SPAN6206: Spanish in Oaxaca, Mexico
1 January – 13 February 2011
This intensive four week Spanish language program is run in Oaxaca, Mexico each year. The course is open to all UNSW undergraduate students. This is a 6UOC course that can be substituted for a course in a Spanish language major.
Oaxaca is a small city of 250-300,000 people and the capital of the State of Oaxaca. It is 440kms to the south-west of Mexico City, is set at 5,000ft above sea level and is one of Mexico’s most beautiful cities.
The course is run through the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca – a private language centre that offers intensive Spanish language and culture courses for foreign students. The ICO has organised a diverse cultural program for UNSW students.
Course Fee
The fee is $2,300 per student. This covers:
- Four weeks of intensive Spanish language classes
- ‘Intercambio’ discussions – language conversation swaps with Mexican students
- Activity workshops, such as salsa and merengue dancing, regional cooking, and ceramics
- Weekly seminars on a variety of cultural themes, such as Pre-hispanic culture, politics in México, Oaxacan artists, traditional costumes and customs
- Weekend in La Nevería, a small village in the Sierra Norte, to undertake community assistance project
- Accommodation and food – housing with families, including half board
- UNSW Travel insurance (covered by UNSW for its students on study tours)
Students must organise their own airfares, and it is recommended to book these as early as possible.
How to Apply
To apply, download and fill in the application form found at http://www.studyabroad.edu.au/downloads/downloads/Oaxaca%202011%20application%20form.pdf.
Applications are due on the 15th October, 2010. Please return the form to the Study Abroad Office, and contact Tom Küffer: t.kuffer@unsw.edu.au for more details.
Further details: http://www.studyabroad.edu.au/downloads/pdf/Spanish%20in%20Oaxaca.pdf
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