Candidates

This course has been designed for teachers from United States and Canada who wish to improve their knowledge of Spanish Language, as well as teachers of other Romance languages in need of practising their Spanish teaching skills and school managers in need of using Spanish as part of their job.

Duration

Three-week course (60 theory and practice)
Four-week stay (last week of July is optional)

Timetable

Four hours of class in the morning.

Group Size

Minimum: 15
Maximum: 25

Aims

• To improve the knowledge of Spanish Language.
• Analyse and practice in context difficult Spanish grammar rules.
• To update the knowledge of Spanish culture.

Contents

Spanish Language (45 hours)

• Working with Spanish grammar: vocabulary and difficult items of Spanish language.
• Working with skills: activities and materials to practice written expressions, oral expression, reading comprehension and listening comprehension .

Workshops (15 hours)

• Spanish Phonetics.
• Writing Spanish.
• Speaking Spanish.

Evaluation Criteria

• To attend all the classes of the program (40% of the total).
• To take active part in class and to have a dynamic attitude (20% of the total).
• To pass a final Spanish Language test (30%of the total).
• To prepare a practical exercise in Spanish phonetics and Spanish writing workshops (10% of the total).

Marks

A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-.

Cultural Activities (optional and free)

Welcome reception and presentation of the course.
Information about the cultural program and festivals APOSTOL 2002 Spanish cinema.
Storytellers: Traditional legends about Galicia.
Workshops: New publications in the field of Spanish language.
Guided tour around the monumental city.
Hiking.
Two one-day trips to different Galician areas:
Pontevedra and Rias Baixas
A Coruña and Rías Altas

Accommodation and meals

• Single room at the University Halls.
• Fullboard (Spanish breakfast, lunch and dinner). Week-end meals are not included.
• For other possibilities (Homestay, apartments, shared flats): Consult Cursos Internacionales Department of USC. E-mail: cspanish@usc.es

Medical insurance

It covers the three or four week stay in Santiago. Insurance of medical emergencies and illness officially approved with Sanitas insurance company.

Diploma of accreditation

The University of Santiago de Compostela provides a Certificate as well as transcripts of the course to all the participants that have attended 90% of the total planned lessons.

Price

Total price of the course $ 2,092.00
Scholarship of the University of Santiago de Compostela $ 700.00
Scholarship of the Education Office at Embassy of Spain $ 150.00
Total to pay per participant: $ 1.242.00

This includes fees for sixty class hours, cultural activities and two excursions, accommodation and fullboard (week-end excluded) during three weeks, optional fourth week accommodation, medical insurance, final diploma.

Registration:

Inscription can be completed on line at https://www.spainembedu.org/becas
Or by mailing two application forms to:

Summer Courses 2002
Embassy of Spain
2375 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Tel :. (202) 728-2335 FAX: (202) 728 2313
E-mail: cursosprofesores@www.spainembedu.org