Study of culture and customs. Emphasis on student interaction, group projects, interviews, personalized responses. SP 106 or two to three years of high school Spanish or equivalent. Multidisciplinary study of Mexico on site. Students live with a typical Mexican family and study the present and past lifeways of the Mexican people by visiting schools, businesses, community and religious organizations, exhibitions, archaeological sites, etc., attending lectures, conversing with informed representatives of the country.
Students keep a weekly journal of experiences.
Four-week program taken simultaneously with SP 261. No previous course work in or knowledge of Spanish required. I Development of linguistic skills under native teachers in a Spanish-speaking country. Four-week program taken simultaneously with SP 260. No previous course work in or knowledge of Spanish required.