Summer Cádiz Program

Program Description

Overview

The Summer Cádiz program offers students the opportunity to live and study in Cádiz, Spain, for a full summer term (Jun.16-Aug.15). Administered by the University of Washington, this study-abroad program operates under a formal working agreement with the University of Cádiz. The Summer Cádiz program is designed to accelerate speaking, reading and writing in the Spanish language and to help students become effective global leaders by gaining important cross-cultural skills and developing an appreciation for diversity. The program will provide opportunities for leadership development through interactions with the host culture, as well as provide opportunities for personal growth by gaining self-confidence through new life experiences. Language and intercultural activities will be coordinated so that students benefit not only from foreign language practice, but also form an intercultural dialogue, which provides the basis for developing the capacity to communicate, relate and work across cultural boundaries. Students will be taught not only by UW faculty, but also by professors from the local community ensuring a true intercultural experience as those professors will bring their own wealth of knowledge, skills, expertise to the learning experience helping students develop a unique global outlook that they can then take back to the home campus, ultimately enriching the UW community.

Courses

Spanish 101: 5 credits
Course description: This is the first course of the First-Year Spanish Language Program at the University of Washington. It is part of a sequence of three elementary-level language courses (SPAN 101, 102, and 103) designed to develop basic communication skills in both oral and written Spanish. By introducing the learner to the rich culture of the Spanish-speaking world, including the Hispanic/Latino communities in the U.S., this course aims also to develop students’ intercultural knowledge and understanding. This course is open to students who have not taken Spanish language classes before.
Language instruction: Spanish

Spanish 110: Accelerated Elementary Spanish (5 credits)

SPANISH 110 is an accelerated course that covers the equivalent of Spanish 101 and Spanish 102, the first two courses of the First-Year Spanish Language Program at the University of Washington. These elementary-level language courses have been designed to develop basic communication skills in both oral and written Spanish. By introducing the learner to the rich culture of the Spanish-speaking world, including the Hispanic/Latinx communities in the U.S., this course aims also to develop students’ intercultural knowledge and understanding.
Language of instruction: Spanish

Spanish 103: Elementary Spanish (5 credits)

This is the third course of the First-Year Spanish Language Program at the University of Washington. It is part of a sequence of three elementary-level language courses (SPAN 101, 102, and 103) designed to develop basic communication skills in both oral and written Spanish. By introducing the learner to the rich culture of the Spanish-speaking world, including the Hispanic/Latino communities in the U.S., this course aims also to develop students' intercultural knowledge and understanding. This course is open to students who have completed Spanish 102, Spanish 122, or scored 45-69 on the SP100A placement test.

Language of instruction: Spanish 

Span 393: Intercultural Communication (5 credits)

In this course, students will explore the complex relationship between communication and culture in a variety of contexts. Students will participate in class activities and discussions designed to enhance their intercultural skills, increase global awareness, and deepen theoretical understandings about the dynamic interplay between language and culture as it is constructed, negotiated, and managed through intercultural interactions with others. 

Language of instruction: English

Excursions

This program includes three excursions.  The first excursion will take us to the Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia located on the Atlantic coast 65 miles southeast of Cádiz.  The second excursion features the city of Córdoba, home to notable examples of Moorish architecture like the Mezquita, among others.  We will also visit Itálica, the first Roman settlement in Spain and the first Roman city outside of Italy.  For the third and final excursion we will go to Ronda, a town in the province of Málaga known for its cliff-side location and a deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the town.

Housing

Students will be housed with qualified host families in a double occupancy living space, to be shared with another program participant. Host families will provide students with full room and board which includes 3 meals a day and weekly laundry and cleaning services. Students will have an opportunity to specify housing preferences, as well as any allergies and dietary restrictions prior to being placed with a family.

Eligibility Requirements

• Eligibility: 2.5 overall GPA

Program Fees

The estimated cost of the program (including homestay with local families, excursions, cultural activities, etc.) is $7,000 plus the $470 fee to the UW Study Abroad Office. This amount does not include round-trip airfare, passports, health insurance, or spending money.

Contact Information

For further information about logistics and life in Cádiz please contact the resident director Rita Serghini at serghini@uw.edu.

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