The beauty of study abroad classes

	LUNES	MARTES	MIERCOLES	JUEVES	VIERNES
9:00-10:00		PRACTICAS 9:00-11:00
11:00-13:00	CULTURE & CUISINE IN SPAIN 11:00-12:30		CULTURE & CUISINE IN SPAIN 11:00-12:30	PRACTICAS 11:30-14:25
13:00-15:00	CINE ESPANOL CONTEMPORANEA 13:00-15:00		CINE ESPANOL CONTEMPORANEA 13:00-15:00
15:00-17:00
17:00-19:00		METHOLODGY OF TEACHING SPANISH 17:00-18:30		METHOLODGY OF TEACHING SPANISH 17:00-18:30
19:00-21:00		PROFESSIONAL TEACHING DEVELOPMENT 19:00-20:30		PROFESSIONAL TEACHING DEVELOPMENT 19:00-20:30

Note:
1. No class besides my "practicas" are before 11 AM!
2. No Friday classes!
3. All classes are totalmente en espanol!

What are practicas?

For part of my program, teaching development, I get to go to a school twice a week (four hours cumulatively per week) and teach English! This will definitely be a huge difference from teaching Spanish last semester at an Iowa City public school and maybe a prospective future (hopefully). The first five weeks are observation & collaboration with an English english that is a true Sevillana and the last five weeks I'm the main teacher! I will be teaching Juniors in high school. Hopefully, these students won't be as chaotic as the students I encountered in my direct enrollment class.

Culture and cuisine in Spain

is probably the best class that anyone has ever created. It is solely dedicated to food, its history, and its traditions. Last week, we learned about Spain's "triada sagrada". 1. Bread 2. Oil 3. Wine. There is probably no other time that I can take a class about Spanish cuisine, so I'll make sure I'll take advantage of the food samples and jot down where I can get the best EVOO (extra virgin olive oil).

Contemporary Spanish Film

We watch a movie every day. It is probably the most relaxing class ever. No papers and no homework. Just two tests.

Now the important classes....

Psychology of Learning a Second Language

The name explains it all - psychology of learning a second language.

Teaching Development

It's a mix of psychology and methodology. Basically, a mix of the classes I took last semester, but all in espanol, por supuesto!