Spanish-speaking-Asian Business Project

School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Programme of Political Science, Laboratory for Politics and International Relations

Instructed by Dr. Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, Sep – Nov 2022

  • Programme Description

    This is a collaborative project aimed at designing a Sino-Hispanic project in Spanish. It can be a business project, an educational project, or a non-for-profit NGO project. Students need to propose an idea for such a project based on the current socio-economic conjunctures of the areas studied with the guidance of the teachers. During the elaboration of this project, students must take into account the existing trend in trade between the business communities of the regions studied, as well as the diplomatic relations between them. They should also show some understanding of well-known administrative procedures that are typically required in order to carry out similar projects. This knowledge can be based on information published on websites, in the press, and on scholarly publications that are accessible to the general public.
  • Intended Learning Outcomes

    At the end of this exercise, students will

    • Acquire some knowledge about trade and international relations between China and a Spanish-speaking country in a collaborative manner, with teachers and classmates based in China and Colombia
    • Develop a capacity to work in (multicultural) teams
    • Develop their intercultural competence
    • Improve their capacity to present an academic project
    • Improve their spoken and written Spanish for professional purposes
    • Learn how to manage their time in global teams
    • Become aware of the benefits of adopting a global perspective to the design and implementation of bilateral or global projects
  • Digital Technologies Used for Teaching

    Zoom, Whatsapp, collaborative editing tools, poster design applications