This course is for future teachers of Spanish as a foreign language or second language, which includes an introduction to the different aspects that will be part of their professional practice.

Additional conversational practice to complement the beginner level.

Students in the Alicante International Studies program choose 1-3 courses of integrated coursework in a variety of academic areas. Classes are taught in English and consist of Spaniards and other international students at Universidad de Alicante. See https://web.ua.es/es/vr-ric/cursos-en-ingles.html for course listings.

El curso tiene como objetivo fundamental aproximar al alumno a la realidad española contemporánea y los diversos aspectos que la conforman, lo que ayudará a los alumnos a comprender la compleja situación socio-política y cultural de “las Españas” de hoy, así como el carácter de los pueblos que las habitan. Curso impartido en inglés.

The main objective of this course is to study the main facts of the Contemporary Civilization of Spain and Alicante. An interdisciplinary study will be carried out that will include history, culture, economy, and politics during the XX and XXI centuries with the main focus on those critical periods that have substantially transformed what we know today as Spain.

Basic structures, practical vocabulary, extensive oral practice.

In this introductory dance course, students learn the basics of Flamenco and Latin dance. Please note that there are additional fees for LTC courses.

In this introductory cooking course students learn the basics of traditional Spanish cuisine, especially that of the coastal region. Please note that there are additional fees for LTC courses.

El objetivo principal de este curso es analizar los principales hechos de la civilización contemporánea de España y de Alicante. Se llevará a cabo un estudio interdisciplinar que incluirá la historia, la cultura, la economía y la política durante los siglos XX y XXI haciendo un enfoque principal en aquellos períodos críticos que han transformado substancialmente lo que hoy conocemos como España.

Destinado a estudiantes internacionales que quieran desarrollar competencias en un área que normalmente no forma parte del aprendizaje del idioma. Se familiarizará a los estudiantes con la terminología del mundo de la economía, la administración de empresas, los mercados y temas afines, a fin de permitirle comunicarse correctamente en el idioma de destino.

El curso pretende aproximar al alumno a aspectos esenciales del turismo y la cultura gastronómica reciente de España. Especialmente, se buscará profundizar en la restauración, gastronomía y cultura que refleja la cultura española. Además, está planteado de forma que ofrezca la oportunidad para trabajar la competencia comunicativa y ejercitar todas las destrezas lingüísticas en español.

Destinado a estudiantes internacionales que estén interesados en analizar las relaciones sociales de género y debatir sobre el planteamiento de los medios de comunicación a este respecto, así como estudiar las consecuencias socioculturales que dicho planteamiento conlleva. Se pretende dotar al alumnado de las herramientas de análisis necesarias para fomentar el sentido crítico y reflexionar sobre la construcción de lo masculino y lo femenino en los medios de comunicación actuales.

This course leads students to understand the principal expressions of Spanish art. In pursuit of this objective, the course studies the most significant artists, works and periods throughout Spanish history, from prehistoric art to the works produced at the end of the twentieth century. The point of departure is a study of the first artistic expressions on the Peninsula, and neo-Levantine painting, moving on to the art of Roman and Visigothic Spain to the Hispano-Islamic, Romanesque and Gothic periods. The course studies the great artists such as Velázquez, Ribera, Zurbarán, Murillo and Goya, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassic periods. In the twentieth century the course focuses on Picasso, Miró and Dalí, and considers the post Civil War period and the art of the 1950´s.

This course explores those features of Spanish culture which are reflected in her cinema. The student is presented with a broad panorama of the history of Spanish cinema, framed by the socio-political reality in which each stage developed. In addition, the course studies the principal figures of Spanish film, the traditional and the innovative. Students learn to recognize the different phases of Spanish cinema, integrating the phases into a broad cultural framework reaching from the pre-Franco era to the present. The course studies the origins of Spanish film to the cine politico, the cine de la movida, and the internationalization of Spanish cinema. The course pays special attention to the importance of cinema as a reflection of society, such as the growth of productions by women, and works with strong social commentary.

In this course, students approach the many aspects of contemporary Spanish reality through a study of her literature as seen in her principal authors and works, from its beginnings to the twentieth century. Students are introduced to the idea of what a text is, as well as to the basic concepts of literary theory and criticism. The course begins with the literary creation of the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and the Baroque periods. The Neoclassical and Romantic periods are examined, as are the works and the literary currents of Modernism, and the Generations of ´98 and ´27. The course concludes with the postwar period and the literature of the late twentieth century.

Additional conversational practice to complement the study of Spanish at the high-advanced level.

Additional conversational practice to complement the study of Spanish at the advanced level.

Additional conversational practice to complement the study of Spanish at the advanced level.

Additional conversational practice to complement the study of Spanish at the advanced level.

A practical examination of the forms of business communication in the Hispanic world including commercial vocabulary, the writing of business letters, and oral practice with business dialogues. Discussons of business news and study of business documents.

Additional conversational practice to complement the study of Spanish at the intermediate level.

This course seeks to guide the students through the cultural adaptation period, leading them to a profound analysis of their experiences in Spain. Through discussion, journaling, and oral presentations, students reflect upon their own adaptation with the eventual goal of integration into Spanish culture. Students explore Spanish culture, society, labor religion, economics and leisure, with the purpose of better understanding their own cultural journey and managing culture shock.

This course seeks to guide the students through the cultural adaptation period, leading them to a profound analysis of their experiences in Spain. Through discussion, journaling, and oral presentations, students reflect upon their own adaptation with the eventual goal of integration into Spanish culture. Students explore Spanish culture, society, labor religion, economics and leisure, with the purpose of better understanding their own cultural journey and managing culture shock.

This course seeks to guide the students through the cultural adaptation period, leading them to a profound analysis of their experiences in Spain. Through discussion, journaling, and oral presentations, students reflect upon their own adaptation with the eventual goal of integration into Spanish culture. Students explore Spanish culture, society, labor religion, economics and leisure, with the purpose of better understanding their own cultural journey and managing culture shock.

Engagement in the culture through community service in a local organization.

Practical experience through placement in a local business or organization

Students work on skills related to the transmission of information, justification, possibility with semantic subtlety over multiple registers. Grammar points include discourse in the present and the past, use of future perfect, imperfect and probability, vocabulary of economics, and colloquial expressions in Spain and Latin America.

In this course students refine their skills at requesting, giving orders, advice, and instructions, persuading, and influencing across various registers; expressing sequence of actions in the present and the past; contrasting ideas, opinions, and arguments. Grammar points include structures to express influence and concession, subordinate noun clauses, the vocabulary of advertising and business. Some linguistics topics are also discussed, such as leísmo, laísmo, and loísmo, and an introduction to the lexicon of Caribbean and South American countries.

Students in this course learn how to construct hypotheses, define and describe abstract concepts, write critically and prepare formal letters and reports. Grammar points assisting in the development of these functions include compound conditional and past perfect subjunctive, probability, intensifiers and impersonal constructions.

This level focuses on advanced topics of oral and written narration in Spanish, including tone, intent, organization of ideas for written and oral argument, and describing abstract concepts. Grammar points support these applications.

This intensive course is designed to develop advanced language competence. Includes extensive review of Spanish and the acquisition of vocabulary, complex structures, and understanding of linguistic registers through activities and materials created to introduce students to contemporary Spanish usage, culture, and daily life.

This intensive course is designed to develop advanced language competence. Includes extensive review of Spanish and the acquisition of vocabulary, complex structures, and understanding of linguistic registers through activities and materials created to introduce students to contemporary Spanish usage, culture, and daily life.

For students with sure knowledge of Spanish structures. Development of completeness and correctness in comprehension, oral expression, reading and writing.

Development of comprehension, oral expression, reading, and writing. Systematic vocabulary building on a variety of practice themes. Guided discussions.

Development of comprehension, oral expression, reading, and writing. Systematic vocabulary building on a variety of practice themes. Guided discussions.