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1.1: Introducción

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    150568
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    In this chapter...

    We will Explore:

    • Spain and its educational system
    • Cultural practices of Spanish youth
    • The student experience in Spain

    Learning outcomes:

    • Compare aspects of the Spanish educational system with students' US university experience
    • Talk about actions and events in the past
    • Locate objects and events in time and space
    • Describe and discuss difficulties of being a university student
    • Use the words "saber" and "conocer" to discuss different kinds of knowing
    Old Library in University of Salamanca Botellón en el Corpus 2006
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): “Old Library in University of Salamanca” by Antoine Taveneaux is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): “Botellón en el Corpus 2006” by Arkangel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    1.1: Introducción is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by E. Aldea, A. Anderson, K. Armstrong, J.Liu, and A. Stachura.