Course Description
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Course Name
Advanced Spanish Language
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Host University
Universidad de Salamanca
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Location
Salamanca, Spain
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Area of Study
Spanish
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Language Level
Advanced
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Contact Hours
40 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Spanish Language? Advanced
45 HoursGENERAL OBJECTIVES
1. Provide the student with the means to interact with native inhabitants with a sufficient degree of fluency and naturalness.
2. Train the student to participate in a conversation or debate with different cooperation skills.
3. Teach the student to produce texts, both oral and written, perfectly understandable on any topic related to their interests.UNIT 1. How is your Spanish going?
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
Talk about identity
Talk about origin
Say hello and say goodbye
Talk about tastes and preferences
Give your opinion and ask your opinionCONTENIDOS LINGÚÍSTICOS
Verbo llamarse
Pronombres y adjetivos interrogativos
Verbo gustar, preferir y afines
Verbos de opinión con indicativo y/o subjuntivo
Vocabulario: gentiliciosCONTENIDOS SOCIOCULTURALES
El español en el mundo
Saludos y despedidas formales e informalesUNIDAD 2. Ayer, hoy, mañana y siempre
CONTENIDOS FUNCIONALES
Hablar acciones habituales en presente y en pasado
Expresar acciones en el futuro
Expresar acciones en el pasadoCONTENIDOS LINGÚÍSTICOS
Presente de indicativo
Estar + gerundio
Ir a + infinitivo / Futuro/Presente con valor de futuro
Pasados: he cantado/canté/cantaba/había cantado
Vocabulario relacionado con la familia y el parentescoCONTENIDOS SOCIOCULTURALES
Hábitos sociales y costumbres cotidianas
La familia y las relaciones personalesUNIDAD 3. Habla más alto, por favor.
CONTENIDOS FUNCIONALES
Hacer peticiones
Dar órdenes e instrucciones
Dar consejos
Pedir, conceder y denegar permisoCONTENIDOS LINGÚÍSTICOS
Imperativo (verbos regulares e irregulares)
Imperativo negativo
Imperativos lexicalizados
Verbos de influencia
Vocabulario relacionado con la gastronomía y la alimentaciónCONTENIDOS SOCIOCULTURALES
Fórmulas de cortesía
Lo que está no y no está permitido: comportamiento en sociedadUNIDAD 4. Quiénes somos y dónde estamos
CONTENIDOS FUNCIONALES
Hacer descripciones
Definir
Identificar
Situar en el espacio y en el tiempoCONTENIDOS LINGÚÍSTICOS
Verbos ser y estar: usos generales, usos específicos y algunas expresiones coloquiales
Estructuras relativas: pronombres y uso de los modos
Diferencias está/hay
Localizadores espaciales y temporales
Vocabulario relacionado con el urbanismo y la ciudad. Nombres de lugares y establecimientos comercialesCONTENIDOS SOCIOCULTURALES
El ámbito profesional
La ciudad: urbanismo, transporte, espacios, tiendas y establecimientos comerciales...UNIDAD 5. Que te lo pases bien
CONTENIDOS FUNCIONALES
Expresar deseos
Expresar sentimientos
Animar a alguien a hacer algo
Hacer propuestas e invitaciones
Mostrar agradecimientoCONTENIDOS LINGÚÍSTICOS
Verbos y expresiones de deseo
Verbos de sentimiento
Uso de subjuntivo/infinitivo
El condicional para expresar deseos.
Vocabulario relacionado con fiestas y celebraciones popularesSOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT
Congratulations
Expressions of a social nature
Resources for speaking on the telephone
Resources for writing written texts (letters, notes, email...)UNIT 6. Maybe...
FUNCTIONAL CONTENTS
Express hypothesis
Express possibility
Express doubt
Show surprise
Show concernLINGUISTIC CONTENTS
Simple
conditional Probability expressions
Present and imperfect subjunctive
Conditional sentences (If...)
Vocabulary related to luck, superstitions and games of chanceSOCIOCULTURAL CONTENTS
Superstitions in the Hispanic worldUNIT 7. Well, I don't agree...
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
Express agreement and disagreement
Make evaluations
Support or refute the opinions of others
React to an event
Express preferences
Express physical and mental sensationsLINGUISTIC CONTENTS
Ser/estar/appear + adjective/adverb/noun
Alternation indicative/subjunctive/infinitive
Causal structures: because, is that
Vocabulary related to the world of bullfightingSOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT
Meetings and gatherings
Topics for debate: bulls, food, tobacco...UNIT 8. Plans for the future
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
Relate events in time
Express the moment in which the action takes place
Talk about plans and projectsLINGUISTIC CONTENTS
Temporal sentences
Alternation Indicative/Subjunctive
When and other temporal markers
Vocabulary related to travel and transportationSOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT
Some notable historical events
Travel and tourismUNIT 9. Once upon a time...
FUNCTIONAL CONTENTS
Recreate past events (narrate and describe)LINGUISTIC CONTENTS
Indefinite past/imperfect past tense contrast in the past tense story
Organizers of narration (temporal) and description (spatial)
Vocabulary related to literature, stories, places and fictional charactersSOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT
Stories, legends and narratives
A little literature
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
Availability of courses is based on enrollment numbers. All students should seek pre-approval for alternate courses in the event of last minute class cancellations