San Sebastián Courses – 2024 Summer Session II

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Studying abroad can be a more meaningful and invigorating learning experience than at home—both inside and outside of the classroom. You may be more curious and alert than you usually are so use this heightened energy to enhance your studies as well as your cultural and geographical explorations. You may also encounter different teaching styles and course processes; be prepared to adapt and to learn.

Courses

You may take three to seven credits during Session I and in three to five credits during Session II. At least one 3-credit course is required each session you are enrolled. Course availability is contingent upon student enrollment and is subject to change.

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Spanish Language Studies

Summer language courses are intensive, with three to five credits of Spanish taught each session. Language courses have a maximum enrollment of 15 students each. Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills is highly recommended to compliment Intermediate Spanish I through Advanced Spanish II.

Session I and Session II

• Elementary Spanish I

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 100-level 4 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 100-level 4 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed to help learners of Spanish to develop basic communicative competence and critical thinking skills. It offers an intensive study and practice of the productive and receptive language skills in the oral and written modes. The main emphasis of this track is on communication.

• Elementary Spanish II

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 100-level 4 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 100-level 4 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed to help learners of Spanish to develop basic communicative competence and critical thinking skills. It offers an intensive study and practice of the productive and receptive language skills in the oral and written modes. The main emphasis of this track is on communication.

  Prerequisite: one semester of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Intermediate Spanish I

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 200-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 200-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed to help learners of Spanish to develop basic communicative competence and critical thinking skills. It offers an intensive study and practice of the productive and receptive language skills in the oral and written modes. The main emphasis of this track is on communication.

  Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Intermediate Spanish II

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 200-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 200-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed to help learners of Spanish to develop basic communicative competence and critical thinking skills. It offers an intensive study and practice of the productive and receptive language skills in the oral and written modes. The main emphasis of this track is on communication.

  Prerequisite: three semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Spanish Composition I

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 300-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 300-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  The focus of this course is to improve learners´ written abilities through the analysis and the production of different types of texts. In addition, several grammatical topics will be reviewed in order to enhance and refine the learners´ grammatical competence.

  Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Spanish Composition II

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 300-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 300-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  The focus of this course is to improve learners´ written abilities through the analysis and the production of different types of texts. In addition, several grammatical topics will be reviewed in order to enhance and refine the learners´ grammatical competence.

  Prerequisite: five semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Advanced Spanish I

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 400-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 400-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed for students who may manage in daily tasks and interactions, but still need to improve their control over different oral and written registers. In addition, these courses will offer them the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary in specific and technical areas, and to improve grammatical accuracy in their oral and written expression.

  Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Advanced Spanish II

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 400-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 400-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed for students who may manage in daily tasks and interactions, but still need to improve their control over different oral and written registers. In addition, these courses will offer them the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary in specific and technical areas, and to improve grammatical accuracy in their oral and written expression.

  Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 300-level 1-3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 300-level 1-3 credits Taught in Spanish

  Summer Session II

  300-level 2 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course is designed to improve the knowledge, listening, and expressive capabilities of language students. Students will not only learn necessary vocabulary to express themselves in daily situations, but they will also learn to navigate more complex situations through conversation and free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual material, listening comprehension exercises, articles, and other course materials. The objective of the course is to facilitate the acquisition of language necessary to express oneself in daily situations.

  Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

European and Cultural Studies

These elective courses are designed to familiarize you with the region and provide a multi-disciplinary perspective to your studies.

Session I

• Basque Language and Culture

  Summer Session I

  Anthropology Basque 300-level 3 credits Taught in English and Basque

  This course would touch on the history and evolution of one of the oldest languages in the world, the mythology and symbolism of the Basques, their traditions and culture. General notions of the language will be presented, explaining why this language is of such interest today to linguists and anthropologists. Basic conversational Basque skills will be studied and students will have the opportunity outside of class to interview and practice with local native speakers.

• Contemporary Spanish Art

  Summer Session I

  Art 300-level 1 credit Taught in Spanish

  The course presents an overview of the complex history of contemporary art. It will focus on Goya, the first modern artist, and the various movements of the twentieth and twenty first centuries in Spain, including the work of Gaudi, Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Tapies, A . López Barceló, and others. It includes lectures, analysis of texts and pictures, and visits to museums and galleries.

  Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Spanish Culture and Civilization

  Summer Session I

  Spanish 300-level 1 credit Taught in Spanish

  This course will develop student knowledge of significant geographic, historical, social, economic, and artistic events that have taken place in Spain, starting with the settlers of the Iberian Peninsula. Students will develop a solid theoretical and historical foundation to analyze events throughout Spain’s history effectively. Some topics include the Christian-Islamic cohabitation, the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Neoclassic period, and significant events from the nineteenth/twentieth centuries and the modern period.

  Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Surfing

  Summer Session I

  Recreation / Physical Education 100-level 1 credit Taught in English and Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Recreation / Physical Education 100-level 1 credit Taught in English and Spanish

  This course will introduce students to the sport of surfing. Students will meet twice a week for three-hour sessions. No equipment required.

  This course has an additional fee

Session II

• Spain Today

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 300-level 1 credit Taught in Spanish

  Themes in political, economic, social, and cultural history will elucidate the profound changes that Spain has undergone in the last century. Special attention will be paid to the Franco regime, the post-Franco transition to democracy, and Spain's integration into the European Union. Through the study and analysis of current events in today’s Spain we hope to provide the opportunity for students to gain a greater comprehension of contemporary Spanish culture.

  Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

• Surfing

  Summer Session I

  Recreation / Physical Education 100-level 1 credit Taught in English and Spanish

  Summer Session II

  Recreation / Physical Education 100-level 1 credit Taught in English and Spanish

  This course will introduce students to the sport of surfing. Students will meet twice a week for three-hour sessions. No equipment required.

  This course has an additional fee

• Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Spanish Poetry

  Summer Session II

  Spanish 400-level 3 credits Taught in Spanish

  This course offers the study of selected poems from the most relevant contemporary Spanish poets, from the Generation of 98 to the latest publications of the 21st Century. We will view the poets and their poems in their social, political and historical contexts. Throughout the course, we will study different poetic responses to similar historical circumstances in order to understand not only the poets themselves, but also to understand the aesthetic pleasure of poetry.

  Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level Spanish, or equivalent

To request a course syllabus: syllabus@usac.edu