Program Description:
Spain
The Virginia Military Institute, in partnership with Alcalingua-Universidad de Alcalá, is pleased to present a summer five-week language and cultural immersion program (nine credit-hours) in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Dates: May - June , 2019
Cost: TBD plus airfare (This fee is subject to Board of Visitor approval).
Fees include tuition, insurance, airport transfer, Madrid travel pass, excursions and field trips, accommodation with host families, and most meals. International airfare costs are not included.
Program Director
Dr. Sabrina Laroussi
Eligibility
Any current student in good standing with an accredited university is eligible to apply. VMI students need only to submit an application. Applicants from other universities should include a faculty letter of recommendation, an official transcript, and a short essay outlining the applicant's personal and academic goals for the program, along with the application. Cadets must have completed application process and provided a $ 250 non-refundable deposit by 18 January 2019. Committed cadets must have paid program in full or signed promissory note by 15 February 2019.
Room and Board
Students will be housed in a university residence hall. Three meals a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, seven days a week will be provided as part of the program cost.
General Overview
This will be a language, culture, art and history program in which all participants will earn six hours of Spanish language credits at the 100, 200 or 300*, and three hours of Spanish culture or History credits. Students will visit the most significant sites and museums in Spain and will be introduced to the history, traditions, and culture. In addition to language studies, courses are combined with cultural activities such as visits to battlefields, Military Museum in Toledo, Prado Museum, Reina Sofia Museum, Sorolla Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Royal Palace and Naval Museum. Students will be observing the cultural diversity of Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, among other cities.
* Each student will take a proficiency test in-situ to determine his or her language proficiency and be enrolled in the appropriate courses.
