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Study Abroad in Mexico: Intensive Spanish Course

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Program Overview

Practice your Spanish through language classes and daily conversations with your host family. Based in the City of Eternal Spring, this program is led by experienced instructors who ensure you receive close attention.

Small class sizes, with five or fewer students, allow you to build a strong foundation of Spanish in a few short weeks. Courses take place at Cemanahuac Educational Community, an international language institute housed in a villa in the elegant Las Palmas section of the city.

Take the program over winter break, May session, or during the summer. Enroll in one four- or 5-credit language course per term. May and summer sessions can be combined, allowing you to complete up to four semesters of Spanish language in 12 weeks.

Medical Spanish (equivalent of SPAN 1004) is offered as a four-week course and includes visits to local hospitals, a "temazcal" (traditional Aztec sauna), and an herbal medicine market.

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Program Highlights

Choose from beginning, intermediate, or advanced Spanish language courses.
Learn from native Spanish speakers in the classroom.
Live with a Mexican host family to further improve your language skills and gain insight into modern Mexican life.
Take an excursion to the striking pyramids of Teotihuacan.
Enjoy Cuernavaca's gorgeous climate, ancient ruins, and colonial architecture.

What's Included

Tuition & Fees
Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
Cultural Training / Program / Orientation
Academic Credit
Language Lessons

Program Details

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Locations

  • Cuernavaca, Mexico

Fields & Subjects

  • Spanish
  • Literature

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered
  • Year Round
  • Terms Available
  • Winter

Eligible Nationalities

  • American

Education Levels & Language

  • Education
  • University Freshman (1st Year)
  • University Sophomore (2nd Year)
  • University Junior (3rd Year)
  • University Senior (4th Year)
  • University 5th Year or More

Accommodation Options

  • Home-stays

Application Procedures

  • Online Application
  • Written Application
  • Other

Age Requirement

18-35

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