COURSE INFORMATION

Express I-
COMM 336: Addressing Problems in Context: Intercultural Communication

Express II-
COMM 315: Ethical Communication

Full Semester-
COMM 410: Analysis of Communication Practice
COMM 480: Capstone in Communication
ENGL 350: Hemingway in Spain
ENGL 363: Civil War Literature in Ireland and Spain
SPAN 275: Spanish Skills Review
SPAN 328: Spanish Language Study Abroad



PROGRAM INFORMATION

The College of Charleston offers students the opportunity to study with faculty from CofC while abroad in Trujillo, Spain. Students are immersed in the Spanish language and culture through living with experienced host families. The Fall 2016 interdisciplinary semester is designed for any student with an interest in English, Communications and Spanish.

Trujillo is located in the Extremadura region of Spain, southwest of Madrid, about 60 miles from the border of Portugal. A thriving center of tourism with a rich historical past, Trujillo is the place of origin of many conquistadors, including the Pizarros. Caceres, a UN-designated World Heritage City and the site of the Universidad de Extremadura, lies less than an hour to the west of Trujillo. Classes are held in the Coria, a 17th century restored convent, from Monday through Thursday, providing students with long weekends to explore Trujillo, the Extremadura region, and Spain. Typically students have completed SPAN 202 prior to participating in the program.


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

There are may opportunities for students while studying for the fall semester in Trujillo. Students will live with local Spanish families during their semester abroad. The families are selected by staff in Trujillo and most of the families have hosted CofC students in the past. Living with families provides students a great opportunity to learn about daily life and culture in Spain, while improving their Spanish language skills.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

- Interested students must have completed at least Spanish 202 prior to participating in the program.
- Students must have at least an overall 2.5 GPA
- Students must either already possess a valid passport of be able to obtain a valid passport

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Dr. Celeste Lacroix
Department of Communication
lacroixc@cofc.edu
843-953-5654

Dr.Lacroix teaches Cross-Cultural Communication both on campus and abroad. She has significant study abroad experience, having taught CofC students in Spain nine times since 2001 and has co-directed summer programs to Europe multiple times, most recently in 2015.

Dr. Robert Westerfelhaus
Department of Communication
westerfelhausr@cofc.edu
843-953-6633

Dr. Westerfelhaus has directed/co-directed ten CofC study abroad programs. He also spent one year living in Poland as a Fulbright Scholar.


Dr. Joe Kelly
Department of English
kellyj@cofc.edu
843-953-4815

Dr. Kelly, a specialist in Irish and modern British literature, has directed 5 different study abroad programs in Ireland.

Dr. Susan Farrell
Department of English
farrells@cofc.edu
843-953-5785

Dr. Farrell, who teaches contemporary American literature, was a co-director of the Fall 2013 program in Trujillo.