Pretty good Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/28/2018 to 12/14/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Getafe
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Cultural understanding, more fluid speaking, good break from home institution, good people and relationships, academics. VERY worthwhile.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Was exactly what I wanted, might consider South America just because that interests me too. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't spend money at clubs |
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 |
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| 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? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 350+ |
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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Don't spend time with people in the program who continue to speak english |
Other Program Information
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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? | Should have planned trips in advance as booking stuff right beforehand was stressful, time consuming and more expensive |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Economic History of Spain |
| Course Department: | Econ |
| Instructor: | L. Prados de la Escosura |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Very challenging. Incredibly knowledgable teacher. Wrote a 2-3 page paper every week after reading ~120 pages of academic papers. Had to participate in one section, other was lecture. Assessment was based off papers, final project, and participation which included a presentation. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Don't think I will but need to ask for the course to count as a Spanish credit. |
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Modern History of Spain |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Enrique Villalba |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Not very challenging, did offer trips to historic places in Madrid. Great teacher. No need to participate. Assessment was based off two papers and a final project/exam. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Just need to apply for credit as a spanish course. |
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Japan: Culture, Geography, Society |
| Course Department: | Humanities |
| Instructor: | Daniel Marias |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Easy course but learned a lot, professor is good and inspires interest in the material. Professor was not well prepared and no one knew exactly how we would be evaluated until after the last class met. |
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Spanish American Lit |
| Course Department: | Humanities |
| Instructor: | Gema Cano Giménez |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Somewhat challenging. Great teacher. Easy to participate and discussions were interesting. Assessed on responses to readings and a final paper. |
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