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skills to take classes with Spaniards. As a future educator, you gain a great deal more out of a
total immersion experience in the Spanish academic culture if you do so. Do not miss out on this
wonderful opportunity.
Should you enroll in education classes with Spaniards, you take most of your classes at the
Facultad de Educación, located on Avenida Ciudad Jardín, about a 25-minute walk from the
central university building or a 10 minute metro ride. You should also consider courses at the
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, especially in classes designed for teaching second languages.
CIEE pays for your public transportation to these campuses.
Coordinating Schedules
Coordinating class times with your teaching schedule may seem challenging, but please remember
that your teaching placements are done only after you have finished selecting your final
academic class schedule. Keep an open mind and flexible attitude while organizing your schedule
for the semester. Resident Staff will be on hand to help you as much as possible to create a
schedule suitable for you.
Remember that Friday is an important part of the academic week. Attempting to build an academic
schedule around “no Friday classes” will significantly limit your options and complicate the
coordination of class work and teaching assignments. Don’t automatically eliminate the possibility
of taking courses that meet on Friday.
Please see the section on ADVANCED LIBERAL ARTS in this handbook for specific information
concerning direct registration at the Universidad de Sevilla and the Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
Cultural Activities
This program has its own agenda of cultural and extracurricular activities. Please check the
Noticias desde Sevilla for specific information. You are invited to attend seminars, conferences,
and lectures held in Seville on the topic of Second Language Acquisition.
Yearlong Students
Academic year students have a semester break before Christmas. If you are enrolled in regular university
classes, you must return to Seville after the 6th of January to continue classes and take final
exams. If you do not have regular university classes, you may take the specially designed intensive
short story class for yearlong students during the January session. If you prefer to travel, you will
have to be back in Seville by the first week of February. Resident Staff will be in touch with you
before the break to finalize pre-registration for the spring semester. All students are required to take
at least 15 credits during the semester. Students may not register for more than 18 credit hours.
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Summer Language and Culture
What better way to spend your summer! Expose yourself to a different culture, practice your
Spanish, live with a Spanish family, meet people, and earn university credit all at the same time.
Summer is a great time to be in Seville.....the days are long and warm, the cultural activities many,
and sevillanos are always ready to strike up a conversation with you. Very soon you will realize
how social and welcoming sevillanos are.
Program
The CIEE summer Language and Culture program is located at the CIEE Study Center in Seville,
a beautifully renovated palacio sevillano built in 1725. The program is divided into three sessions
during the months of May (Session 1), June (Session 2), and July (Session 3). Participants can
participate in one, two, or three sessions. Students register in only one class per session.
Language Levels
All levels of Spanish are taught (from beginning to advanced). Culture courses are taught in either
English or Spanish. Students with no Spanish language background may take Beginning Spanish
or a culture course taught in English.