12-week, 12-credit Language Immersion Experience
Complete your entire three-course language requirement in one summer.
- Basic Spanish I (Spanish 1000) (4 credits)
- Basic Spanish II (Spanish 1010) (4 credits)
- Intermediate Spanish (Spanish 2000) (4 credits)
This program allows students to learn Spanish where it is spoken. It will allow you to learn the maximum amount of Spanish in the minimum amount of time, learn Spanish in its cultural context, and experience the cultures of the Spanish speaking world.
Program Prerequisites
An open mind, and adventurous spirit, and a willingness to live outside of your home culture and language.
Experience Breakdown
Mexico May 13-June 24: You will spend nine days studying Survival Spanish with Millsaps professor Sarah Wamester on the Millsaps KIUIC Reserve and in the nearby city of Oxkutzkab, learning how to get around in Mexico and how to communicate with people in Spanish on a very basic level. You will learn how to greet people politely and express thanks, how to order food in a restaurant, and how to communicate with people in a home environment.
You will then enter a language immersion program in the city of Merida. For 3.5 weeks, you will live with a middle-class Mexican host family and take Beginning Spanish classes from native speakers. Average class size of 3-5 students insures high levels of personal interaction. During the course of your stay in Merida, you will have the option to visit nearby attractions such as Mayan ruins, natural caves, beaches, nature preserves and even a working ranch. You will truly be immersed in the language and culture of Mexico.
For the last five days in Mexico, we will travel to Mexico City, where we will experience the architectural, artistic, and archaeological treasures of Mexico’s rich cultures.
Costa Rica: June 25-August 5: You will travel to San José, the bustling capital of Costa Rica, where you will continue your language studies. You will stay with a middle-class ‘Tica (Costa Rican) host family, and will have the opportunity to truly immerse yourself in Spanish language and Costa Rican culture, taking classes with motivated students from all over the world. You will have the opportunity to visit many important natural wonders of the country, including the Cloud Forest and Isla Tortuga. We will finish the experience with a trip to the Pacific Ocean, where we will spend the final weekend at the beach.
http://www.merida.gob.mx/turismo/ www.kiuic.org
For more information, please contact
Sarah Wamester, Assistant Professor of Spanish
wamess@millsaps.edu
Program Cost: Contact Director
Program Cost Includes:
- Twelve hours tuition
- Language Instruction
- Lodging and most meals
- Cultural excursions
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