THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!
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Starting in 2015, GEO will begining offering a new spring quarter term in Oviedo that combines two important strengths that have characterized our program thoughout the years:
- Courses offfered by a visiting professor from one of GEO’s partner institutions
- Intensive Spanish Language courses offered by the University of Oviedo’s ELE (Español Lengua Extranjera) program
GEO’s Spring Quarter program coincides with the spring quarter calendar in US campuses. During the first six weeks of the program, a visiting faculty member will teach two intensive content courses in English followed by a choice of intensive Spanish language courses offered by the University of Oviedo’s ELE program during the last five weeks of the program.
Students will be on site for approximately 3 months, depending on the calendar. The program includes an overnight excursión, fieldtrips within Asturias, local visits in Oviedo and Gijon as well as various extracurricular activities associated with the visiting professor’s and/or the intensive Spanish classes.
In the Spring Quarter of 2015, Carlos Aguirre, professor of history at the University of Oregon, will teach two six-week courses in English during the4e first part of the term that examine the interconnectedness of history, politics, sport, and language in Spain and Latin America. Asturias is particularly well suited to explore these interesting issues in situ. The two courses are taught in English, however, as Professor Aguirre is a native Spanish speaker, students who complete the readings and course assignments in Spanish may receive Spanish credit for these two courses. Each course is 40 contact hours.
Soccer, Globalization and Identities: Spain and Latin America in Comparative Perspective
The Making of a Totalitarian Society: Civil War, Repression, and Resistance in Franco’s Spain
During the Spanish immersion portion of the program, students can choose from one of the following three tracks:
Track 1: Beginning through Advanced Intensive Language. Courses include grammar, vocabulary, and writing workshop (75 contact hours); and conversation (all levels) and/or literature (intermediate or advanced only) modules (for an additional 25 contact hours). These classes take place over five weeks for a total of 100 contact hours.
Track 2: Spanish for Healthcare Professionals. This course takes place over four weeks for a total of 100 contact hours, broken down into 80 class hours plus 20 practicum hours. Advanced level only and subject to minimum enrollment.
Track 3: Academic Spanish. This course seeks to improve scholarly writing in Spanish, and takes place over four weeks for a total of 60 contact hours. Advanced level only and subject to minimum enrollment.
Visit the GEO Studyabroad website for program details and syllabi.