Join us for a semester long study program and watch your Spanish skills soar while you make friends from around the world and immerse yourself in Mexican culture. You can earn up to 18 credits at your home university and complete your Spanish requirements while having the unique opportunity to attend classes with Mexican and international students. You have so much to gain, and nothing to lose.
We welcome you to come and share this experience with us!
Advantages:
No more than 5 students per class
6 hours a day, 5 days a week
Native Spanish Speaking Teachers
Complete Cultural Immersion
Dynamic guided conversation workshops
Complete flexibility
Components:
Intensive Spanish Language Class (3 hrs.)
After taking a brief entrance exam and oral interview with a Spanish professor, students are placed in small groups according to their previous level of Spanish fluency, their ability to communicate, and their interests. We subscribe to the "Group 5 System" in which no more than 5 students are assigned to a professor. This guarantees that our students receive the attention they need and encourages interaction among the group. This class focuses on 4 main skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Latin American or Grammar Courses (2 hrs.)
This is a flexible option that allows the students to choose from an assortment of classes in the following areas of study: Art, Business, Education, History, Latin-American Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Spanish grammar.
Cultural Lectures, Idiomatic Expressions or Conversation (1 hr.)
This component is designed to improve students' listening and conversational Spanish Language skills and cultural awareness by corrected discussions on topics like holidays, festivities, and family life. Students are encouraged to compare and contrast their own culture with their experiences in Mexico. Students are taught idiomatic expressions that will help them interact and better understand the culture in which they are immersed.
Schedule Example
Week
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
8:00 - 9:00
INTENSIVE
SPANISH
LANGUAGE
CLASS
SPN 211
INTENSIVE
SPANISH
LANGUAGE
CLASS
SPN212
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A
C
A
T
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N
INTENSIVE
SPANISH
LANGUAGE
CLASS
SPN212
INTENSIVE
SPANISH
LANGUAGE
CLASS
SPN 322
9:10 - 10:00
10:10 - 11:00
11:15 - 12:00
LATIN AMERICAN COURSES 1
LATIN AMERICAN COURSES 2
12:10 - 13:00
13:10 - 14:00
CONVERSATION
CULTURAL LECTURES
AFTERNOON OPTIONAL
ACTIVITIES
OPTIONAL CLASSES
& ACTIVITIES
OPTIONAL CLASSES
& ACTIVITIES
Program Dates
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
AUG 28 Semester Students Arrive AUG 29 Orientation AUG 31 First Six Weeks of Classes Begins OCT 09 First Six Weeks of Classes Ends OCT 12 Mid-Semester Vacation Begins OCT 16 Mid-Semester Vacation Ends OCT 19 Second Six Weeks of Classes Begins NOV 27 Second Six Weeks of Classes Ends DEC 25 Christmas
JAN 01 New Year’s Day JAN 15 Semester Students Arrive JAN16 Orientation JAN18 First Six Weeks of Classes Begins FEB26 First Six Weeks of Classes Ends MAR01 Mid-Semester Vacation Begins MAR05 Mid-Semester Vacation Ends MAR 08 Second Six Weeks of Classes Begins APRI02 Good Friday APR 16 Second Six Weeks of Classes Ends
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
AUG 27 Semester Students Arrive AUG 28 Orientation AUG 30 First Six Weeks of Classes Begins OCT 08 First Six Weeks of Classes Ends OCT 11 Mid-Semester Vacation Begins OCT 15 Mid-Semester Vacation Ends OCT 18 Second Six Weeks of Classes Begins NOV 26 Second Six Weeks of Classes Ends DEC 25 Christmas
JAN 01 New Year’s Day JAN 14 Semester Students Arrive JAN 15 Orientation JAN 17 First Six Weeks of Classes Begins FEB 25 First Six Weeks of Classes Ends FEB 28 Mid-Semester Vacation Begins MAR 04 Mid-Semester Vacation Ends MAR 07 Second Six Weeks of Classes Begins APR 15 Second Six Weeks of Classes Ends
