Art Education Abroad

• Art and Culture in Tuscany
  

  For summer 2008 Art Education Abroad will be traveling to Florence Italy for three weeks. We will leave on June 19th and return on July 11. This is a 3 credit course. The cost of the trip is $3100 plus airfare. All tuition and program fees are included. Watch this site for more details in the days ahead.

• February 25 thoughts
  

  As I sit at my computer looking out at the snow blowing and drifting I have been exploring a few sites that give good information about Buenos Aires in particular and Argentina in general.

  http://www.easybuenosairescity.com/bainfo.htm

  Look at this site to see the map of BsAs that shows the neighborhoods. We will be staying at Hotel Embajador. It is located in the Microcentro area close to subways and walking distance to the language instutute. You can see examples of rooms at http://www.embajadorhotel.com.ar/ We will be sharing double rooms so you may want to think about with whom you wish to room.

  Here are some other interestning sites!
  http://www.traveltango.com.ar/english/inicial_en.htm
  http://cruises.about.com/od/southamericacruises/ss/buenos_aires.htm

  Some are planning to extend travel beyond the 30th. The official part of the course ends on the last scheduled day so from then on you are on your own if you choose to stay. Let's stay in touch with interesting ideas for extended travel.
  

• Spanish Lessons Described
  

  IES BUENOS AIRES
  Customized Programs
  Spanish classes’ proposal

  IES Buenos Aires’ Customized Programs give students the chance of having a direct study experience in a Spanish-speaking environment related to their academic interests.

  During the period of the visit, as part of the academic curricula, the student will count with an intensive Spanish practical course taught by teachers specialized in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Spanish and literature teachers, translators with pedagogic orientation, etc.).
  The Spanish course will be organized in 3 different areas:

  • Survival Spanish: An introduction to the structures of Spanish, which will help students to communicate in a variety of daily life situations.
  • Technical Spanish: The aim of this class is to introduce students to the words, structures and texts related to their academic field of specialization.
  • Field Trips: Individual or group activities (with the guidance of a teacher) in which students have to practice Spanish with native speakers in real situations.

  Classes organization
  Day 1 Technical Spanish 60 minutes
  Survival Spanish 60 minutes
  Day 2 Survival Spanish 30 minutes
  Field Trip 90 minutes

  Spanish Classes are to be organized according to the students’ language level: two different levels (beginners and intermediate) may be offered if there is a disparity in the group’s knowledge of the second language.

  The main aim of this intensive Spanish course is to provide the student with the possibility of “living” the language and learning it in real communicative situations: to foster the acquisition of Spanish in a Spanish-speaking environment.

  Moreover, the program is designed according the main academic specialization of the study-group, which means that every class is tailored following the interests and needs of the students.
  A tentative model of the Spanish Classes contents, which may vary depending on the characteristics of each group, is exposed below:

  Week 1
  Technical Spanish:
  Basic terminology related to the specialization of the study-group.

  Survival Spanish:
  Beginners level
  Interpersonal Relations.
  Personal presentation. Colloquial language: How to ask for and give relevant information.
  Oral and written presentation.
  Role-playing: the first conversation. Introducing ourselves.
  Telephone conversation: Cultural differences. The message in an answering-machine.

  Advanced level
  The means of transport in the city: subway, buses and taxis. The different lines and taxi companies. Moving in the city.
  Asking for addresses. Following directives.

  Field trip:
  Visit to different shops (the supermarket, the grocery, the bookstore, etc.). Students are supposed to obtain a particular information making use of their knowledge of Spanish.
  Getting to different places using the public transportation.

  Week 2
  Technical Spanish:
  Basic grammatical structures and texts related to the specialization of the study-group.

  Survival Spanish:
  Beginners level
  Making formal and informal requests. Asking information about a product or a service. The different types of requests: at the restaurant, at the airport, at the shop, etc. Finding out information about classes, flights, seminars, etc. Phone-call requests (pizza order, taxi service, ticket booking).

  Advanced level
  Making complaints. Complaining in person and on the phone. Formal and informal register: written complaints.
  Role-playing: Make a complaint about some product or service.

  Field trip: Going to a communication parlor: making phone-calls with a particular purpose (e.g.: buying tickets). Visit to the bank or change shop to make an errand. On the taxi: giving the correct information to the driver.
  

• APPLICATION MATERIALS
  

  THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 1, 2007. At a meeting on that evening a representative of Learning Abroad will recieve all the application materials and review policies for international travel.

  Application forms are available on the Learning Abroad website. From our home page there are many resources available to you. You will want to spend some time reviewing the site and downloading the necessary forms.
  http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/AMERICAS/customBuenosAires/index.shtml

  This link is to forms for non-U of M students.
  http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/programs/accept/commonDocuments/transcriptRequest.pdf

• INFORMATION SESSIONS
  

  Information meetings for Buenos Aires have taken place. For information contact Faith Clover at clove002@umn.edu to set up an appointment.

  The next meeting will be the evening of March 1. That is the deadline for submitting your application materials. At that time a representative of Learning Abroad will provide and orientation.

• Syllabus and Schedule of Activities
  

  CI5050: ART AND SPANISH: BUENOS AIRES
  3 credits June 15-June 30, 2007

  Dr. Faith Clover
  Office: Peik Hall Room 30B
  Phone: 612-625-6098
  Email: clove002@umn.edu

  COURSE DESCRIPTION: This will be an intense experience examining the cultural and educational environment of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires has a very vibrant and entrepreneurial arts environment that is unlike most others in the contemporary world. Although oriented primarily to students of art education, participants from all fields are welcome as activities will be designed to see, experience, and learn from the city of Buenos Aires as well as interact with artists and arts educators while learning or improving one’s Spanish. Several class meetings will be held before and after actual travel.

  This course is for art education students and others interested in art and art education in Argentina. Students will visit a variety of cultural and arts education sites in, experiencing the culture as well as interacting with arts professionals.

  As cultural diversity and global understanding assumes an ever more important place in the mission and curriculum of CEHD it is important that our students have an opportunity to learn more about the cultures of the world. While many of our students have engaged in international travel, most do not. While some of our students are from other countries, significant numbers of our students have no direct personal experience in a different culture. And while there are many opportunities for foreign travel at the University, few programs directly address education.

  COURSE OBJECTIVES:
  Students will:
  • examine the role of Argentine historical, economic and political culture in the formation of its arts
  • learn about current art education practices in Argentina
  • gain an understanding and appreciation of historical and contemporary Argentine art through visits to museums and artist studios
  • develop Spanish language skills with special attention to attaining art vocabulary
  • synthesize their experiences in a visual and verbal journal that will serve them as a continuing resource in their future teaching, a daily journal of your experiences, including photographs, drawings, sketches, and graphic examples from their visit.
  • develop curriculum that incorporates ideas generated by their e