How are foreign language & Spanish classes @ Yale?

Kdog044
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:18:06 +0000

tugtraveller:

Also wondering if there is a way to get the whole thing over with in one year. For example, by taking an intensive the first semester L1/L2, then just the L3 in the spring?

Yes, that is an option with the instructor’s approval. See below:

Students wishing to take intensive beginning Spanish may, with the instructor’s permission, enroll in SPAN 125, which covers the same material as SPAN 110 and 120, but in one term.



Or I read that you can replace an intermediate level with time abroad. So would L1 Fall, L2 Spring, and summer in Madrid or Costa Rica do the trick? Hate do drag into the 2nd year still working on the language requirement.

This is also possible and what my son plans to do. Most study abroad Spanish programs require at least two semesters (L1 and L2) prior to attending and some require a placement test in the fall when you return to receive language credit unless you take a Yale Summer Session Program (i.e.Bilbao). See below:

Course Description: 4 weeks in New Haven, 4 weeks in Bilbao. SPAN S-130/140: Development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through communicative activities rather than as a sequence of linguistic units. Use of authentic Spanish language texts, films, and videos; presentation of cultural topics. SPAN S-248: Analysis and discussion of the historical, social, and cultural development of Spain from the Civil War to the present. Use of a variety of materials, including literary texts, essays, film, television, music, and visual arts. Classes will be held in the headquarters of the University of Deusto, located opposite the statuary and facing the Guggenheim Museum. Founded in 1886, the university continues to be one of the most important institutions of higher education of the Basque Country and Spain. Students must take both courses. SPAN S-130/140: 3 Credits, SPAN S-248: 1 Credit

My son is probably going to choose the IES program to Madrid as it’s 6 weeks in Spain (as opposed to 4 weeks in New Haven and 4 weeks in Bilbao) and it’s 6 credits as opposed to 4. He wanted to go to Buenos Aires like his sister did but that requires at least 4 semesters of Spanish prior to attending.