The University:

Universidad de Granada
Centro de Lenguas Modernas (Modern Language Centre).

The City:

Granada, city of the Alhambra with a population of 250,000, is located in the south of Spain, just half an hour by car to Sierra Nevada. It is a popular tourist stop, renowned for its great cultural diversity and for its University, founded over 500 years ago.

Participants:

This course is specially designed for non-teaching professional working in the field of education with special needs related to the Spanish language (administrators, psychologists, advisers, teaching support teams, etc.).

Duration:

A three-week course (60 hours of theory and practice)
A four-week stay (the last week of July is optional)

Dates:

1st - 19th July 2002

Timetable:

Four hours a day in the morning.
Cultural visits and complementary activities will take place in the afternoons and at weekends.

Number of participants:

Minimum 15, maximum 25

Course description:

This course is specially designed for non-teaching professionals in the educational sector who wish to address their specific necessities of linguistic competence in Spanish, and learn about Hispanic culture.

Programme:
Objectives:

To acquire linguistic competence in Spanish, particularly in specific aspects related to the participants' professional sphere.

An update on the cultural, socio-political and economic situation of present-day Spain in general, and in particular, on aspects related to the field of education.

Contents:

Intensive Spanish course (48 hours): to understand and express oneself in general situations requiring the exchange of information; to voice the participants' own attitudes on personal and professional matters.

Lectures (12 hours in English) on subjects such as "Spain today", "Cultural manifestations (festivals, flamenco, etc.)" "Multicultural dimension of Modern Spain", "Educational policy", "Young people and education", etc.

Complementary activities (optional)

Welcome and orientation reception
Guided visits of the city and its main monuments (the old quarter in the city centre, Albaicin, Alhambra and the Generalife, Royal Chapel and the Cathedral; Federico García Lorca's birthplace in Fuentevaqueros.
Flamenco show.
Trip to the Alpujarra.

Other optional activities (not included in the price):

Trips to Ubeda, Baeza, Cordoba, Seville, the coast of Granada, Almeria, Huelva, Gibraltar and the coast and wine cellars of Cadiz.

Accommodation and board:

Single bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms in Hotel Residence Monasterio de los Basilios. The hotel is situated in the city centre, is light and airy with nice views, communal gardens and sports facilities. There is a laundry service.

Full board includes breakfast, lunch and evening meal.

The hotel reservation will be from 30th June noon to the 20th July noon (full board) and to 27th July, noon (only breakfast), the last week being optional.

For further information about other accommodation and board possibilities, please contact the Centro de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad de Granada, e-mail: infoclm@esperanto.ugr.es, before 5th April, 2002. We will endeavour to reply to all requests as far as possible.

Medical Insurance:

Valid for the whole month of July.

Attendance certificate:

The University of Granada will issue a certificate with the North American system of grading, to all those participating in the course who have attended a minimum of 90% of the classes.

Price:

Total price of the course: $2,150.00
Grant from the University of Granada: $700.00
Contribution from the Council of Education and Science: $150.00
Total to be paid by participant (including accommodation): $1,300.00
Total to be paid by participant (excluding accommodation):$375.00

The price of $1,300.00 includes 60 teaching hours, complementary activities, one excursion, medical insurance, accommodation with full board (3 weeks), accommodation and breakfast (the last week). The activities not included and additional expenses for alternative accommodation and board should be paid directly to the Universidad de Granada.

Registration can be done directly on line at https://www.spainembedu.org/becas or by sending two application forms by post before 28th February, 2002 to:

Summer courses 2002
Embassy of Spain - Education Office
2375 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037

Tel.: (202) 728-2335      Fax: (202) 728 2313

For more information on enrolment write to: cursosprofesores@www.spainembedu.org
For more information on the courses write to Centro de Lenguas Modernas: acastro@.ugr.es