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Xalapa

Spanish Language and Culture - Winter 1 2009
Contemporary México

45
Language Level: Intermediate / High Intermediate
Placement Exam Required
Contemporary México
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: International Students
University of Veracruz (Xalapa, Mexico)

Course Description

Hours & Credits

45

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

4

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Intermediate
This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of two semesters (or three quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.
High Intermediate
This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of three semesters (or five quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Overview

This course focuses on explaining the Mexico of today, centering on the economic, political, and cultural projects developed there. The course examines both the country's achievements and failures in order to understand the country's uneven growth and why unmet needs and hardships persist among Mexicans at the turn of the 21st century. The student will explore the most important economic, political, and sociocultural processes from 1920 to the present and will have the opportunity to consider these issues for themselves.