GRIIS
Spanish Program for Prospective Students of Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation at The University of Granada |
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The Spanish Program for prospective GSTI
students is organized and administered by the Granada Institute
of International Studies, under the auspices of the existing
academic agreement signed between the Granada Institute of
International Studies and the University
of Granada´s Centro de Lenguas Modernas. The program
is designed to provide intensive exposure to content-rich,
high register Spanish to better prepare prospective Spanish
T&I students for the rigors of the T&I master’s
program at the Monterey Institute and other T&I Schools
worldwide. It is designed specifically for potential T&I
students who have spent limited time abroad, and for those
who wish or need to refine their skills in the analysis and/or
production of Spanish before commencing their T&I studies.
The aim of this program is to enhance
the students’ knowledge of Spanish, so they will acquire
the language proficiency level required for studies at GSTI.
The program also focuses on the development of analytical
skills.
Prospective T&I Students of the Monterey
Institute or other T&I Schools who plan to take part in
the GRIIS program will have orientation sessions during the
first week of the program. Students attending courses in Granada
will enroll in up to 5 courses per semester, with the following
distribution:
1) A mandatory seminar in “Text
Analysis: Literature, Art, and Society”.
Spanish. This seminar will be led by Dr. Amalia Pulgarín,
the Program Director, and will meet twice a week.
2) A minimum of two Spanish language
and culture courses, administered by faculty of the
Centro de Lenguas Modernas of the University of Granada.
3) A maximum of two general
content courses from the list of regular courses
offered by all Schools of the University of Granada. This
selection will be determined by the program Director according
to student´s interests and needs. Course offerings will
vary each semester
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GRIIS
SEMINAR: “TEXT ANALYSIS: LITERATURE, ART,
AND SOCIETY”
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portion of the GRIIS prospective T&I program comprises
both oral and written discussion of issues that are
particular to Spanish culture and to translation and
interpretation. The Program Director teaches these bi-weekly
sessions and directly supervises the progress of each
student. The seminar is aimed at polishing oral and
written expression on an individual basis, which will
be achieved through student analysis of specific readings
related to various fields of knowledge, as well as through
the discussion and joint analysis of world events. Additionally,
this time will be used for review and as a period for
synthesizing the content from any other courses each
student may be taking. Specific seminar content will
be determined jointly by the students and the Program
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| SPANISH
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES
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are designed to fit the needs of future T&I students
and focus on the particular problems encountered by English
speakers when expressing themselves in Spanish. These
courses are taught by faculty of University of Granada´s
Centro de Lenguas Modernas, in coordination with the Program
Director. Students will take a placement test and will
follow the language courses that best suits their needs. |
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COURSES
IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION |
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As previously stated, prospective
T&I students have the opportunity to attend content-rich
courses at the University of Granada. These courses
familiarize the students with subject matters covered
in translation/interpretation studies: economics, scientific
topics, law, and politics. Examples of what the Facultad
de Traducción e Interpretación has to
offer to potential T&I students are shown below:
 Spanish
Civilization |
Introduction
to Biology |
Varieties
of Spanish
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Introduction
to Health Science |
Spanish
and Latin American Literature
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Introduction to Pathology and Laboratory Techniques |
Introduction
to Experimental Sciences
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Introduction
to [European] Community Law |
Spain's
Economic Structure
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Macroeconomics
and Microeconomics |
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Students participating in the program
will take the University of Granada examinations in order
to receive official University grades and transcripts.
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EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES |
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The city of Granada is known as a University
City, due in large part to the student population at UGR.
The city itself also offers many activities that prove noteworthy
for students coming from abroad. The
Program has its own calendar of extracurricular activities.
These include day-trips to nearby places such as The Alpujarras
area or monument cities such as Córdoba and Seville.
A visit to Madrid is scheduled during the Fall Semester. Visits
to exhibits, lectures or movies are frequent.
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GRADES AND OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY
OF GRANADA TRANSCRIPTS |
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Students will receive official grades and
transcripts issued by the University of Granada for all courses
taken and passed in order to obtain credit transfers from
their Home University.
The program provides to its students,
free of charge, with health insurance. Health care is provided
by private hospitals and doctors. Please inquire for a detailed
description of coverage.
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HOUSING
AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS |
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Students will freely choose to live either
with Spanish families, in University residencies, or in individual
or shared apartments. GRIIS is not responsible for housing
arrangements and costs, which will vary depending on the student's
choice. GRIIS will assist students in securing a proper accomodation.
Included in the total cost of the program is a housing fee
of 3,800 € (academic year) or 1,900 € (semester).
This fee will be fully reimbursed on a bi-monthly basis to
the student who can freely use this money towards covering
her/his housing costs. The fee is required for legal reasons
in order to obtain a student's visa. Travel expenses are not
included in the program’s cost. Students will make their
own travel arrangements.The program will provide documents
that are needed in order to obtain a student's visa from the
Spanish Consulate
GRIIS
Spanish Program for Prospective Students of Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation at The University of Granada |
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