Description

The Summer Spanish Program is based in Cuenca, Ecuador, a city of nearly 300,000 people. Nourished by four main rivers, Cuenca sits in a valley at 8,400 feet above sea level and enjoys spring-like temperatures year round. In addition to formal, classroom study in Cuenca, the Program includes several field trips. In Ecuador, students will travel to Quito and the Andean highlands, and those who opt for the 10-week program have the option of visiting the Ecuadorian rainforest and, in Peru, visit Cusco, the oldest continually-inhabited city in the New World and Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas.

Augustana and CEDEI offer a 10-week program at all levels of Spanish as well as a 5-week intensive session for students who have completed a minimum of 1 course of Advanced level work at their home universities. Advanced students can opt for the 10 week program or the 5-week intensive program. The intensive program will offer 1 course in Latin American Culture and 1 in Literature. Students can opt to enroll for 1 or both (3 or 6 credits). Students at all levels can also sign up for the 10 week option which provides a richer immersion experience and more extensive travel throughout Ecuador and Peru.

Courses Offered in Summer 2012: Courses do not offer Learning Perspective credits, however at the 300 or 400 level this program is counted as an Augustana Learning Community.

SN150: Basic Spanish (9 credits, equivalent to SPAN 101,102, & 103)
SN250: Intermediate Spanish (9 credits, equivalent to SN201, 202, and 203)
SN350 (G): Advanced Spanish (9 credits, equivalent to SPAN301, 326, and 3 elective credits)
SN451(G): Latin American Women Writers (3 credits, equivalent to SPAN 344)
SN454 (G): Latin American History: Conquest & Colonization (3 credits, equivalent to SN326)
SN457 (G): Contemporary Latin American Society (3 credits, equivalent to SPAN327)
SN458 (G): Indigenous Literature & Culture of the Andes (3 credits, equivalent to SPAN 344)

Highlights

The Augustana Summer Spanish in the Andes offers students the chance to study a year of Spanish at any level (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced) in the colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Providing two calendar options and coursework in language, culture and literature, this program provides up to 9 semester credits of Spanish in its 10-week program or 3-6 credits of Advanced Spanish (literature & culture) in its 5 week model. Both programs offer students several exciting excursions within Ecuador, including Quito and Otavalo. Students in the 10-week program also enjoy a course-concluding excursion to Peru where they can visit Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire as well as the once-lost city of Machu Picchu. Students live with families, where they can not only improve their language skills but get first-hand insight into the lives and warmth of Ecuadorian families.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Culture
• Spanish
• Spanish Literature

Cost in US$:

USD4,500 - USD7,700

Program Fees Include:

Cost varies by program length (5 or 10 weeks) and number of credits awarded (3-6-9).

Program fee includes tuition, room & board in Cuenca, hotels, tours & excursions, on-site staff & services. health insurance, and round trip airfare (from/to Miami). Academic credit is granted from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month

Augustana College's Mission Statement

Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and changing world. Augustana continues to do what it has always done - challenge and prepare students for lives of leadership and service in our complex, ever-changing world.

Year Founded

1860