CIEE Summer Intensive Language and Culture Program in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

  Brazil

• Salvador: 
Salvador

Term: Summer 
Dates: 5 weeks: late June-late July

Description: The Intensive Language and Culture summer program is designed to enable students to develop a higher level of Portuguese language fluency as well as a critical appreciation of Brazilian life and society. This is achieved through the academic program and cultural immersion activities including the homestay and excursions in and around the city of Salvador da Bahia, an important center of Afro-Brazilian culture. In addition, students participate in a trip to a site of cultural interest in northeastern Brazil.

Academic Program
Established in 1995, the five-week Intensive Language and Culture summer program is designed to help students develop their Portuguese language fluency and learn about Brazilian culture. Students are placed in a Portuguese course suited to their level or ability, or in a special beginner-level Portuguese for fluent Spanish speakers course. Students also take a required course taught in Portuguese entitled Contemporary Brazil.

Academic Culture
Class size is small and includes both lectures and excursions. Classes are held on the host university campus, providing students with the opportunity to be part of the Brazilian university system. All instruction is by native Brazilians, and efforts are made to integrate program participants with Brazilian students.

Highlights:

• Ideal for students who wish to learn Portuguese while gaining a deeper understanding of the cultural distinctions of Brazil's northeastern coastal region
  
• Homestays; students become immersed in Brazilian life
  
• Cultural and educational activities, such as taking a city tour and attending Brazilian concerts and films
  
• Excursions to sites of cultural importance, including a trip to a site in northeastern Brazil

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Please check the CIEE website for current program pricing

Experience Required: yes

• Overall GPA 2.75
• 4 semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent and/or 2 semesters of college-level Portuguese or equivalent

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Scholarships are Available. We have several scholarships that students can apply for. Contact CIEE for details.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

CIEE's Mission Statement: Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever. As we look ahead, we reaffirm our commitment to the principles and values that guide this mission statement.

Year Founded: 1947