Querétaro, semester abroad program
Course Objectives
Program Highlights
Courses Offered
Spanish Language Courses
Required Language Preparation
Study Abroad Application
Presentaciones PowerPoint
sobre Querétaro
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Introduce students, through an interdisciplinary curriculum, excursions,
activities and a service component, to Mexican life and culture.
2. Allow students to gain knowledge of Mexico's rich indigenous and
Spanish history.
3. Discover both traditional Mexico and its contemporary political,
economic, social and cultural challenges.
4. Develop Spanish language skills with an emphasis on intercultural
communicative competence, oral expression and listening comprehension.
5. Provide students with multiple opportunities to interact sensitively
and responsibly with the people of Mexico and to enhance their intercultural
skills through participation in homestays, Mexican cultural, social and
recreational activities, and interactions with students of the Universidad
Autónoma de Querétaro.
6. Introduce students to some of the pressing needs of contemporary
Mexican society and provide them with the opportunity to participate
in social service projects, which attempt to address these issues.
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Familiarize students with the methods and techniques of the fields
of study in order to conduct an independent study project in a cross-cultural
setting; assist students in defining and refining a project, collecting
and analyzing data, and presenting the results of their projects.
8.
Enable students to take responsibility for their own learning process
and develop motivation, self-sufficiency and self-direction.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• On-site orientation led by Hope faculty member.
• Earn 16 semester hours.
• Take specially arranged courses (see listing).
• Earn credit toward core, a Spanish minor.*
• Live with a Mexican family.
• Participate in a service learning project.
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Pay regular Hope College tuition, room, board and activity. This includes
round-trip airfare to Mexico, travel to Querétaro and program
excursions.
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Program travels to Sierra Gorda, Mexico City, Teotihuacán and
Oaxaca.
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12 of the hours from this program can be counted toward a Spanish major
or minor. Spanish 222 is a required course (with a minimum of a C+),
and Spanish 295 (4 hrs) will count as one elective option. Spanish 280
(x2) will replace Spanish 321 and 322 (V& VI) and Spanish 295 counts
as an elective. For details of course requirements for major and minor
consult the Hope College Catalogue.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
• Spanish 295 Life and Culture of Mexico
(4 credit hours - may be used to fulfill a social science core requirement
or Cultural Heritage II; also meets Hope’s cultural diversity
requirement and it counts as the elective course for a minor/major
in Spanish).
An interdisciplinary course in English and Spanish with required readings,
lectures, discussions, three educational/cultural field excursions.
Topics include history, culture and civilization of Mexico from pre-Hispanic
to current times. Political, social, economic and religious institutions
and historical background will be used to examine issues facing contemporary
Mexico.
• Sociology 295: Field Experience/Placement
(2 credit hours - will fulfill the Social Science II requirement in the
General Education program, see Hope Catalog, p. 99-100)
All students have a field experience placement in Querétaro, which,
following periods of observation, reading and interviews, will result
in an ethnographic study paper. Students are given the opportunity to
develop their own topic or request a particular type of placement. Final
approval rests with the Program Coordinator in Querétaro and Prof.
André from the Modern Language Dept. Students develop their topic
as part of the required on-campus orientation program conducted at Hope
prior departure. Past topics have included: issues of water in Querétaro,
traditional holidays and celebration, the role of indigenous artisans,
traditional medical practices, pilgrimage in religious practice, and
placement within a bilingual school or a local business.
• IDS 295: INTRODUCTION
TO THE ARTS OF MEXICO.
(2 credit hours- CAN BE USED TO FULFILL THE arts II gen ed requirement).
This course introduces students to the visual and performing arts of
Mexico through required attendance at a broad range of performances,
cultural and religious events and exhibitions. Students are prepared
to attend these events as part of the class and respond to the performances,
events and exhibitions they attend, through a series of follow up
discussions and short writing assignments. The course is taught mostly
in Spanish
by a UAQ faculty member.
SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES
Spanish 280 Practicum in Spanish with Composition
(4 credit hours)
A course designed to develop aural and oral competency in Spanish with
a special emphasis on writing in Spanish. Prerequisite Sp. 222 (with
a C+)
Spanish 280 Practicum in Spanish with Conversation
(4 credit hours)
A course designed to develop aural and oral competency in Spanish.
Prerequisite Sp. 222 (with a C+)
Students entering the program with Spanish IV credit are expected to
take both 280 courses.
ADVANCED COURSES:
Beginning Spring 2008, Spanish majors and double majors will also be
able to study abroad for a semester and fulfill some of their requirements
at the UAQ in the departments of:
• Nursing
• Physical education and Sports Sciences
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Education
• Journalism and Communication
• Business Administration
• Fine Arts
• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
For more information consult Prof. María
Claudia André at andre@hope.edu or
ext. 7911.
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