Language courses are taught by local instructors at the Curso de Lengua y Cultura Españolas para Extranjeros (ELE) at the University of Oviedo. ELE instructors, experts in their field, have extensive experience teaching American students. A crosscultural communications course, taught by an AHA staff member, provides you the opportunity to explore and process your study-abroad experience.

At the ELE, students generally take a total of 200 contact hours in the fall semester and 250 contact hours in the spring semester. In addition, a U.S. visiting faculty member course offers 50 contact hours.

Summer language intensive sessions are also available.

All courses are taught in Spanish. You will take a placement exam in Oviedo to determine your level - intermediate and advanced in spring and fall or elementary, intermediate and advanced in summer. When your level has been determined you can then choose the other courses you wish to take.

SPRING SEMESTER 2010 COURSE LISTING

AHA Courses
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Crosscultural Communication and Crosscultural Perspectives
The People's Poets (Los Poetas Del Pueblo): An Introductory Course to Poetry

ELE Courses
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English-Spanish Translation - Introduction
(Intermediate) (60 contact hours)
English-Spanish Translation
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Grammar in a Communicative Context
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours) 
History of Spain
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Latin American Culture: Literature, History & Civilization
(60 contact hours) (Intermediate and Advanced)
Phonetics, Pronunciation, Reading and Writing
(Intermediate) (60 contact hours)
Phonetics and Phonology: Theory and Practice
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Art History
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Literature
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Society and Culture
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Textual Analysis, Vocabulary and Composition
(Intermediate) (60 contact hours)
Textual Commentary, Specialized Vocabulary
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)

FALL SEMESTER 2010 COURSE LISTING

AHA Courses
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Crosscultural Communication and Crosscultural Perspectives
Distant Relatives: Spain and Spanish America since 1800

SPRING SEMESTER 2011 COURSE LISTING

AHA Courses
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Crosscultural Communication and Crosscultural Perspectives
Literature of Fantasy, Crime, and Suspense

ELE Courses
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Grammar in a Communicative Context  
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
English-Spanish Translation - Introduction
(Intermediate) (60 contact hours)
English-Spanish Translation
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Latin American Culture: Literature, History and Civilization
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
History of Spain
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Phonetics, Pronunciation, Reading and Writing
(Intermediate) (60 contact hours)
Phonetics and Phonology: Theory and Practice
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Art History
(Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Cinema: Spanish Culture through Film
(Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Spanish Literature
(Intermediate and Advanced) (36 contact hours)
Textual Analysis, Vocabulary and Composition
(Intermediate) (50 contact hours)
Textual Commentary, Specialized Vocabulary
(Advanced) (50 contact hours)
 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

FALL SEMESTER 2010 U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSE

Instructor: Carlos Aguirre , Professor of History, University of Oregon

Distant Relatives: Spain and Spanish America since 1800 (50 contact hours)
Examine the relationship between Spain and its former colonies in the Americas since 1800. Discover a fresh perspective on the making of the modern Ibero-American world.

SPRING SEMESTER 2010 U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSE

Instructor: Cheryl Strand , Professor of Modern Languages, Western Oregon University

The People's Poets (Los Poetas Del Pueblo): An Introductory Course to Poetry (50 contact hours)
Much like music, poetry has the power to bridge cultural borders to connect people through words, sounds, and rhythms.  Discover poetry that has touched the hearts of Spanish people. Explore some of the reasons that these poems "work" especially well and write your own poetry.

SPRING SEMESTER 2011 U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSE

Instructor: Alexandra Fitts, Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Literature of Fantasy, Crime, and Suspense (50 contact hours)
Explore three categories of plot-driven narratives: fantasy, suspense, and mystery. Analyze a selection of stories, novels, and films from the 19th- through the 21st- centuries as an entrée to reading in Spanish. Examine the deep aspects of Spanish culture, from early foundational legends to current anxieties and reconsiderations of history.

SUMMER SESSIONS I & II

AHA offers two intensive language sessions in summer session I (July) and summer session II (August). Each four-week session emphasizes reading, writing, listening, and speaking competence. Both sessions offer language proficiency at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Additionally, students will earn 80 contact hours per session.

Classes are held in the mornings allowing you the opportunity to enjoy the many leisure activities offered in the area during the summer. You will stay in residence halls near campus and these programs includes field trips, guided visits, and other group activities.

SUMMER SESSION COURSES

Spanish Language (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) (60 contact hours)
Develop your practical language and conversation skills, make a quick transition to life in Oviedo, and gain better access to Spanish culture. Spanish language is offered at intermediate and advanced levels.

The syllabus is the same for summer sessions I and II

Spanish Culture & Civilization  (Intermediate and Advanced) (20 contact hours)
Explore the history, culture and literature of Spain.
Spanish Culture & Civilization Summer Session I   Spanish Culture & Civilization Summer Session II

ACADEMIC CREDIT

All courses offered in Oviedo are recognized and approved for academic credit by various NCSA member institutions. Actual credit awarded is determined by the relevant department at your university in consultation with the study abroad office. Check with your study abroad adviser for more information.