Berlin and the Digital Music Era

Over the past 20 years Berlin has become a thriving crossroads at the intersection of music and technology. It serves as the hub of techno/electronic music and dance culture, and as the home of leading music software developers such as Abelton. Berlin sets the trends in the fast-changing technological world. This course will examine significant developments in music and technology, such as Virtual Studio Technology (VST), Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), and digital distribution.

Cross-Cultural Communication and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Oviedo

This course will help you develop basic skills enabling you to better process your intercultural experience in Oviedo. This will be accomplished by first making students aware of the cultural baggage they have brought with them and the implicit assumptions that they use in understanding Spanish life and culture as it is lived around you each day.

Direct Enroll Courses at the University of Oviedo

Students have the option of directly enrolling in one to two courses at the University of Oviedo. Students who select direct enroll courses will take fewer courses at the ELE language institute. Syllabi are available upon request and all courses are taught in Spanish. Direct enroll courses are available in the following departments: Spanish Language and Literature, Classic and Romance Languages, and Modern Languages and Literature, Art History, Geography, History and Philosophy.

Oral Expression (Intermediate I and II, Advanced I and II)

Como su propio nombre indica, esta asignatura es de carácter fundamentalmente oral, lo que significa que, más que nunca, los estudiantes serán protagonistas directos de su propio aprendizaje. Para ello, en cada clase, se dotará al estudiante de una serie de estrategias y técnicas de carácter oral para que, tras una fase de imitación y práctica controlada, sea capaz de elaborar sus propios textos de una forma autónoma.

Spanish Art History (Intermediate and Advanced)

Este curso ofrece una visión general de la Historia del Arte Español desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros días, atendiendo preferentemente a aquellos estilos artísticos con los que el alumno pueda tener mayor contacto: Prerrománico Asturiano, Gótico, Cubismo, Surrealismo. Igualmente se prestará mayor atención a las obras de los grandes maestros pictóricos españoles: Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Dalí, Miró. Las clases teóricas serán complementadas con visitas a los Museos y Monumentos Artísticos de la zona.

Spanish for Business (Advanced)

This course is aimed at students with an advanced level of Spanish language. By the end of this course students you will be able to comprehend and produce oral and written correspondence in the field of business and business enterprises. You will also be able to produce written texts proper to professional business communication. In the course, you will practice switching from the formal to the informal and vice versa when addressing associates and colleagues. You will also learn to interpret data, graphs, statistics and acquire and manage vocabulary associated with the business sector.

Spanish Literature (Intermediate and Advanced)

Esta asignatura se plantea los siguientes objetivos: aproximar al alumno a la literatura español; conocer con cierta profundidad, algunos autores y sus obras más destacadas; adquirir un nivel adecuado de comprensión, análisis y críticas de los textos; reconocer las características literarias de cada etapa y autor en su obra; advertir y comprender la relación entre el contexto histórico social, el autor y la obra; conseguir un dominio satisfactorio de expresión tanto oral como escrita; fomentar el trabajo en equipo.Syllabus available upon request, email 
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