Summer 2012
Interested in Studying Abroad at Casa Herrera this summer? We offer 2 Summer 2012 Programs to choose from:
1. Culture, Diversity and Education at Casa Herrera
2. Spanish Literature at Casa Herrera
Culture, Diversity and Education
May 27, 2012 to July 7, 2012
Required Course
ALD 327 - Sociocultural Influences on Learning (Cultural Diversity flag) (Cross listing: LAS 374)
Additional Course(s)
SPN 318 - Conversation and Composition
SPN 319S - Lower-division Spanish
SPN 327G - Advanced Grammar and Composition ILAS 319S - Intro to Mayan Language and Culture
(Kaqchikel)
This program introduces students to the complexities involved in studying the multiple cultural, social, economic, and linguistic factors that influence how people of diverse backgrounds learn. The Sociocultural influences on Learning course primarily explores the relationship between schools and the larger society as related to diversity. The program devotes substantial attention to issues in education throughout Latin America, in Guatemala, as well as issues affecting immigrants from Latin America to the US.
Outside of the classroom, students visit schools, develop and deliver ESL lessons to Maya children, explore Maya villages, and take a second course in either Spanish or a Mayan language taught by a local faculty. The program takes place at Casa Herrera, one of the original houses of colonial Antigua and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For more information about this program, visit the Study Abroad website
Spanish Literature
June-July 2012
Required Courses
SPN 352 - La imaginacion revolucionaria y representaciones de disidencia en la litera
SPN 365K - Literatura maya y literatura sobre los mayas
Using Maya literature, texts about the Maya and selected works from the Guerrilla Period (1960-1990), this program explores Latin/Central America in a socio-historical context. Students analyze the imagery and symbolism of various narrative forms to gain insight into common themes of group identity such as: nation, community and cultural value.
The program takes place at Casa Herrera.
The program includes excursions to nearby Maya villages such as Panajachel and Chichicastenango.
For more information about this program, visit the Study Abroad website