You thought this was just vacation? A look into my classes.

Quick first impression about my classes and their professors at the University of Granada.

I was placed into level 7 on the placement exam, which is the High Advanced level of Spanish at the institute. Luckily, this means that I got the classes I signed up for and anticipated before arriving:

Monday/Wednesday

1. 10:00am-11:30am La diversidad del español en el mundo

2. 1:00pm-2:30pm Producción oral y escrita

Tuesday/Thursday

1. 10:00am-11:30am La música española como fenómeno artístico y social: tradición y vanguardia

2. 11:30am-1:00pm Lingüistica española

I really want to talk about the professors of each class...

The Diversity of Spanish class and Spanish Linguistics class are taught by the same teacher, Rosa! She knows very little English but she seems very sweet and loves the areas she teaches. Do I need to really explain what each class is about? I think the titles are pretty evident. What I do believe is that compared to other students from other courses, my classmates and I will have improved our Spanish vocabulary a lot more after taking these classes, as the focus of the Diversity class is about how Spanish differs from region to region!

My teacher for my Oral and Written Communication class, Carmen, is CRAZY. She talks at a rapid pace and LOVES to give us a hard time. "Palabrotas" will escape her mouth which just makes me more comfortable around her! Typically an oral and written communication class is pretty tedious and boring, but with her I might enjoy it. Do I need to translate what she wrote on the board (cama = bed)?

I was afraid of my Spanish music class, but it turns out I LOVE MY PROFESSORA already! Maite seems SUPER passionate about Spanish music as a phenomenon in culture and society. She wants to give us opportunities to visit many music events in Granada, so she will be a way for me to get out and explore Granada culture more! Also she studied in Salem, Oregon for 3-4 months— the FIRST I have ever heard of a Spaniard knowing anything about Oregon, let alone having lived there!

The classes don't seem to intensively heavy with busywork, but I am nervous for the exams! If you don't know, the grading system in Europe is a 1-10 scale. 5 is the equivalent to a C. Classes have JUST begun, so wish me luck.

Rachel