Affiliated Programs
Additional Opportunities and Resources
Mexican University Exchanges through conahec.org
The CONAHEC Student Exchange Program promotes academic mobility in North America for undergraduate and graduate students. Read More
The Cemanahuac Educational Community
The Cemanahuac Educational Community offers a strong academic program of study of the Spanish language, Latin American studies, and extensive field study excursions to sites of archeological and historical interest in Mexico. Read More
The Nahual Institute
The Nahual Institute for Global Studies offers unique study abroad and cultural education programs. Our Latin American Studies programs offer courses that are especially designed to incorporate US academic standards with resources from the most respected academic institutions in Latin America. Read More
Center for Global Educational Oppportunities
C-GEO offers study abroad opportunties in Latin America, Spain, and other sites around the world. Some of the programs that the University of Texas at Austin offers are open to non-UT students. We refer to students in this category as "CCS" students. Read More
Less Commonly Taught Language Summer Programs
Kaqchikel Maya: Antigua (Guatemala) through Tulane University
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies offers this intensive six-week course in Kaqchikel Maya language and culture led by Judith M. Maxwell, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Linguisitics program at Tulane, and Walter E. Little who is a cultural anthropologist at SUNY-Albany with the assistance of Kaqchikel teachers. The course offers a 3-credit language only option or a 6-credit language and culture option. Read More
Yucatec Maya: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan (Merida, Mexico), & 4 week field study in Yucatán
The Summer Intensive Course in Yucatec Maya will offer instruction both at the beginning and the intermediate level. These courses are designed to take into account the needs of students from different disciplines and at different levels of expertise. Level I begins with two weeks, six hours a day of intensive classroom instruction on the UNC. Level II begins with intensive six hour a day classroom instruction at the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan in Mérida, Mexico. During the third week of the program, students in Level I will join Level II in Mérida where both groups will continue to receive intensive language instruction. These six-week courses are equivalent to six credit hours. Read More
Maya Language and Culture: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Students interested in indigenous Maya languages--six are available, including Tzutujil, K'iché, Q'anjobál, Mam, Qeqchí and Kaqchikel--and cultural immersion. One-to-one student teacher ratio and homestays available. Read More
Mixtec: Oaxaca, Mexico through San Diego State University (email Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackerrmann)
Mixtec is an indigenous language of Mexico spoken by people living in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, many of whom have migrated and established communities throughout northern Mexico and the United States. This intensive course is taught by native Mixtec speakers from the faculty of the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS) in Oaxaca and from the Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca (ITO). The course includes four hours of classroom instruction, four days per week, and a minimum of two weekend field trips into the Mixteca. Local and visiting scholars whose research focuses on Mixtec culture and history conduct seminars each week. Contact: Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackerrmann, Center for Latin American Studies, Storm Hall 146, San Diego State University; (619) 594-1104;
email: esaenz@mail.sdsu.edu
Nahuatl: Nahuatl Summer Language Institute in Guerrero, Mexico (Yale University)
An intensive immersion course that although based on modern Nahuatl from San Augustín Oapan, Guerrero, Mexico will familiarize students with colonial and classical Nahuatl by using a wide range of texts and workbooks. Teaching is focused not only on developing conversational skills but on imparting an understanding and overview of the general grammatical structure of Nahautl. An effort will be made to address the specific needs of students in different disciplines (e.g., anthropology, history, linguistics). Introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels are offered. Program coordinator, John Amith, will be teaching the intermediate and advanced courses. Classes are 31/2 hours per day, Monday through Friday. Read More
Bolivian Quechua: Cochabamba (Bolivia) through Cornell University
The introductory program combines studies of Andean culture and literature, past and present, with language studies in Quechua. The objective of this eight-week course is for students to learn to comprehend, speak, read, and write Quechua, as well as understand the culture and role of the Quechua-speaking populations in Andean society. Students may choose to take either elementary or continuing Quechua, or both of the culture courses. Language courses will be taught by Luis Morató Peña, a native of Cochabamba, Senior Lecturer at Cornell University, and textbook author, while literature and culture courses will include José Edmundo Paz-Soldán. Read More
Aymara (Bolivia): The University of Chicago
The FLAS-eligible Aymara summer institute offers intensive 9-week instruction in introductory spoken Aymara, an indigenous language spoken by 1.8 million people primarily in Bolivia with smaller populations in Peru, Chile and Argentina. Instruction utilizes the text Aymar Arux Akhamawa and its accompanying CD-ROM dialogues, written and produced by the course instructor, as well as a wide variety of authentic cultural materials including film, literature, music, visual and mass media. Students acquire proficiency in formal language structures, conversation, aural and writing skills, and grammar. Instruction contextualizes Aymara language within its culturally-specific context. The course is appropriate for master’s, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students, particularly, though not exclusively, those in the fields of Andean anthropology and history, as well as students in linguistics.
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Bolivian Quechua: Cochabamba, Bolivia through Florida International University
Intensive basic Bolivian Quechua courses are offered as part of a larger Andean Studies Program. In addition to Quechua language courses, students can select from a number of graduate-level Andean area studies courses offered by Florida International University and Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB) and/or conduct research at Fundación Inca, one of the region’s largest private research libraries with over 110,000 volumes and 5,000 periodicals on the Andes (Chile, Bolivian, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela). Classes are conducted in Cochabamba at Fundación Inca or UPB. Intensive basic Quechua classes are held four hours per day, Monday-Friday, in each six week mini-semester during the above dates. Sponsored weekend trips allow students additional practice with the language and immersion in Andean culture. Independent study courses for intermediate and advanced Quechua instruction are also available. The Andean Studies Program is offered year round with regular (3 hour, 2 days/week) basic and intermediate and independent study Quechua courses also offered in September-December and January-April sessions. Read More
Quechua: Escuela Andina de Postgrado, Cusco (Peru) through The University of Michigan
When: July 1- August 13 (dates approximate)
Description: Three levels of intensive Southern Quechua will be taught: Intensive Beginning Quechua, Intensive Intermediate Quechua, and Intensive Advanced Quechua. Classes will meet intensively for eight weeks. Enrollment will be limited to 15 for each of the five levels. The program is open to all graduate and professional school students. A series of lectures on Quechua culture and history and an extensive program of excursions and cultural events will supplement the courses. Students may choose to take the course for University of Michigan credit by enrolling in the corresponding courses (LACS 471/472, 473/474, and 475/476), or may take the course without University credit by enrolling directly through Escuela Andina de Postgrado. The same academic criteria will apply to credit and non-credit students.
Costs: Costs are based on estimates. Undergraduate: (Michigan resident) $2200, (non-resident) $6582. Graduate: (Michigan resident) $3528, (non-resident) $7153. Not-for-credit option: $1470. FLAS fellowships available through Latin American and Caribbean Studies cover full tuition plus a modest stipend; application due Feb. 1.
Deadline for applications: May 1, 2005
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Ecuadorian Quichua: Arizona State University’s Andes and Amazon Field School on the Río Napo in Ecuador.
When: June 6 - June 30, July 4 - July 27
For whom: Graduate and undergraduate students from any college or university
Description: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Quichua taught in a community where Quichua is the language of every day conversation. Graduate students who are U.S. citizens are encouraged to apply for Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowships. Participants also take field courses in Amazonian culture or Tropical Plant Diversity. Faculty include Tod Swanson, Luz Marma De la Torre, and Michael Uzendoski.
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Beginning Waorani: Arizona State University’s Andes and Amazon Field School on the Río Napo in Ecuador
When: June 6 – June 30, July 4 – July 27
For Whom: Graduate Students
Description: Waroni is spoken by approximately 800 people who live between the Napo and Curaray Rivers in Eastern Ecuador. Graduate students work with a native speaker under the supervision of Prof. Tod Swanson. Participants must be highly motivated, able to speak Spanish or Quichua, and have taken introductory courses in Linguistics (preferably Phonemics and Syntax). Waoroni tutor Nenquimo Quemontare Epanca (b. 1963) grew up among the Waorani of the Paymino before the establishment of contact in the early 1970s.
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Beginning Shuar: Arizona State University’s Andes and Amazon Field School on the Río Napo in Ecuador
When: June 6- June 30, July 4- July 27
For Whom: Graduate students who speak Spanish
Description: The Shuar language (also known as Jivaro) is spoken by 30-32,000 people in Southeastern Ecuador. Graduate students will work with a native speaker under the supervision of Prof. Tod Swanson. Shuar tutor Victor Cayapa is an experienced bilingual school teacher who presently works as an administrator for the Napo Province Bilingual School District.
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Haitian Creole: Miami, Florida and Haiti through the Florida Consortium for Latin American Studies’ Haitian Summer Institute
When: June 29-August 17
For Whom: Graduates and undergraduates (degree and non-degree seeking), professors, researchers, public school teachers, other professionals.
Description: Now in its eighth year, the Florida Consortium for Latin American Studies (Florida International University and University of Florida) sponsors the Haitian Summer Institute, designed as an intensive introduction to the Haitian Creole language and Haitian culture and politics. The Institute focuses on Haiti through an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating the disciplines of language, linguistics, literature, history, international relations, religious studies, economics, sociology/anthropology and political science. The program includes a four-week program at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus in Miami, Florida, divided into two sessions. Accelerated Haitian Creole language is taught in the morning sessions. In the afternoon sessions, the historical, cultural and political development of Haiti is addressed through a series of lectures by Haitian experts from FIU, UF, and other universities throughout the country. In addition to the Miami instruction, there is an optional study abroad component that takes place in Haiti for two weeks. This trip includes additional language instruction and study and travel throughout the country with visits to several sites of historical importance. Students may take as little as one or as many as all three of the courses offered by the Haitian Summer Institute. This program is Title VI FLAS supported.
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Intensive Portuguese: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
When: Summer 2005 (6 weeks)
Description: 8-unit course covering material normally covered in one academic year.
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Beginning Brazilian Portuguese: University of Wisconsin-Madison
When: June 13- August 5
For Whom: This special eight-week course is designed for people wishing to study intensively beginning Brazilian Portuguese. Graduate students, faculty, and other researchers, and advanced undergraduates who need to develop communication skills and reading knowledge for research will find this special institute particularly useful.Description: Instruction is five days a week, four hours a day, and the course (listed as Portuguese 301-302) carries 8 semester hours of credit. The institute will be directed and taught by Professor Severino Albuquerque, a native speaker of Brazilian Portuguese who has taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cornell University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.The cultural dimension of the course will be coordinated by a lecturer or teaching assistant. A limited number of Title VI FLAS Fellowships are available to graduate students in conjunction with the Institute. The Fellowships cover tuition and provide a $2,400 stipend plus tuition. Applications are available from Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, 209 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, UW-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lacis. The telephone number is (608) 262-2811. The deadline for receipt of Title VI FLAS applications and supporting documents is February 7, 2005.
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Intensive Portugese At The University Of Texas At Austin
Where: University of Texas at Austin
When: First-Year Intensive Portuguese, First summer session
Second-Year Intensive Portuguese, Second summer session
Description: Students enrolled in each summer session attend 75 contact hours and earn 6 credit hours for either first- and/or second-year intensive Portuguese.
Contact: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Batts Hall, Austin, Texas 78712; (512) 471-4936, or Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, Sid Richardson Hall 1.310, Austin, TX 78712
(512) 471-5551
Summer Portuguese in Belo Horizonte Through UFMG/UT Austin
Where: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais through the University of Texas at Austin.
When: May 25 – July 2 (tentative dates)
Description: Students may enroll in Intensive First-Year, Intensive Second-Year, or Advanced Portuguese and meet in class Monday - Thursday for Phonetics & Pronunciation, Grammar, Conversation, and Culture classes. There is also a three day excursion to the historical city of Ouro Preto during the fifth week. The course is taught by faculty from UFMG's Center for Portuguese as a Second Language. The course load for each level is 150 contact hours.
Cost (from 2004): UT students $3,350, non-affiliated students $5,350. Additional costs include roundtrip ticket (approx. $1000), two additional meals per day (approx. $300), local transportation ($100), mandatory health insurance (approx. $160), Brazilian visa fees ($100) and any registration fees at your home university.
Contact: Helena Wilkins, 105 W. Dean Keeton, SHC 247, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 471-6415 or (512) 471-6490; helena@mail.utexas.edu
Website: www.utexas.edu/student/abroad
Summer Portuguese Language Institute in Brazil
Where: Vitória-Vila Velha in Espírito Santo (Brazil) through the University of Kansas.
When: Summer 2005
For Whom: All students from an accredited U.S. college or university
Description: Students may study beginning, intermediate and advanced Brazilian Portuguese language and culture in the coastal cities of Vitória, in the southeastern state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Students receive 6 hours of undergraduate credit or 3 hours of graduate credit for successful completion of the program. Seven weeks of intensive study are complemented by homestays with Brazilian families. Three excursions, from one to five days each, expand the cultural component of the program. Courses are taught by the program director, native university professors and instructors from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), a university of about 8,000 students. Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian martial arts) classes are included in the academic program. Classes will be held in the mornings and afternoons, Monday through Thursday, at the UFES in Vitória.
Cost: KU students approximately $2,800, non-KU students $3,100 (subject to change) plus an additional $430 payable to host family. Air transportation from the US to Vitória via Rio de Janeiro approx. $1200
Contact: Angela Dittrich, Program Coordinator, angelad@ku.edu
Phone: (785) 864-3742
The University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad, Lippincott Hall, 1410 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm 108, Lawrence, KS
66045-1731 E-mail: osa@ukans.edu
Program Director: Antônio Simões, asimoes@ku.edu
Phone: (785) 864-0285
Program Webpage: http://www.ukans.edu/~brasilis/
OSA Website: http://www.ku.edu/~osa
Centro de Línguas webpage (UFES campus where the program takes place): http://www.clinguas.com.br
UFES Webpage: http://www.ufes.br
Brazilian Portuguese Language Program
Where: Instituto Brasil Estados Unidos in Rio de Janeiro through the University of Florida.
When: June 25- August 6
For Whom: all U.S. students, FLAS applicants encouraged.
Description: Six semester hours of transfer credit are awarded for successful completion of the program. Participants earn three credits in Brazilian language (four different levels are offered: Beginning, Intermediate 1 and 2, and Advanced) and either three credits in Brazilian culture or three credits in Brazilian business coursework. (Students choose either the cultural or business track.) The 140 hours of contact will include cultural or business seminars and extended language instruction. Professor Elizabeth Ginway will be the program director. Because of recent surges in demand, program slots have been filled much sooner than in the past, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged. Space cannot be reserved for graduate students who expect to get FLAS awards; they should go ahead and apply normally.
Cost: Program costs will be approximately $2,800 for tuition, housing and program expense. Per diem and incidental spending $500-1000. Airfare is NOT included. Most students spend about $1000-1500 on round trip airfare and some buy an air pass in the US ($500) to see five cities in Brazil after the program ends.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2005
Contacts: Academic Advisor, Program Coordinator, USA
Prof. Charles A. Perrone, Center for Latin American Studies
University of Florida P.O.Box 115530
Gainesville, Florida 32611-5530
PHONE: (352) 392-2100, message 392-0375
FAX: (352) 392-5679
E-mail: cap@rll.ufl.edu; perrone@ufl.edu
FIU Dr. Tim Power LACC powertj@fiu.edu
Website: For updated information and application forms for the 2003 IBEU summer program, see the these web sites:
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/oss/summer/Rio2K.htm
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/eginway/
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/oss/summer/BUS_Rio2K.htm
Portuguese Intensive Course
Where: The University of Michigan.
When: May 4- June 25 (dates approximate)
Description: This course introduces students to Brazilian language and culture with an emphasis on communication: the content-based approach integrates grammar with functional use. Students completing the course will be able to hold spontaneous conversations on everyday topics, understand the gist of one-way communications like those on radio and television, read for practical information, and write simple correspondence and compositions on familiar topics. Course meets M-Th, 9-11 and 12-2. 8 credits.
Costs: Undergraduate: (Michigan resident) $2247, (non-resident) $6629
Graduate: (Michigan resident) $3183, (non-resident) $6483. Not-for-credit option: $2270
FLAS fellowships available through Latin American and Caribbean Studies cover full tuition plus a modest stipend; application due Jan. 15
Application Deadline: TBA
Department of Modern Languages (734) 764-5344
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/sli/
Brazilian Portuguese in Salvador Da Bahia
Where: Associação Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos (ACBEU), Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), through the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
When: June 25 – August 6
Description: 12 quarter units. Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced level courses offered. Portuguese 102A, 102B, and 103 are accelerated courses in introductory and intermediate Portuguese offered for students who already have a good command of a romance language and who wish to acquire a basic knowledge of Portuguese in a relatively short period of time. Portuguese 197 (Afro-Brazilian Culture) is required for all students and will focus on Afro-Brazilian history and culture. Portuguese 46 at UCLA will be waived for Portuguese majors and minors taking this course. Independent Study courses are also offered, and they have an additional fee. A previous knowledge of Spanish or another foreign language is required.
Cost: UC students $3,300; Non-UC students $3,600. This includes registration fees, course fees, textbooks, accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner, excursions, and several museum visits and cultural events, but does NOT include airfare. Financial aid available to qualified UCLA students. All other students should inquire about qualified aid at their home institutions. FLAS fellowships are available through the UCLA Latin American Center. http://www.international.ucla.edu/lac/
Contact: UCLA Summer Sessions at (310) 794-8340; travel@summer.ucla.edu; http://www.summer.ucla.edu/travel/Portuguese-Brazil/overview.htm
Directed by Prof. Beth Marchant, UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UCLA (310) 206-8880.
Summer Intensive Brazilian Portuguese Course
Where: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza (Brazil) through the University of Arizona.
When: Late June-early August (exact dates to be announced)
For Whom: Students at all levels of instructions may participate, although it is strongly recommended to have had one or two semesters of Portuguese.
Description: Intensive 6-week summer language and culture program, which is supplemented by several lectures on modern Brazil, Brazilian cinema and literature, and visits to nearby cultural sites. Participants will have the option to live with Brazilian families or in shared apartments. The home stay enables students to experience Brazilian culture firsthand and to further develop their Portuguese language skills. Students will earn 6 units of UA credits in Portuguese.
Cost: Approximately $3000, which includes tuition, housing, meals, field trips, orientation. Airfare not included
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact: Caroline Patrick, Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange, (520) 626-7171.
Introductory Summer Intensive Portuguese
Where: Harvard University
When: June 27 – August 19
For Whom: Beginners
Description: This course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of Portuguese. It will enable beginning students to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Portuguese in a cultural context. Classroom activities include video, comprehension and grammar exercises,
conversation, and role-playing.
Costs: $2125
Application Deadline: May 28, 2005
Contact: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 61 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495 9416 cpastre@fas.harvard.edu
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Harvard Summer Program in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Where: The Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Rio de JaneiroWhen: TBA
For Whom: Intermediate students (1 year of Portuguese classes)
Description: The Harvard Summer Program in Rio is a total immersion second-year level Brazilian culture and Portuguese language course. Through a combination of language sessions and instructional excursions, screening of films, and appreciation of popular music, participants will expand and strengthen their linguistic skills and learn about the history and people of Rio de Janeiro.
Costs: TBA. 2004 costs $ 5,500
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 61 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495 9416 cpastre@fas.harvard.edu
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