Summer in L'Aquila, Italy: Italian Language and Culture

  Italy

• Other Cities in Italy: 
L'Aquila

Term: Summer 
Dates: May - July 2010

Description: The Georgetown Summer Program in Italy offers students an opportunity for intensive language and culture study in the beautiful medieval town of L'Aquila. Located halfway between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts, the mountain town of L'Aquila, capital of the Abruzzo region, provides participants with a welcome respite from the Italian summer heat while allowing for a variety of excursions from the beaches of the Adriatic to the villages in the Apennines. Rome, with its historical and artistic patrimony and its countless cultural offerings, is only 70 miles away, easily reachable in less than two hours by public transportation. In contrast to many cities in Italy, L'Aquila has been spared from mass tourism, and students who participate in the Georgetown language and culture program will enjoy a profound opportunity for cultural immersion and intensive advanced-level language acquisition. Class size is limited to ten students to provide an optimal learning experience.

Curriculum:

All participants will enroll in one of the following six-credit courses:

ITAL 111-62: Intensive Advanced Italian I (6 credits) or
ITAL 112-62: Intensive Advanced Italian II (6 credits).

All groups meet for three hours each day, from Monday to Thursday, for five weeks. All of the courses will be taught jointly by Georgetown and/or local faculty. In addition to regular classes, students attend roughly one short excursion or cultural activity per week in L'Aquila, while each Friday is set aside for a longer trip to explore the surrounding area.

Upon successful completion of this program, Georgetown students will receive six (6) Georgetown University credits in Italian language. Non-Georgetown students should discuss transfer of credit with a dean or academic adviser at their home university.

Highlights: Weekly excursions may include: Rome, Roman ruins in Abruzzo, the Corno Grande, the Aterno valley and the Fossa necropolis as well as cultural institutions (museums, theater, symphonies) in L'Aquila.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Inquire for more information.

Experience Required: yes

Georgetown University welcomes participation in this program from all qualified Georgetown and non-Georgetown students. The program requires that participants have completed one semester of Italian prior to departure and have a minimum 2.7 GPA.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy 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.