FA-02 Contrastive Grammar: Spanish-English
FA-02 Gramática Contrastiva – Course syllabus in Spanish
In this course, we will carry out a systematic comparison between English and Spanish. The emphasis will be on practical exercises that will help the student overcome the difficulties that Spanish presents for English speakers.

FA-03 Corrective Phonetics and Conversation
FA-03 Fonética Correctiva y Conversación – Course syllabus in Spanish
This Course, both theoretically and practically based, is designed to help students improve on, and take better advantage of, their communication skills (comprehension and production) during oral performance in Spanish.

FA-30 Introduction to Translation: Culture, Vocabulary, and Process  / Course equivalency to SPA 302 Faces of Spain: Conversation and Culture (3 credits)
FA-30 Iniciación a la Traducción: Cultural, Vocabulario y Proceso – Course syllabus in Spanish
This course aims to present the basic principles of translation between English and Spanish, for which a number of basic concepts will be explained to understand the process of translation.  

The process will be done in a practical way in order that the student acquires an understanding of the phases, and the practical tools currently used by translators. Two key concepts will be explained through translation: linguistic competence and cultural competence.  

This course seeks to make the student aware of the importance of good writing and the precise use of language.

FA-31 Progressive Spanish for English-Speaking Students
FA-31 Español Progresivo para Estudiantes Angloparlantes – Course syllabus in Spanish
This Course is aimed at English-speaking students who already have a basic knowledge of Spanish. Its key objective is to improve their communication skills by means of the consolidation of their grammar competence and of the introduction of practical vocabulary so as to enable them to cope with the usual communication situations of everyday life.

FA-43 Teaching English to Spanish Students: Methodology and Practice   
FA-43 La Enseñanza del Inglés a Estudiantes Españoles: Metodología y Práctica
This training course offers a theoretical and practical approach to the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) to Spanish-speaking students. Classroom practice will be fostered which includes activities in the class, activities outside the class under the supervision of a tutor and the opportunity to take part of the course in a Spanish school with Spanish students in the city of Seville.

FA-44 The Social Psychology of Language Learning
FA-44 Psicología Social del Aprendizaje de Lenguas
This course is an introduction to second language acquisition, that is, a first acquaintance with how a non-native language (L2) is learned once a first language (L1) has already been developed. Second language acquisition is a dynamic process that millions of individuals worldwide are engaged in; it is also a growing interdisciplinary field of study within the megafield of applied linguistics.

GA-09 Medieval Spain (From the Eighth to the Fifteenth Centuries) and the Historical Projection of Three Cultures: Chritians, Moslems and Jews
GA-09 La Proyección Histórica de las Tres Culturas: Cristianos, Mulsimanes y Judíos en la España Medieval (SS. VIII-XV) – Course syllabus in Spanish
This Course will explore the role played by Christians, Moslems, and Jews in the creation of Medieval Spain from the time of the Islamic Invasion of 711, through the emergence of the Frontier and its territorial evolution, to the period of the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, including the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, the End of Tolerance, and the Conquest of the Kingdom of Granada in 1492. Likewise, an analysis will be carried out of the fundamental characteristics of the coexistence of these three civilizations in terms of the problems derived therefrom, and in terms of the socio-cultural relations and different mind-sets affecting everyday life.

GA-15  Political Transition and Democracy in Spain (1975 – 2000)  
GA-15  Transición Política y Democracia en España (1975 – 2000) – Course syllabus in Spanish
The aims of this Course module are as listed here: 
a) To create an awareness of how Spain’s political transition is the result of a process of reform. 
b) Internationally speaking, to assess Spain’s progressive integration within the Western scenario. 
c) To contribute to an understanding of the unique features of Spain’s political system and of its constitutional architecture. 
d) To help make discernible the specific model of Spain’s territorial organization (a State made up of autonomous regions) by establishing comparisons with other countries. 
e) To contribute to the identification of the main characteristics of Spanish political culture.

FA-09 Contemporary Spanish Cinema 
FA-09 Cine Español Contemporáneo – Course syllabus in Spanish
Taking into consideration the students that are visiting, this course covers a large scale of cultural perspectives, taking the study further than just a cinematic and historic overview. Films are understood as audiovisual works, which can be approached as texts or the artistic expression of the author, whilst simultaneously determined by their social, historical, linguistic, and literary contextualization.

GA-01 Culture and Society in Present-Day Spain   
GA-01 Cultura y Sociedad en la España Actual – Course syllabus in Spanish    
To foreground Spain’s cultural plurality, while analyzing the reasons for this diversity, as well as for the prolific range of manifestations through which it is expressed.

GA-20 Economy, Society, and the Environment in the case of Spain  
GA-20 Economía, Sociedad, y Medio Ambiente en España – Course syllabus in Spanish
To provide students with an initial understanding of the complexity of the Spain of today within the framework of the European Union, while paying particular attention to key aspects related to the Economy, Society and the Environment.

GA-21 Cuisine Culture in Spain
GA-21 Cultura de la Gastronomía en España – Course syllabus in Spanish 
The course syllabus is structured around the history of the gastronomy of the Spanish culture from the kitchen of the first settlers to today, studying the influence of Mediterranean and American cultures, the Mediterranean triad (olive oil, wine, and bread) and the importance of the Mediterranean diet as a way to lead a healthy life.

GA-22 Wine in Spain: History, Culture, and its Economics
GA-22 El Vino en España: Historia, Cultura y Economía – Course syllabus in Spanish 
The aim of this Course is to enable students to become knowledgeable about Wine, one of Spain’s most culturally important and economically relevant elements, by means of the study of its history, the range of types it has and their modes of production, the key wine-producing regions, its impact on the Spanish economy in regional and national terms, and the recent evolution in tourist-based activities that have developed around it.

GA-27 Initiation to the practice of Flamenco through Rhythm, Dance, Singing and Guitar 
GA-27 Iniciación a la práctica del Flamenco a través del Ritmo, Danza, el Cante y la Guitarra – Course syllabus in Spanish
For more information on this course please contact resident director, Stuart Chipres, at director@saiie.com