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Reputable Spanish Immersion Programs

by MaestraSandra

Apr 2, 2009

Hello, I'm interested in finding a summer program to help me improve my Spanish skills. I had heard of specific programs for educators to travel together, internationally, during their summer break, and where they could be immersed in the language and the culture. I have found a couple possible programs online, but I know very little about them and if I'm going to be paying a lot of money AND traveling to a foreign country I like to be sure it was with a trustworthy company. If anyone has any suggestions for programs I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!

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MB I just googled the "Spanish Ministry of Education" and found a bunch of program for educators. I studied at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2004 (as an undergrad) for the summer, and absolutely LOVED it there and the school! they are extremely organized and well-run. I am currently looking into a place to go this summer as well. I heard...See MoreI just googled the "Spanish Ministry of Education" and found a bunch of program for educators. I studied at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2004 (as an undergrad) for the summer, and absolutely LOVED it there and the school! they are extremely organized and well-run. I am currently looking into a place to go this summer as well. I heard on the Spanish teachers chat that Antonio Nebrija University in Madrid is very good. Then I heard on that same forum about OleSpain - a free homestay program (you pay 180 Euro administrative costs) to live for a minimum of two weeks with a host family. They provide room and board in exchange for 3-4 hours of English language practice at meal time. YOu then are free to take classes, and your weekends are your own. I have included my direct link (above) if you would like to continue to share what we both find since we're looking for basically the same thing! Oh - there's also the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico. You can study there for only 350 USD plus 425 USD single occ. homestay for a month. The school was good, I learned a LOT about the subjunctive! but, I didn't like the Americanization of the city -- it looked like Long Island, NY! Since I grew up there, I didn't feel as though I was in Mexico, and my homestay had 3 other Americans, and all the college boys who also lived there spoke English, so there was a lot of English being spoken in the home, in the classroom (with ALL Americans! - in Spain you are in class with all European nationalities, so you are forced to speak Spanish - the one common language) My SPanish was rusty but it was also my fault that I succumbed to the English speakers in Mexico. let me know if you find anything else good! ~~mary Beth

On 4/02/09, MaestraSandra wrote: > Hello, I'm interested in finding a summer program to help > me improve my Spanish skills. I had heard of specific > programs for educators to travel together, internationally, > during their summer break, and where they could be immersed > in the language and the culture. I have found a couple > possible programs online, but I know very little about them > and if I'm going to be paying a lot of money AND traveling > to a foreign country I like to be sure it was with a > trustworthy company. If anyone has any suggestions for > programs I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!

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