Study Abroad Info Session - Advanced Spanish (Taxco, Mexico)

When:
April 1, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2022-04-01T15:00:00-04:00
2022-04-01T16:00:00-04:00

Text over an image of Taxco, Mexico

 

Attend the Information Session on Friday, April 1st @ 3:00 – 4:00 pm 

Info Session Zoom Link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/98696061726?pwd=ZGVueERRTHZkMWdpNHVMZjJEY2dvQT09&from=addon

 

Learn more about the course: https://yorkinternational.yorku.ca/sp3100/

 

Course Overview

SP 3100, as the last required language course, has been designed to help Glendon and Keele students develop the necessary linguistic precision (grammatical, lexical, phonetical, and especially pragmatic) while optimizing their strategies to effectively communicate in Spanish (oral and written language).

The course content is organized around functional, grammatical. lexico-semantic, sociocultural, pragmatic, and phonetic aspects of the language.Students in this course learn Spanish with the communicative approach during the Glendon component of the course, and then, while in Taxco, they are also offered an opportunity to enhance their Spanish with the tasked-based approach while participating in a variety of activities designed by the host institution.

Program Highlights:

  • Spend the first 6 weeks of the course at Glendon preparing for the intensive 2 weeks in Taxco, Mexico
  • Immerse yourself in the beautiful Mexican culture through
    • Cultural activities and meals
    • Excursions
    • City and museum tours
    • Volunteerism