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48 Instructor’s Manual • Lesson Two Section Goals In Cultura , students will: • learn how students choose their majors and enter the university • learn academic-related terms • read about the Universidad de Salamanca • read about university enrollment KEY STANDARDS Communication Interpretive Communication (Activity 1, 3); Presentational Communication (Activity 4, Teaching options) Connections Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives (Activity 4) Comparisons Cultural Comparisons (Activity 2, Teaching options) En detalle Antes de leer Ask students about their experiences entering the university. What were important factors in their decision of where to study? Have they chosen their majors yet? If so, how did they decide? Lectura • Many students tend to live at home. If they do live on campus, they usually live in a residencia estudiantil or a colegio mayor . The colegio mayor tends to offer more student life, similar to that of a sorority or fraternity. • Unlike a U.S. university, where one might find a quadrangle where students gather, student life in Hispanic universities might take place in individual facultades. Después de leer Ask students which university system they prefer. 1 Expansion Give students these sentences as items 6-7: 6. An undergraduate degree is often called a licenciatura . ( Cierto. ) 7. The majority of Hispanics that study in the U.S. are Colombian. ( Falso . There are more Mexican than Colombian students in the U.S.) TEACHING OPTIONS Small Groups In groups of three, have students describe the photos on this page. Ask them to write as much as they can in Spanish about the university and students pictured. Then have volunteers read their descriptions to the class. Cultural Activity Ask student pairs to create a list of comparisons between U.S. universities and universities in Spanish-speaking countries. Encourage them to consider enrollment, student life, majors, tuition, and other significant aspects. Then survey the class and summarize the results. cultura 2 ACTIVIDADES Since higher education in the Spanish- speaking world is heavily state-subsidized, tuition is almost free. As a result, public universities see large enrollments. Spanish and Latin American students generally choose their carrera universitaria (major) when they’re eighteen—which is either the year they enter the university or the year before. In order to enroll, all students must complete a high school degree, known as the bachillerato . In countries like Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru, the last year of high school ( colegio* ) tends to be specialized in an area of study, such as the arts or natural sciences. Students then choose their major according to their area of specialization. Similarly, university- bound students in Argentina focus their studies on speci c elds, such as the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, communication, art and design, and economics and business, during their ve years of high school. Based on this coursework, Argentine students choose their carrera . Finally, in Spain, students choose their major according to the score they receive on the prueba de aptitud (skills test or entrance exam). University graduates receive a licenciatura , or bachelor’s degree. In Argentina and Chile, a licenciatura takes four to six years to complete, and may be considered equivalent to a master’s degree. In Peru and Venezuela, a bachelor’s degree is a ve-year process. Spanish and Colombian licenciaturas take four to ve years, although some elds, such as medicine, require six or more. Estudiantes hispanos en los EE.UU . In the 2017–18 academic year, over 15,000 Mexican students (almost 2% of all international students) studied at U.S. universities. Venezuelans were the second largest Spanish-speaking group, with over 8,000 students. *¡Ojo! El colegio is a false cognate. In most countries, it means high school , but in some regions it refers to an elementary school. All undergraduate study takes place at la universidad . Universidad Central de Venezuela en Caracas ¿Cierto o falso? Indicate whether these statements are cierto or falso . Correct the false statements. 1. Undergraduates study at a colegio or an universidad. 2. In Mexico, the bachillerato involves specialized study. 3. After studying at a colegio , students receive their bachillerato . 4. In Argentina, students focus their studies in their high school years. 5. Venezuelans complete a licenciatura in five years. 1 Falso . An undergraduate student takes classes at an universidad. Cierto . Cierto . Cierto . Cierto . Comparación Compare choosing a major in Spain or Latin America with choosing a major at your college or university. • Higher education in Argentina • Higher education in Mexico • Higher education in Spain 2 Communicative Goal: Identify practices related to choosing a major in Spanish-speaking countries La elección de una carrera universitaria EN DETALLE