Summer Academic Program in Guatemala: July 3 - 31, 2010

Depending upon their needs and preparation, graduate participants may select six to nine units of academic coursework from the following four areas: Spanish Peninsular Literature, Latin American Literature, Linguistics, and Hispanic Civilization and Culture. Only two 200-level courses may be taken per summer. First-year students may wish to take only six units, as they adapt to intense graduate study their first summer. It is expected that participants will attend all classes and special functions and speak only in Spanish throughout the entire program. Due to the intensive nature of the program, students are strongly advised to begin reading for all literature and culture classes several months before the program begins.

Housing and Meals: By prior arrangement, participants will be assigned to private homes upon arrival in Antigua. Host families normally have room for two (and on occasion three) participants. The price of homestay lodging includes three meals per day except Sundays and holidays. Meals that are not specified in the cost of the program during the cultural tour are to be paid for by the participant. Laundry is not included.

Tentative Course Offerings

Spanish 115: Magical Realism (3 units)

Spanish 123: Spanish Peninsular Literature (3 units)

Spanish 196H: Experimental Offerings in Spanish: Guatemalan culture (3 units) Updated

Spanish 199: Special Problems (3 units)

Spanish 201A: General Spanish Linguistics: Dialectology (3 units)

Spanish 201C: Contrastive Grammatical Structures of Spanish and English (3 units)

Spanish 220C: Spanish Literature in the 18th and 19th Centuries (3 units)

Spanish 224A: Spanish-American Literature to 1825 (3 units)

Spanish 250C: Civilization and Culture of Hispanic America (3 units)

Spanish 299: Special Problems. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty member with whom the work is to be conducted, the advisor, and the department chair. (1-3 units)

Spanish 500: Culminating Requirement. Note: Open only to students who have been advanced to candidacy and have secured the permission of the graduate coordinator. Graded Credit/No Credit (3-4 units)

Antigua Class Schedule, Monday - Friday

9:00 - 10:50AM       Spanish 115 (Blanc)/Spanish 224A

11:00 - 12:50PM      Spanish 201A (Baranowski)/Spanish 201C (Hill)

Comida

3:00 - 4:50PM          Spanish 123 (Blanc)/Spanish 220C (Gil-Albarellos)

5:00 - 6:50PM          Spanish 196H (Liano)/Spanish 250C

For prerequisites and other requirements, visit www.csus.edu/fl/spanish/welcome.htm or consult the Sacramento State catalog.

Units: Program fees include 0-6 units of academic credit, transferable to most accredited universities. Students may enroll in an additional three units of course work at an additional cost of $300 per unit, payable to Sacramento State. A maximum of nine units may be earned overall, but no more than two 200-level courses can be taken in a given summer.

Advancement to Candidacy: Returning students who have completed at least 18 units and a minimum of four seminars must be advanced to candidacy by the Office of Graduate Studies so that the College of Continuing Education can enroll them in Spanish 500 (Culminating Experience) for the summer program. Please fill out the Advancement to Candidacy form available at www.csus.edu/gradstudies/forms.htm and send it to the graduate advisor no later than February 1, 2009. Contact the graduate advisor if you have any questions about how to fill out the form.

Contact

For questions regarding the Guatemala 2010 Program or the Master of Arts in Spanish Program, contact:

Dr. Edward Baranowski
Coordinator, Spanish Master’s Program
(916) 278-6336
ebaranowski@csus.edu

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