Advanced Spanish Culture Course

Course Details

The Annual Advanced Spanish Culture Course is designed for students with an intermediate or advanced level of Spanish (B1, B2, C1, C2) who are interested in exploring various aspects of Spanish culture through subjects such as art, film, culture, literature, history, and business. It is also aimed at Spanish language teachers seeking new resources for teaching Spanish language and culture.

Culture classes are held in the mornings, from Monday to Friday. Students may choose four or five cultural subjects, and may complement their studies with Spanish language classes in the afternoon.

Group activities may take place both inside and outside the classroom, provided they do not interfere with the schedule of other classes. These activities are led by course instructors and are intended to complement the theoretical content covered in the classroom.

Spanish Course Contents

Cultural Subjects

First Period:

The Spanish Civil War in Cinema and Literature (Juan Trouillhet)
Spain, an Artistic Mosaic: Origins, Roman Art, Muslim Art, Christian Art (Leonor Montilla)
Heroes, Saints, and Monsters in Spanish Literature (Francis Olmedo)
Socio-political Changes in 20th-Century Spain: From Monarchy to Dictatorship (Isabel Piera)
Hispanic American Short Stories I (Julia Corral)

Second Period:

Art of the Empire: Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque (Leonor Montilla)
Hispanic American Short Stories II (Julia Corral)
Business Spanish (M.ª Pilar Díez de Frías)
Made in Spain: Spain is Different? (Luisa F. Aguirre de Cárcer)
Introduction to Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Cinema (Juan Trouillhet Manso)

Third Period:

Great Geniuses of Modernity: Goya, Sorolla, Gaudí, Picasso, Miró, Dalí, etc., in Context (Leonor Montilla)
Women Awaken: The Evolution of Women through Spanish Literature (Francis Olmedo)
Don Quixote of La Mancha: School of Quixotes (Juan Trouillhet Manso)
Muslim Spain: History and Everyday Life (Julia Corral)

Optional Language Subjects

Grammar, Lexicon, etc.

Teaching Staff

All teachers are university graduates and specialists in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

Placement Test

No specific placement test is required.

Course Certificate

The diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the course, which requires passing the exams and meeting the regular class attendance requirements.