GL/SP 3100 6.0: Advanced Spanish (Taxco, Mexico)

SP 3100 has been designed to help Glendon and Keele students develop the necessary linguistic precision (grammatical, lexical, phonetical, and especially pragmatic) while optimizing their strategies to effectively communicate in Spanish (in oral and written form).

Organized in collaboration with our host institution, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), this experience abroad will give students the opportunity to live and study among Spanish-speaking students, affirm their knowledge of Spanish, and gain experience working alongside local artisans in community practice.

This Summer Course includes 5 weeks on Glendon Campus and 2 weeks abroad in beautiful Taxco, Mexico. The course consolidates students' knowledge of Spanish through immersion and experiential learning that includes:

• community practicums with local artisans
• excursions to pre-Columbian archeological site and the UNAM campus in Mexico City
• ancestral cooking & eco-gardening workshops
• master dance classes & film screenings

• Deadline: April 30, 2023
• Application Form: https://yorku.moveonca.com/form/5ea8459ef97708044a7b6653/eng

• Includes:
  • Accommodation
  • Excursions/Field activities
• Not Included
  • Airfare to and from the Mexico
  • Tuition fee (payable to York University)
  • Any personal expenses
  • guard.me® Health Insurance
  • Travel insurance

*Subject to change, program fees will depend on the final number of participants.

To secure a spot in this course, you'll need to submit a non-refundable deposit of $500 to York International. Contact Renee Marks (renmarks@yorku.ca) for payment procedures. 

• Deposit ($500): February 2023
• Outstanding program fee: March 2023

PLEASE NOTE: You do not need to come to York International Office. All payments will be conducted online. We only accept Visa and Mastercard. No cash or cheques.

All participants of this course will receive the York International Mobility Award (YIMA) upon completion of the Pre-Departure Training and Travel Risk Requirements.

This is a summer abroad course. Open to non-majors by permission of the course director, Professor Shanna Lino. Participants outside the major must demonstrate B2 proficiency in Spanish.

Attending a Pre-Departure Session is mandatory for all YorkU students participating in the GL/SP 3100 Advanced Spanish. York International provides pre-departure training to York students who are scheduled to participate in global learning programs (exchange, internships and other short-term programs).
Content covered at Pre-Departure Sessions include:

1. Travel preparations (research about destination, flight, accommodation arrangements)
2. Risk Management (waiver, emergency contact card, Registration of Canadians abroad)
3. guard.me® Insurance
4. Funding and Finances
5. Inter-cultural awareness

York Students traveling abroad for international programs are required to purchase guard.me® insurance. To ensure safety and well-being of York students traveling abroad, York University has developed a partnership with guard.me® Insurance. It provides comprehensive insurance coverage and benefits that are in the best interest of the students and the university at-large. Guard.me®covers medical, emergency, evacuation, and 3 party liability, among others. Please read the guard.me® benefit summary for more information. Students must register directly with guard.me®.
More information on registration will be outlined in the link below.


http://yorkinternational.yorku.ca/go-global/pre-
departure-training-and-risk-management/