COURSE INFORMATION:

Students take two of the following courses:

SPAN 275: Spanish Skills Review - 3 credits
SPAN 320: Introduction to Hispanic Literature - 3 credits
SPAN 328: Spanish Language Study Abroad - 3 credits
SPAN 390: Special Topics in Spanish

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

A thriving center for tourism with a rich historical past, Trujillo is the place of origin of many explorers and conquistadors of the New World, including Francisco Pizarro. It is located in the Extremadura region of Spain, southwest of Madrid, and about 60 miles from the border of Portugal. Cáceres, a UN designated World Heritage City, and the site of the Universidad de Extremadura, is about half an hour west of Trujillo. Classes are held in the Coria, a 17th century restored convent. Students will live with host families in Trujillo, offering them an extraordinary opportunity to improve fluency in Spanish and to experience Spanish culture firsthand. In addition to visits to local sites of interest, there will be excur-sions to Mérida, Córdoba, Granada, Sevilla, Toledo, Madrid and Segovia. Language classes will be integrated with student experiences outside the classroom, and courses will be organized so that class discussions will be coordinated with visits to relevant sites.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS:

Dr. Lola Colomina-Garrigos
Department of Hispanic Studies
colominagarrigosm@cofc.edu
843-953-7128

Dr. Colomina-Garrigos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies and the Latin American Caribbean Studies Program. She has served as Program Director for both the summer and the semester programs to Trujillo, Spain, as well as the semester program in Santiago, Chile.

Dr. Nadia Avendano
Department of Hispanic Studies
avendanon@cofc.edu
843-953-5364

Dr. Avendano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies and the Women's and Gender Studies Program. She served as Program Director for the summer program in Trujillo, Spain in 2006.