Program Description
LSU in Mexico provides a once-in-a-lifetime excursion south of the border where participants experience a true immersion in a Spanish-speaking community. Home-stay with selected host families enhances the participants’ experience and facilitates the development of fluency in Spanish.
Our program will balance time dedicated to studying and learning with exciting weekend activities. The anticipated activities include one-day excursions and a weekend beach trip.
Program Eligibility
2.5 GPA for undergraduates, 3.0 for graduate students.
If you are not an LSU student, you must submit an official copy of your most recent transcript when applying. Space in this program is limited. In the event of over subscription, preference is given to regular, full time LSU students.
Qualified applicants from other institutions are especially welcome. If you are from another institution in Louisiana or are enrolled elsewhere but you are a Louisiana resident, you will be charged in-state tuition and fees. If you are an out-of-state student and do not have a nonresident fee waiver, you will be charged out-of-state tuition.
For students from other universities: If your college/university is a member of the National Student Exchange, you may be eligible for in-state tuition. Please email nse@lsu.edu for more information about the NSE program.
Program Dates
June 10 – July 24, 2010
Locations
Xalapa; Coatepec and Xico; El Tajín; and Tecolutla.
Courses Offered
Please consult the LSU General Catalog for complete official course descriptions. LSU in Mexico is an academic program and students are required to take a minimum of 6 credits and to attend all classes. Tentative course offerings are:
SPAN 2101– Intermediate Spanish (3) Prereq.: SPAN 1102
SPAN 2102 – Intermediate Spanish (3) Prereq.: SPAN 2101
SPAN 2155 – Spanish Textual Commentary (3) Prereq.: SPAN 2102
SPAN 2156 – Advanced Oral Communication (3) Prereq.: Spanish 2102, registration in SPAN 2155 or equivalent
SPAN 3010 – Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition (3)
SPAN 3043 – Introduction to Latin American Literature I (3) Prereq.: SPAN 3020
SPAN 3070 – Spanish for Professionals (3) Prereq.: SPAN 2155
SPAN 4100 – Women Writers in the Hispanic World (3)
SPAN 4146 – Latin American Literature 1915-1960 (3)
SPAN 4147 – Latin American Literature 1960- Present (3)
SPAN 4917– Independent Research in Spanish-American Linguistics (3)
Expected Program Costs
Estimated at $3,350 plus LSU tuition, plus airfare. This includes housing and meals with local families carefully trained and selected by Universidad Veracruzana. It also includes excursions and field trips, ground transportation within Mexico, and health insurance.
The Program Fee includes:
–Room and board (three meals a day) with a Mexican family (you have the option of sharing a room at the basic fee or a single room at a slightly higher fee)
–Field trips to local tourist attractions including a beach trip to Veracruz
–Transportation from the airport to Xalapa at your arrival and back to the airport at the conclusion of the program
–Special evening, weekend activities and parties
–Welcome and farewell receptions
–Medical insurance
–Travel insurance
NOT included in the program fee:
–Airfare from USA to Mexico
–LSU summer tuition and fees
–Optional extracurricular activities including Mexican guitar lessons, Mexican cooking, Mexican folk dancing, Mexican painting techniques, and more.
Although this fee includes all meals, you should plan for additional expenditures, such as snacks or refreshments. You will also need extra money for spending money for occasional outings with your friends and for souvenirs.
The exchange rate may change, so your costs may go up or down. Tuition and university fees as well as the airfare are not included.
Faculty
Dr. Rafael Orozco (rorozc1@lsu.edu)
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures
308 Hodges Hall
Telephone: (225) 578-6638
Itinerary
June 10 – Departure for Mexico and Arrival in Xalapa
June 12 – Orientation to Xalapa and Program Goals; welcome reception and fiesta
June 14 – First of Day of class
June 19 – Coatepec and Xico (one day)
July 3 – El Lencero Hacienda
July 10-11 – El Tajín and beach weekend in Tecolutla (one weekend)
July 23 – Last Day of class; farewell party
July 24 – Return to the US
