Spanish
Study Away
Chile (Spring Semester)
Applications now being accepted for Spring 2011.
Deadline: January 29, 2010
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is a thriving and modern Latin American capital that is an ideal
home for study away immersion programs. Students spend 15 weeks
in Santiago studying at the Pontificia Universidad Católica
de Chile (PUC), one of Latin America's most prestigious universities.
Students live with Chilean families. In addition to several weekend
or one-day excursions to locales in and around Santiago, the program
includes one week-long excursion to the north of Chile and one
week-long excursion to the south. Past trips to the north have
included the dry northern Atacama desert region; trips to the
south have included northern Patagonia, the lake district in the
southern Andes, and the picturesque mountain town of Bariloche,
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Program highlights:
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extended home stay with Chilean families make this program a
true immersion experience
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a variety of program activities that immerse participants in
the thriving cultural and artistic life of Santiago
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each student is afforded the opportunity to work closely with
thoroughly vetted native Chilean instructors for three of the
four courses (the Furman professor teaches the fourth course)
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a hefty travel itinerary in and around Santiago and throughout
northern and southern Chile
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the tutores program, which connects each Furman student
with a PUC student, who in turn coordinates a variety of tours
and cultural visits throughout Santiago
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the opportunity to envision and execute a research project in
a field that interests the student and engages him/her in some
element of Santiago's culture (as part of SPN 470)
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students commute to the PUC for class every Monday-Thursday;
there are several free weekends in which students may conduct
independent travel to locales of interest
Students enroll in the following four courses:
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SPN 301: Travel Study in Spanish Language.
An advanced language course that deals with oral and written
communicative strategies. Select grammar topics are covered.
Level is determined by a placement exam and an oral interview
before the program begins. The PUC can accommodate students
of any level and can divide the group as needed.
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SPN 350: Travel Study in Contemporary Spanish American
Culture. This course uses film, newspaper and other
media, and tours of Santiago to provide students with an in-depth
examination of contemporary Chilean culture. Themes include,
among others, the family, religion, the education system, race
and ethnicity, gender, social class.
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SPN 340: Travel Study in Spanish American Literature.
This course is a survey of Chilean literature of all genres
including poetry, short story, novel, drama and essay.
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SPN 470: Senior Seminar in Spanish. Taught
by the Furman instructor, this course comprises two functions.
First, weekly meetings provide students with the opportunity
to explore a variety of themes and are the forum in which program
business is conducted. Second, this course provides students
with the opportunity to envision, develop, and execute a lengthy
research project (which includes an eight-page essay) on a topic
of their choosing. The last third of the course is dedicated
to workshops on and presentations of the projects.
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