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Spanish B1.2
Spanish Language & Culture Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 1/8/25 - 4/26/25
Spanish B1.2
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Spanish Language & Literature
Instruction in: Spanish
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 8
Contact Hours: 110
DESCRIPTION
In the classes, work on grammar points is closely associated with language practice, in a communicative, dynamic, flexible framework. At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. Understand and produce social constructions. Express oneself in an oral form, using the proper communication strategies, simple enunciations related to daily life and to personal experience. Express wishes and aspirations, as well as justifying opinions briefly or explaining plans
2. Understand texts of a conversational, descriptive, explanatory and narrative nature related to personal experiences, facts and events that take place in daily life
3. Mastery of communication in conversations and telephone calls, formal and informal register
4. Elaborate written texts which explain, describe or narrate aspects related to the subjects and contents of this level. Personal correspondence
Universitat de Barcelona awards credits based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and also lists contact hours on their official transcript.
ECTS to U.S. Credit Conversion:
- 2 ECTS: 1 U.S. Credit
- 14 ECTS credits is equivalent to 7 U.S. Credits
Contact Hours Credit Conversion: 15 contact hours: 1 U.S. Credit
- 1 UB contact hour is equivalent to 60 minutes
- 1 US contact hour is equivalent to 50 minutes
- UB Language Courses are equivalent to 110 UB contact hours (60 minutes)
- 110 UB contact hours is equivalent to 8.8 U.S. semester credits (50 minutes)
CEA CAPA recommends converting the UB Language courses to U.S. contact hours (50 minutes) however, course equivalences and transfer of credit is at the discretion of the home institution.
1. Understand and produce social constructions. Express oneself in an oral form, using the proper communication strategies, simple enunciations related to daily life and to personal experience. Express wishes and aspirations, as well as justifying opinions briefly or explaining plans
2. Understand texts of a conversational, descriptive, explanatory and narrative nature related to personal experiences, facts and events that take place in daily life
3. Mastery of communication in conversations and telephone calls, formal and informal register
4. Elaborate written texts which explain, describe or narrate aspects related to the subjects and contents of this level. Personal correspondence
Universitat de Barcelona awards credits based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and also lists contact hours on their official transcript.
ECTS to U.S. Credit Conversion:
- 2 ECTS: 1 U.S. Credit
- 14 ECTS credits is equivalent to 7 U.S. Credits
Contact Hours Credit Conversion: 15 contact hours: 1 U.S. Credit
- 1 UB contact hour is equivalent to 60 minutes
- 1 US contact hour is equivalent to 50 minutes
- UB Language Courses are equivalent to 110 UB contact hours (60 minutes)
- 110 UB contact hours is equivalent to 8.8 U.S. semester credits (50 minutes)
CEA CAPA recommends converting the UB Language courses to U.S. contact hours (50 minutes) however, course equivalences and transfer of credit is at the discretion of the home institution.