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Letra Hispanica Spanish Language and Culture Program
Academic Programs
Beginning, intermediate, and advanced
Spanish language courses are offered at the
Letra Hispánica Language Institute.
Subjects offered:
- Spanish Language and Conversation
- Practical Spanish Phonetics
- Spanish Literature
- Spanish Culture and Civilization
- Spanish Art
- Latin American Literature
- Spanish cinema
- Spanish history
- Business Spanish
- Service learning/ Community outreach
Additional course information (in Spanish) can be found at the following website:
http://www.letrahispanica.com/letrahispanica/academics.htm
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Program Options
- 4 week intensive program, begins any Friday
- 6 week summer program (June- Mid July)
- Summer semester (June to August)
- Fall semester (September-Late December)
- Spring semester (Mid January – Late May)
- Academic Year (September- Late May)
Application Deadlines
Fall and summer semester: April 1
Spring semester: October 1
4 week intensive program: Rolling deadlines, contact Hilary Papendick.
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Accommodation
Students have two housing options in Salamanca. They can reside with a host family near the Letra Hispanica Language Institute for the first three weeks of their program and then make arrangements after this time for an apartment or shared flat, or stay in an apartment or shared flat for the entire program.
About Salamanca (from Letra Hispanica: 15 reasons & more)
Friendly Salamanca: With a population of 170,000, it's a safe and peaceful city. You can placidly travel through the city from edge to edge in 30 minutes. The people are open and friendly to travelers. From the words of Cervantes, who knew the city well, "Salamanca enchants the will because once you have experienced its placid character, you have to go back."
Close Salamanca: 125 miles from Madrid and 60 miles from Portugal. Near Salamanca you will find other important cultural sites, "Human Heritage cities" (Ávila, Cáceres, Segovia and Toledo) and also natural spots with incalculable value, like the region of the Arribes del Duero, and the Sierra de Francia.
Collegiate Salamanca: Salamanca, in the past called "the castilian Athens" and "the little Rome", has three universities with more than 40,000 students. The public university was founded in 1218. This tradition has been vividly maintained for you can find many libraries, theaters, cinemas and art exhibitions. Students have also many opportunities for leisure in the bars, cafes, pubs, discotheques, restaurants, gyms, and other sporting events.
Salamanca, by night: The city does not close at night because student activity is always alive. In the early hours of daylight one can continue the "movida" in bars and clubs, listening to "la tuna" on the terrace or tranquilly walking along the illuminated monuments.
Monumental Salamanca: Declared "Human Heritage City" by UNESCO, Salamanca possesses a variety of historic buildings unique in the world. The rock of Villamayor with its unmistakable hues, has given origin to the famous expression, "Salamanca, ciudad dorada." Of special interest are the magnificent Plaza Mayor, the two cathedrals and innumerable convents, palaces, and churches.
Humanist Salamanca: From the "Cantigas de Alfonso X el Sabio," passing through the famous author of the first Spanish grammar, Nebrija and authors Fray Luis de León, Fernando de Rojas, Garcilaso, the anonymous author of Lazarillo, Góngora, Espronceda, to Unamuno, Carmen Martín Gaite and Torrente Ballester, among many others, Salamanca has always been closely related to Spanish language, philosophy and literature.
Salamanca, center of culture: Declared "European Capital of Culture for the year 2002", today Salamanca is experiencing a great flourishing of activities and cultural artistic offerings in a renovated and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
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