2008 Summer Study Abroad Programs

GERMAN STUDY ABROAD

Contact person: Dr. Margarete Landwehr, Main Hall 108 ext. 2465. Office hours: Tues/Thurs. 3:30-5:30.  Or write to mlandwehr@wcupa.edu  

      Millersville University in Marburg: One semester, two semesters, and a summer program.

Courses offered in German language, literature and culture and other subjects. 12-15 credits per semester.

      Berlin Summer Program: June, 2008 at “Die Neue Schule” organized through Studium Forum.

Four week language program: Two courses, six transfer credits. Stay with a German family. City day tours.  Optional six-week internship program at a Berlin museum (after required language program) for three credits.   (prices to be determined per $/Euro exchange rate) June, 2008. Application deadline: March 1.

FRENCH STUDY ABROAD

SAINTE-ANNE, GUADELOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES – WCU FLG endorsed and affiliated program.  Contact person: Dr. Anne-Marie Moscatelli, Main Hall 106 610 436 2383. Office hours: T,TH, 8:30-10:30. E-mail address: amoscatelli@wcupa.edu

Study French language and Creole culture at the Media Langues Caraïbes school. Courses taught by local faculty. Length of program: two, four, six, or eight weeks. Number of credits proportional to length of stay: from 3 to 12 transfer credits. Small classes (maximum 6). Stay with a Guadeloupean family. Prices to be determined by dollar/euro exchange rate. School runs all year-long. Flexible registration.

SPANISH STUDY ABROAD

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO STUDY ABROAD  (June 6 – July 18, 2008)

6 week Summer Study at ITESO University in the state of Jalisco.  Courses in Spanish language, literature, film & culture are taught by Mexican and U.S. faculty, and are easily combined with English- language courses offered in a variety of disciplines; (6 credits + 1 recreational credit for guitar, salsa or Mexican dance classes). Weekly cultural events; city and art tours; optional weekend excursions to other Mexican states (Puerto Vallarta, Guanajuato, Michoacan, Zacatecas); volunteer opportunities. $1,850 tuition; $1,650 room and board with Mexican host family.  Contact person:  Dr. Maria Van Liew, Main Hall 105 610 436 2382. Office hours: Tues/Thurs. 11-12 & 2-3pm:  mvanliew@wcupa.edu Check www.sandiego.edu/guadalajara for details.  Application deadline:  May 5.

First Summer Session:

COSTA RICA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL (UNA) in Heredia- JUNE 1-JUNE 27, 2008

Contact person: Dr. Andrea Varricchio, Main Hall 113, MWF 11:00-Noon, MW 1:00-1:30

avarricchio@wcupa.edu Check Dept. of Foreign Languages website for details.

$2,985 for airfare, room and board with Costa Rican family,  excursions, conversation sessions with Costa Rican students,  tuition (6 transfer credits- SPA 201, 202, 301, 302, culture, and literature,  taught by UNA faculty in Spanish).  Application period, March 19-April 16. 

Informational meeting – Thurs., Jan. 31, 3:30 p.m., Main Hall 201.

SEVILLE, SPAIN STUDY ABROAD

Contact person: Dr. Celia Esplugas, Main Hall 117 ext.3523.  Office hours:

e-mail me to make an appointment.  cesplugas@wcupa.edu Check www.iustospain.com for details. International University Studies (IUS) : One semester, two semesters, and 3 and/or 6 week summer program. Courses taught in Spanish (though it is also possible to study other languages) in the following content areas: language, literature, culture, history, and sociology, 3 credits each; dance course, 1 credit.  Stay with Spanish host family.  Field trips and some weekend tours included.   June, 2008.  Application deadline : April 1st.

Second summer session:

HEREDIA, COSTA RICA STUDY ABROAD  (proposed, pending approval)

English-language culture class taught at the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica during the 2nd summer session; five-week program, with the first two weeks on the WCU campus.  Since this is proposed as a CULTURE CLUSTER course, the course does not award SPA credit; it is proposed (approval is still pending) for 6 ESP credits only. (ESP credits do not fulfill the requirements for the Spanish major or minor, but may be used as elective credits or, where appropriate, to meet the foreign language requirement of other majors. University policy allows students to take no more than 6 credits of culture cluster courses from any single department.) Includes trips and excursions to learn about the culture. Contact person:  Professor Ana Sanchez, Main Hall 210 tel 610 436 3327.  Office Hours:  MWF: 11:00 to 1:00 p.m; asanchez@wcupa.edu  (This program is pending administrative approval.)