Program Syllabi

 

Sustainable Development and Social Change
in Central America

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

Latin America Liberation Theologies (Religion 366)

Cultural Conflict and Change in Latin America: The Central American Historical Context (History/Women's Studies 355)

Topics in Comparative Politics: Citizen Participation in Policy Formulation within a Globalized Economy – A Nicaraguan Case Study Political Science 459 

 

Spanish Courses and Language School

This semester program is not a language immersion, but it does include four weeks of intensive language study and one week of orientation (five weeks total), and subsequent opportunities to listen to, speak, and write in Spanish. Students will study for a total of five weeks in Guatemala three of the five weeks will be at the Proyecto Linguístico Quetzalteco de Español (PLQE) Language School in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, studying Spanish.

 

During the fourth week students will be divided into two groups to continue studying Spanish in two rural areas of Quetzaltenango. One half of group will attend the Rural School of la Montaña, near Colomba and the other half of the group will go to a small indigenous community in Cantel assisted by Spanish teachers from Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco. The PLQE program is comprised of five hours of daily one-on-one language study, three weeks living with a Guatemalan family, and a series of cultural activities. Students will be assessed for oral and written competency, and instruction will be designed specifically to meet the individual student's needs. Teaching methods include the use of audio-visual materials, pronunciation drills, dialogues, role-plays, and oral exercises. In la Montaña, near Colombia, students will share meals and daytime activities with families but will stay in the rooms provided at the school. While in Cantel, students will stay with an indigenous family.

 

Spanish Options:

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 Literature - 20th Century Voices (SPA 356)  

Advanced Conversation and Composition  (SPA 411)

 

Assessment and Grading Criteria