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Reading and Writing Spanish - Advanced 3
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Develop precision in your Spanish writing and differentiate finer shades of meaning in different Spanish speaking countries and in more complex situations. Work with different types of sentences and styles through powerful written conversations that include debates, presentations, cultural discussions, music, literature, and small group work using authentic materials.
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Reading and Writing Spanish - Beginner 2
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Take the next step in learning Spanish. Read a variety of authentic documents taken from daily life situations with a cultural focus in order to gain an understanding of basic Spanish syntax and broaden your vocabulary. Learn essential grammar and produce simple and functional writing such as invitation letters, postcards, thank you notes, daily activities and small ads.
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Reading and Writing Spanish - Intermediate
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Improve your use of more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation in Spanish. Grammar topics may include introduction to subjunctive, simple conditional and the use of connectors. Weekly reading assignments from authentic documents that reflect the diversity of Hispanic culture expand your vocabulary and help you become familiar with different registers of language.
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Reading and Writing Spanish - Lower Intermediate
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Expand your Spanish vocabulary and knowledge of Hispanic culture by reading a variety of authentic documents. Grammar topics may include the preterite and the imperfect, object pronouns and uses of ser and estar. Elevate your writing by learning to express your opinion and using more complex structures.
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Regulatory Science and Health Economics
Course
Developed by the UBC Faculty of Medicine, and the UBC Academy of Translational Medicine's Regulatory Advisory Council, this five-week course explores this emerging discipline, as well as patent regulations, post-market surveillance and regulatory reforms.
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Spanish Beginner 1
Course
Speak and hear Spanish from the first day as you quickly gain basic conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work, and your daily life. Learn pronunciation, expressions, and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings.
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Spanish Beginner 2
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Add to your base of Spanish vocabulary and expressions to communicate in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, family and business. Continue to improve your pronunciation and express preferences. Practise your new Spanish skills and interact with your classmates in a comfortable atmosphere.
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Spanish Intermediate and Advanced
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Focus on improving your conversational Spanish fluency by acquiring more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation. Possible grammar topics, based on student needs, may include the advanced level verb tenses (conditional, future anterior, and introduction to subjunctive,) or use of relative pronouns.
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Spanish Lower Intermediate
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Focus on using Spanish in authentic real-life situations. Continue to expand your vocabulary, and start to elevate your level of language by learning more complex structures with a communication goal in mind. Concentrate on speaking correctly, and distinguishing between the past, present, and future tenses. Begin to learn about nuances of Spanish, including correct levels of language to use in various situations.
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Spanish Summer Institute: Beginner 2 & Lower Intermediate
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Add to your Spanish vocabulary and expressions in order to communicate in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, family and business. Focus on using Spanish in authentic real-life situations to advance your language skills by learning more complex structures with a defined communication goal in mind.