Intensive Spanish Language & Culture Program

in Querétaro, Mexico

July 1 - August 16, 2008

Seven weeks of intensive language instruction, with classes, seminars, and field trips to explore Mexican culture and history, and a music program to provide students with a repertoire of Mexican songs. During the first week of the program, the group will tour Mexico City, Oaxaca and Puebla. There will be visits to museums, Pre-Columbian sites, and other places of historical and cultural interest.

During the residential portion of the program in Querétaro, classes meet in small groups, (approximately five to ten students) three hours per day, five days a week. Classes are held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Designed to meet all levels of proficiency from beginners to advanced students, the small group language instruction is offered in the city of Querétaro, located 2 1/2 hours north of Mexico City. Program also offers language instruction through creative writing in Spanish for graduate students and very advanced undergraduates. Workshops conducted by Mexican writers.

Cost

2008 Program Price: $TBA
*Based on current exchange rate, subject to change*.

(*plus 7 hours of EMU tuition and fees.) Graduate credit is available.

Includes a one week cultural tour which includes all lodging and transportation. Program cost also includes room and board with a Mexican family for six weeks as well as seminars, discussion groups, individualized instruction and practical experience.

Accommodations
During the first week of the program, group participants will stay in hotel accommodations. During the residential portion of the program, students live with a Mexican family in a single-occupancy room.

Academics
In addition to language instruction, advanced students may participate in courses in: The Culture and History of Mexico, Creative Writing in Spanish and Modern Mexico through the Mexican Novel of the 20th Century.

Querétaro

Querétaro is located about two and a half hours north of Mexico City, in a region called the Bajío. It is near San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato, two major tourist attractions. Nevertheless, Querétaro is a provincial capital not frequented by foreign tourists, making it ideal for a Spanish language immersion program. Founded in 1531, it has been the capital of the country twice, in 1847 and again in 1916. It was in Querétaro that the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, whereby Mexico lost half of its territory to the United States. The climate of the area is warm and dry; however it may get cool on summer evenings. The regional cuisine consists mainly of meat dishes, although restaurants offering all kinds of cuisine may be found in the city. Querétaro also offers a wide variety of entertainment including the International Cervantes Festival. Visitors in the summer may enjoy performances at the University Theatre and at the Corral de Comedias. Several important festivals, including the festival of Santa Ana (July 26) occur during the summer in Querétaro.

Tentative Itinerary

This program will begin in Mexico City where participants will visit the Museo de Antropología, (Museum of Anthropology), the Templo Mayor, Tlatelolco, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Castle of Chapultepec. There will also be a field trip to the Pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacan, north of Mexico City. The program will also include visits to Puebla and Oaxaca as well as to other significant cultural and historical sites.

For further information, contact:

Director:

Professor Pedro Gómez

E-mail: pgomez@emich.edu

 

Department of Foreign Languages and Bilingual Studies

Eastern Michigan University, Alexander Hall

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

734.487.0130 or 487.3319 or 734.487.0191

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Bilingual Studies at EMU

In addition to the Spanish language program in Querétaro, bilingual studies at Eastern Michigan University include the Bilingual Bicultural Teacher Education Programs (both BA and MA), the undergraduate group major in Language and International Trade, the MBA with International Concentration and MA in Language and International Trade. For further information on these programs contact: Dr. Phyllis Noda, director of Bilingual Bicultural Teacher Education Programs, 217 Alexander Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 or at 734.487.0370 or Dr. Ronald Cere, Coordinator of Language and International Trade, Eastern Michigan University, 219 Alexander Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 or at 734.487.0433