Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages West Chester University

StudyStudy Spanish atSpanish at la la Universidad Nacional (UNA) Universidad Nacional (UNA)

in Heredia, in Heredia, Costa RicaCosta Rica Summer Session Summer Session I – I – 5 weeks5 weeks

Sponsored by Sponsored by

the Department of Foreign Languagesthe Department of Foreign Languages

West Chester University West Chester University

HerediaHeredia

Heredia, ciudad universitaria

La Universidad Nacional Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

Total cost Total cost includes:includes:

11. . $100 non-refundable application fee $100 non-refundable application fee

2. Round trip airfare2. Round trip airfare (price may vary)(price may vary)

3. Tuition for six transfer credits3. Tuition for six transfer credits

4. Room and board for 5 weeks 4. Room and board for 5 weeks 5. Conversation tutorials with UNA students – 5. Conversation tutorials with UNA students –

3 hours/week3 hours/week

Tuition includes: Tuition includes:

6 transfer credits – two advanced courses 6 transfer credits – two advanced courses in Spanish taught by UNA faculty in Spanish taught by UNA faculty (may not (may not combine 301-302)combine 301-302)

feesfees course materials course materials Tutorials - one-on-one conversation with Tutorials - one-on-one conversation with

UNA university students – 3 hours /weekUNA university students – 3 hours /week

Facultad de

Filosofía y Letras

La UNA -

La Universidad Nacional

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spanish CoursesSpanish Courses

Earn 6 transfer credits for Spanish courses taught by UNA faculty:

-Spanish language

-Hispanic culture

-Costa Rican literature

Spanish courses taught by UNA faculty Spanish courses taught by UNA faculty

Advanced SpanishAdvanced Spanish (transfers as SPA 301 (transfers as SPA 301 oror SPA 302)SPA 302)

Popular Culture of Latin AmericaPopular Culture of Latin America (transfers as (transfers as SPA 321)SPA 321)

Introduction to the NarrativeIntroduction to the Narrative (transfers as (transfers as SPA 315) SPA 315)

Phonetics and Phonology Phonetics and Phonology (transfers as (transfers as SPA 356)SPA 356)

Meet Costa Rican university students through the conversational tutorial program.

Improve your language

proficiency while experiencing a warm and friendly people and their country.

una banda estudiantil de la UNA

Room and BoardRoom and Board

for 5 weeks includes:for 5 weeks includes:

stay with a host family in Herediastay with a host family in Heredia breakfast and dinnerbreakfast and dinner laundry once per weeklaundry once per week transportation to and from airport in Costa transportation to and from airport in Costa

Rica.Rica.

una casa típica de Heredia

Host families are screened by UNA.Students complete home-stay questionnaires.

otra casa típica de Heredia

Santa Bárbara

Un “super” en un pueblo típico

Host FamiliesHost Families

Enjoy daily life with a host family while Enjoy daily life with a host family while getting acquainted with Costa Rica’s getting acquainted with Costa Rica’s

customs, traditional foods, customs, traditional foods,

and natural beauty.and natural beauty.

una casa de Herediauna casa de Heredia

Una carreta de artesanía

Suggested ExcursionsSuggested Excursions

Visits to museumsVisits to museums in San José such as in San José such as

El Museo de Oro, el Museo NacionalEl Museo de Oro, el Museo Nacional

4 en 1 tour4 en 1 tour (Poás Volcano, La Paz (Poás Volcano, La Paz

Waterfall, Sarapiquí River, coffee Waterfall, Sarapiquí River, coffee plantation) plantation)

INBIO Park INBIO Park in Santo Domingo

El Volcán Irazú desde la UNA

El Volcán Irazú

el café

La industria del café

Zonas Cafetaleras

¡Vengan a Costa Rica! Se divertirán, porque …

¡Costa Rica es “pura vida!”

Make study in Costa RicaMake study in Costa Rica

part of your WCU experience.part of your WCU experience.

For more information contact:For more information contact:

The Department of Foreign Languages, Main 109The Department of Foreign Languages, Main 109 http://http://www.wcupa.eduwww.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS//_ACADEMICS/ sch_cas.flg/sch_cas.flg/ DrDr. . Andrea VarricchioAndrea Varricchio [email protected]@wcupa.edu Main Hall 113, 610-436-2169Main Hall 113, 610-436-2169

Dr. Jerome WilliamsDr. Jerome Williams [email protected]@wcupa.edu Main Hall 109, 610-436-2700 Main Hall 109, 610-436-2700

PhotographyPhotography

Andrea VarricchioAndrea Varricchio, , Associate Professor of Associate Professor of Spanish, Dept. of Foreign Languages, WCU Spanish, Dept. of Foreign Languages, WCU

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