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3.00 Credits
SP Intermediate Spanish is a 3 credit course in Spanish language which covers material traditionally taught over one semester of intermediate Spanish. After a general review aimed at reinforcing language skills and filling in possible gaps, the course will focus on the new program. The new grammer contents will be introduced within specific contexts, either dialogues or short readings that will highlight cultural aspects. Grammar explanations, drill exercises and performing activities, all conducted in Spanish, will follow. Students are often expected to work in groups or in pairs with teacher support; interaction and participation in class are encouraged in various ways: through role-plays, simulations, presentations, games, etc. All abilities, receptive and productive, will be involved and therefore developed carrying out a task: all kinds of taks will be chosen on the basis of learners' needs outside the classroom and will be related to real-life. Tasks of any kind require the activation of a range of appropriate general competences. In this perspective the syllabus is designed to develop not only linguistic but sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences to use the language not only appropriately but in relation to specific situations. AUC Designation: Cl
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3.00 Credits
An intensive, advanced-level course in Spanish conversation and composition that covers material traditionally taught over two semesters in post-300 level Spanish. The course aims to verify and to broaden the linguistic competence already acquired, enriching linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge and focusing on communicative and functional competence that will allow a practical and advanced use of the language. The focus of the class is on verbal exchanges and conversation which are based on a specific grammatical point and are meant to develop and reinforce that point. Contextualization is absolutely necessary to avoid abstract theorizing on grammar alone. On all occasions, the point is the point is to provide the linguistic tools needed to face real-life and real-language situations. Group activities will also take place with the aim of increasing linguistic exchange and experience. One work of Spanish literature will be assigned; written and oral assignments based on the text will provide students with the opportunity to refine their linguistic skills and to develop more specific and critical knowledge of Spanish. At the end of the course, the student will be able to analyze different types of written material: newspaper articles, reviews, poems and demonstrate linguistic competence in real-life situations. They will gain communicative language, linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competence in Spanish. (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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6.00 Credits
An intensive, 6-credit advanced-level course in Spanish conversation and composition which covers material traditionally taught over two semesters in post-300 level Spanish. The course aims to verify and to broaden the linguistic competence already acquired, enriching linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge and focusing on communicative and functional competence that will allow a practical and advanced use of the language. The focus of the class is on verbal exchanges and conversation which are based on a specific grammatical point and are meant to develop and reinforce that point. Contextualization is absolutely necessary to avoid abstract theorizing on grammar alone. On all occasions, the point is to provide the linguistic tools needed to face real-life and real-language situations (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona
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6.00 Credits
An intensive, introductory Spanish language course that covers material traditionally taught over two semesters of beginner Spanish. Since students are at a primary level, an introduction with an overall picture of the Spanish language will be given in order to prepare students for future study. This course seeks to give the structural bases and essential vocabulary of the Spanish language in order to facilitate use in basic situations of everyday life. In class, group activities will stimulate interaction, self-correction and cooperation among students. Paper material as well as audio material will be used. A rich cultural activities' series outside of the classroom, utilizing various linguistic and communicative forms will be presented, allowing students to apply their skills and learn from real-life situations in relation to social and cultural aspects of Spanish life. At least 10 hours of this course are taught on-site in real-life situations in Barcelona. (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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6.00 Credits
An intensive Spanish language course which covers material traditionally taught in second-semester beginner and first-semester intermediate Spanish; it is ideal for students who have taken one prior 3- or 4-credit course in beginner Spanish. After a general review aimed at reinforcing language skills and filling in possible gaps, the course will focus on the new material. Various linguistic and communicative forms will be presented within real-life situations in relation to social and cultural aspects of Spanish life. Group activities will stimulate interaction in class, self-correction and cooperation among students. Paper material, as well as audio material, will provide for a better approach to the language and to its cultural and social aspects. This course seeks to reinforce and augment skills previously acquired at the more basic levels. In addition, it encourages the use of more advanced forms of communication - not only for the basic structures and interactions of everyday life, but also to begin expressing opinions, preferences, etc. A rich cultural activities' series outside of the classroom, utilizing various linguistic and communicative forms, will be presented, allowing students to apply their skills and learn from real-life situations in relation to social and cultural aspects of Spanish life. At least 10 hours of this course are taught on-site in Barcelona sampling real-life situations. (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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6.00 Credits
An intensive, 6-credit, intermediate course in Spanish language which covers material traditionally taught over two semesters of intermediate Spanish. After a general review aimed at reinforcing language skills and filling in possible gaps, the course will focus on the new material. The new grammar contents will be introduced within specific contexts, as either dialogues or short readings that will highlight cultural aspects. Grammar explanations, drill exercises and performance types of activities, all conducted in Spanish, will follow. Students are often expected to work in groups or in pairs with teacher support; interaction and participation in class are encouraged in various ways: through role-playing, simulations, presentations, games etc. In this perspective, the syllabus is designed to develop language skills in relation to specific situations or contexts. A rich cultural activities' series outside of the classroom, utilizing various linguistic and communicative forms will be presented, allowing students to apply their skills and learn from real-life situations in relation to social and cultural aspects of Spanish life. At least 10 hours of these courses are taught through cultural and real-life experience on-site in Barcelona. (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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6.00 Credits
This is a course in Spanish Language which covers material traditionally taught in second-semester intermediate and first-semester advanced Spanish courses. After a general review aimed at reinforcing language skills and filling in possible gaps, the course will focus on new material. The new grammar concepts will be introduced within specific contexts - either as dialogues or short readings that will highlight cultural aspects. Grammar explanations, drill exercises and performance-based activities, all conducted in Spanish, will follow. Students are often expected to work in groups or in pairs with teacher support; interaction and participation in class are encouraged in various ways - role-playing, simulations, presentations, games etc. All kinds of tasks will be chosen on the basis of learners' needs outside the classroom and will be related to real-life situations, including but not limited to social, work, and university settings. A rich cultural activities' series outside of the classroom, utilizing various linguistic and communicative forms, will be presented, allowing students to apply their skills and learn from real-life situations in relation to social and cultural aspects of Spanish life. Approximately 10 hours of this course are taught through on-site cultural and real-life activities in Barcelona. (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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6.00 Credits
An intensive advanced course in Spanish language which covers material traditionally taught over two semesters of advanced Spanish (300-level). After having reviewed the fundamental elements studied in the preceding levels, this course analyzes grammatical structures at an advanced level of Spanish. In particular, the course will focus on grammatical and lexical themes previously discussed, with a particular look at stylistic structures in the written and spoken word, both at advanced levels. The focus is on the diverse linguistic, contextual, and colloquial situations within different categories of use, such as the spoken standard, colloquial and formal usages, youth slang, and the written word at different levels and in different sectors (literary, journalistic, Internet, etc.), modern and classic literature. In this course, the student should begin to more readily manage abstract and theoretical topics, such as relationships, current events, family situations, etc. At the end of the course, the students will have acquired a linguistic ability that allows them to be able to interact in various "authentic" real-world situations. Students will also have developed the ability to use communicative strategies applied within the following contexts: reception (framing; revising hypotheses etc.); production (planning; compensating; self-correction etc.); and, interaction (co-operating; giving or asking for clarification etc.). (Barcelona, Spain, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/esBarcelona)
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3.00 Credits
This class provides an overview of Chinese foreign policy from 1949 through 2008. The first six weeks of class presents historical and cultural background for the period 1949-2002. The remaining portion of the semester is devoted to exploring China's foreign policy during the Hu Jintao administartion (2003-present), providing an overview of foreign policy structures, principles, general practices and characteristics of China's current interstate relationships. AUC Designation: Ss
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3.00 Credits
This course begins by examining the biophysical landscape of CHina and historical ways of viewing these landscapes. This include considering traditional Han Chinese cosmology, colonial botany and the Western scientific method, as well as Mao's utopian environmental projects. From there we will discuss China's environmental issues in successive weeks, including the source and implications of China's large population, agriculture, grasslands, water, and climate change. We will also discuss China's instiutional frameworks and the relevance for the environment the emergence of a "green" civil society, and its connections to global envrionmentalism. In addition, exploring issues related to pollution enables us to critically reflect upon how Beiijing's air and water pollution affects our bodies as we live and study here. Finally, the course focuses the last couple of weeks on energy and climate change, as these two interconnected issues will dominate global and international politics for the foreseeable future. AUC Designation: Ss
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