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UNIVERSITY OF CUENCA
PHILOSOPHY FACULTY

Language Department

SPANISH FOR FOREIGNERS
pespanol@ucuenca.edu.ec


LATINAMERICAN CULTURE AND SPANISH LANGUAGE

Coordinators:
Dolores Rodas: dolrodas@yahoo.com
Patricia Galarza: galarzapachy@yahoo.com

COURSES OFFERED

Spanish: Intermediate Level
Advanced Level

WOMEN´S LITERATURE

SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE

LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

ANDEAN INDIGENOUS LITERATURE AND CULTURE


Duration: 6 weeks

Number of hours per class: 45 (with 40 class hours, 2 conferences and 3 complementary field trips related to the topic studied)

Credits: 3

Students per class: Minimum 6 , maximum 15

Course Objectives:
• To provide an apportunity for cultural exchange.
• To facilitate the direct knowledge of the cultural diversity of Latin America for foreign students and professors.
• To encourage the practice of the Spanish language in its actual context.
• To provide access to the cultural idiosyncrasies of Latin America to further develop respect and understanding.
• To finish this course with complete satisfaction and new knowledge in the history and culture not only for the country of Ecuador, but also for the city of Cuenca.

CALENDAR

Registration: four months prior to course initiation

Class initiation: According to the need of the participants, anytime between October and July.

Payment Schedule: 30% at the time of registration ( non-refundable). Remaining balance due at the beginning of the course.

Room and board: The students may stay with Ecuadorian families arranged by the university. The price will be U.S. $12.00 dollars per day and it may change depending on the country´s inflation. It includes a private room plus 3 meals a day. The students may also choose to stay in a hostal or hotel.

Inquiries and registration forms may be directed to

pespanol@ucuenca.edu.ec
galarzapachy@yahoo.com
dolrodas@yahoo.com