SANTANDER, SPAIN
SPANISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE, BIOLOGY AND JOURNALISM IN SANTANDER
This intensive program aims to improve considerably your knowledge of the Spanish language, including your ability to speak correctly and effectively outside the classroom and to integrate you as much as possible into the local culture. Students take six hours of coursework taught at the Universidad de Cantabria. At least one course each session is taught by a UT faculty member; local professors teach all others. Students are in class for approximately three hours per day, Monday through Thursday, for approximately six weeks. Two summer sessions are offered; students can attend either one or both. Students are encouraged to attend both sessions, and there is a small discount for doing so. Additionally, students who spend the first summer session on another UT program in Cadiz may continue in Santander during the second session for a full Spanish experience. To maximize cultural immersion and language acquisition, students live with carefully selected local families, Intermediate and advanced students are encouraged to sign a pledge stating that they will speak only in Spanish while at home and at the university Students eat lunch, the biggest and most important meal of the day, with their host families, There are two students perhousehold. Living with host families usually proves to be students' favorite part of their experience abroad.Located in the heart of the city, the modern and young University of Cantabria has around 13,000 students and about 1,100 professors and researchers, The University of Cantabria's Centro de Idiomas has over two decades of experience teaching Spanish to students from all over the world. The limited size of the program gives students the opportunity to study in a pedagogical environment that encourages an individual approach to learning.