Study Away in Alicante, Spain - Summer 2012
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
LOCATION
LAVC students attend the Centro Superior de Lenguas de la Universidad de Alicante where they receive instruction from full-time professors specialized in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
COURSES OFFERED
Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8. See below for course equivalences LAVC-Universidad de Alicante.
LAVC REGISTRATION
Students must register in the LAVC course they want to receive credit for (LAVC tuition is not included in the program cost).
PLACEMENT TEST
Prior to departure, students must take the University of Alicante placement test online at http://web.csidiomas.ua.es/gestion/ins_cursos/stests/preguntas/mostrarSeccion.asp?origen=inscripcion&idtest=7&libre=si&orden=-1 and submit their score to information to info@spanishstudies.org.
COURSE EQUIVALENCES
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5-unit courses: 4 credits of language instruction and 1 credit of excursions and cultural activities | ||
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SPANISH 1 |
SPAN 101 SPAN 102 |
BEGINNING SPANISH I BEGINNING SPANISH II |
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SPANISH 2 |
SPAN 203 SPAN 204 |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II |
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SPANISH 3 |
SPAN 300 SPAN 309 SPAN 310 |
ADVANCED SPANISH I ADVANCED SPANISH II ADVANCED SPANISH III |
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SPANISH 4 |
SPAN 311 SPAN 313 |
HIGH ADVANCED SPANISH I HIGH ADVANCED SPANISH II |
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SPANISH 5 |
SPAN 403 SPAN 405 |
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LANGUAGE STUDY I SPECIAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LANGUAGE STUDY II |
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SPANISH 6 |
SPAN 451 SPAN 452 |
SPANISH LANGUAGE SUPERIOR LEVEL I SPANISH STUDY SUPERIOR LEVEL II |
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2-unit courses: 1 credit of conversation skills and 1 credit of excursions and cultural activities | ||
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SPANISH 8 (2 UNITS) |
SPAN 176 SPAN 276 SPAN 376 |
CONVERSATION I CONVERSATION II CONVERSATION III |
OPTIONAL COURSES
In addition to their course of study, LAVC students may take the following 1-credit University of Alicante courses:
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UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE OPTIONAL 1-CREDIT COURSES | |
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SPAN 361 |
SPANISH FOR BUSINESS |
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SPAN 363 |
SPANISH THROUGH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION II |
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SPAN 365 |
SPANISH THROUGH LITERATURE II |
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SPAN 367 |
SPANISH THROUGH CINEMA II |
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SPAN 369 |
SPANISH THROUGH ART HISTORY II |
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Living the culture LTC 4990/491 |
Courses vary. Past courses included Spanish cooking, Spanish and Latin dancing, Windsurfing, and other nautical sports. |