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Study Abroad in Salamanca, Spain, for students from USA Universities
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ACADEMICS AND CREDITS

Classes descriptions and Syllabi

Length

Levels

Credits

2008 Calendar

Weekly Schedule (Samples)

Prices, Deadline and registration

Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar I
Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar II

Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar I
Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar II

Advanced Spanish Communicative Grammar I
Advanced Spanish Communicative Grammar II

Business Spanish

Elementary Spanish Composition I
Elementary Spanish Composition II

Intermediate Spanish Composition I
Intermediate Spanish Composition II

Advanced Spanish Composition I
Advanced Spanish Composition II

Elementary Spanish Conversation I
Elementary Spanish Conversation II

Intermediate Spanish Conversation I
Intermediate Spanish Conversation II

Advanced Spanish Conversation I
Advanced Spanish Conversation II

Elementary Spanish Practical Phonetics
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics
Advanced Spanish Practical Phonetics

Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts
Spanish Literature II

Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction
Spanish Culture and Civilization II: Spanish History and the European Union

Volunteerism I
Volunteerism II

Spanish Art I
Spanish Art II

Latin American Literature

Spanish Cinema and Texts

Length:

Semester, summer (6 weeks program and 3 months), or academic year.

Level:

All levels.
Elementary. Intermediate. Advanced (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior).

1. Students should take all courses (20 hours a week) in Letra´s scheduled program. Only Volunteerism, Spanish Cinema and Business Spanish are optional courses. (Los estudiantes toman todas las clases programadas para el periodo del año que asisten a Letra. Solo las clases de Voluntariado, Cine Español y Español para Negocios son opcionales).

2. Students should consult with Letra´s Academic Director to set up their plan of studies and number of credits. The plan will follow a pre-established structure but flexible rubrics, in order to respond to different nomenclatures from different University Programs. (Los estudiantes hablan con la directora académica para establecer su plan de estudios final con sus créditos correspondientes, según una estructura pre-establecida, pero flexible, para responder a las posibles variantes de las diferentes universidades de las que provienen).

3. In special cases, and with the approval of their Advisor and Letra´s Academic Director, students may take an Independent Study (En casos especiales, y previa autorización del Advisor en la Universidad de origen y de la Directora Académica en Letra, se podrá realizar un Independent Study.)

6 Weeks Program-Programa de 6 semanas

Elementary. 6 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar
Elementary Spanish Conversation
Elementary Spanish Compositon
Elementary Spanish Practical Phonetics

Intermediate. 6 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Intermediate Spanish Composition
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics

Advanced. 6 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Advanced Spanish Communicative Grammar
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Advanced Spanish Composition
Advanced Spanish Practical Phonetics

3 Months Program-Programa de 3 meses

Elementary. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (creditos a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar
Elementary Spanish Conversation
Elementary Spanish Compositon
Elementary Spanish Practical Phonetics

Intermediate. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Intermediate Spanish Composition
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics
Business Spanish
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction
Spanish Art I

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema I

Advanced. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Advanced Spanish Communicative Grammar
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Advanced Spanish Composition
Advanced Spanish Practical Phonetics
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Literature II
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction.
Spanish Culture and Civilization II: Spanish History and the European Union.
Spanish Art I
Spanish Art II

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema I

1 Semester Program-Programa de semestre

Elementary. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar
Elementary Spanish Conversation
Elementary Spanish Compositon
Elementary Spanish Practical Phonetics

Intermediate. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases:
Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Intermediate Spanish Composition
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics
Business Spanish
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction
Spanish Art I

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema I

Advanced. 9-12 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases:
Advanced Spanish Communicative Grammar
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Advanced Spanish Composition
Advanced Spanish Practical Phonetics
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Literature II
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction.
Spanish Culture and Civilization II: Spanish History and the European Union.
Spanish Art I
Spanish Art II

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema I

Academic Yearly Program-Programa de 1 Año Académico

From Elementary to Intermediate. 24-27 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Elementary Spanish Communicative Grammar
Elementary Spanish Conversation
Elementary Spanish Compositon
Elementary Spanish Practical Phonetics

Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Intermediate Spanish Composition
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics
Business Spanish
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction
Spanish Art I

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema I

From Intermediate to Advanced. 24-27 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases):

Intermediate Spanish Communicative Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Intermediate Spanish Composition
Intermediate Spanish Practical Phonetics
(Business Spanish)
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts.
Spanish Culture and Civilization I: Introduction
Spanish Art I

Volunteerism I
Spanish Cinema and Texts I

Spanish Literature II
Latin American Literature

Spanish Culture and Civilization II: Spanish History and the European Union.
Spanish Art II

Volunteerism II
Spanish Cinema and Texts II

From Intermediate to Advanced. for students from MSU, Bozeman and Billings. 24-27 credits to select among the following courses: (créditos, a establecer, entre las siguientes clases:

Spanish Communicative Grammar
(Business Spanish)
Spanish Conversation and Composition
Spanish Literature I: Practical Analysis of Literary Texts
Introduction to Spanish Art and Civilization

Volunteerism II
Spanish Cinema and Texts II

Intensive Grammar Review
Spanish Conversation and Practical Phonetics
Spanish Literature II
Latin American Literature
Spanish Culture and Civilization II: Spanish History and the European Union
Spanish Art II

Volunteerism II
Spanish Cinema and Texts II

Sample of Schedule for a week
applicable to the Superintensive 6 weeks summer program

(*) Ruedo Ibérico: These are thematic trips with varying itineraries.



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