USA VIRTUAL Afro-Argentine Culture & Spanish Language in Argentina
Program Overview:
This program exploring Afro-Argentine culture, literature and the Spanish language will be a synchronous course conducted entirely online. Students participating in this program will take an online Spanish language course with EXSpanish Spanish Language School located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The language course with EXSpanish will be an online immersive language experience that includes a vibrant cultural component. EXSpanish Spanish Language School will provide guest speakers to enhance the cultural knowledge about Afro-Argentine culture because Argentina’s African cultural heritage will be the pedagogical emphasis of the online study abroad program. My course will examine how the arrival of African captives through the Atlantic slave trade helped to shape the history of Argentine culture and early literature. Lectures by local scholars/ cultural experts will provide students with the requisite tools to understand how the black presence in Argentina was rendered invisible. The innovative online program is open to students with varying levels of Spanish, as long as LG 232 has been completed.
Courses:
Students will enroll in the two following courses for a total of six credit hours:
- LG 390 Special Topics: Afro-Argentine Culture & Spanish Language in Buenos Aires (3 hrs.) prerequisites: LG 232 or equivalent
- LG 490 Special Topics Spanish (3 hrs.) prerequisites: LG 232 or equivalent
Program Costs:
The cost of the USA VIRTUAL Afro-Argentine Culture and Spanish Language in Argentina 2021 program is $1,974. This is the exact cost of six credit hours of in-state USA tuition. Scholarships AND financial aid can be applied to the cost of the program.
Financial aid money may be applied to these courses. If interested in applying for financial aid, please contact a financial aid officer at your earliest convenience to request an award for summer 2021. This program is part of the USA summer schedule of courses.
Payment Schedule and Deadlines:
Space is limited. Program deposit of $350.00 is due at the time of application and no later than April 1, 2021. Final payment deadline is May 10, 2021. Applicants can reserve a spot in the program by hitting the "Apply Now" button and completing the online program application. Once accepted, applicants can confirm their place in the program by paying the program deposit of $350. The deposit is applied toward the cost of the program, $300 of which fully refundable if the participant withdraws before the application deadline.
Refund Policy:
Program fees are refundable only in the event of cancellation of the program and are based on recoverable expenses. All payments should be considered non-refundable and any requests for consideration of refunds based on extenuating circumstances (medical, etc…) must be made in writing and will be considered on a case by case basis.
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Matthew Pettway
mjpettway@southalabama.edu
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Modern and Classical Languages and Literature
and/or set an appointment to meet with a study abroad advisor:
https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/ie/studyabroad/meetstaff.html
