Language & Culture Service-Learning


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July 3 - 31, 2010

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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.

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Paula Mellom (Language & Literacy Education Professor) See Paula's bio here.

Dr. Mark Faust (Associate Professor of English Education and Head of the Department of Language and Literacy Education) See Mark's bio here.

Courses

• LLED 5040/7040 Language and Culture in the Classroom
  What is culture? How are one's own and others' assumptions, attitudes and behaviors shaped by culture? What are the connections among language, culture and education? This course explores these questions and gives a theoretical and practical overview of how culture and language meet (and often conflict) in the classroom setting.
  (This course is one of three courses that constitute the Georgia state add-on endorsement for TESOL in public schools)
  
• LLED 4620/6620 ESOL Service Learning
  As part of the Costa Rica Language and Linguistics series, students will be expected to tutor local non-native speakers in English for several hours each week. This course offers support in effective ways to tutor language learners of all ages.
  
• LING 2100 The Study of Language
  The primary objective of this course is to introduce you to the basic terms and concepts of Linguistics through a survey of its various subfields (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, etc.) and theoretical frameworks (structuralism, functionalism, generativism, typology/universals, variation, acquisition, etc.). At the conclusion of the course you will have a better understanding of language and possess the tools necessary for more advanced studies in Linguistics.
• LLED 4010 The Teaching of Reading
  An exploration of principles and practices related to teaching reading in K-12 schools with special emphasis on the social dimensions of reading and learning how to read.
  

Video Clips

	"Costa Rica" Version 1 by Benjamin Medina, UGA Costa Rica TESOL study abroad program participant, Maymester 2006. Video
	"Costa Rica" Version 2 by Benjamin Medina, UGA Costa Rica TESOL study abroad program participant, Maymester 2006. Video

The video clips are hosted by the UGA Franklin College Podcasts program.

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, in-state tuition, and airfare.

***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship applies.

Payment Methods & Schedule
The program fees will be charged to your student account. You may pay online with a credit card or mail a check to the Office of the Bursar. Access your student account here.

Through the UGA Costa Rica Office flexible payment options for program fees are available. The balance MUST BE PAID IN FULL before your program's departure. Please contact Matt Stevens for more information at 706-425-3316.

Tuition is not included in the program fee and will be posted to your student account as well. If you receive a scholarship or financial aid please notify the UGA Costa Rica Office if any payments will need to be submitted after the deadlines. Tuition payments must be paid in full a week before your program's departure.

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, transient application (if applicable) and a $300 deposit. No application is complete without the deposit, which will be deducted from the total cost of the program. Deposit will be made payable via the UGA student accounts system the week following submission of this application. The deposit will be refunded if the applicant is not accepted, or if the applicant withdraws by the program's withdrawal deadline. Transient students need to include a check for the deposit amount along with their application, click here for complete instructions for transient students.

Enrollment is limted to 14 qualified students.

Target Dates / Deadlines
Application & $300 deposit deadline: March 5th, 2010
Withdrawal deadline: March 19th
After this date students who withdraw from the program will be responsible to cover program setup costs that have been spent on the student's behalf, i.e. hotel reservation, transportation and other payments to local vendors.
Final Balance Due: June 30th, 2010
Contact Us
Contact Matt Stevens by email ugacr@uga.edu or call 706-425-3318.
Contact Paula Mellom by email pjmellom@uga.edu or call 706-542-3997.