This program offers participants the opportunity to immerse themselves in critical inquiry about
English language teaching in settings outside the US. Students will directly experience teaching
English as a foreign language by serving as a volunteer teacher in a Costa Rican English language
teaching program and also visit K-12 Costa Rican public schools. Students will simultaneously engage
in Spanish language learning at their proficiency level at the Universidad Latina.
Course to begin in June 2016 on campus and online, followed by travel and homestay in San Jose,
Costa Rica July 1 to July 23, 2016. Students will receive 2 credits for EDESL 702 Special Topics in
TESOL and 3 credits in Spanish. The specific language course will depend on the student’s level in
Spanish.
Approximate cost to students: $4500 - includes airfare, homestay, meals, textbooks, local
transportation, cultural excursions, 2 credits in graduate TESOL course and 3 credits in Spanish
language.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2016
Questions? Contact Dr. Laura Baecher at [email protected]