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    Universidad de Chile
    Santiago, Chile

    Located in the capital Santiago, the 175-year old Universidad de Chile is the country’s oldest and main institution of higher education. In the areas of teaching and research the Universidad de Chile develops about 30% off all scientific and technological research at the national level. It is an autonomous, public and national university.

    Since its founding in 1842, the Universidad de Chile’s faculty members and its alumni have been a key element in the development of new laws, new institutions and the frame of Chile’s social, political, economic, artistic and cultural system. The university, during this period, has had a strong influence in Latin American countries by way of training their human resources.

    Among its first Presidents, was the Venezuelan humanist and jurist Professor Andrés Bello (1843-1865), and the Polish scientist & mineralogist Professor Ignacio Domeyko (1867-1883). Located in Santiago, with 19 Chilean Presidents being distinguished alumni. Two Chilean alumni were Nobel Prize winners in Literature – Gabriela Mistral (1945) and Pablo Neruda (1971). The University of Chile has an annual budget of approximately US$ 1.2 billion.

    Website: https://uchile.cl/english

    VSE Season 3, 2024-25 - Virtual Language Center: Courses offered by Universidad de Chile


    Application Deadline

    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Jun 20, 2025 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)


    Course Information

    Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

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    Number of Credits2
    Offering DepartmentFaculty of Philosophy and Humanities
    Course TeacherClaudia Flores
    Language of InstructionSpanish
    First Day of ClassJul 8, 2025
    Last Day of ClassAug 21, 2025
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue & Thu 0800–0930
    Time ZoneUTC−03
    Course Description

    This course is designed for undergraduate students from universities belonging to the APRU network  and aims to introduce them to learning Spanish as a foreign language from a communicative approach language from a communicative approach. The course is structured around a student-centered communicative student-centered communicative approach. Through the development of basic oral and written comprehension , it seeks to facilitate communication in simple social contexts simple social contexts.

    In addition, it incorporates relevant sociocultural content that promotes the knowledge of Chilean society and culture, fostering a more comprehensive and meaningful learning experience  more comprehensive and meaningful learning experience.

     

    Course Outline

    https://ucampus.uchile.cl/m/filosofia_catalogo/?semestre=20251&depto=17020006

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    Spanish A1

    Points to Note for Students

    The classes will be developed synchronously through Zoom, complemented with asynchronous activities available on the Ucursos platform.
    asynchronous activities available on the Ucursos platform. The methodology includes:
    - Group and interactive activities to strengthen listening comprehension and oral interaction.
    listening comprehension and oral interaction.
    - Individual and pair exercises oriented to oral and written production.
    - Use of multimedia resources and adapted materials that 

     

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    None



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