Living Life Slowly in Sevilla Past Review
By Rachel G (Psychology, Spanish, The University of Texas at Austin) for
CIEE: Seville - Liberal Arts
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I loved it all: the travel, the culture, the night-life, bettering my language, etc.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
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I really enjoyed my program. They did a lot to immerse us in the culture, which was great. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | traveling mishaps made my trip expensive. always plan WAY ahead! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | SPN312L |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I used spanish every day and my language improved ten fold. I loved learning the language in it's natural environment. |
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Try to make friends with Spanish students as well as Americans. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Cervantes y El Quijote |
| Course Department: | LITT3104CSCS |
| Instructor: | Prof. Maribel Parra L,X |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This was very time intensive and moved extremely quickly. My hardest class while studying abroad. |
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LA IMAGEN DE ESPAÑA A TRAVÉS DEL CINE |
| Course Department: | FB-20 |
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| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Loved this class. Very interesting and fun. |
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GRAMÁTICA ESPAÑOLA II |
| Course Department: | FB-12 |
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| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Did not like this teacher. We basically read off of a sheet of paper every class period. |
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GRAMÁTICA ESPAÑOLA I |
| Course Department: | FB-01 |
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| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This was very basic grammar material. I had already learned most of this before. |
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