Longwood University, in affiliation with the Institute of Spanish Studies, is pleased to offer its Summer Institute for Spanish Teachers 2011 in Valencia, Spain.

    Participants will spend two weeks living with Spanish families and attending classes, as well as visiting sites of cultural and historical significance. Participants may earn three (3) or  six (6) graduate credits.
 
 

    Courses offered are graduate-level courses. Participants must hold a B.A. degree in Spanish and should be teaching or planning to teach Spanish.  Applicants who hold a B.A. degree in a discipline other than Spanish must have completed at least two upper-level undergraduate courses in Spanish to be eligible. Nevertheless, participants at all levels of oral proficiency in Spanish will be eligible. The goal of the Institute is to offer the opportunity to improve one's ability in all of the language skill areas.  Three (3) or six (6) graduate credits will be awarded upon successful completion of the program.

Participantes en clase (Instituto 2000)

Class Schedule and Course Descriptions:

You may choose one or two courses (three or six graduate credits).  Please be advised, however, that due to the very short length of the program, those choosing to take two classes will be very busy, and may not have as great a chance to take advantage of the cultural opportunities offered by socializing with family members, etc.  This is a very intensive program, and those who would like to have a little free time should take only one of the classes.

Requirements for all classes include attendance and participation in the classes, participation in the cultural activities and visits, some readings and short essays, an exam, and a research style paper to be completed after the end of the program and sent by e-mail to Longwood University.  In some cases, you may receive materials to read before the start of the program.  Click on course title for syllabus.  (These links will be updated shortly.)

Español 530-41:  Historia de las Mujeres en España y en Latinoamérica.
Una visión de las mujeres a través de los tiempos prehistóricos e históricos; cómo le influyen los cambios socio-políticos y religiosos y cómo se le va atribuyendo un papel según el momento socio-cultural en las distintas etapas históricas a través de las diferentes culturas y necesidades.  Se incluirá la evolución experimentada durante este siglo: guerra civil, dictadura y democracia, tanto como las intenciones y esperanzas de la mujer de hoy en el presente español.  Se requerirá un trabajo de investigación sobre un tema relacionado para el 10 de agosto (después del término del programa; se puede pedir una extensión si es necesario).   3 créditos.

Español 501-41: Gramática Avanzada / La enseñanza de la gramática.  Un estudio de los puntos de gramática más problemáticos para los hablantes del inglés.  Estrategias para la enseñanza de la gramática de un modo comunicativo y contextualizado en la escuela primaria y secundaria, con atención especial al papel de la gramática en los National Standards for Foreign Language Learning.  Se requerirá un trabajo de investigación sobre un aspecto de este tema para el 10 de agosto (después del término del programa; se puede pedir una extensión si es necesario).  3 créditos.

Español 502-41: Conversación y fonética; la enseñanza comunicativa de la comunicación oral.
Teoría y práctica; un repaso de las teorías actuales que tratan la enseñanza de la comunicación oral en una segunda lengua, y una aplicación de esas teorías a la creación de actividades y materiales para uso en la escuela primaria o secundaria.  Desarrollo de la expresión oral de los participantes, mediante conversaciones guiadas y "escenarios"; atención a la fonética y al mejoramiento de la pronunciación.   Se requerirá un trabajo escrito que consistirá en un "plan" de enseñanza para el 10 de agosto (después del término del programa; se puede pedir una extensión si es necesario).  3 créditos.

• Participants may choose to take one or two courses (three or six graduate credits).

• One may choose to audit one or two classes; no credit will be issued, and the transcript will show "Audit."

• Participants auditing a class may not change from audit to credit or from credit to audit after June 10.

We sometimes receive inquiries from those who wish to arrange their own lodging.  Below are our policies for those who will not need room and board:

1.  Participants who will not stay with host families arranged by the program must make arrangements to stay with native Spanish speakers.  If the participant is a native Spanish speaker, then this requirement is not necessary.  In all cases, the lodging arrangements must be such that there is opportunity to interact with Spaniards on a daily basis.

2.  Participants who meet the conditions for the above stipulation will pay the standard program price according to their residency (Virginia resident or resident of other states), and the amount of the room and board will be refunded to them by the Institute of Spanish Studies.

The program fees for 2011 are $2,850. 

  The program costs include:
Tuition for 3 or 6 graduate credits
Study Abroad Admin Fee
Room & board with a Spanish family
Field trips, cultural activities and  excursions 
Medical insurance through MAPFRE

Not included:
         Airfare or transportation expenses.
         Cost for an official transcript from Longwood University is $10.
 
        Refund Policy

We will be glad to offer help or suggestions for options.   It is strongly suggested that participants make travel plans early; prices in the summer are high and the lower rates will not be available very long.  The earlier you reserve, the better.

Contact information for relevant airlines:

Aer Lingus--(Washington-Dulles - Madrid nonstop; connections to Valencia)

Continental Airlines--(Newark-Madrid-Valencia)
1-800-231-0856

Iberia Airlines--(JFK-Valencia, JFK-Madrid-Valencia, JFK-Barcelona-Valencia, Washington-Madrid-Valencia)
1-800-574-8742

Air France Airlines--(Washington or JFK-Paris-Valencia)
1-800-237-2747

Lufthansa Airlines--(Washington or JFK-Munich-Valencia)
1-888-645-3880

British Airways—(Washington or JFK-London-Valencia)
1-800-AIRWAYS

Air Europa Airlines--(JFK-Madrid-Valencia)
(This website doesn't work very well--it's best to call.)
1-888-238-7672  

Expedia.com--(lots of combinations)
 

Medical Insurance:
MAPFRE

Includes:
1) Medical attention for accident or illness up to 4,207 euros (700,000 ptas.).
2) Transportation to the adequate hospital if needed or to the country of origin when necessary (unlimited).
3) Travel expenses and stay of a relative 42 euros/day (7.000 ptas/day); maximum  420 euros (70,000 ptas or 10 days).
4) Extension of the stay in case of accident or illness 42 euros/day (7,000 ptas/day); maximum 420 euros (70,000 ptas or 10 days).
5) Return to the country of origin in case of death (unlimited).
6) Return trip if the student needs to interrupt his/her stay due to death in the family.
7) Civil Liability up to 60.100 euros (10,000,000 ptas.).

Participants will be covered from the first to the last day of the program, in Valencia or anywhere else in Spain.
Participants will have a toll-free telephone number to contact in case of accident or illness.  You will receive detailed information upon enrollment in the program.
 
 

(Algunos de los detalles concretos  no podemos saberlos hasta última hora; ajustaremos el calendario para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades.)

Longwood University is again one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review. The education services company recently selected Longwood as one of 133 institutions it recommends in its "Best in the Southeast" section of its 2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region survey.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Longwood University one of the “Top Public Universities-Master’s” in the South at the number 8 position, and the 2011 Princeton Review again bestowed regional honors on Longwood, naming it a “Best Southeastern College.”

Founded in 1839 in Farmville, Virginia, Longwood University is a coeducational, comprehensive state university offering programs leading to bachelor's and master's degrees in a wide variety of subjects, including the Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Modern Languages programs with concentration in Spanish, as well as the Initial Licensure programs in Modern Languages and English as a Second Language, all leading to the Master of Science in Education.

Note:
Prospective applicants are allowed to enroll in up to nine credit hours (3 courses) prior to being admitted to a degree or licensure only program and have those hours apply to the admitted program.  No more than nine (9) Longwood non-degree graduate hours may be counted towards a degree, certificate or licensure program.  Students are expected to apply to a Longwood graduate program prior to enrolling in classes; at the latest, all application materials should be received before the completion of six hours.  Application materials are available by contacting the Office of Graduate Studies (434-395-2707 or graduate@longwood.edu) or on our web site at www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies/  .

Accreditation: Longwood University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Virginia State Board of Education.

 

Una familia española en Valencia

 

Valencia

"Pocas ciudades son como Valencia capaces de hacer convivir tan armónicamente los restos de su pasado más remoto, datado en el año 138 a.C., con las edificaciones más innovadoras y vanguardistas que se levantan al borde del nuevo milenio. Cuando se camina por Valencia, se puede sentir, entre sus muros y bajo el pavimento, el latir de muchos siglos. Desde los restos del foro romano fundado por Junius Brutus encontrados en la actual Plaza de la Virgen, que dio origen a Valentia, hasta la emblemática Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, la población ha ido transformando su fisonomía al tiempo que ha rescatado monumentos que son testimonio de épocas pretéritas. En Valencia se conservan intactas tradiciones, costumbres y fiestas centenarias que sus habitantes han sabido integrar en la época contemporánea. La cita del Tribunal de las Aguas -cada jueves a mediodía-y la celebración de las Fallas -del 15 al 19 de marzo- son tan sólo muestras de una ciudad que mantiene vivos sus orígenes.

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Las suaves temperaturas de Valencia son una invitación más para conocerla. El aire mediterráneo impregna esta ciudad que, como su gente, es abierta, cordial, cálida y hospitalaria."  (Web Oficial de Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana)

 

Más Información sobre Valencia:

TurisValencia

Web Oficial de Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana

Valencia:  Un Viaje Virtual

Guiarte.com:  Valencia

Valencia

El Tiempo en Valencia (CNN en español.com)

Red de la Paella

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