Program Syllabi

 

International Business and Global Citizenship

Fall Semester in Cuernavaca, Mexico

A semester abroad program sponsored by the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College 

 

All students should register for four courses. Each course is worth four semester credits, for a semester total of 16 credits.

 

Most students should plan to take the following courses: 
two Spanish courses, Business 362, and an Internship or Independent Study. 

 

Business 495: Global Business Issues and Developing Countries: Mexico and Beyond

(Prerequisites: introductory Economics, AND introductory Business, Marketing or Accounting). 

 

Fieldwork: Internship

History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science, Spanish or Women's Studies 399

 

Fieldwork: Independent Study
History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science, Spanish or Women's Studies 499

 

SPANISH COURSES

The Center for Global Education contracts its language instruction out to the Universal Center for Language and Social Communication in Cuernavaca.  Universal is a highly respected institution among the many language schools in Cuernavaca. The school's primary focus is on oral competency and on having a solid grammatical base. Classes are small, usually ranging from two to no more than six students.  For more information, see the Universal website at www.universal-spanish.com. 

 

The CGE Faculty Liaison maintains close contact with the Academic Director of Universal in order to monitor the progress of the students, integrate themes from the semester program into the students' Spanish classes, and provide support where needed.

 

Spanish Class Schedule

The first (or only) Spanish course that students take is taught for three hours a day (8:00-10:50am), five days per week (Monday-Friday) for four weeks during the beginning of the semester (Weeks 2-5).

 

Students who choose to take a second Spanish course will begin that second course during Week 6 and will have classes for three hours a day (8:00-10:50am), three days per week (Mon, Wed., and Fri.) for six weeks during the beginning of the semester (Weeks 6-11). Students who choose not to take a second Spanish course may complete an independent study or apply for an internship.

 

Pre-Test & Post-Test for Assessment Purposes

All students will take a written & oral pre-test at Universal during their first week in Cuernavaca and will then take an ungraded post-test at the end of the semester in order to assess their improvement.  The pre-test will not serve as a placement exam but rather as an assessment measure and a way for the Spanish instructors to determine students' strengths and weaknesses.  That information will then be used to: 1) tailor some of the class sessions to address problem areas, 2) recommend special tutoring for students who are behind others in the class; and 3) divide the group into smaller classes or sub-groups when there are several students registered for the same course.

 

SPANISH SYLLABI:

Beginning Spanish I  (SPA 111)

Beginning Spanish II  (SPA 112)  

Intermediate Spanish I  (SPA 211)  

Intermediate Spanish II  (SPA 212)  
Conversation and Composition  (SPA 311)  
Conversations in Cultural Context  (SPA 316)  

Latin American Civilization and Culture (SPA 332)  
Latin American Literature - 20th Century Voices (SPA 356)   

Advanced Conversation and Composition (SPA 411)

Topics in Business Spanish (SPA 495)

 

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Assessment and Grading Criteria