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Course numbers indicate the equivalent University of Virginia courses. Class times and course availability are subject to change as required by student interest (courses normally require a minimum of 6 students). The curriculum is as follows. ANTH 351: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish), 11:00 ANTH 352: ANDEAN AND AMAZONIC ANTHROPOLOGY, 9:00 HILA 315: PERUVIAN HISTORY: PRE -INCA TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, 11:00 HILA 316: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY, 9:00 HILA 317: FOREIGNERS IN PERÚ, 11:00 XXXxxxxxxXXXxxXXXXXXX Perú has received more than its share of foreigners. What have these strangers who have arrived before us – travelers, scientists, spiritualists, rebels, diplomats, novelists, essayists, poets, journalists, students – seen? A sullen, depressed, people? Cities of energetic individuals filled with dignity and aspirations? Racial animosities? Christian charity? Social compromises? Corruption? Domestic servants? Dirt? Sex? Beautiful faces? A glorious past? We will see this nation’s past and present through them, as we too train our eyes for our days in Perú. Taught by UVa Professor Herbert Braun. *PHIL 311: PLATO , 9:00 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Introduces the philosophy of Plato, beginning with several pre-Socratic philosophers. Focuses on carefully examining selected Platonic dialogues. Taught by James Doyle. *PHIL 352: CONTEMPORARY ETHICS , 11:00 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Studies Anglo-American ethics since 1900. While there are selected readings from G. E. Moore, W. D. Ross, A. J. Ayer, R. M. Hare, and G. E. M. Anscombe, emphasis is on more recent work. Among the topics to be considered: Are there moral facts? Are moral values relative? Are moral judgments universalizable? Are they prescriptive? Are they cognitive? What is to be said for utilitarianism as a moral theory? What against it? And what are the alternatives? Taught by James Doyle. *PHIL 494: DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH , 9:00AM Independent study under the direction of a UVa Philosophy Department Faculty member. Topics will be decided by the instructor and the student and may include Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, and some areas of Ethics and Political Philosophy. Taught by James Doyle. SOC 242: CONTEMPORARY PERÚ: HISTORY, POWER, AND SOCIETY, 9:00 SOC 289: PERUVIAN SOCIETY AND THE SHINING PATH (in Spanish), 11:00 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX After an overview of the recent history and the contemporary social structure of Perú, the course will study the activities of the Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso during the 80s and 90s, focusing in particular on its relations with the Asháninka ethnic group. Students will research the Asháninka´s struggle against the Shinning Path in contemporary news reports, interviews with survivors, and during a visit to the actual area of the confrontation in Central Peruvian Amazonia (all costs included as part of the course; the visit will take place during the last full weekend of the Summer Session courses). The last part of the course will discuss the Peruvian fiction film Asháninka, currently under production. This film is set against the events studied in the course. The film´s director will address the class to discuss the development of the film. The class will also study and discuss the film´s screenplay. Knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. Taught by UVa Professor Jorge Secada. SPAN 345: VISIONS OF THE ANDES (in Spanish), 11:00 SPAN 487: LATIN AMERICAN FICTION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (in Spanish), 9:00 SPAN 489: PERUVIAN SOCIETY AND THE SHINING PATH (in Spanish), 9:00 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX After an overview of the recent history and the contemporary social structure of Perú, the course will study the activities of the Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso during the 80s and 90s, focusing in particular on its relations with the Asháninka ethnic group. Students will research the Asháninka´s struggle against the Shinning Path in contemporary news reports, interviews with survivors, and during a visit to the actual area of the confrontation in Central Peruvian Amazonia (all costs included as part of the course; the visit will take place during the last full weekend of the Summer Session courses). The last part of the course will discuss the Peruvian fiction film Asháninka, currently under production. This film is set against the events studied in the course. The film´s director will address the class to discuss the development of the film. The class will also study and discuss the film´s screenplay. Knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. Taught by UVa Professor Jorge Secada. *These philosophy courses can be used to satisfy requirements for a UVa philosophy major. All these courses require some previous acquaintance with philosophy. Curriculum | Spanish Language Courses | Spanish Immersion | How to Apply
SUMMER SESSION SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES The Universidad Católica in Lima is able to offer instruction in Spanish as a foreign language at all levels. It is equipped with advanced audiovisual and computer language labs. SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 106 courses, as well as the combined SPAN 201/202 course, run from 9am to 1pm and are worth 6 credits each. All other Spanish language courses are worth 3 credits each. SPAN 201, SPAN 202 and SPAN 311 are offered from 9am to 11am . SPAN 313 and SPAN 314 run from 11am to 1pm. Students will have access to language lab facilities and may be required to complete a certain number of lab hours. Our program, which emphasizes exposure of real-life linguistic interaction, offers the following courses in Spanish language: SPAN 101, 102 or 106: BEGINNING SPANISH, 9am to 1pm An intensive introduction to the Spanish language emphasizing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to enable students to communicate in Spanish in everyday situations and to read moderately difficult texts in Spanish. These courses must each be taken for 6 credits, from 9am to 1pm daily during the whole Summer Session. Only one of SPAN 101, SPAN 102 or SPAN 106 can be taken per Summer Session. SPAN 101 is designed for students with no previous experience with Spanish. SPAN 102 is designed for students with previous beginning Spanish experience . Spanish 106 is an accelerated introductory level course that combines materials from SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. It is recommended for students with previous experience in Spanish, but with scores of 0-325 on the UVa Placement Exam or a placement score of 420-510 on the SAT II. SPAN 201, 202: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH A course for students who have passed first-year college Spanish or the equivalent. The course aims to develop and consolidate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills so that students can communicate fluently in everyday situations. SPAN 201 or SPAN 202 can be taken from 9am to 11am . Students also have the option of taking SPAN 201 and 202 in combination from 9am to 1pm . SPAN 212: SPANISH FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS, 11:00 A course for students that have completed SPAN 202 or the equivalent. This is an intermediate language course aimed at developing communication skills relevant to the health-care profession, as well as cultural competency in the field. SPAN 311: ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR REVIEW , 9:00 A survey of advanced Spanish grammar, including the uses of all verbal tenses and moods, relative pronouns in compound sentences, impersonal forms and the passive voice. SPAN 313: ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION, 11:00 A course for students who have passed an advanced Spanish grammar course (equivalent to UVa's SPAN 311). This is an upper-level conversation course aiming to develop vocabulary, and listening and oral fluency, in a selected range of topics. SPAN 314: BUSINESS SPANISH, 11:00 A course for students who have passed an advanced Spanish grammar course (equivalent to UVa's SPAN 311). This is an upper-level conversation course aimed at developing reading and communication skills relevant to business and commercial applications. SPAN 330: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANALYSIS , 9:00AM Prerequisite: SPAN 311 or departmental placement. This is a required course for all UVa Spanish majors. Drawing upon readings from different periods of both Spanish and Latin American literature, this course introduces the student to the fundamentals of analyzing narrative, lyric poetry, and drama, and will focus on developing a critical vocabulary that will allow him or her to make convincing oral and written arguments about the relationship between what a literary text says and how it says it. All work will be conducted in Spanish.
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SESSION INTENSIVE COMPLETE IMMERSION Students in the Summer Session may take an exclusive Spanish-language course load either at the 100-level or at the 200-level and request that they be placed in a complete immersion program. The courses will be given from 9am to 1pm. Students will have access to the same facilities in the main campus (libraries, computer labs, etc) as all other students in the program. Students who register for an exclusive Spanish language course load will be in a complete immersion Spanish language program and, if they choose, can be housed individually with Peruvian families who will not speak English with them.
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