Summer Program in Mexico

May 28th - June 24th 2008

 Spanish 201 & 202

A very affordable, four-week program that enables students to  complete the second year of Spanish while experiencing the culture of Mexico

          In this intermediate level course students will encounter a continued study of Spanish; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills; readings based on Spanish culture. 

        The class will travel to Mexico on Wednesday, May 28 with the first class on Thursday, May 29.  Students attend classes at the Saltillo campus of the Instituto Technológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Excursions and cultural classes are planned for each afternoon.  Students will receive three credits for successful completion of either Span 201 or Span 202 and an additional 2 credits as Humanities (Hum 195).

Included in the program fee of $2,500:

• Airfare
• Transportation on excursions around Mexico
• Room and Board in a Host Family Home
• Breakfast and Lunch on campus (students need to budget around $5-$10/day for dinners)
• All hotels
• Excursions to:

-Monterrey

-Cuatro Ciénegas

-The Pacific Coast

-Saltillo Cathedral

-Guided “Tranvia” tour of Saltillo

-The Museum of the Desert

-Vito Alessio Robles Cultural Center

• Entrances to museums, and cathedrals
• Guided tours by UVA-Wise faculty and local experts
• The price of the course (5 credits)
• One of four possible cultural courses offered by Monterrey Tech faculty (Latin dance, Mexican cooking, photography or handicrafts)
• Medical insurance
• The priceless experience of immersion in the daily life of a foreign culture and language!!!!

Director: Jessica Williams, Teaching Fellow of Spanish,

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

E-mail: jmw6fc@uvawise.edu, Phone: (276) 376-4693, Office: Zehmer Hall 210B.

Course: Span 201 or SPAN 202 (3 credits + 2 “Humanities” credits = 5 credits)

For more info and to apply:

International Programs Office,

Darden Hall 105

e-mail: internationalprograms@uvawise.edu

Phone: (276) 328 -0287