This course will cover contents about the academical and the daily culture of Spain and the Basque Country. It's a course designed to help the foreigner postgraduate students of the University of Deusto to integrate in the daily life of Bilbao and San Sebastian.

1. Seminar on cultural adaptation
Guillermo Gómez
ggomez@deusto.es
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2. Hola
Aupa
Kaixo
Egunon
Buenos días

3. What will we talk about in this course?
Academical
Culture
Daily
culture

4. 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?

5. Spain in Europe
A parliamentary monarchy inside the EU

6. A Parliamentary monarchy
Spanish Constitution (1978)
Head of the State:
King
Legislative
Congress
Senate
Executive
President
Government
Judicial
Supreme
Court
Constitutional
Court
Courts

7. The Head of the State: The King
➔ No executive power.
➔ Represents Spain internationally.
➔ Head of the Armed Forces.
Felipe VI

8. The Legislative branch
Congress Senate
Bicameral system: chosen every 4 years

9. The Legislative branch: The COngress
➔ Lower house of Spanish
parliament.
➔ Legislates.
➔ Controls the executive.
➔ Designates the President.
Direct election every 4 years

10. The Legislative branch: The Senate
➔ Upper house of the
Spanish Parliament.
➔ Can veto or modify laws
proposed by the Congress.
➔ Regional chamber: Senate
reform.
Direct and indirect election every 4 years

11. The Executive branch
➔ Mariano Rajoy (2011)
➔ Indirect election: chosen by
the Parliament.
➔ Designates the Ministers.
President of the Government

12. The Executive branch
➔ President
➔ Vicepresident
➔ 12 Ministers
Council of Ministers

13. The Judicial branch
Supreme Court Constitutional Court
National Court
Supreme Regional
Courts
Provincial Courts
Independent from other branches?

14. The Crisis of the Transition Model
Izquierda Derecha
Traditional
parties
New
parties
Bipartidism in the spotlight

15. The Crisis of the Transition Model
“I’m sorry. I made a mistake that will not be repeated.”
Juan Carlos I
Corruption, economical crisis, political indifference

16. Welcome to Euskadi!
Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa & Araba

17. Euskadi: basque autonomy
Statute of Autonomy of Gernika (1979)

18. Spanish Economy
La transformación de Bilbao
en fotografías.
Tertiary Sector: Tourism

19. Spanish Economy
Unemployment rate in Spain (August 2014)
Total Men Women
Unemployment 24,4% 23,4% 25,4%
Unemployment
53,7% 55,4% 51,7%
(< 25 years old)
High unemployment rate
Unemployment
(25 or older)
22,2% 21,1% 23,6%

20. Spain in the European Union
➔ Schengen, monetary union,
Euro.
➔ 5th in population and
economical size.
➔ Loss of popularity: low
participation in elections
(68% in 1987; 43% in 2014)
Enters the EEC in 1986

21. Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

22. 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.

23. We meet friends...
in bars or in the street.

24. 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.

25. We live at our parents house...
till we find a job (and have a stable relationship).

26. 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.

27. When we move out of our parents’ house...
we try to live close to our family.

28. 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.

29. The family meets together to have lunch...
Depends on the families, but usually once a month.

30. 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.

31. How many people of the same family live together in a
house?
Parents and kids. Sometimes grandparents.

32. Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Who takes usually kids to school?
a. Parents.
b. Grandparents.
c. Babysitters.

33. Who takes usually kids to school?
Grandparents in many cases.

34. Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Grandparents have a very active live?
a. True.
b. False.

35. Grandparents have a very active live?
Grandparents are active members of society.

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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/

39. 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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