The most amazing experience and rewarding one Past Review
By A student (Providence College) - abroad from 01/23/2012 to 05/10/2012 with
CIEE: Seville - Teaching Development
It was definitely worth while.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Our program director was always very organized. She always sent us e-mails as well as confirmation emails to make sure all our information was correct and received. She was an amazing liaison between the students and their teachers whenever there were any conflicts. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Home stay option was wonderful. It was definitely an important part of the language acquisition while studying abroad. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
CIEE offered many different types of activities such as intercambios to become friends with locals. This helped meeting people who lived in the country as well as integrating into the culture. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 150.00 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
CIEE had a lobby where we had language police who would urge you to only speak in Spanish while you were on campus. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 418 - |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | To commit to speaking alot with the host families as well as meeting locals that speak the language. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How the classes worked and what the schedules would entail. |
Individual Course Reviews
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EDUC 3101 - Professional Teaching Development |
| Course Department: | Education |
| Instructor: | Luis Recio |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This class enhanced my teaching abilities greatly. We had a practicum twice a week for two hours. It was very helpful in learning how to instruct a second language and the many important steps on being a good teacher. We attended out of class trips to other schools to see how they were run. I participated in this class much more than i would have at my home institution. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | This class only counted as a free elective however i believe it should have counted towards my education major. |
