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Spanish and Portuguese, Deparment of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Study Abroad

Programs

PROGRAM A

INTENSIVE UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAMS

(9 Credits – choose either the Intermediate or the Advanced Program)

INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM

  • INTERMEDIATE SPANISH, 6 credits.  Systematic review of Spanish grammar; reading of literary and non-literary materials; reinforcement of speaking, listening and writing skills.
    Instructors: Colegio Hispano Continental staff 
  • INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION, 3 credits.  Practice of conversational skills using selected topics; basic principles of writing in Spanish.
    Instructors: Colegio Hispano Continental staff
     

ADVANCED PROGRAM

  • ADVANCED SPANISH, 6 credits.  Review of Spanish Grammar with emphasis on problem areas; reading of literary and non-literary materials; practice in writing, speaking and listening.
    Instructors: Colegio Hispano Continental staff 
  • Choose one from the courses below.
    • ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION, 3 credits.  Directed free conversation; practice of written composition in Spanish.
      Instructors: Colegio Hispano Continental staff 
    • SPANISH CULTURE, 3 credits. Spanish art within a historical context. Instructional visits to historical and artistic monuments in Salamanca are an integral part of the course.
      Instructors: Colegio Hispano Continental staff 

LEVEL:  determined by test taken in Salamanca for Intermediate and Advanced Language Programs

REQUIREMENTS:  A minimum of one or two semesters of Spanish for the Intermediate Language Program and three or more semesters of Spanish for the Advanced Language Program; grade point average in Spanish of 2.5 on a scale of 4.

TEXTBOOKS: All textbooks for the Intermediate and Advanced Language Program will be available in Salamanca (approximate cost for textbook(s) is $40 to $90)

PROGRAMS B AND C

ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS*

IN LITERATURE, LINGUISTICS AND CULTURE

(Students can take two courses for 6 credits and may audit** a third course)

  • EL CARIBE: LITERATURE, CULTURE AND POLITICS, 3 credits. Professor Gustavo Pellón, University of Virginia
  • SPANISH SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, 3 credits. Professor Eduardo Negueruela, University of Miami
  • LA POESÍA ROMÁNTICA ESPAÑOLA, 3 credits. Professor Arcadio López-Casanova, Universidad de Valencia, España
  • CUATRO CUMBRES DE LA LITERATURE ESPAÑOLA EN EL SIGLO XX; UNAMUNO, VALLE INCLÁN, CELA Y LUIS MATEO DÍEZ, 3 credits. Professor Ángel Basanta, Crítico literario, El Cultural (El Mundo), Madrid, España
  • ESPAÑOL PARA MAESTROS, 3 credits. Professor María Marcos Sánchez, Colegio Hispano Continental
  • INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURE OF THE 18th-21ST CENTURY, 3 credits. Professor María Hernández-Bóveda, Colegio Hispanio Continental
  • FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS OF SPANISH GRAMMAR, 3 credits. Professor María Auxiliadora Vicente Hernández, Colegio Hispanio Continental
  • CONTEMPORARY SPANISH CULTURE, 3 credits. Professor Imelda Cuesta, Colegio Hispanio Continental
  • INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE, 3 credits. Professor Isabel González Cuellar, Colegio Hispanio Continental

*Students in the Undergraduate Advanced Program must have completed at least three credits beyond intermediate Spanish at the college level (or equivalent).  Students in the Graduate Program must have completed a four-year college program and have advanced proficiency in Spanish.  Graduate students will be required to do work beyond that required of undergraduates.

 **Any student who chooses to audit a course is expected to fulfill all requirements of the course as outlined by the individual professor.  No exceptions to this rule.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Summer Program in Salamanca is associated with the Colegio Hispano Continental, a private institution that specializes in teaching Spanish Language, Linguistics and Culture and Literature of the Hispanic world to foreign students.  The Program attracts faculty and students from all over the United States.  Among its visiting faculty this year there will be specialists in Linguistics, in Culture, and in Peninsular and Latin-American Literature from Europe and the USA.

 The University of Massachusetts Amherst prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or handicap, or veteran status, in any aspect of the admission process or treatment of students or in employment.