SPRING AND FALL PROGRAMS

SHORTER PROGRAMS

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OBJECTIVES OF THE SPRING AND FALL PROGRAMS

The main objectives of this course are to:

• Boost students’ Spanish language skills.
  
• Enhance students’ awareness and knowledge related to the Spanish civilization in all aspects.
  
• Enhance students’ overall capacity of integration in a cross-cultural experience.
  
• Give the students the possibility of specializing in highly important aspects related to European Institutions and Policies, Spanish civilization, Literature and Cinema and Arabic heritage and legacy.
  
• Reinforce the classes and give students a practical experience through an internship in a Spanish company or volunteer work.
  

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

This semester course includes a Spanish language course of 180 contact hours with two additional specialization modules of 45 hours each, of which students can choose two out of four options: European policies and Institutions/ Literature & Cinema/ Arabic heritage / Spanish for specific purposes.

The third essential component of this semester program consists of either an internship in a Spanish company or volunteer work, depending on the student’s objectives and motivations.

The program includes the following extracurricular activities and field trips:

• Orientation walk on the first Monday.
  
• 4 weekly optional classes (topics include history of art, phonetics, Spanish cinema, Spanish and Andalusian cuisine and South American Spanish/Literature).
  
• One visit to monuments/exhibition per week (Cathedral and Giralda, Lebrija Mansion, Casa de Pilatos, Royal Palaces, Jewish quarter, Indian Archives).
  
• One half day visit to a company.
  
• Two full day excursions (Cordoba, Ronda, Cadiz/Jerez, Antequera, Itálica).

STRUCTURE, DATES AND OTHER DETAILS

• Total duration of the program: 14 weeks.
  
• Starting dates: 19.1.2009 (Spring semester) 1.9.2009 (Fall semester).
  
• 9 weeks of General Spanish, total 180 hours.
  
• Two specialized modules (4 weeks each), total 45 hours each to be selected out of four options.
  
• 5 weeks of internship in a Spanish company or volunteer work.
  
• Transferable credits: 18.

CHRONOGRAM

	Week 1 to 14
General description	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
General Spanish Course
2 Specialized modules (*) (45+45 hours)
Internship or volunteer work

Specialized modules (*): Students should pick 2 options out of the following four: European policies and Institutions (delivered in English) / Literature & Cinema / Arabic heritage and legacy / Spanish civilization.

CREDITS

This program is equivalent to 18 credits to be transferred through CLIC partner; Benedictine College. The transfer fees of 1.100 US $ are not included in the price.

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SHORTER PROGRAMS OF GENERAL SPANISH

3 weeks	4 credit/h.
5 weeks	6 credit/h.
6 weeks	8 credit/h.
7 weeks	9 credit/h.
9 weeks	12 credit/h.

The total immersion method of study produces a degree of fluency that cannot be matched in the typical state-side classroom setting. Students returning from this program will have benefited from this cross cultural awareness which will positively reflect on the rest of their studies.

CREDITS

Transferable credits are available for shorter programs. Please, contact Eva at eva@clic.es.

INFORMATION AND APPLICATION

• Complete and submit the online application avaiblable at www.semesterinspain.info or contact Eva White at eva@clic.es.
• Procedure for credit transfer will be handled through Benedictine College (Atchison, KS) and requested documents will have to be sent one month prior.