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Spanish Travel Study
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Summer Academic Program in Mexico: July 3-30,2008 The four-week academic program will be held in Morelia, the glorious capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 due to its many well-preserved colonial buildings, pristine Morelia is known for its impressive cathedral, a beautiful aqueduct, its renowned university, and a vibrant cultural life downtown that is unspoiled by foreign tourists. Graduate students will have the opportunity to take course offerings in linguistics, literature, and civilization and culture. The cost of the program ($4,350) will include the following for the 13-day cultural tour: hotel rooms (double occupancy/two daily meals), ground transportation within Mexico (excluding to and from airport), museum and Ballet Folklórico tickets, and tour guides. The cost also includes the one-month homestay in Morelia (food and lodging) and six units of semester credit (two classes). Note: Students enrolled in the civilization and culture classes will study a list of Mexicana during the first part of the tour and will be tested on it, thus completing one of the three culture units. Course Offerings Upper Division Courses 3 Units Morelia, Mexico Required background: Graduate standing, Linguistics 130, Spanish 102 and 103, or equivalent or permission of instructor. Course text: Bilingual Grammar of English-Spanish Syntax. Revised Edition. A Manual with Exercises and Key. Sam Hill and William Bradford. University Press of America., 2000. Objectives and description of this course: This course is an in-depth analysis of the major differences between the grammatical systems of Spanish and English, with a particular emphasis on those areas of contrast which are vital to the teacher. The text is divided into four basic sections: (1) basic syntax and verbal forms, (2) the complex noun phrase, (3) verb phrase complementation, and (4) syntactic and lexical variances. Students will be expected to read the assignments in the text thoroughly, do all exercises when assigned and then self-correct them using the answer key in the back of the text (p. 288). In class, students are encouraged to ask questions about any problematic examples or usage that they find which we will then review as a group. In addition, at the beginning of each class students will be asked to comment on any linguistic or grammatical topic concerning the Spanish that they are hearing or seeing in Mexico, and may bring to class newspaper clippings, magazines, or other materials. Course components:
This course will be conducted in Spanish, and it is expected that students will use this language at all times—both in class and on their exams—as well as familiarize themselves with all relevant linguistic terminology in Spanish. The following grading scale will be used:
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Units: Program fees include 0-6 units of academic credit transferable to most accredited universities. Students may enroll in an additional three units of course work at a cost of $225 per unit payable to Sacramento State. A maximum of nine units may be earned overall, but no more than two 200-level courses can be taken in a given summer. For questions regarding the Master of Arts in Spanish Program, contact: Dr. Edward Baranowski
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