SUMMER COURSES 2015 INTENSIVE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAMME FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Organized by: Language Prgramme fr Internatinalizatin (PROLINTER) Universidad Plitécnica de Madrid (UPM)
PROGRAMME The Spanish Language and Culture Curses are designed fr internatinal students intending t start r cntinue their studies at the Universidad Plitécnica de Madrid (UPM), r fr thse wh intend t spend a term/year at any Spanish University and need t have a previus knwledge f Spanish cmmunicative skills. The prgramme is a 4-week curse cvering Spanish language and cultural cmpnents run by PROLINTER-UPM during the mnth f July, cmbining language and culture face t face lessns with utdr cultural activities The prgramme includes: Spanish Language curse run by experts in Spanish cmmunicatin skills. Indr/Outdr Cultural Activities. Accmmdatin in the University Students Residence. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE JULY 2015 L M X J V S D 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Arrival and Departure.. Academic Activities. Classes f Spanish. Cultural activities and guided turs. Official Welcme. Final Exam and Oral Presentatins. Sundays.- Clsing Ceremny 27 28 29 30 METHODOLOGY The prgramme applies the Blended Learning methdlgy, which cmbines classrm face-t-face tuitin with individual and grup activities via the AVE nline prgram (Virtual Spanish Classrm frm Institut Cervantes) DURATION One mnth curse: 120 hurs (4 weeks), rganized as fllws: Spanish Language and Culture lessns: 60 face-t-face hurs Team wrk tutred activities: 10 hurs Online language learning activities t merge the acquired knwledge (self-study and/r tutrials): 30 hurs Outdr cultural activities: 20 hurs.
LEVELS The curse ffers the fllwing levels accrding t the Cmmn Eurpean Reference Framewrk fr Languages (CERF): A1 (Breakthrugh) A2 (Waystage) B1.1/ B1.2 (Threshld) B2 (Vantage) Students will be required t take a level test at the start f the curse. TIMETABLE Lessns will be run frm Mnday t Thursday: 9:30 11:30 - Spanish Language face t face sessin. 11:30 12:00 - Break. 12:00 14:00 - Spanish Language face t face sessin. 14:00 15:00 - Lunch and free time fr individual r team wrk. 15:00 17:00 - AVE nline tutred activities. VENUE Classes will take place at the UPM Campus in the city center, at the Escuela Técnica Superir de Ingeniers Industriales and/r in the Escuela Técnica Superir de Ingeniers de Minas y Energia. CULTURAL PROGRAMME The Cultural Prgramme is scheduled mainly n Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Cultural cntents include: Guided cultural walks arund the mst singular and cultural areas f Madrid dwntwn: Cathedral, ancient heritage Churches, Museums, the Ryal Palace, UPM Museums, Art Galleries, etc. Day trips t sightseeing attractins in the nearby areas f Madrid. Analysis f Spanish steretypes and custms. Spanish film screenings (subtitles in Spanish). Tendencies in Spanish cntemprary art painting. CULTURAL PROGRAMME TIMETABLE FIRST WEEK Mnday, 6 th July 9:00-9:15 Curse Opening 9:15 Beginning f classes 14:00-15:00 Get-tgether lunch 19:30-20:30 Madrid City Rally (rganized by BEST-UPM MADRID students assciatin).
Friday, 10 th July 10:00-12:00 Seminar Spanish cntemprary art painting tendencies: Thery and Practice, cnducted by.natx Arteta, Spanish cntemprary painter. http://natxarteta.blgspt.cm/ 12:15-13:00 Guided visit t the Art Gallery Félix Cañada. A cllectin f mre than a hundred masterpieces (paintings and sculptures) frm the XVI and XX centuries. Lcated at the Fundación Gómez Pard Saturday, 11 th July 10:00-13:00 Guided tur arund Habsburg Madrid The Glden Art Triangle I Sunday, 12 th July The Prad Museum: Gya and Velázquez s masterpieces. Guided walk arund the area Madrid Castiz: Casa de las 7 Chimeneas and Cnvent de las Cmendadras Meeting pint: (09:45 h) Statue f Gya lcated next t the Prad Museum Nrth entrance. 10:00-14:00 Guided tur arund Habsburg Madrid : The Glden Art Triangle II. Natinal Museum Centr de Arte Reina Sfía : Picass s masterpieces. Guided walk arund the Barri de las Letras. Meeting pint: (09:45 h). Natinal Museum Centr de Arte Reina Sfía Entrance.(Street/ Santa Isabel nº.52.) (Glass elevatrs) Meeting pint: (19:20) Residencia Gómez Pard (c/cristbal Brdiu, 30 bis. Metr: Ris Rsas) SECOND WEEK Thursday, 16 th July 17:30-19:00 Spanish cinema. Oscar awarded films: Fernand Trueba Belle Epque Meeting pint: Residencia Gómez Pard (c/cristbal Brdiu, 30 bis. Metr: Ris Rsas). Friday, 17 th July 9:30-11:30 Guided tur arund Burbn s Madrid including: Visit t the Ryal Palace. Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena Meeting pint: (9:15h) Plaza de Oriente (Felipe IV Statue)
12:00-13:00 Flamenc Seminar (Tabla Flamenc Las Tablas, Plaza de España, nº9) Meeting pint: (11:45 h) Plaza de Oriente (Felipe IV Statue) Saturday, 18 th July 09:30-17:00 Guided trip t Tled Meeting Pint: (9:15 h) c/ Rís Rsas, 22 (ETSI Minas- Main Entrance), Metr: Rís Rsas Thursday, 23 rd July THIRD WEEK 17:15-19:00 Spanish cinema. Oscar awarded films: Pedr Almdóvar Vlver Meeting pint: Residencia Gómez Pard (c/cristbal Brdiu, 30 bis. Metr: Ris Rsas) Friday, 24 th, Saturday 25 th July and Sunday 26 th July Free week-end FOURTH WEEK Wednesday, 29 th July Flamenc Party (ptinal and nt included in the curse fees) Thursday, 30 th July 13:00-14:00 Clsing Ceremny and Certificate awards Issue. 14:15-15:30 Spanish Paella (Get-tgether farewell lunch) Friday 31 st July Pack up and Departure. (Residence checking ut:12:00am)
EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATES Students will be awarded with a Diplma / Certificate based n attendance and perfrmance stating the curse level and attained grade signed by PROLINTER UPM. ACCOMMODATION The accmmdatin (bed & breakfast ) will be in the Student Residence Hall, Fundación Gómez- Pard, lcated in the city centre, by Rís Rsas Metr statin. The Residence facilities: Single rm with in-suite bathrm. TV vide rm Cmmn Study rms. Individual INTERNET cnnectin in all the bedrms Bedrm Weekday Cleaning (nt weekends) Launderette (cin perated) Spanish press available 24 hurs receptin desk (Open entrance and leaving at any time) Nt kitchen facilities (just micrwave) LOCATION: RESIDENCIA UNIVERSITARIA GOMEZ-PARDO Street: Cristbal Brdiu, 30 Bis, 28003 Madrid Phne Numbers: + 34 91 441 79 21 / 442 26 56 (Administratin)/ + 34 91 442 29 20 (Receptin Desk) Fax Number: + 34 91 442 95 29 Web page: http://www.minas.upm.es/fundacin/fgp/index.php E-mail: fgp.minasyenergia@upm.es CULTURAL HERITAGE f the Fundación Gómez Pard Student Hall f Residence FÉLIX CAÑADA ART GALLERY Félix Cañada Guerrer (Segvia, 1925), a mining engineer and schlar f art, is the patrn f this art gallery. The art gallery is the fruit f a dnatin f ver ne hundred paintings and sculptures dating frm the 16 th t the 20 th centuries t the Fundación Gómez Pard t further enhance the humanities educatin f the Schl f Mining engineers. A selectin f the mst significant wrks frm this permanent cllectin is n display next dr t the 19 th century building husing the Schl f Mining. MINING HISTORY MUSEUM The Dn Felipe de Brbón y Grecia Mining Histry Museum watches ver a vast testimny t Spain s and Eurpe s rich mining histry frm the 18 th century nwards and als t the cnnectins between the Schl f Mining and mine wrkings. Many f its mineralgical pieces cme frm dnatins r cmmissins by the leading mines wrking thrughut the 19 th century (and part f the 20 th century), mst f which are n lnger in peratin.
OURSE ENROLMENT FEES SIÓN Ttal Curse Fee: 1.750 The curse enrlment fee cvers:language Prgramme tuitin Teaching materials (textbks and phtcpies) Cmplementary teaching materials 90-days License t use the AVE prgramme and n-line tutring Accident and health insurance Cultural prgramme, including museum tickets and bus t Tled Talks and films attendance. Access t the ETSI MINAS s Cmputer Rms fr individual and team prjects Access t the university services (library, Internet, sprts facilities, etc.) Certificate f achievement with the btained grade and accmplishment. Accmmdatin: 28 nights, (30 th June t 27 th July): Single rm with in-suite bathrm and Breakfast in University Residence Hall. Welcme and Farewell lunches Expenses nt included in the Enrlment fees: Week days lunchens at the Student Residence Hall (6,tw curses and dessert) Weekends and Hlidays lunchens and dinners. (12-20 per day) EXTRA EXPENSES AVAILABLE TO BOOK: Other prpsed trips n request Extra days f accmmdatin (30 / day) pssibility f staying till 31 st July, 12:00 hurs Airprt shuttle (t be cnfirmed accrding t the number f students) SPECIAL RATES: Fr each grup f 5 students cming frm the same Institutin: 1.610 per student. Payment at bking. Registratin at prgrama.lenguas@upm.es. Prgramme withut accmmdatin: 918 per student REGISTRATION ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://prgramalenguas.upm.es/2015/spanish/summer/gestr/ REGISTRATION PERIOD: 1 st April till 31 st May 2015 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: prgrama.lenguas@upm.es COURSE FEE PAYMENTS Payments shuld be made by mney transfer. Data Bank will be included in the acceptance t the prgram. Prf f payment by mail (prgrama.lenguas@upm.es) r by fax (+34 91 336 3664). Payment deadline: 19 th June 2015
COURSE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME WORKFORCE Specialized Spanish language lecturers frm PROLINTER UPM Experts in different scientific, technical and art subject areas Specialized turist guides PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: Marinela García. PROLINTER UPM PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: PROLINTER María Luisa Escriban, marialuisa.escriban@upm.es PROGRAMME SECRETARIAT: PROLINTER prgrama.lenguas@upm.es FUNDACIÓN GÓMEZ PARDO fgp.minasyenergia@upm.es