Participants: The course is aimed at both teachers and other education professionals who, already having some previous knowledge of Spanish, are interested in expanding and putting into practice their knowledge of the Spanish language and culture, as well as reflecting on the process of their teaching and learning.
Duration: Three weeks (60 hours)
Dates: 10 to 28 July, 2023
Number of participants: A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 22
Level of Spanish: The required level of language is B1 (archived or equivalent)
Description of the course
The course is aimed at both teachers and other education professionals for United States or Canada who, already having some previous knowledge of Spanish, are interested in expanding and putting into practice their knowledge of the Spanish language and culture, as well as reflecting on the process of their teaching and learning.
This course offers the opportunity to share with teachers from Spain, and with colleagues from other educational contexts, a time in which they will talk about the Spanish language, its teaching, and some cultural aspects that will allow a tour of history and heritage, virtually visiting the various regions and discovering a great diversity of cultural products.
Methodology
The techniques applied in the classroom are based on the communicative approach, both in its notional-functional dimension as well as in the methodological aspect of the action-based approach.
When applying this method, students are considered in their three main areas: as social agents who learn a language as a means of communication that will enable them to engage in communicative interaction, as intercultural speakers which allows them to assimilate aspects of the new culture in an integrated manner, and as independent learners who are central to their own life-long learning.
Leisure. Cultural activities and trips covered by the program cost
- Cultural visits: Guided tour around the city, Visit to the National Polychrome Sculpture Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art- Patio Herreriano, The city Town Hall, Visit to the House-Museum of Zorrilla, Exhibition Hall ofMuseo de la Pasión.
- Workshops: Virtual tour of Spain´s Michelin Star Restaurants, Spanish TV series, activities with the Spanish short films, Spanish culture context.
- Other leisure activities: Tapas night and Treasure hunt.
Trips:
Attendance Certificate
The Center will provide participants with an attendance certificate and an academic transcript (grades will follow the American grading system).
Assessment
Three credits every 60 training hours are recognized at some U.S. universities.
For further information, email the following address: cursosprofesores.usa@educacion.go
Program Fees
- The cost of the course without accommodation: 1.100 €
- The cost of the course with accommodation: 1.700 €
Registration deadline: From November 30 (2022) to March 31, 2023
For further information, contact us
The course consists of two modules:
Language Module – 30 hours
The Language class will have a double objective. On the one hand, the revision and practice of some functional, grammatical, and lexical contents selected from the needs detected in the participants and developed in communicative contexts of different fields. And, on the other, the fulfillment and critical analysis of some activities, considering the role played by the students and the learning strategies that are activated in them.
Culture Module - 30 hours & 30 hours of cultural activities outside teaching hours
This module consists of several micro-seminars, in which content related to cultural references in Spain will be worked on (see the schedule below) and didactic proposals, resources and materials will be analyzed for their implementation in the classroom, always from an intercultural perspective.
This module will also allow student to expand their vocabulary and practice linguistic structures linked to the functions of giving and asking for information, relating socially, expressing opinions and knowledge, locating in time and space, describing and identifying, talking about habits and customs, giving instructions and advice, and expressing emotions and feelings.
- Leisure. Cultural activities and trips covered by the program cost
- Cultural visits: Guided tour around the city, Visit to the National Polychrome Sculpture Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art- Patio Herreriano, The city Town Hall, Visit to the House-Museum of Zorrilla, Exhibition Hall of Museo de la Pasión.
- Workshops: Virtual tour of Spain´s Michelin Star Restaurants, Spanish TV series, activities with the Spanish short films, Spanish culture context.
- Other leisure activities: Tapas night and Treasure hunt.
- Trips:
- Full-day trip to Segovia. Segovia is one of the cities in Castilla y León to have been designated as World Heritage Cities. It is home to one of the most spectacular monuments from the Roman era: The Aqueduct.
PROGRAM FEES
- The cost of the course without accommodation: 1.100 €
This price includes: 60 contact hours, the above-mentioned cultural activities and trips, workshops, student card, certificate of attendance, board and breakfast at the Reyes Católicos Postgraduate Residence Hall in the city center and primary medical Insurance during the course period.
- The cost of the course with accommodation: 1.700 €
This price includes: 60 contact hours, the above-mentioned cultural activities and trips, workshops, student card, certificate of attendance, board and breakfast at the Reyes Católicos Postgraduate Residence Hall in the city center and primary medical Insurance during the course period.
Briefing about the accommodation
Board and breakfast at a Postgraduate Residence Hall located in the heart of Valladolid, between the Plaza Mayor and the Plaza de España, a short distance from the Palacio de Santa Cruz, (headquarters of the Rectorate of the University de Valladolid), and the historic building of the University (current Faculty of Law).
The building has a conference room, computer room, study room, space for events and congresses. It also has a laundry service, as well as daily cleaning of the rooms. Rooms are equipped with bathroom, telephone and free Internet connection (both cable and Wi-fi), television and refrigerator.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: From November 30, 2022, to March 31, 2023
METHOD OF PAYMENT
Payment should be made in Euros by bank transfer.
Bank details are as follows:
Banco Santander, S.A.
Account holder name: Fundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid
Address: Oficina Empresas Valladolid, Plaza Mayor 7, 47001 Valladolid, Spain
Account number: 0049 1866 21 2810434488 Swift Code or BIC: BSCHESMM IBAN number: ES27 0049 1866 2128 1043 4488
Quick look
Start dates
11 Jul 2022
Other optional dates
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Duration and price
3 weeks - 1100.0 €
Hours per week
20
Levels
B1 (Intermediate)
B2 (Advanced)
C1 (Advanced High)
