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Wheaton in Spain
Wheaton In Spain is a summer program which combines language study and practice, cultural immersion, travel, and a brief service project. It provides Christian students a unique opportunity to become familiar with the culture and language of Spain. (Participants agree to speak only Spanish with each other throughout the program's duration.) Students may earn up to 10 hours of credit toward the Spanish major or minor. The program fulfills the study abroad requirement for the Spanish major at Wheaton College.
The following is information on the 2008 trip to
Spain:
The Price: approximately US$7,200 : includes tuition (8 hours; Span 489 requires a $200 lab fee), group land travel in Spain, excursions, lodging, and meals. (Airfare not included. Note that the program begins in Madrid and ends in Barcelona.) We recommend a minimum of $500 for personal expenses and souvenirs. Loans are available for overseas programs on the same basis as for on-campus programs; apply through the Financial Aid office.
| The
Courses |
| Spanish 338 (4) |
Intensive Advanced Spanish (taught by staff at Instituto DILECURSOS, Salamanca). Required of all students. |
| Spanish 334 (4) |
Spanish Civilization and Culture (taught by Wheaton faculty). Required of all students. |
| Spanish 489 (2) |
Topics in Spanish Culture (taught by Wheaton faculty). Optional. |
| The Directors: |
Dr. Christine Goring Kepner
Dr. Phyllis Mitchell
Dr. Alejandro Roop
Spanish section, Foreign Languages Department, Wheaton College |
| The
Itinerary |
| 20 May (Tues) |
Depart US destinations for Madrid; students make their
own air arrangements. |
21 May (Wed) |
Madrid: Walk through Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Gran Vía |
22 May (Thurs) |
Madrid: Museos El Prado and (optional) Thyssen and/or
Casa-Museo Lope de Vega and/or Museo de América |
23 May (Fri) |
Madrid: El Escorial via city bus or train; pm free (suggested
visits to Museo Arqueológico Nacional; see la Dama de Elche;
or Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales) |
24 May (Sat) |
Madrid: am Palacio Real, pm Museo Reina Sofía |
25 May (Sun) |
Madrid: am Museo Sorolla; noon church, pm free. Suggested
visit to Parque Retiro & Jardín Botánico (optional bullfight) |
26 May (Mon) |
Madrid: day excursion to Toledo via bus (90 min trip). Visit
Jewish Quarter and Museum, synagogues, Cathedral, El Greco
Museum, shopping. |
27 May (Tues) |
Madrid - Granada via bus (5 hrs). Visit Cathedral, Royal Chapel
(tombs of Catholic Kings Fernando & Isabel). |
28 May (Wed) |
Granada: am La Alhambra, Generalife Gardens, Museo Carlos V;
pm guest speaker |
29 May (Thurs) |
Granada - Córdoba via bus (3 hours). Córdoba: Visit the Mosque,
Jewish Quarter, synagogues, Casa Andalusí, etc.
PM: Córdoba - Sevilla via bus (3 hours). |
30 May (Fri) |
Sevilla: Cathedral, Giralda Tower, Royal Palace (Alcázar) and
gardens, Jewish Quarter, Barrio Santa Cruz. PM: Flamenco concert. |
31 May (Sat) |
Sevilla: Free day: suggested visits: Museo de Bellas Artes, Museo Arqueológico, Archivo de Indias, Parque María Luisa, Palacio de La
Lebrija, Casa de Pilatos |
1 June (Sun) |
Sevilla - Salamanca via bus (6 hours). Lunch in Mérida, visit
Ruinas Romanas y Museo. Arrive Salamanca 7:00 pm; meet
homestay families at Plaza del Oeste. |
2 June to
28 June: |
Salamanca. Instituto DILECURSOS - DILE’s teaching staff has
been working with Wheaton in Spain students since 1988. Four
weeks of intensive coursework in advanced language with Spanish
instructors. Wheaton students will meet twice a week with Wheaton
faculty for class in Spanish culture. Board and room with Spanish
families. On Saturdays we organize excursions to points of interest;
Sundays are free for worship (there are two or three small
evangelical churches in Salamanca) and relaxation. |
7 June (Sat) |
Excursion to Ávila and Segovia: view Ávila's historic walls; visit
Cathedral, Convento de la Encarnación; in Segovia, visit Alcázar
(castle), Cathedral, Roman aqueduct |
14 June (Sat) |
FREE WEEKEND for rest or travel |
21 June (Sat) |
Excursion to León and Astorga: visit cathedrals, city walls, Camino
de Santiago sites |
28 June (Sat) |
Salamanca to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia (via bus, 7 hrs) |
29 June (Sun) |
Santiago de Compostela: visit Centros Cristianos de Santiago,
Boiro/Noya (site of missions service project 1996) |
30 June (Mon) |
Santiago de Compostela: visit Cathedral, Plaza del Obradoiro,
Barrio Antiguo. |
1 July (Tues)
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Santiago to Oviedo, stopping at Cudillero along the Costa Verde.
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| 2 July (Wed) |
Oviedo to Noja, Cantabria, driving along Costa Verde.
Stops at Altamira and Santander. |
| 3 July (Thurs) |
Bilbao: Visit Museo Guggenheim. |
| 4 July (Fri) |
Noja to CasteldeFells, Barcelona via bus (8 hours). Lodging at
IBSTE (Instituto Bíblico y Seminario Teológico de España.)
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| 5 July (Sat) |
am IBSTE orientation; then local train to Barcelona to begin
cultural visits to sites such as Templo de La Sagrada Familia, Parque Güell, Picasso Museum, Olympic Village, Plaza de España,
Museo Gaudí, Palacio Güell, Las Ramblas, Barrio Gótico, Catedral,
Montjuic, Plaza de España …
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| 6 July (Sun) |
am worship; pm cultural visits |
7-9 July
(Mon to Wed) |
am service at IBSTE; pm class and/or beach |
| 10 July (Thurs) |
Free; finish Barcelona visits |
11 July (Fri) or
12 July (Sat) |
Return to Chicago
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For further information, contact:
Director, Wheaton In Spain, Foreign Languages Department
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone 630-752-5039 fax 630-752-5788
E-mail: Christine.G.Kepner@wheaton.edu
NOTE: Program costs and itinerary are subject to change without prior notice.
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