Study Abroad

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The ��ý Language, Literature, and Writing Department is committed to the value of the study abroad experiences.

All ��ý Spanish majors are required to participate in a study abroad experience of a minimum of four weeks.

Spanish minors and other students who want to improve their language fluency are also encouraged to participate in our study abroad programs. ��ý students may take advantage of one of the Spanish departmental programs in Valladolid, Spain, or Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Students may also choose to participate in other non-departmentally sponsored programs or exchanges, like those in Puebla, Mexico, Germany, France, or other countries. For information on non-departmental programs, contact the ��ý Office of International Education.

For faculty advisor resources, please visit the OIE advising page.

Study Abroad Opportunities

France

All learners of French are encouraged to spend a year or a semester in France. For more information, contact Jean-Louis Dassier (405 Sutton Hall, jean-louis.dassier@iup.edu, 724-357-2325).

French Studies Summer Program: Aix-en-Provence, France / Intensive French Language (Aix-Marseille University)

The Department of Language, Literature, and Writing has partnered with the Office of International Education and CEA to establish a study abroad experience in Aix-en-Provence, France. All students having successfully completed FRNC 102 are invited to consider studying abroad. Students seeking the French certificate or minoring in French are strongly encouraged to study abroad in Aix-en-Provence.

The Summer 1 program proposes a six-week session, including 20 hours of weekly language instruction as well as cultural field trips, and weekly debriefing sessions with a faculty from the Department of Language, Literature, and Writing at ��ý. Housing options include both apartments and homestay with a host family. The program offers six hours of transfer credits that may be used toward completion of any foreign language requirement or the French minor.

For further information about cost and application procedures, contact the Department of Language, Literature, and Writing. Regular information about the Summer 1 Program is posted on the Facebook group page

Mexico-Cuernavaca

Mexico-Puebla

The Department of Language, Literature, and Writing participates in a semester- or year-long .

While not a faculty-led program, students do work with a departmental faculty advisor to arrange their classes and living arrangements prior to going on the program. Students take a variety of classes depending on his or her level of language proficiency, and can usually transfer credits back to ��ý to be used for Spanish major and minor requirements.

For more information, please contact Dr. Marjorie Zambrano-Paff at Marjorie.Zambrano-Paff@iup.edu.

Spain

Spanish Flag The has sent students to Spain for over 50 years. Every spring semester, students are immersed in the Spanish culture, living with Spanish families, and taking 18 credits of Spanish coursework in Valladolid.

For more information, contact the current Valladolid director, Marjorie Zambrano-Paff, at mzambran@iup.edu.

Valladolid

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Travels Through Time: An article by Joan Stossel Pun '65 about her study abroad experience in Valladolid, Spain

Language, Literature, and Writing Department
English: Leonard Hall, Fifth Floor
Foreign Languages: Leonard Hall Fourth and Fifth Floor
Indiana, PA 15705-1094
English: 724-357-2280
Foreign Languages: 724-357-2280

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