Dario.
• Exotism, Sensuality, and Esoterism in “Fin-de-siecle “Poetry.
• The Evolution of His Poetry: from Azul to Prosas Profanas.
• Horacio Quiroga and the Spanish American Short Story in the Twentieth Century.
• From Modernism to Creolism. Man and the Jungle. The Spanish -American Narrative Boom.
• The Distressed World of Juan Rulfo. Borges: Literature and the Fantastic.
• Garcia Marquez and Magic Realism.

FA-25/FB-27 Literatura y Cocina: Escribir, Leer, Cocinar, Comer (Literature and Cookery – Writing, Reading, Cooking, Eating)

This course is designed as a way to approach the world of cooking and food through literature in different periods throughout history. It is not intended to cover all aspects of Spanish cooking, but rather as a humble appetizer that should whet the appetite for the great banquet of literature in its relation to food, cooking, and gastronomy.

FA-31/FB-32 Español Progresivo para Estudiantes Hispanobalantes (Progressive Spanish for English-Speaking Students)

This course is designed for English-speaking students who already have a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. Its fundamental purpose is to increase students’ communication skills by consolidating their understanding of Spanish grammar along with implementing practical vocabulary in order to equip them for communication in everyday situations. The methodology to be employed is based in part on special activities aimed at helping students develop a knowledge of Spanish grammar rules and their practical application, as well as on the gradual increase of Spanish usage in the classroom as the primary vehicle for communication.

FB-37 Fotografiando la Sevilla literaria (Photographing the Literary Seville)

This course will examine the literary richness of Seville through the photographic lens. Students will learn about how to better control their cameras, fundamental photographic techniques and the history of photography and apply this knowledge to the myths and stories based here. Students will also explore the city and its surroundings during field trips and learn to look at images critically and critique them in a group setting. An SLR digital camera with full manual functions is required.

FA-41/FB-42 Aprendizaje de vocabulario español (Learning Spanish Vocabulary)

The aim of this Course is to enable students to acquire vocabulary in a gradual way while taking into account the range of lexical categories involved. As an essentially practical subject, the emphasis is placed on becoming knowledgeable about the acquisition of phraseological units, which are key to mastering colloquial Spanish, as well as on the relations at work within synonymity, an essential tool in lexical enrichment, as well as on the capacity to adapt to different communicative situations. For this reason, a pragmatic stance will be adopted throughout. Likewise, the importance of the dictionary for lexical learning will be taken into account.

FB-44 Literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea (Contemporary Spanish-American Literature)

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the main literary trends that have emerged in Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century, via the study of some of the key authors involved.

GB-01 Introducción a la Historia de España Contemporánea (An Introduction to the History of Contemporary Spain)

The main objective of this course is to provide students with as inclusive an overview as possible of the contemporary history of the Hispanic world, taking into account the period between the final third of the eighteenth century and the present day. In a basic, yet considered way, an exploration will be made of the political, institutional, social, economic, and cultural factors involved. Accordingly, the course will be geared toward ensuring that students assimilate not only knowledge but also critical capacity, thus enabling them to acquire a measured understanding of our era, while, at the same time, endeavoring to make them aware of the fundamental structural changes that have contributed to forging this same geographical environment.

GA-04 Antropología Cultural de América Latina (Cultural Anthropology of Latin America)

The aim of this course is to explore the current model of inter-ethnic relations in Latin America as a fundamental aspect of its present-day social reality. The syllabus will be centered on the co-existence of two well-defined strategies: a) the domination of the indigenous population by national elites and b) the resistance practiced by ethnic groups. The content of class sessions will be based on the explanation of basic theoretical concepts.

GA-07/GB-09 El Flamenco: Expresión Cultural de Andalucía (Flamenco: an Expression of the Culture of Andalucía)

Flamenco will be broached as a cultural phenomenon in its widest sense; i.e., taking into account the dimensions that link it with music, social interaction, and communication, as well as its displaying of itself as lyricism, while not forgetting its links with contexts related to work, ritual, and festive occasions. As a result of this approach, Flamenco is viewed as a manifestation which goes beyond the strictly artistic, while possessing the capacity to generate social identity, in the case of Andalucía, on the basis of ethnic factors, but not exclusively so.

GB-11 Política Regional, Recursos Económicos y Relaciones Comerciales de la Unión Europea (Regional Policy, Economic Resources and the European Union’s Commercial Relations)

The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of the European Union and its global status. By the end of the course, students would have become familiar with document-based resources, with the tools available for accessing statistics, and with the terminology related to the European Union. A further aim is to spur students’ interest in the European Union from an academic standpoint, while also focusing on their specific individual interests.

GA-19/GB-24 Fotografía: Teoría, Historia y Técnica Fotográfica (Photography: Theory, History and Art Photography)

This course combines both theoretical and practical approaches to the study of photography. From the initial concepts to the final presentation, the course will develop the distinct stages of photography leading up to a photography project that students will submit. Practical application will be supported by various lessons on the history and theory of photography as a way to better understand possible uses, genres, and approaches to the photographic medium, as well as to facilitate the critical analysis of contemporary images. Special attention will be given to Contemporary Spanish Photography.

FB-04 Redacción y composición de textos (Writing and Composition of Texts)

This course is designed to help students improve on, and take better advantage of, their communication skills with regard to the writing of Spanish while focusing on orthographic correctness, on the grammatical and lexical-semantic aspects of the writing process, as well as on the techniques involved in different categories and genres of text composition.

FA-11/FB-12 Gramática Española (Spanish Grammar)

The aim of this course is to improve, and develop further students’ communication skills, paying attention to key issues affecting the Grammar of Spanish. In terms of an advanced-level course, students would need to keep abreast of grammatical circumstances concerning variants within the language, as well as issues related to the interaction of norms and usage. Likewise, students will be expected to acquire a certain degree of knowledge of the theoretical dimension of grammar so as to ensure further understanding of the constructions to be employed within practical communication.

FA-14 Español de America (Spanish in America)

This course pushes the student to acquire knowledge of the basic linguistic terminology necessary for the study and analysis of the aspects of formation, evolution and contact in terms of language study. An approach is provided to the history and reality of present-day Spanish within the United States using a series of factors as points of departure: the identification of the different varieties that exist, as well as of the existing large-scale dialectal zones (Florida, California, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, together with large urban centers), the assessment of the distribution and evolution of the Hispanic population, of the Spanish language within U.S. society, of Spanish in the communication media, of the issue of bilingual education, of the ‘English Only’ movement as a reaction against the rise of Spanish, and of the manifestations of linguistic contact which occur between English and Spanish.

FA-19/FB-20 La Imagen de España a través del Cine (The Image of Spain in Cinema)

This course provides students with a route-map through those Spanish movies, as well as those from other countries, which deal with the image of Spain from different perspectives. There have been times when that same image has become distorted for reasons which are not, strictly speaking, cinematographic in character. Bringing to the fore the key aspects of that distortion, while analyzing a range of discourse types in film, can help to bring into focus the role of Cinema as a generator of cultural stereotypes. Keeping visiting students in mind, this course spans a wide range of cultural perspectives, thus taking it beyond the confines of the cinematic and the historical sensu stricto.

FA-22/FB-23 Publicidad y Propaganda en la Sociedad de Masas (Publicity and Propaganda in the Society of Masses)

Although publicity and propaganda are not new, there is no doubt that the twentieth century witnessed their explosive impact and development, to an unforeseeable extent, all of this linked with the no less spectacular development of the mass media in the field of communication, especially cinema, the radio, and, finally, television. In this sense, we consider that both propaganda and publicity are best understood as a specific kind of communication, the purpose of which may be set within the sphere of persuasive discourses marked by both economic and ideological aims.

FA-28 Escritoras Españolas de Hoy (Contemporary Spanish Women Writers)

The fundamental aim of this course is to study the key role in recent decades of women as writers within Spanish Literature. Attention will be centered on those figures which have stood out in each of the principal literary genres: Poetry, Novel, and Drama.

FB-45 Curso Prático de metodología de la enseñanza del ingles como lengua extranjera

This training course offers a theoretical and practical approach to the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) to Spanish-speaking students. Classroom practice will be fostered which includes activities in the class, activities outside the class under the supervision of a tutor and the opportunity to take part of the course in a Spanish school with Spanish students in the city of Seville. This way, not only theoretical content but also the cultural aspects which are involved in the practice of teaching English as a foreign language will be dealt with.

GA-11 La Pintura Española de El Greco a Picasso (Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso)

The aim of this course is to allow students from abroad to become familiar with the art scene in Spain between circa 1550 and 1973, especially with regard to Painting. Divided into syllabus blocks, class sessions will explore areas of interest such as Renaissance Painting, Baroque Art, Painting and Neoclassicism, the Pictorial Art of the Romantic Period, of the remaining Nineteenth Century, and of the Twentieth.

Special attention will be paid to the insertion of painting within the environment of other art forms (architecture, sculpture, and the applied arts), while also debating the cultural and social phenomena which contribute to the characterization of each of the periods concerned and which exert an influence upon the genesis and evolution of art forms.

GA-15/GB-23 Transición Política y Democracia en España (1975-2000) - Political Transition and Democracy in Spain (1975-2000)

A quarter of a century has gone by since the process of democratization in Spain first got underway. A sufficient degree of perspective is now available so as to enable the development of an integrated module that has come to be known as The Present Day, which, strictly speaking, surfs the interdisciplinary frontiers among History, Law, and the Political Sciences, aiming to provide a well-grounded analysis of Spain’s recent past.

GA-16/GB-30 La Mujer en el Arte: Visiones desde la Diferencia y la Igualdad (Woman in Art: Visions from the Perspectives of Difference and Equality)

This course is designed with two key objectives in mind: firstly, to contribute to the rescue from academic oblivion of the women artists who have produced creative output throughout history and who, due to a range of different conditioning factors of a social kind, have remained on the margins of the art world; secondly, to raise awareness of, and encourage reflection about, the situation of women within the art environment of the present day, as well as about the aims pursued by tendencies within feminist criticism, together with the compromise, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, of the woman artist in the call for gender equality in society.

GB-19 Historia de la Esclavitud en América Latina (The History of Slavery in Latin America)

Using as departure points the origins of both indigenous and African-based slavery, the tides of slave population movements, ports of entry, factors related to legislation, settlements, and license-holding, as well as the approximate extent of the trafficking involved, a study will be made of the economic activities of all types for which slaves were used, the main emphasis being placed on the plantation regime. An account will also be taken of matters of a social nature related to the everyday existence and death of slaves. Lastly, the dissolution of the slavery regime will be explored, by means of an analysis of the different kinds of abolitionist processes involved. The geographical context to be explored is that which corresponds to the Hispanic and Portuguese colonies, given their statistical, economic, and cultural relevance.

GA-21/GB-28 Cultura de la Gastronomía en España (Cuisine Culture in Spain)

This course addresses the elements surrounding the history of gastronomy in Spain beginning with the cuisine of its earliest settlers and leading up to the present, making a study of the various cultural influences – both Mediterranean and American – as well as the Mediterranean triad (olive oil, wine and bread), and the importance of the Mediterranean diet as the means to a healthy lifestyle. It is imperative that students have a sufficient command of the Spanish language in order to digest the course content and participate effectively without a problem. It is also important that students have a foundational understanding of history. Course objectives are that students will become familiar with the history of an ancient cuisine and culture and that this understanding will prove beneficial for students’ personal health and well-being.

GA-22/GB-27 El Vino en España: Historia, Cultura y Economía (Wine in Spain: History, Culture and Economics)

The objective of this course is that students will develop a deeper knowledge of one of Spain’s most important cultural and economic elements – wine – through the study of its history, the various types and methods of production, principle growing regions, the impact on the Spanish economy at both regional and national levels, and the recent development of touristic activity surrounding wine in Spain.

GB-34 Marketing y turismo (Marketing and Tourism)

The aim of this course is to ensure that students acquire a basic knowledge of the specialism of marketing within the sector of Tourism. In specific terms, what will be conveyed to students is the significance of marketing as such, together with the fundamental marketing strategies applicable to the management of Tourism-related businesses and destinations. Likewise, the aim is to encourage a capacity for reasoning in business matters within the context of tourism-related activities, while developing skills in assessing specific marketing solutions.

FB-46 Psicología Social del Aprendizaje de Lenguas (The Social Psychology of Language Learning)

This course offers an introduction to second language acquisition. It will be a first approach to the process of how a language is learned that is not the mother tongue, once the first one has already been developed. Second language acquisition is a dynamic process involving millions of people around the world and is also a field of interdisciplinary study of increasing importance within the mega field of applied linguistics.

GB-37 Iniciación a la Práctica del Flamenco (Initiation to the Practice of Flamenco)

• The flamenco-appreciative audience is not usually a mere passive spectator. To fully understand and enjoy a flamenco performance, or even to participate in an improvised get-together, it is essential to be knowledgeable, with regard to its practical dimension, about the language of a song (cante), dance (baile) and guitar music (toque).
• One of the exclusive characteristics of flamenco is its percussive accompaniment with hand-clapping by using one’s palms, as well as feet tapping, where the performer-participant has to master the complex rhythmic language of this Andalusian art.
• In the course of a performance, the hand-clappers have the function of maintaining the base-line of the rhythm (rhythmic cycles), while, at the same time, they must be able to react to the stretches of improvisation in which the other performers (the singer, the guitarist, and the dancer) may become involved, since it is those same hand-clappers constitute the link among the three disciplines.

FA-02/FB-01 Gramática Contrastiva -Español-Inglés (Contrastive Grammar - Spanish-English)

In this course, students will carry out a systematic comparison between English and Spanish. The emphasis will be on practical exercises that will help the student overcome the difficulties that Spanish presents for English speakers. The instructor recommends that only students with at least three semesters of Spanish at their home university take this class.

FB-04 Escritura Creativa (Creative Writing)

The key purpose of this course is to improve written expression. Orthography, correctness in syntax, lexical variety, and precision, as well as the effective structuring of texts, are the skills to which closest attention will be paid.

FA-25/FB-27 Literatura y Cocina: Escribir, Leer, Cocinar, Comer (Literature and Cookery – Writing, Reading, Cooking, Eating)

This course is designed as a way to approach the world of cooking and food through literature in different periods throughout history. It is not intended to cover all aspects of Spanish cooking, but rather as a humble appetizer that should whet the appetite for the great banquet of literature in its relation to food, cooking, and gastronomy.

FA-31/FB-32 Español Progresivo para Estudiantes Hispanobalantes (Progressive Spanish for English-Speaking Students)

This course is designed for English-speaking students who already have a basic knowledge of the Spanish language. Its fundamental purpose is to increase students’ communication skills by consolidating their understanding of Spanish grammar along with implementing practical vocabulary in order to equip them for communication in everyday situations. The methodology to be employed is based in part on special activities aimed at helping students develop a knowledge of Spanish grammar rules and their practical application, as well as on the gradual increase of Spanish usage in the classroom as the primary vehicle for communication.

FB-37 Fotografiando la Sevilla literaria (Photographing the Literary Seville)

This course will examine the literary richness of Seville through the photographic lens. Students will learn about how to better control their cameras, fundamental photographic techniques and the history of photography and apply this knowledge to the myths and stories based here. Students will also explore the city and its surroundings during field trips and learn to look at images critically and critique them in a group setting. An SLR digital camera with full manual functions is required.

FA-41/FB-42 Aprendizaje de vocabulario español (Learning Spanish Vocabulary)

The aim of this Course is to enable students to acquire vocabulary in a gradual way while taking into account the range of lexical categories involved. As an essentially practical subject, the emphasis is placed on becoming knowledgeable about the acquisition of phraseological units, which are key to mastering colloquial Spanish, as well as on the relations at work within synonymity, an essential tool in lexical enrichment, as well as on the capacity to adapt to different communicative situations. For this reason, a pragmatic stance will be adopted throughout. Likewise, the importance of the dictionary for lexical learning will be taken into account.

FB-44 Literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea (Contemporary Spanish-American Literature)

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the main literary trends that have emerged in Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century, via the study of some of the key authors involved.

GB-03 Economía y Socidad en la España Contemporánea (Economy and Society in Contemporary Spain)

The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the study of contemporary Spain’s economy and society, set within the context of its European configuration, for which reason Spain’s reality will be continually contrasted with that of the other countries of Europe.

GB-10 Introducción a la Historia Moderna de España (An Introduction to the Early – Modern History of Spain)

While keeping in mind the duration of the course, its key objective is to ensure an awareness of the structural problems affecting Spain’s modern history, the making of the Monarchy, and the Spanish Empire, together with its decadence and downfall during a period of three and a half centuries. What likewise needs to be kept in mind is that the Course is not exhaustive in its aims, acting rather as an introduction for students from abroad, adapting itself to conditioning factors regarding their needs, providing them, therefore, with an overview which will serve as the basis for further study, while avoiding becoming a patchwork of easily forgotten facts. At the same time, another of the course’s objectives is to develop students’ interest in modern history, while, both individually speaking, as well as within the context of group interaction, increasing their capacity for reflection and critical thought.

GA-17/GB-29 Mujeres en la Historia de América (Women on the History of América)

This course aims to explore the presence of women within the political, economic, and cultural processes involved in the history of Latin America. The suggestion is that it has become essential to analyze in greater depth the female Latin-American universe conceived of as a multi-ethnic reality. Personal and family honor, sexuality, and zones of public action conquered by women throughout history constitute the subject-matter which will be dealt with. Syllabus content will be distributed thematically so as to facilitate a chronologically-based overview stretching from colonization to the present day, while considering the role of women in the home, within the economy, as well as within the scenarios of politics and culture.

GB-33 Turismo en España: Claves y destinos (Tourism in Spain: Keys and Destinations)

• The key objective of this Course is to enable students to become fully aware of the diversity inherent to Spanish Tourism, while highlighting, in a more concrete way, the resources and destinations available. The following constitute its specific aims:
• The characterization of “Destination Spain”: territory as a key factor in the development of Tourism. Its implementation and spatial distribution, together with the models and characteristics of tourist areas. -The profiling of tourist areas in terms of generic specialization, and also of consolidated and emergent segments or specific products.
• The interpretation of already-existing data on tourist destinations and the analysis of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural impact on the territory concerned. The focusing upon specific tourist destinations and the research into them: the Balearic Isles (Mallorca and Ibiza), the Canary Islands and Andalucía’s Costa del Sol; as well as specific route-ways: the Camino de Santiago (as the first European Cultural Route), wine-related tourism and gastronomic itineraries, etc.

FB-07 Mitos Literarios Españoles (Spanish Literature’s Mythic Figures)

The aim of this course is for students to become familiar with Spanish culture and society using key literary works as a point of departure while reflecting upon the literary myths depicted in them.

FA-12 /FB-13 Fonética y Fonología Españolas (The Phonetics and Phonology of Spanish)

The aim of this Course is to provide an in-depth exploration of how, at the level of expression, the Spanish language is structured, while foregrounding the phonemes and sounds of Spanish through a context-based method, thereby contributing to the improvement of students’ speaking skills.

FA-19/FB-20 La Imagen de España a través del Cine (The Image of Spain in Cinema)

This course provides students with a route-map through those Spanish movies, as well as those from other countries, which deal with the image of Spain from different perspectives. There have been times when that same image has become distorted for reasons which are not, strictly speaking, cinematographic in character. Bringing to the fore the key aspects of that distortion, while analyzing a range of discourse types in film, can help to bring into focus the role of Cinema as a generator of cultural stereotypes. Keeping visiting students in mind, this course spans a wide range of cultural perspectives, thus taking it beyond the confines of the cinematic and the historical sensu stricto.

FA-22/FB-23 Publicidad y Propaganda en la Sociedad de Masas (Publicity and Propaganda in the Society of Masses)

Although publicity and propaganda are not new, there is no doubt that the twentieth century witnessed their explosive impact and development, to an unforeseeable extent, all of this linked with the no less spectacular development of the mass media in the field of communication, especially cinema, the radio, and, finally, television. In this sense, we consider that both propaganda and publicity are best understood as a specific kind of communication, the purpose of which may be set within the sphere of persuasive discourses marked by both economic and ideological aims.

FA-30/FB-31 Iniciación a la Traducción: Cultura, Vocabulario y Proceso (Introduction to Translation: Culture, Vocabulary and Process)

This course aims to present the basic principles of translation between English and Spanish, for which a number of basic concepts will be explained to understand the process of translation. The process will be done in a practical way in order that the student acquires an understanding of the phases, and the practical tools currently used by translators. Two key concepts will be explained through translation: linguistic competence and cultural competence. This course seeks to make the student aware of the importance of good writing and the precise use of language.

GA-14/GB-13 Relaciones Interamericanas (Inter-American Relations)

This Course sets out to examine the relations between the United States and Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Specific emphasis will be placed on: (1) the reason why these relations have often been characterized by factors of tension and mistrust and (2) the fact that they constitute a key phase in the development of the system of international capitalism.

GB-15 Arte Europeo del Siglo XX (European Art of the Twentieth Century)

The aim of this course is to provide a working knowledge analysis of the main currents and key figures within European Art during the twentieth century. Given this aim, emphasis will be placed upon the degree of freedom that characterizes the plastic arts of our era and, in the case of contemporary art, upon how they constitute a manifestation of the socioeconomic, political, and cultural complexity of present-day Europe.

GB-19 Historia de la Esclavitud en América Latina (The History of Slavery in Latin America)

Using as departure points the origins of both indigenous and African-based slavery, the tides of slave population movements, ports of entry, factors related to legislation, settlements, and license-holding, as well as the approximate extent of the trafficking involved, a study will be made of the economic activities of all types for which slaves were used, the main emphasis being placed on the plantation regime. An account will also be taken of matters of a social nature related to the everyday existence and death of slaves. Lastly, the dissolution of the slavery regime will be explored, by means of an analysis of the different kinds of abolitionist processes involved. The geographical context to be explored is that which corresponds to the Hispanic and Portuguese colonies, given their statistical, economic, and cultural relevance.

GA-22/GB-27 El Vino en España: Historia, Cultura y Economía (Wine in Spain: History, Culture and Economics)

The objective of this course is that students will develop a deeper knowledge of one of Spain’s most important cultural and economic elements – wine – through the study of its history, the various types and methods of production, principle growing regions, the impact on the Spanish economy at both regional and national levels, and the recent development of touristic activity surrounding wine in Spain.

GB-26 Historia y Cultura Judía en España (Jewish History and Culture within Spain)

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to a deeper understanding of the Jewish presence in Spain, beginning with the Roman era and continuing through to the expulsion of the Jewish people at the end of the Middle Ages. The course will also examine the survival of Jewish sentiment among the Hebraic communities within this time frame by looking at certain historical sources and materials.

GB-35 Cultural y tradiciones en Andalucía (Culture and Traditions in Andalusia)

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GA-19/GB-24 Fotografía: Teoría, Historia y Técnica Fotográfica (Photography: Theory, History and Art Photography)

This course combines both theoretical and practical approaches to the study of photography. From the initial concepts to the final presentation, the course will develop the distinct stages of photography leading up to a photography project that students will submit. Practical application will be supported by various lessons on the history and theory of photography as a way to better understand possible uses, genres, and approaches to the photographic medium, as well as to facilitate the critical analysis of contemporary images. Special attention will be given to Contemporary Spanish Photography.

FB-46 Psicología Social del Aprendizaje de Lenguas (The Social Psychology of Language Learning)

This course offers an introduction to second language acquisition. It will be a first approach to the process of how a language is learned that is not the mother tongue, once the first one has already been developed. Second language acquisition is a dynamic process involving millions of people around the world and is also a field of interdisciplinary study of increasing importance within the mega field of applied linguistics.

GB-37 Iniciación a la Práctica del Flamenco (Initiation to the Practice of Flamenco)

• The flamenco-appreciative audience is not usually a mere passive spectator. To fully understand and enjoy a flamenco performance, or even to participate in an improvised get-together, it is essential to be knowledgeable, with regard to its practical dimension, about the language of a song (cante), dance (baile) and guitar music (toque).
• One of the exclusive characteristics of flamenco is its percussive accompaniment with hand-clapping by using one’s palms, as well as feet tapping, where the performer-participant has to master the complex rhythmic language of this Andalusian art.
• In the course of a performance, the hand-clappers have the function of maintaining the base-line of the rhythm (rhythmic cycles), while, at the same time, they must be able to react to the stretches of improvisation in which the other performers (the singer, the guitarist, and the dancer) may become involved, since it is those same hand-clappers constitute the link among the three disciplines.