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Seminar on cultural adaptation
Guillermo Gó[email protected]
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Hola Aupa
Kaixo Egunon
Buenos días
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What will we talk about in this course?
Academical Culture
Dailyculture
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What will we talk about in this course?
October 17th Spain in Europe: a parliamentary monarchy inside the EU.Let’s meet! Friendship & family relations.
October 24th The Spain of the autonomies: Cultural diversity.Are Spaniards always sleeping “siestas”? Timetables.
October 31th From Dictatorship to Democracy: the Spanish recent History.Are Spaniards so informal? Uses of “tú” and “usted”.
November 7th 20th Spanish Society: the change in values.Nonverbal language.
November 14th Cultural Icons: Cinema, Literature, Music, Sports…Shall we hang out tonight? Or I’ll invite you to my house?
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Spain in Europe
A parliamentary monarchy inside the EU
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A Parliamentary monarchy
Spanish Constitution (1978)
Head of the State:
King
Legislative
Congress
Senate
Executive
President
Government
Judicial
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
Courts
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The Head of the State: The King
Felipe VI
➔ No executive power.
➔ Represents Spain internationally.
➔ Head of the Armed Forces.
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The Legislative branch
Bicameral system: chosen every 4 years
Congress Senate
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The Legislative branch: The COngress
Direct election every 4 years
➔ Lower house of Spanish parliament.
➔ Legislates.
➔ Controls the executive.
➔ Designates the President.
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The Legislative branch: The Senate
Direct and indirect election every 4 years
➔ Upper house of the Spanish Parliament.
➔ Can veto or modify laws proposed by the Congress.
➔ Regional chamber: Senate reform.
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The Executive branch
President of the Government
➔ Mariano Rajoy (2011)
➔ Indirect election: chosen by the Parliament.
➔ Designates the Ministers.
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The Executive branch
Council of Ministers
➔ President
➔ Vicepresident
➔ 12 Ministers
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The Judicial branch
Independent from other branches?
Supreme Court Constitutional Court
National Court
Supreme Regional Courts
Provincial Courts
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The Crisis of the Transition Model
Bipartidism in the spotlight
Izquierda DerechaTraditional parties
New
parties
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The Crisis of the Transition Model
Corruption, economical crisis, political indifference
“I’m sorry. I made a mistake that will not be repeated.”Juan Carlos I
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Welcome to Euskadi!
Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa & Araba
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Euskadi: basque autonomy
Statute of Autonomy of Gernika (1979)
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Spanish Economy
Tertiary Sector: TourismLa transformación de Bilbao
en fotografías.
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Spanish Economy
High unemployment rate
Unemployment rate in Spain (August 2014)
Total Men Women
Unemployment 24,4% 23,4% 25,4%
Unemployment(< 25 years old)
53,7% 55,4% 51,7%
Unemployment(25 or older)
22,2% 21,1% 23,6%
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Spain in the European Union
Enters the EEC in 1986
➔ Schengen, monetary union, Euro.
➔ 5th in population and economical size.
➔ Loss of popularity: low participation in elections (68% in 1987; 43% in 2014)
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
In Spain, when we want to meet our friends, we meet them…
a. at your friend’s house.b. at a bar.c. in the street.
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We meet friends...
in bars or in the street.
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
In Spain, we live at our parents’ house till…
a. we find a job.b. we start university.c. we get married or have a
stable relationship.
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We live at our parents house...
till we find a job (and have a stable relationship).
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
When we move out of our parents’ house…
a. we usually move to the same neighbourhood.
b. we frequently move to a different city.
c. we live where we can afford.
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When we move out of our parents’ house...
we try to live close to our family.
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
The family meets together to have lunch…
a. once a week.b. once a month.c. once a year.
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The family meets together to have lunch...
Depends on the families, but usually once a month.
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
How many people of the same family live together in a house?
a. Parents with kids.b. Grandparents, parents &
kids.c. Grandparents, parents, kids
& other members of the family.
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How many people of the same family live together in a house?
Parents and kids. Sometimes grandparents.
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Who takes usually kids to school?
a. Parents.b. Grandparents.c. Babysitters.
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Who takes usually kids to school?
Grandparents in many cases.
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Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Grandparents have a very active live?
a. True.b. False.
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Grandparents have a very active live?
Grandparents are active members of society.
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Fuente de las fotografías
➔ Quijote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpoyatos/4543737995/➔ Mujeres en la calle: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/9650158117/➔ Hola: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oleg_mirabo/3070113843/➔ Escudo España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Espa%C3%B1a_%28mazonado%29.
svg➔ Bandera de España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain.svg➔ Bandera de Europa: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Europe.svg➔ Ikurriña: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg➔ Congreso de los diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Congreso_de_los_Diputados_%
28Espa%C3%B1a%29_14.jpg➔ Logo del Congreso de los Diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logocongreso.gif➔ Felipe VI: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe_VI.jpg➔ Congreso de los Diputados:: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Interior_del_Congreso_de_los_Diputados_de_Espa%C3%B1a.jpg➔ Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuevo_Edificio_del_Senado.001_-_Madrid.JPG
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Fuente de las fotografías➔ Elecciones al Congreso: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Spanish_Congress_of_Deputies_after_2011_election.png➔ Elecciones al Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senado_Espa%C3%B1a_2011.png➔ Mariano Rajoy: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presidente_Mariano_Rajoy_Brey_2012_-
_La_Moncloa.JPG➔ Consejo de Ministros: https://flic.kr/p/b7fnQg➔ Tribunal Supremo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal-Supremo.jpg➔ Tribunal Constitucional: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal_Constitucional.jpg➔ Juan Carlos I: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Carlos_2004.jpg➔ Iñaki Urdangarin: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:I%C3%B1aki_Urdangar%C3%ADn.jpg➔ Jordi Pujol: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Converg%C3%A8ncia_Democr%C3%
A0tica_de_Catalunya_-_Confer%C3%A8ncia_Jordi_Pujol_1.jpg➔ Lauburu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lauburu.svg ➔ Árbol de Gernika: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robledegernika2.JPG➔ Mapa España-Euskadi:: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco#mediaviewer/File:Localizaci%
C3%B3n_del_Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco.svg
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Fuente de las fotografías➔ Parlamento Vasco: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parlamento_Vasco.jpg➔ Lehendakari Urkullu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urkullu_lehendakaria.jpg➔ Parlamento Vasco, elecciones: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
2012ko_Eusko_Legebiltzarrerako_hauteskundeak.jpg➔ Grúas industriales: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitigudino65/3712038689/in/photostream/➔ Museo Guggenheim: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05.jpg➔ Tasa de paro: http://www.libremercado.com/2012-04-27/la-tasa-de-paro-alcanza-el-244-en-el-primer-
trimestre-1276456952/➔ Firma Tratado Unión Europea: http://www.exteriores.gob.
es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/UnionEuropea/Paginas/EspUE.aspx➔ Celebración de la amistad: https://www.flickr.com/photos/der_baum/12060673864/➔ Terraza bares: https://www.flickr.com/photos/muesca/6025299976/➔ Casa de los padres: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaako/344288554/➔ Homesickness: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/5884796087/
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Fuente de las fotografías➔ Family meeting: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliancerutti/8114610080/in/photostream/➔ Familia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/betta_design/10154134615/in/photostream/➔ Abuelo con nietos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/estebanfdez/8062615563/➔ Abuelos bailando: https://www.flickr.com/photos/luismiguelmartins/329483809/➔ Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dskley/9645435189
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