Lección 2
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la ventana
window
el reloj
clock
la puerta
door
el mapa
map
la pizarra
whiteboard
el borrador
eraser
el marcador
marker
la papelera
wastebasket
la profesora
teacher (fem)
la mesa
table
el papel
paper
el estudiante
student (masc)
la estudiante
student (fem)
la mochila
backpack
la calculadora
calculator
el escritorio
desk
la pluma
pen
el libro
book
la silla
chair
las materias
subjects
la historia
history
las humanidades
humanities
el inglés
english
las lenguas extranjeras
foreign languages
la literatura
literature
las matemáticas
mathematics
el periodismo
journalism
la psicología
psychology
la química
chemistry
la sociología
sociology
la semana
week
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is it?
Hoy es martes
It is Tuesday
lunes
monday
martes
tuesday
miércoles
wednesday
jueves
thursday
viernes
friday
sábado
saturday
domingo
sunday
la biblioteca
library
la cafetería
cafeteria
la casa
house
el estadio
stadium
el laboratorio
laboratory
la librería
bookstore
la residencia estudiantil
dormitory
la universidad
university
el compañero de clase
classmate (masc)
la compañera de clase
classmate (fem)
el compañero de cuarto
roommate (masc)
la compañera de cuarto
roommate (fem)
la clase
class
el curso
course
la especialización
major
el examen
exam
el horario
schedule
la prueba
quiz
el semestre
semester
la tarea
homework
el trimestre
trimester
la administración de empresas
business administration
el arte
art
la biología
biology
las ciencias
science
la computación
computer science
la contabilidad
accounting
la economía
economy
el español
spanish
la física
physics
la geografía
geography
la música
music
Spanish + Latin American students generally choose their carrerea universitaroa when
they are 18
carrera universitaria
major
Bachillerato
High school degree
Colegio
High school
In Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru, the last year of HS is
specialized in an area of study such as arts or natural sciences
La Universidad de Salamanca
Established in 1218
Oldest university in Spain
Located in one of the most spectacular Renaissance cities in Europe
Licenciatura
bachelor’s degree
Argentina + Chile - 4-6 years to complete
Peru + Venezuela - 5 year process
Spanish + Colombian - 4-5 years; fields like medicine need 6+ years
Salamanca
Nicknamed La Ciudad Dorada (The Golden City) for the golden glow of its famous sandstone buildings
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
True college town; the prosperity and city life depend on and revolve around the university population
Over 38k students in Spain + abroad study each year
Over 250 academic programs with renowned Spanish courses for foreign students
Las universidades hispanas
Common for universities in Spain and Latin AMerica to have extremely large student body populations
Universidad de Buenos Aires Pop
316.000 estudiantes
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Pop
200.000 estudiantes
Universidad Complutense de Madrid Pop
83.000 estudiantes
Universidad Central de Venezuela
62.600 estudiantes
Enrique Iglesias
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Used the name Enrique Martínez on demos to get his first record contract; to succeed w/o his dad’s help/influence (Julio Iglesias)
aprobar
to pass
la asignatura (esp.)
la clase, la materia
la clase anual
year-long course
el examen parcial
midterm exam
la facultad
department, school
la investigación
research
el profesorado
faculty
reprobar; suspender (esp.)
to fail
sacar buenas/malas notas
to get good/bad grades
tomar apuntes
to take notes
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexican university system with 33 campuses and a virtual university
Universidad Virtual - established in 1989, one of the pioneers of distance learning in North America; extended outside Mexico to the U.S. and various Latin American countries
Universidad Virtual - offers a variety of graduate (ex: business admin, education, humanities, social sciences, engineering, com-sci) and continuing education programs with professor-tutor guide
Universidad Virtual Slogan - “Tu futuro comienza (begins) hoy.”
yo
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tú
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