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Summer Program in Valladolid, Spain

First Session: May 16-June 20, 2009
Second Session: June 19-July 24, 2009
Eight Week Session: May 16-July 12, 2009


Program Description

The summer program in Valladolid, Spain, is mainly, although not solely, intended for students who are looking to fulfill their language requirement while completely immersing in the Spanish culture.  Participants live with Spanish families for the entire duration of the five week program.  The program is also intended for students who are thinking about majoring or pursuing a minor in Spanish.  It provides a great opportunity to develop their language skills to an appropriate level for advanced Spanish courses.  The program includes visit to historical cities such as Salamanca and Segovia; visit to museums and castles (Coca and Peñafiel), among others, and some social events such as a welcome reception and a farewell dinner.

This program offers the following courses:

112  Beginning Spanish II (4 credits)
151  Intensive Beginner’s Spanish I (8 credits) 
       This course shall cover the thematic and linguistic content of Spanish
       111 and 112.
200  Intensive Intermediate Spanish I (8 credits) 
       This course shall cover the thematic and linguistic content of Spanish
       112 and 211. Completion of this course fulfills the core language
       requirement.
211  Intermediate Spanish (4 credits)
       Completion of this course fulfills the core language requirement.
New course:
251  Intensive Spanish (12 credits)
       The equivalent of 111, 112 and 211. This course fulfills the language
      
requirement.
212  Texts and Contexts in the Hispanic World (4 credits)
311  Written/oral Communication I (4 credits)
312  Written/oral Communication II (4 credits)

Cost

To be determined each year.  If you take an 8-credit course, the cost of the entire program which includes room and board with a Spanish family (three meals a day, laundry), health insurance, and visit to museums, cathedrals, castles, and historical cities; it will be roughly the same or less than the same 8 credits on campus on any given semester.

Applications due as soon as you can reserve your place.
Deposit of $300 due as soon as you can make it.
Deposits are refundable until two weeks after they are received.

For your independent travel time, Eurailpass has several options for students, depending on the number of countries you want to visit.  And Eurailpass Youth is a Website for unlimited travel for a specific time period. Our own Office for Education Abroad in Main 004 can help you order the right Eurailpass for your needs. The recommendation from past groups is that you buy a ticket at your local travel agent for five days, four countries. If you get these in the USA, you could save more than $100.