Summer in Quito, Ecuador: Spanish, Latin American Literature, and Culture

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito

Term: Summer 
Dates: June - July 2010

Description: This year, Georgetown University's Department of Spanish Language and Literature offers three exciting options on the campus of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ): "Latin American Nature and Culture", "Food and Culture in Latin America", and "Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Latin America". The courses will be taught by distinguished professors from Georgetown University and USFQ.

Students who successfully complete the Quito program will receive seven to nine Georgetown credits, depending on course selection. Participants can enroll in up to six credits of intensive Spanish language and literature. Spanish coursework is offered at the intermediate level and higher. The remaining credits are awarded for one of the following options, each worth three credits: "Latin American Nature and Culture", "Food and Culture in Latin America", and "Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America". All coursework is conducted in Spanish, and program participants are required to sign a language pledge.

Curriculum:

All participants enroll in seven to nine Georgetown credits, depending on course selection. Participants can enroll in up to six credits of intensive Spanish language and literature from among the following:

SPAN 032: Intensive Intermediate Spanish (6 credits)
SPAN 111: Intensive Advanced Spanish I (5 credits)
SPAN 112: Intensive Advanced Spanish II (5 credits)
SPAN 161: Oral Review (3 credits)
SPAN 200: Academic Writing: Literature (3 credits)
SPAN 262: Survey of Spanish American Literature II (3 credits)
SPAN 267: Literature and Society in Latin America (3 credits)
SPAN 275: Ecuador: Culture, History and Politics (1 credit)

IF enrolling in "Latin American Nature and Culture," the remaining credits are awarded for one of the following two courses:
SPAN 288: Nature and Culture in Latin America, Intermediate (3 credits) OR
SPAN 388: Nature and Culture in Latin America, Advanced (3 credits)

IF enrolling in "Food and Culture", the remaining credits are awarded for the following course:
SPAN 385: Food and Culture in Latin America (3 credits)

IF enrolling in "Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin America," the remaining credits are awarded for the following course:
SPAN 394: Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Latin America (3 credits)

Highlights: Quito is an exciting city with numerous historical and cultural resources. Pre-colonial and colonial museums together with modern social and governmental institutions make Quito a unique synthesis of the Hispanic traditions and modern developments in Latin America. A vibrant and beautiful city, Quito is an ideal place to study the Spanish language and to discover a rich and different world.

Cultural activities open to all students include field excursions to Banos, Otavalo, and Cotopaxi. Interested students may also participate in volunteer social work at the Fe y Alegria School.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Inquire for more information.

Experience Required: yes

The program is open to undergraduate students (Georgetown and non-Georgetown) and graduate students who have completed at least one year of college-level Spanish or the equivalent and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Transcript

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Georgetown University Office of International Programs's Mission Statement: The mission of Overseas Studies at Georgetown University is to promote, support, and develop international and intercultural educational opportunities for students, and in so doing, help to define the international character of Georgetown. These programs are developed and evaluated in collaboration with the wider Georgetown community to ensure that they are academically rigorous, linguistically appropriate, and complementary to the Georgetown curriculum. In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of education and service, these overseas opportunities invite participants to reflect on the values that form their own identities, and encourage them to assume their roles as responsible world citizens. The Office of International Programs offers more than 120 programs in 39 countries.