IP2001

(6-0-16, Requirement: None).
Equivalency: IP96-020 BASIC SPANISH 1
Course objective:
To understand everyday sentences and expressions about personal topics. To interact adequately in communicative contexts that require a simple and direct information exchange. To write simple texts and fulfill applications with personal information. To know and value positively Spanish speakers’ cultures.

Textbook:
Corpas, García y Garmendia. (2003). Aula 1. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
Corpas, Garmendia y Soriano. (2003). Aula 2. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Ip1002. Basic Spanish 2
(6-0-16, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in Basic 2 level).
Equivalency: IP96-021 Basic Spanish 2
Course description:

Language registers. Spanish alphabet, orthography, punctuation and accent marks. Enunciation fundamentals. Verb tenses and moods and their enunciative quality. Enunciative functions.

Textbook: Terrell, Tracy, Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse and Miguel Elías (1994). Dos Mundos. 4th ed. USA: McGraw Hill

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in a basic level)
Equivalency: IP96-033 Desarrollo de Habilidades Comunicativas 1

Spanish enunciation system. Vocabulary, structures and expressions for everyday situations. Greetings and expressions of courtesy, description, narration, recommendation and suggestions. Basic texts for everyday life.
TEXTBOOK: Material selected by the instructor.
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, MEd, or MCO

Our roots: science, philosophy, art and religion in the pre-Hispanic world. The conquest as a cultural shock. The Evangelization and the “Encomienda” during the colonial period. From the Independence to the Revolution. From the Revolution to the Party Dictatorship
Cultural syncretism in Mexico. Psychology of the Mexican. The Sixth Sun: The awakening of Consciousness in the Mexico of the 21st century.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: Knowledge of Mexican Culture from its roots, History and Anthropology, field experience, should have lived and traveled in other states of Mexico, have done research in the area, publications.

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an Advanced 1 level of Spanish)

Prehispanic Literature. Literature from the conquest. Colonial Literature. Modernism, realism, and naturalism movements. Latin-American vanguards. Contemporary writers. Latin-American literature written by women.

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in advanced 1 level of Spanish).

Definición de características generales de la literatura. La literatura como un proceso de ficción. Características del lenguaje literario. Géneros literarios: lírico, dramático y narrativo. Definiciones y características generales de cada género.

Literature general characteristics definition. Literature as a fiction process. Literary language characteristics. Literary genres: lyric, dramatic and narrative. General characteristics and definitions of each genre.

Students will understand tourist operations as well as the elements in tourism and the classification of services. To comprehend the motivations of traveling, the social and economical impact and its relation with the environment. They will also learn about tourism development in Mexico and Mazatlan though research and visits to sites.

TOURISM: PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, PHILOSOPHIES, 7th or 8th Edition by Charles R. Goeldner, Brent J. R. Ritchie, Robert W. McIntosh. John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471322105 (Text-book)

General Objective:
To communicate in Spanish, in oral and written form, in everyday situations.

Textbook:
Corpas, García y Garmendia. (2003). Aula 1. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
Corpas, Garmendia y Soriano. (2003). Aula 2. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Instructor’s profile:
BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, Med or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

General Objective:
To communicate in Spanish, orally and written form, in everyday situations and professional settings.

Textbook:
Corpas, García y Garmendia. (2003). Aula 1. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
Corpas, Garmendia y Soriano. (2003). Aula 2. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Instructor’s profile:
BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, Med or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-8
Requirement:Obtener una ubicación de nivel Básico 1 o 2 en la Prueba de Español Lengua Extranjera del ITESM
Semester and career:Undergraduate, 100 International exchange students
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To understand phrases and vocabulary related with persoanl and labor topics. To read and find specific information in simple and everyday texts. To know and value Spanish speaking countries labor culture.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios 1: Libro del alumno. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an intermediate or advanced level of Spanish) Equivalency: None

Verbal tenses (active and passive voice) and their enunciation quality. Discourse functions. Punctuation and orthographical signs. Different types of texts according to their form and function. Basic forms to organize information in different kind of texts. Finding the main ideas in a text. Different reading strategies. Characteristics of summaries, syntheses, surveys and commentaries. TEXTBOOK: Material provided by the instructor INSTRUCTOR'S PROFILE: BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate 1 level of Spanish or to have completed the Basic Spanish course).

Content: Question words, noun gender and number, agreement and position of adjectives, comparisons, verb moods and tenses, reflexive verbs, verbs like "gustar", complement pronouns, uses of "se", "ser" and "estar", imperative, prepositions, vocabulary related to student life, hobbies, trips, traditions and environment.

Instructor's profile: BA in Spanish Literature, Communication, Pedagogy or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate 2 level of Spanish or to have completed the Intermediate Spanish 2A course).
Equivalency: None

Course Content: Noun gender and number, agreement and position of adjectives, comparisons. Verb moods and tenses: contrast indicative using present tense/ present progressive/ informal future; preterit/ imperfect; simple tenses/ perfect tenses. Complement pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs, verbal periphrasis, vocabulary related to social life, family and work, health, the city, politics, government, hobbies and traditions.

Instructor's profile: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, Med or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

(6-0-16, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate 1 level of Spanish or to have completed the Basic Spanish 1 course).
Equivalency: IP- 96-022 Intermediate Spanish 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Question words, noun gender and number, agreement and position of adjectives, comparisons, verb moods and tenses, reflexive verbs, verbs like “gustar”, complement pronouns, uses of “se”, “ser” and “estar”, imperative, prepositions, vocabulary related to student life, hobbies, trips, traditions and environment.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA in Spanish Literature, Communication, Pedagogy or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

(6-0-16, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate 2 level of Spanish or have completed Basic Spanish 2.)
Equivalency: IP-96-023 Intermediate Spanish 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Noun gender and number, agreement and position of adjectives, comparisons, verb moods and tenses, complement pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs, verbal periphrasis, vocabulary related to social life, family and work, health, the city, politics, government, hobbies and traditions.

IP2006 COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 2
(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-034 Communication Skills Development 2

Vocabulary, structures and expressions for everyday situations. Description and comparison of people, attitudes and abilities. Characterization of people and relations. Detailed description of interior and exterior spaces. Expression of intention, obligation, suggestions, and advising. Temporary location. Narrating of present and past events. Expressing possibility and hypothesis.

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the intermediate or advanced 1 level of Spanish)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Spanish orthography, or the relationship between how Spanish words are spelled and how they are pronounced. Syllable division and accentuation. How the different sounds are produced and in which parts of the vocal apparatus their articulation takes place. Intonation and rhythm. Features of the different dialects of Spanish. The importance and the history of the Spanish language.

Teschner, Richard V. Camino Oral: Fonética, fonología y práctica de los sonidos del español. McGraw-Hill. El paso. 1995.
Phonetic workshop.

IP 2008 MEXICAN CULTURE
(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP-I96-060 Cultura de México
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Overview of Mexican life style. Analysis of historical and cultural elements and concepts, such as: family, work, death, time, religion, music, gastronomy, and celebrations.

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-062 Cultura y Civilización de México y Latinoamérica
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Panoramic course to concepts of culture, society, civilization, cultural receptiveness and Latin American identity. Historical overview of Latin America, pre-Colonial period, the Colony, independent movements, revolutions and social movements in the 20th century. Social wellbeing indicators and economical crisis. Economical interdependence and development in Latin America.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:
BA or MA in Social Sciences or Humanities with an emphasis on History
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced of Spanish and have taken 2 or 3 classes related to the subject.)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
During this course, foreign students will be able to learn about Mexican art in areas such as architecture, painting and sculpture, from prehispanic civilizations to the end of 20'1' century.

Students will be able to learn about both history and different art styles during field trips (either by group or personal) around Mexico.

This course will be completed with field trips to historical sites and museums in the city they are studying at, guided by the professor.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: Professors with Master degree in areas such as Restoration, Architecture or Art History

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in advanced 2 level of Spanish, and have taken business courses at least for one year)
Equivalency: IP96-070 Estrategias de Negocios en México
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Cultural anthropology, culture and globalization, cultural differences, myths about Mexico. Historical background: from Revolution (1910) to progressive policies and democratization (1994-2000). Current situation of business in Mexico, business challenges and opportunities, industry development in Mexico, maquiladora industry, union labors, situation of Mexican fields. Mexican cultural values, habits and traditions and its influence in the negotiating style, communicating in intercultural negotiations, characteristics of Mexican negotiator, management styles in Mexico and the US. Opportunity areas, entrepreneur activities, kinds of business, kinds of legal and fiscal requirements of companies. Definition of projects.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BS Management, MBA, MSM, BA or MS in International Commerce or Engineering with an MBA. Previous experience on businesses in Mexico and promotion of international business.

(3-0-8, Requirement: 550 score in TOEFL or equivalent; at least one year of business courses)
Equivalency: IP96-071 Doing Business in Mexico

COURSE DESCRIPTION
History and political environment of Mexico: from the formative period to present time. Cultural patterns and business protocol. Mexican economy in the 70s and 80s; under presidents Salinas, Zedillo and Fox. Structure and use of a Business Plan. General principles under Federal Labor Law, Mexican labor unions. Management styles, working behavior and attitudes. Foreign companies and foreign investment in Mexico. The maquiladoras industry. Infrastructure in communications and transportation. Mexico’s trade agreements.

TEXTBOOKS:
• Jessup, Jay and Maggie (1993). Doing Business in Mexico. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing.
• Kris, Eva S. (1995) Management in Two Cultures. Bridging the Gap between U.S. and Mexican Managers. USA: Intercultural Press.
• Reed and Grey (1997) How to do Business in Mexico. USA: University of Texas Press at Austin.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:
BS Management, MBA, MSM, BA or MS in International Commerce or Engineering with an MBA. Previous experience on businesses in Mexico and promotion of international business.

(3-0-8, Requirement: 550 score in TOEFL or equivalent; at least, one year and a half of business courses.)
Equivalency: IP-073 Mexican Business Management

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Management skills in different cultures, characteristics of Mexican management style. Recruitment and selection of personnel, Political Constitution of Mexico and the Federal Labor Law. Informal economy in Mexico. Motivation and leadership of Mexican workers. Teamwork in Mexico. Mexican culture and its influence on planning and decision making. Administrative processes in a Mexican family business.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:
BS Management, MBA, MSM or BA in Engineering with an MBA. Previous experience on family businesses in Mexico.

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-8
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in Intermediate 1 or 2 level of Spanish
Semester and career:Undergraduate, 200 International exchange students
Equivalence:None

General aim of the course:To know Spanish grammar structures to interact eficiently in several situations. To write and to comprehend complex texts. To write adequately essays and texts that contain opinions, summaries, and complains of differents topics.
Campus:Monterrey

Bibliography:González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios2: Libro del alumno. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios2: Cuaderno de trabajo. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socio2: Carpeta de audiciones del cuaderno de ejercicios. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Center for International Students
Units:3-0-8
Requirement:English native speaker or 550 score in the TOEFL or equivalent and have taken business courses at least for one year and a half.
Semester and career:International students
Equivalence:IP-171 Importing and Exporting Operations in Mexico

General aim of the course:The purpose of this course is to analyze the impact that the North American Free Trade Agreement and the other signed agreements have had on Mexico’s exporting and importing activities to date and how these agreements can foster growth in both the Mexican and Latin America economies in the near future.
Campus:Guadalajara
Bibliography:Material selected by instructor.
Instructor's profile:BS Management, MBA, MSM, BA or MS in International Commerce or Engineering with an MBA. Previous experience on businesses in Mexico and promotion of international business.

Language of Instruction:English

This course will provide specific vocabulary and practical and structural aspects of different types of writing. The student will be able to produce a finish piece of writing in each section.
During the course they will analyze samples of writing such as description, narration, summary and expositive and argumentative essays.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:
BA, MA. or Ph.D. in Modern Languages, Humanities or Education.

(3-0-8 Prerequisite: To be placed in Advanced level, after taking the Spanish as a Foreign Language Placement Tests)

The course is based on the fundamental idea of “Knowledge” conceived as a “Whole” in the Mesoamerican world. This is analyzed from 4 different facets: Science, Art, Philosophy and Religion. Mesoamerican Astronomy and its relation with the Calendars that are still in use in nowadays. The relationship between the Astronomical Observation and the Architecture. The use of the Pre-Hispanic Abacus. The main gods, its myths and associated rituals, as well as examples of the most important artistic expressions in sculpture, painting, ceramics, feather art, music and dancing.

Textbook: Romero Murguía. (1988). Nepoualtzitzin: Matemática Nahua Contemporánea. México, D.F.: Dirección General de Culturas Populares-SEP.

Knowledge of Mesoamerican Culture
Anthropology
Pre-Hispanic History
Field experience in indigenous zones of Mexico
Preferably: some knowledge of an Indian language of Mexico
Research in the area
Publications

(3-8-0, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate 2 or Advanced level of Spanish. For Hispanic background students only) Equivalency: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Discourse enunciation system of Spanish. Noun and its modifiers. Indicative and subjunctive tenses. Connecting and relator words. Indirect discourse and pronominalization. Word formation. Orthography and accent marks. Reading and writing techniques. Speech variations, language registers and idiomatic expressions. TEXTBOOK: Samaniego, Fabián, Francisco X. Alarcón and Nelson Rojas. (1997.) Nuestro Mundo: Segundo curso para hispanohablantes. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath. INSTRUCTOR'S PROFILE: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, MEd; previous experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language; knowledge of needs and characteristics of Hispanic background foreign students.

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced 1 level of Spanish or to have completed the Intermediate Spanish 2B course).
Equivalency: None

Course Content: Use of articles, position of adjectives, value and use of indicative and subjunctive tenses. Indirect discourse in present tense, conditional clauses, object pronouns, value and use of infinitive, imperative, gerund and participle, pronominal structures, indefinite adverbs and pronouns. Relative pronouns, formation, position and use of adverbs, prepositions. Euphemisms, dialectal, pejorative and disparaging forms; exclamations.

Instructor's profile: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, Med or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced 2 level of Spanish or to have completed the Advanced Spanish 3A course).
Equivalency: None Course

Content: Formation, position and use of adjectives. Value and use of indicative and subjunctive tenses. Sequence of verb tenses and moods. Verbal temporal and non-temporal periphrasis. Agreement and coordination of indicative and subjunctive tenses of indirect discourse in present, past and future. Conditional clauses, object pronouns, value and use of infinitive, imperative, gerund and participle, pronominal structures, indefinite adverbs and pronouns. Relative pronouns, formation, position and use of adverbs, simple and complex prepositions, verbs with prepositions, impersonal expressions. Euphemisms, dialectal, pejorative and disparaging forms, exclamations. Stylistics and rhetoric, intonation and rhythm, paralinguistic phenomenon.

Instructor's profile: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, Med or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).

Ip3005 Advanced Spanish 1
(6-0-16, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced 1 level of Spanish or have taken Intermediate 1 level)
Equivalency: IP96-024 Español Avanzado 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Spanish enunciation system. Indicative and subjunctive tenses. Object pronouns, value and use of infinitive, gerund and participle. Reflexive constructions, indefinite pronouns and adverbs. Prepositions and connecting words. Articles, adjectives and adverbs. Orthography and accent marks. Expressions for interacting. Idiom, proverbs and riddles. Articulation of Spanish sounds. Reading and writing techniques.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature or MEd. Previous experience Teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

(6-0-16, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced 2 level of Spanish or have passed advanced 1 level)
Equivalency: IP96-025 ESPAÑOL AVANZADO 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
To express correctly ideas, opinions and arguments in Spanish using elaborated elements and discursive resources. To be able to understand the complexity of Spanish speaker countries cultural elements.

TEXTBOOK:
Bibliography selected by the professor.
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:
BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature or Med. Previous experience Teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced level of Spanish)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Synonymous and antonymous. Denotative and connotative meaning. Accentuation rules. Syllable division. Subordinate links. Paragraph elements: main, secondary, and complementary ideas. Prefix and suffix in Spanish. Monosyllable words accentuation. Paragraph functions. Punctuation. Words written together and separated. Cordinated links that indicate cause, condition, purpose, and consequence. Post-writing: word use revision, tones, punctuation, text order, ideas and functions structure in paragraphs. The essay.

HERRERA LIMA, Ma. Eugenia, et. Al. Redactar Editorial Patria, 1997. ITESM
SECO, Manuel. Gramática esencial de la lengua española. Editorial Espasa Calpe. Cuarta edición, 1996Real Academia Española
SECO, Manuel. Diccionario de dudas. Editorial Espasa Calpe. Novena edición, 1998. Real Academia Española
SERAFINI, Ma. Teresa. Cómo se escribe. Editorial Paidós, 1996
SERAFINI, Ma. Teresa. Cómo redactar un tema. Editorial Paidós, 1996
Matte Bon, Francisco. Gramática comunicativa del español. De la lengua a la idea. Tomo 1. Edelsa. España,1999
Matte Bon, Francisco. Gramática comunicativa del español. De la idea a la lengua. Tomo 2. Edelsa. España,1999

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced level of Spanish)

Use of vocabulary, structures and expressions for different situations at an advanced and superior level. Description, comparison and evaluation of characteristics about self and others. Expression of opinions, detailed descriptions and narratives. Expressions to suggest, to recommend, to order, to insist. Expressions to explain a personal and ideological stand. Indirect style. Indirect interrogation. Reliance on actions in indicative and subjunctive. Expressing feelings: affliction, lamentation, distrust.

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-040 ESPAÑOL PARA NEGOCIOS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Verb moods and tenses and their enunciative quality. Enunciative functions. Orthography and punctuation. Texts of different form and function. Basic forms of organizing information in texts of different nature. Identification of main ideas in a text. Different reading strategies. Characteristics of summaries, synthesis, outlines, comments.

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in level Advanced Spanish 2 or higher)
Equivalency: IP96-041 ESPAÑOL ACADÉMICO
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Communicative interaction in academic situations, structure characteristics of academic texts, communicative functions of academic discourse and text, writing academic texts and reports, use of informatics resources and documentaries, syntax overview and correction of style in academic texts.

TEXTBOOK: Material provided by the instructor.
TEACHER’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in level Advanced Spanish 2 or higher)
Equivalency: IP96-045 TALLER DE TRADUCCIÓN INGLÉS - ESPAÑOL
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Historical overview of functionalist approach. Differentiating linguistic loan and transfer, literal and dynamic translation, translation and interpretation. The Skopos and action theories. Cognates, false cognates and anglicism. Language registers and dialectal variations. Idioms and expressions. Characteristics of different kinds of texts and text analysis techniques. Strategies for text translation. Language functions, functional typology of translations. Translation problems and difficulties. Techniques for revision of translations, use of dictionary and creation of glossaries.
Textbook: Material provided by the instructor.
Teacher’s profile: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics or Translation; experience in translations and teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

IP3012 SPANISH SYNTAX
(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced 2 or superior level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-085 SINTAXIS DEL ESPAÑOL
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Human language, grammar concept, Spanish grammar. Noun, its structure, noun modifiers: determiner and adjective. Personal pronouns, form and position of personal pronouns, duplication, invariable lo, use of se. Verbs, morphology, lexical kinds, forms and moods of verbs. Relative pronouns and relative phrases.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE:BA or MA in Linguistics, Spanish Literature or MEd.
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in level Advanced Spanish 2 or higher)
Equivalency: IP 96-089 ENSEÑANZA DEL ESPAÑOL COMO SEGUNDA LENGUA
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Fundamentals of the language, principles of language learning and language acquisition, kinds of intelligence and learning styles, linguistic and paralinguistic competence, natural method, structural methods, audiovisual methods, communicative approach, programmed teaching, cooperative learning, strategic learning, hands-on research, didactic material, evaluation of learning, didactic units and lesson plans.

(3-0-8, Requirement: to take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced 2 or higher level of Spanish)

COURSE CONTENT
The verb and the verbal forms meanings. Logical and chronological order in the discourse. Expression of hypothesis and suppositions in different verb times. Indicative verb form. Narration of non real, probable and desirable events and actions in different time contexts. Expression of commands. Subjunctive and imperative verb forms. Time sequence. Indirect style. Non personal forms. Verbal constructions. The noun, the adjective, the demonstratives, the possessives, the numerals, the indefinite pronouns, personal and relative pronouns. The adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, the interjection. Sentence components. Sentences classified by their structure. Sentences classified by their communicative value.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Communications, MED or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).
CAMPUS: MTY
TERM: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced or superior level of Spanish)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
To know the historical moments and democratic process in Mexico from the Aztec empire to the guerrilla movements. Educative approaches in Mexico. The religious attitudes in Mexico. Women in Mexico. Indians in Mexico. The Mexican myths, national heroes, and popular idols.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Spanish Literature, History, Philosophy, Communication, Sociology, Anthropology, or any other Social Sciences or Humanities.

CAMPUS: MTY

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced or superior level of Spanish)

Analysis of Mexican nation background through times: form the American men, the first human settlements. The discovery and the Conquest of America. The Colony foundation and the independence process. The “Porfiriato”, Mexican Revolution, post-revolutionary governments and actual situation.

Bamford Parkes,Henry. La Historia de México. México, D.F.: Diana
Loredo de,Elvira y Jesus Sotelo Inclán. Historia de México: Etapa Precortesiana y colonial. México, D.F.: Trillas
Varios Autores. Historia General de Mexico. Tomo III. México: Harla/COLMEX.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Spanish Literature or any other Social Sciences or Humanities.

CAMPUS: MTY

(3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an Advanced 2 or Superior level of Spanish, and have taken literature courses for a year and a half.)

Equivalency: IP96051 Literatura Latinoamericana
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Concepts in literature and literary works, functions of Literature, literary analysis and its characteristics and traits, literature genres, historical overview of Latin American literature, literary movements, peculiarities of Latin American literature. Latin American narrative of the 20th century and its impact on the literary world.

TEXTBOOK: Selected short stories, poems and Latin American writers’ novels
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Spanish Literature, Humanities or MED.

(3-0-8, Requirements: to take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced or higher level of Spanish and have taken literature courses for a year and a half.)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Overview of the contemporary Mexican literature. Reading, analysis and discussion of the most of the representative works of the 20th century Mexican writers.

(3-0-8, Requirement: 550 score in TOEFL, one year and a half of business courses; basic concepts of microeconomics and financial skills)
Equivalency: IP96-075 Seminar on Business Operations in Mexico

NAFTA’s history, development, and future. Maquiladora industry development and future. E-business and its future in Mexico. Water, solid wastes, and forest challenges in Mexico. Bancomext services, publications, and assessments. The most up-dated of the following industries: automobile, mining, petroleum, brewer, steel, textile, glass, and sea products. Other relevant topics as new legislations, market tendencies, new commercial fusions, joint ventures.

BA or Ma in Business Administration, International Commerce, Marketing, or BA in any area of Engineering with MA in Business; experience in managing the operations or production for a company.

3-0-8 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced or superior level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-076 Intership A (280 horas)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Interview process in Mexico. Mexican enterprise and its functions. Differences among enterprises or Mexican and foreign institutions. Moreover, the specific contents of the working place.
TEXT BOOK: La bibliografía básica y de consulta dependerá del área laboral en la que se haga la práctica.
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: Licenciatura o maestría en el área en la que el alumno desarrolla su proyecto.

IP3022 INTERNSHIP B
6-0-16 Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced or superior level of Spanish)
Equivalency: IP96-077 Intership B (560 horas)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Interview process in Mexico. Mexican enterprise and its functions. Differences among enterprises or Mexican and foreign institutions. Moreover, the specific contents of the working place.
TEXT BOOK: Bibliography depends on the working area where is made the practice.
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA according with the working area project.
CAMPUS: MTY

Equivalence: Ip 96 092

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed with the purpose of providing knowledge in the area of Sustainable Tourism Development, which is an important activity that is spreading worldwide in the last years.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: GUIDE FOR LOCAL PLANNERS. George McIntyre. World Tourism Organization.
TOURISM, ECONOMIC, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT. Mathieson, Alister and Wall, Geoffrey. Edit. Longman, Scientific & Technical.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: BA or MA in Hotel & Tourism Management.
CAMPUS: MAZ
TERM: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: ENGLISH

IP3024 DOING BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
(3-0-8, Requirement: English native speaker or 550 score in the TOEFL or equivalent, and have taken business courses at least for one year)
Equivalency: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main goal of this course is to develop skills that will allow the student to negotiate in a global marketplace, with an emphasis in the components of international perspectives. This may be achieved through the understanding of cultural differences of the new markets and global alliances, as well as the new trends in business of the XXI Century. Finalizing the course students will be capable to communicate effectively and to negotiate at a multicultural level.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE: MA in Business, Marketing, International Business, Economy

(3-0-8, Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in advanced 2 or higher level of Spanish).

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines the history of political, economic and social relations between the two neighboring countries. It helps students to understand the Mexican perspective in these relations.

INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE
MA in Mexican or Latin American History, International relations or Political Science.

Academic department:Center for International Students
Units:3-0-8
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in an advanced 2 level of Spanish
Semester and career:Course intended for foreign students in interchange programs
Equivalence:none

General aim of the course:To know and differentiate the characteristics of Latin-American artists and writers’ works and the movement they belong. To improve the four linguistic skills in Spanish in order to apply them to the analysis of cultural manifestations of the main protagonists of this century.

Bibliography:Material selected by the professor.
Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Spanish Literature, Humanities or MED.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

General aim of the course:This course is designed to people who offer social and health assistance to the Hispanic community. It will help participants to communicate efficiently in Spanish in real community assistance situations such as migratory, health, education and employment issues.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Lebrero, L, Jarvis A. (2000). Spanish for Social Services. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Instructor's profile:MA in Social Sciences or Humanities.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Center for International Students
Units:3-0-8
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced 1 level of Spanish or have passed intermediate 2 level
Semester and career:International Students
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:This course is design to prepare students to interact with Spanish speaking people in a cultural and artistic context. Also it will help students to develop their linguistic skills in order to be able to discuss concepts such as culture, society, civilization, receptivity, and cultural identity.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Marta Traba (1994.) Arte de América Latina 1900-1980. John Hopkins University Press,
Washington.
Georgina Alvarez Regil et al. (1991) Una Síntesis de Latinoamérica: el arte,
cuaderno de lecturas. Monterrey, NL: ITESM-Humanidades
Marie Pierre Colle Corcuera (1994), Artistas mexicanos en su estudio. Introducción
Carlos Fuentes. México DF: Limusa.
Jorge Pellicer (1993) Pueblos de artesanos, 13 videocasetes. México DF: ILCE,

Instructor's profile:MA in Social Sciences or Humanities.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Guide the student through the process involved in the production of a literary piece of work, either narrative or poetic. The student will be able to develop his/her creativity and produce his/her own texts.

Academic department:Programas Internacionales
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in Intermediate 1 or 2 level of Spanish
Semester and career:Trimestral
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To know Spanish grammar structures to interact eficiently in several situations. To write and to comprehend complex texts. To write adequately essays and texts that contain opinions, summaries, and complains of differents topics.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios2: Libro del alumno. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios2: Cuaderno de trabajo. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socio2: Carpeta de audiciones del cuaderno de ejercicios. Barcelona, España: Difusión.

Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in Basic level
Semester and career:Graduate, 100 International exchange students
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To understand common phrases and vocabulary related with personal topics. To read and find specific information in simple and everyday texts. To know and value positively Spanish speaking countries cultures and be able to understand them in a global context.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Martín, Sans y Caballero. (2003). Gente. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Palomino, María Ángeles. (2001). Primer Plano 2. Madrid, España: Edelsa.

Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities, or MED.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Intermediate level of Spanish or to have completed the Basic Spanish course
Semester and career:Graduate, 200 International exchange students
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To know grammar structures required to express ideas in complex situations. To understand the main idea of different texts. To value different cultures in order to have an efficient communication.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Ascarrunz, G. and Bijuesca, K. J. (1997). Horizontes: Gramática y conversación. 3th ed. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
Palomino, María Ángeles. (2001). Primer Plano 2. Madrid, España: Edelsa.

Instructor's profile:BA in Spanish Literature, Communication, Pedagogy or similar with a major in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (desirable experience: two years).
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:Requirement: To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in Basic 1 or 2 level of Spanish
Semester and career:Graduate, Trimestral
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To understand phrases and vocabulary related with persoanl and labor topics. To read and find specific information in simple and everyday texts. To know and value Spanish speaking countries labor culture.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:González, Marisa et al. (1999) Socios 1: Libro del alumno. Barcelona, España: Difusión.
Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:To take the Spanish Placement Test provided by the ITESM and be placed in the Advanced level of Spanish or have passed intermediate level
Semester and career:Graduate, 300 International exchange students
Equivalence:None
General aim of the course:To use adequately syntax structures of standard Spanish. To understand some cultural elements of Spanish speaking countries.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Ruizpérez García, Germán et al. (2002) Primer Plano 3: Libro del alumno. Madrid: Edelsa.
Instructor's profile:BA or MA in Applied Linguistics, Spanish Literature or MEd. Previous experience Teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
Language of Instruction:Spanish

Academic department:Center for International Students
Units:3-0-12
Requirement:Take the Spanish Placement Test and be placed in Advanced Spanish 1 or 2
Semester and career:Course intended for foreign students
Equivalence:none
General aim of the course:To know business language thoroughly and technical words and expressions of this area. Be able to comprehend the complexity of Spanish-speaking countries working culture aspects and features.
Campus:Monterrey
Bibliography:Fajardo, M y González, S 1995 Marca Registrada. Español para los Negocios.Madrid. Universidad de Salamanca. Santillana
Instructor's profile:MA in Social Sciences, Humanities or MEd.
Language of Instruction:Spanish