French Studies |
| Type |
Language Program |
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| Location |
France |
| Dates |
June 26 - July 31, 2005 |
| Credits Offered |
5, Tuition included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
$2880, (tuition included) Airfare NOT included |
Program Description
The program at the University of Pau offers an extraordinary opportunity to study the French language intensively and to experience student life at a French university. In addition to elementary, intermediate, or advanced French, you can choose elective courses in literature, political science, jouralism, natural history, French cuisine, culture and art history.
Located in southwestern France in the Atlantic Pyrenees, Pau is a provincial capital that is small enough to offer theaters, outdoor cafes, and beautiful shops. As a USAC student you can take part in the extracurricular activities at the university, for example choosing among tennis, swimming, folkdance, rugby, yoga, skiing, karate, or handball.
Fieldtrips to surrounding areas are included, and an optional tour of Paris is available.
Courses: Elementary, Intermediate, or Advanced French, elective courses in literature, political science, jouralism, natural history, French cuisine, culture and art history.
Visit USAC's home page at the following address: http://usac.unr.edu
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Germany, German Language and Culture |
| Type |
Language Program |
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| Location |
Kassel, Germany |
| Dates |
June, July, and August 2005 (rolling 4-week sessions) |
| Credits Offered |
6, CUNY Tuition not included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
$1350 + CUNY tuition |
Program Description
Summer Program at Europa-Kolleg. Kassel is a midsized city in the center of Germany where people speak high German. Kassel was the regional capital of the Hesse region for over a thousand years. As such it has some spectacular palaces and parks that are witness to the city's past glory when it was not only the seat of the Counts of Hessen, but later also of the King of Westfalia and then the summer palace of the German emperor.
Kassel played a well-known role in American history since this is the place from where the Hessian soldiers were sent who had to fight on the British side in the War of Independence. Kassel is also the place where the Brothers Grimm lived most of their lives and where they collected their famous fairy tales. Kassel is not an obscure village with an incomprehensible dialect, but the perfect place for learning German.
Since the early fifties Kassel has been home to the largest international exhibition of contemporary art, the documenta, which is held every four or five years. Kassel is large enough for students to engage in many activities and to meet many different people, but it is small enough to be safe and comfortable. Students are free to move about in the city using the excellent public transportation system. Kassel is also situated in the center of Germany so that any other part of the country can be visited easily. It is recommended that students do any serious traveling before or after the four weeks of the program.
All participants are guaranteed to live in a German home rather than in a dormitory or hotel with other foreigners. In addition to being more comfortable, life with a host family provides insights into German culture and a daily opportunity for language practice that are not easily gained in any other way.
During their stay at Europa-Kolleg, students will be part of a multicultural, international community. Other students come from Italy, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, England, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, etc. There will be some Americans in case students ever feel home-sick, but they will not end up in a little American ghetto. The school offers many activities in the afternoons, ranging from lectures and pronunciation exercises to movies and field trips.
3 credits German language, 3 credits German conversation.
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Italian Studies Language and Culture |
| Type |
Language Program |
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| Location |
Pescara, Italy |
| Dates |
June 27 - July 24, 2005 |
| Credits Offered |
6, CUNY Tuition not included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
$2180 (includes beachfront hotel with meals [shared room], travel insurance and program fee. |
Program Description
Located in Pescara, a coastal city on the Adriatic with its own airport and within easy reach from Rome, the program is devised to offer a combination of serious academic work and time to relax on the beautiful beach, among very friendly local people. The region of Abruzzo offers a fascinating blend of historic tradition and modernity. A land of beautiful beaches, dramatic mountain ranges, vibrant cities and charming villages, it preserves traces of prehistoric settlements dating back to the early Bronze Age and areas that recall the pre-Roman times when Italic peoples inhabited the region. The local Gabriele D'Annunzio University plays host to the program. Students attend classes from 9:00 to 1:00 five days per week, to earn 6 credits, and spend the week-end traveling for additional cultural enrichment. The modern train station and a network of regional buses connect Pescara to the rest of Italy and Europe. Boat excursions to Croatia and the Tremiti islands are also available.
The courses are taught by local faculty who follow Hunter's format and syllabi and are selected to satisfy Hunter College requirements.
Courses taught in Italian
- ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I. (This is the 3rd course of the required two-year sequence at HC)
- ITAL 221 Intermediate Conversation. (Counts toward the Italian minor and the Italian Language and Civilization major at HC)
Courses taught in English
- ITAL 338 Italian Women Writers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. (Counts toward the Pluralism & Diversity requirement and/or the GER group A, the Italian Cultural Studies major and the Italian minor)
- ITAL 365 Special Topic: Italian Literature and Cinema. (Counts toward the GER group A, the Italian Language and Civilization major and the Italian minor)
- ITAL 260W The Modern Short Story
Independent Study
- ITAL 495.03 Independent project on Italian literature and/or culture to be approved and directed by the academic advisor
Links and Videos
In addition to the numerous sites dealing with Rome, Naples and Pompeii, students should visit the following: www.regione.abruzzo.it/turismo/mare/localita (click Pescara and Francavilla) and www.marebluhotel.it.
Cultural videos, available at the library and the Chanin center, should also be viewed.
Recommended Background Reading
- An Italian Education by Tim Parks (New York: Avon Books, 1996.ISBN#0380727609)
- Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (Pimlico, 2001)
- The Italians by Luigi Giorgio Barzini (New York: Atheneum, 1964)
- Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks (ISBN# 0-7493-1102-9; Mandarin Press)
- Italy: The Unfinished Revolution by Matt Frei (London: Mandarin, 1996)
- Living, studying and working in Italy by Travis Neighbor and Monica Larner (Henry Holt, 1998)
- The New Italians by Charles Richards (Penguin Books, 1994)
Academic Advising: email Maria Paynter at mpaynter@hunter.cuny.edu
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Paris Through the Eyes of Travelers (ENGL 386.79) |
| Location |
Paris, France |
|
| Dates |
June 30 - July 28, 2005 |
| Credits Offered |
3, CUNY Tuition not included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
$2490 (airfare included) + CUNY tuition |
Program Description
Academic Director and Lecturer: Janet Hulstrand
For centuries Paris has attracted the young and talented, the brightest and the best in the worlds of art, literature, music, and dance in their pursuit of truth, beauty and romance. Paris Through the Eyes of Travelers (Eng. 386.79) offers students the opportunity to see Paris as it has been seen and described by a variety of 20th century writers, from Hemingway and Stein to Langston Hughes and James Baldwin, from George Orwell to Jack Kerouac, as well as less well-known, but equally fine contemporary writers of poetry and fiction. In addition, students will be encouraged to make their own unique discoveries of this wonderful city, and to create their own travel literature as they do so.
We will begin our stay with a panoramic view of Paris, taking in some of its major sights, including a ride along the Seine in a bateau mouche, and dinner in the Eiffel Tower. Students will be housed in the Cite Universitaire, an international student housing complex conveniently located in the 14th arrondisement and situated in a beautiful campus-like setting. Classes meet four days a week, and issues we have discussed in class will come alive in visits to cultural and historic sites in and around Paris. In previous years, these sites have included the palaces at Versailles, and the lovely Musee Rodin.
This 3-credit course is offered through the Hunter College English Department as an upper-level literature course. Students must have taken English 220 (Introduction to Literature), or an equivalent. The course can be used to satisfy requirements for the major in English, or as a distribution requirement.
Questions about fees, deadlines, financial aid, enrollment, etc. should be directed to the Hunter College Study Abroad Office 212-772-4983, or gbraglia@hunter.cuny.edu.
Questions about the course, housing, etc. may be directed to Janet Hulstrand 202-363-9476, or wingedwords@rcn.com.
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Peru Geography |
| Location |
Lima, Cuzco, Arequipa, Machu Picchu |
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| Dates |
July 19 - August 14, 2005 |
| Credits Offered |
3, CUNY Tuition not included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
$2795 (airfare included) + CUNY tuition |
Program Description
Despite a harsh physical environment, the Incas built a powerful empire that spanned the high Andes. "God, Gold, and Glory" drew Spaniards eager to expand their empire. This historical clash of cultures has created a unique place to explore the geography of South America. Our program begins and ends in Lima, Peru‚s capital city of 8 million people and the most significant city in Spain's colonial empire for two centuries. We then travel to Arequipa, the main city in southern Peru and the country's second largest urban center. That is followed by time in Cusco, the "navel"or capital of the Inca Empire. Arequipa sits at 2,325 meters above sea level, in the high altitude desert of the western Andes, in the shadows of the El Misti and Chachani volcanoes. Here students experience one of South America's historical and modern agribusiness centers with its spectacular colonial architecture and vibrant contemporary urban culture. Arequipa also serves as a launching point for field studies of the Colca Valley and Canyon, visiting towns of the Coyagua people who successfully resisted Inca conquest. Their amazing argicultural terraces, still under cultivation, pre-date the Inca Empire. The Colca Canyon is one of the deepest in the world and is one of the nesting places for Andean condors. We will also explore the mysterious Toro Muerto Petroglyphs, and examine the impacts of the Majes-Sigues Irrigation Project, which is bringing the southern desert into cultivation.
At 3,326 meters above sea level, Cusco is the oldest continuously inhabited city in South America. Unlike Lima and Arequipa that were laid out by Spain, the conquistadors superimposed Spanish architecture and land use on an Incan foundation. Here students explore the many archeological sites in or near the city, and study the integration of Incan, Spanish, and contemporary urban morphologies in the heart of Peru‚s tourism industry. From Cusco, Hunter students will travel thoughout the sacred Urubamba Valley along the headwaters of the Amazon River, visiting sites such as Urubamba, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo. We then spend two days in one of the world's most amazing archeological sites--Machu Picchu.
Courses
GEOG 271/LACS 434.52/GEOG 709 Regional Geography of South America
- OR -
GEOG 383.75/LACS 330/GEOG 709.59 Field Geography of Peru
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Spanish in Spain |
| Type |
Language Program |
|
| Location |
Madrid, Spain |
| Dates |
Session I, May 29 - June 29, 2005
Session II, June 28 - July 29, 2005 |
| Credits Offered |
6, CUNY Tuition not included in the program fee |
| Application Deadline |
March 25, 2005 |
| Program Fee |
Session I: $2295 (airfare included) + CUNY tuition
Session II: $2395 (airfare included) + CUNY tuition |
Program Description
Madrid is the capital of Spain and one of the great artistic and literary cities of Europe, producing some of the greatest painters, writers, and artists in the Western tradition. Founded in 860 AD by the Moorish Emir Muhammad I on the remnants of a Roman settlement, Madrid grew to become the seat of the Spanish Monarchy from 1561 up to the present.
Spain is the birthplace of some of the most famous characters of universal literature, such as the Celestina, Don Quijote, and Don Juan. Its capital city houses the finest museums of Europe; you have to travel to Madrid to fully appreciate Bosch, Tizian, Velazquez, Goya among many more.
Hunter students live with Spanish families in the heart of the city and study at the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija on the west side of the city where some of the oldest and most prestigious universities of Spain and Europe are located. This school is one of the finest, private universities in Spain, fully accredited by the Spanish government, as well as its professors, and recognized by more than forty universities in America and Europe.
The students take part in excursions to the Imperial Capital of the Habsburg empire, Toledo; visit ancient castles and medieval walled cities. We have organized trips to dramatic performances, museums, palaces, to hear traditional music and taste hearty food.
Courses: SPAN 102, SPAN 201, SPAN 211, SPAN 221, SPAN 241, SPAN 335, SPAN 370, SPAN 495 -- Spanish language, conversation, culture, civilization, literature, art and education (undergraduate and graduate). Complete descriptions listed below:
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
3 Hours, 3 Credits
This is the second semester in the study of the Spanish Language. It covers all verbal tenses and review vocabulary.
SPAN 201 Intermediate I
3 Hours, 3 Credits
The course is a review of elementary I and II with special emphasis in conversation and aspect of the language.
SPAN 202 Intermediate II
3 Hours, 3 Credits
The course in is based on some intermediate readings and conversation.
SPAN 211 Spanish Grammar and Composition
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Study of grammatical and syntactical patterns. Practice in reading, writing and speaking Spanish.
SPAN 221 Spanish for Oral Communication
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Advanced conversation on everyday life topics.
SPAN 275 Readings in Modern Spanish Literature
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Selective readings from most contemporary Spanish writers. Discussions in literature.
SPAN 370.1 Celestinas y Don Juanes
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Literary discussions on the characterization of Celestina from la Tragicomedia de Calixto y Melibea, and Don Juan Tenorio from Tirso de Molina's El burlador de Sevilla. A term paper is required. (Given only in June)
SPAN 370.2 Women in Spanish Literature
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Literary discussions on women as characters and/or writers of literature during the XVII century in Spain. A term paper is required. (Given only in July)
SPAN 495.1 Contemporary Spanish Theater
3 Hours, 3 Credits
Literary Discussion on XX century theatrical pieces. A term paper is required. (Given only in June)
SPAN 495.2 Contemporary Spanish Narrative
3 hours, 3 Credits
Literary discussions on XX century short story and novel with preference in the most recent writers. A term paper is required. (Given only in July)
