Spanish Language and History of Spanish Art

1 Week Course in Vélez-Málaga, Spain.

Erasmus+ Spanish language, and History of Spanish Art course

Course Description:

Spanish language, and History of Spanish Art. As a literary language, Spanish has created one of the richest and most fruitful Literatures in the world, but the skill of creating beauty and generating new ideas is not reduced to the field of books. The Spanish genius touches all the fields of Arts: architecture, painting, sculpture, and music with the internationally recognized Flamenco. There are very few countries in the world with similar richness and artist profusion so wide and abundant as the Spanish Arts.

We have samples of all the possible artist movements of Europe, with the added extra unique expression of the Andalusian Art carried by Arabs from the far Orient during the great historical period of Al-Andalus that gave us treasures like the palace of Alhambra in Granada, the mosque-cathedral of Cordoba, the Royal Alcázars of Sevilla, etc. Land of artists like Picasso who was born in Málaga, the famous Mediterranean city of museums. Situated next to the Mediterranean sea in Costa del Sol, Casa Al-Andalus in Vélez-Málaga is one of the best places to start your journey to the land of Arts.

Activities: Local excursion included.

Methods: Digital explanation, Storytelling, Project-Based Learning, and Socratic dialogue.

Concepts:

• Introduction to the Spanish language.
• Classic Art in Spain.
• Spanish Romanic Art.
• Arts of Al-Andalus.
• Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque in Spain.
• Goya and Neoclassicism.
• Avant-garde and Surrealism: Picasso, Miro, Dali.

Objectives:

• Generate a practical working use of the Spanish language.
• Know the main traces of Spanish periods of Art.
• Discover the Hispanic world and its rich culture.
• Discover the most iconic masterpiece of Spanish Art.
• Understand the greatest masters of Spanish Art.
• Analyze the richness of Spanish cultural heritage.
• Enjoy Spanish music, dance, folklore, traditions, and the main festival of Spain.