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Teaching English: Service-Learning
Summer program
Teaching English Service- Learning
June 5 - July 1, 2008
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This program offers undergraduates, graduates, and in-service teachers the opportunity to
gain professional experience in an educational setting in Central America.
Students will have the chance to immerse themselves in another culture, improve their Spanish, and get experience teaching
Homestays with Costa Rica Families will give students an opportunity to experience the warmth
and hospitality of Costa Rica and also experience Costa Rica life in ways that cannot be
learned in a classroom.
UGA Costa Rica Campus
Students are based at UGA's beautiful campus at the head of the San Luis Valley adjacent to
the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. The campus is high enough in elevation to offer a
temperate climate year-round. On-site nature trails can be explored, horse-back rides take
students throughout San Luis, a natural pool formed by a 80m waterfall can be found after
a short hike through the forest, and classes are taught in open-air classrooms and via "
living classroom" excursions.
With wide verandas overlooking the Valley, a dining room with soaring ceilings, and
computer facilities, the student union is a popular place to congregate. Participants enjoy
three fresh meals each day (included in the total cost of the program) and are housed in
spacious bungalows nested into the landscape.
Faculty
Professor Don McCreary
Video Clips
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"Costa Rica" Version 1 by Benjamin Medina, UGA Costa Rica TESOL study abroad program participant, Maymester 2006.
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"Costa Rica" Version 2 by Benjamin Medina, UGA Costa Rica TESOL study abroad program participant, Maymester 2006.
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The video clips are hosted by the
UGA Franklin College Podcasts program.
Courses
- LING 4170 Second Language Acquisition
- LING 4870 Language, Gender & Culture
Costs
The program costs approximately $2800 plus in-state UGA tuition and fees.
The cost of the program covers lodging, meals, study abroad insurance, entry fees, and
transportation on program excursions. Additional costs include personal items and airfare.
***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship applies.
Non-UGA Student Costs & Transient Application
An additional application and $50 processing fee is required for non-UGA students to enroll.
Click here for
instructions and to download the Transient Student applicaiton. Contact the UGA Costa Rica
Office to confirm when you have started the application process.
Non-UGA students will be charged $250, in addition to their tuition, which is assessed by
the UGA Bursar's office.
Application Process
To apply, students must submit a complete application and a $300 deposit payable to UGA
Costa Rica either in-person or by mail to the UGA Costa Rica Office, 110 E. Clayton St.,
Bank of America Building, 3rd Floor, Suite 316, Athens, GA 30602.
Enrollment is limted to 14 qualified students.
Target Dates / Deadlines
Application & $300 deposit deadline: March 3, 2008
Program fee payment of $2500 deadline: March 30, 2008
Contact Us
Quint Newcomer, Director of UGA Costa Rica at 706-425-3317 or
Page McCorkle, Assistant Director at 706-425-3318
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