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Our Reunion

Saturday, February 9, 7:00 PM
At LTCC's Theater, slide show and pot luck tapas.
Bring your family and friends.
Need a place to stay?  Contact Nancy, barclay@ltcc.edu 

Campus Contact Info in Salamanca 

  • Mail to our study center 

    • Your name
      Colegio Hispánico Miguel de Unamuno
      Avda. Reyes de España 25-27
      37008 Salamanca
      Spain

  • Phone Messages to campus Student Services Office

    • 011+34-923-281 031 during office hours

    • Let the Student Services Office know when you are expecting a phone call.

Roommates

Click here to see the list for Madrid (one night in hotel) and also for Salamanca.

Phone Card Info, USA to Spain, leancard.com

Course Info

Orientation

Flight Information - British Airways

  • Tickets will be mailed this week, 10/1.

  • Info about baggage with British Airways

    • Friday 12 October

      • Depart San Francisco BA 284 at 4.45pm for London Heathrow with onbound connection on BA 464 arriving at Madrid 3.30pm the next day (Saturday)

    • Saturday 8 December
      • Depart Madrid BA 455 at 8.45 am to London Heathrow with onbound connection on BA 287 arriving San Francisco 4.25 pm that same Saturday.
  • NOTE:  Students will be transferred from Salamanca to Madrid on Friday evening 7 December for overnight hotel and transfer to Madrid airport.
  • Not flying with AIFS?  Info on where to meet us in Madrid.

 

  • AIFS INVOICE

    • You should have received your invoice and medical exam form from AIFS.  If not, call them at 1-800-727-2437, Ext. 5078.

    • Toll-free number for AIFS:  1-800-727-2437, FAX: 203-399-5597,  Karen Winslow, Ext. 5089, kwinslow@aifs.com


Your instructors for the program:
Robert Scott, Nancy Barclay & Ron Herman

All information about this trip is subject to change.

Price & Payment Schedule Program Dates Financial Aid
Requirements Housing Airfare
Courses Offered Instructors AIFS
Questions? Maps of Spain Useful Web Sites
April 3 Meeting Notes RENFE - Train Travel in Spain Eurail Pass
Tentative Class Schedule Summer Check List Spanish Courses
Syllabus & Assignments

Price & Payment Schedule

The first question most often asked is, can I afford it?  Most likely you can!  The cost of the trip is $2,845.00, which includes room and board.  Airfare is not included, but will be available at a group rate of $797.00.  Financial aid will be available to qualifying students.  

  • Deposit of $450 payable to AIFS must accompany application form
    This payment $450 includes a nonrefundable application fee of $50 and a $400 enrollment deposit.  
  • Balance of fees due August 28, 2001
  • Students must pay the California community college registration fees for courses taken as part of the program and purchase all textbooks and class materials.
  • American Express, MasterCard or Visa accepted
  • Damage deposit of $200 is mandatory and refundable
  • Spending money - recommend $150 per week
  • Students must obtain their own passport.  Do this early!

Program Dates, Fall Quarter 2001

September 24 Begin course work on home campus.
Friday, October 12 AIFS flight departs U.S. for Madrid from San Francisco
Saturday, October 13 Arrive in Madrid.  Morning sightseeing tour of Madrid.  Afternoon and evening free.
Sunday, October 14 Transfer to Salamanca.  Dinner with host family.
Monday, October 15 Orientation and guided walking tour of Salamanca.
Tuesday, October 16 First day of classes in Salamanca
Friday, December 7 Classes end in Salamanca.  Transfer back to Madrid for an overnight stay.
Saturday, December 8 Program ends.  Transfer to Madrid airport for flight to U.S.

Program Excursion Dates:

These one-day excursions are included in the program fee.

27 October, Avila/Segovia
10 November, La Alberca
17 November, Ciudad Rodrigo

Note that classes will begin on September 24 on site at the student's home campus.  Orientation activities will be scheduled prior to departure for Spain.

This program is offered by a consortium of Lake Tahoe Community College, Foothill College and DeAnza College.  Students will enroll in units through these three colleges, participate in a pre-departure orientation, begin study on home campuses and continue study onsite in Salamanca, Spain.  

Financial Aid

Financial Aid is available for students who qualify. Contact the Office of Student Services at LTCC in mid-December to begin the application process for financial aid. Student Services & Financial Aid, 530-541-4660, Ext. 236.  

Scholarship for Study Abroad, Deadline is July 6!  Visit this web site to apply:  http://www.iie.org/gilman/  

More financial aid information

Requirements

Students must be at least 18 years of age and have completed 12 college units, from any college, with a GPA of 2.5.  

While in Salamanca, students must be enrolled in 12 quarter units.  If the student does not maintain 12 units, he/she will be dropped from the program.

Housing

Students will live with host families, double room occupancy.  Program fees include three meals a day with the family and laundry service once a week.

AIFS will make all lodging arrangements after receiving the applicant's survey of housing needs.  Nonsmoking and vegetarian arrangements are available.

Airfare

Students have the option of purchasing a round-trip ticket for the flight arranged through AIFS at $797.00.  Students choosing this option should note the following restrictions:  Tickets purchased from AIFS are exclusively on scheduled airlines (not charters).  They are not endorsable to another carrier, flights are not necessarily direct or non-stop, and frequent flyer miles are not applicable.  The AIFS Transportation Package includes your ground transportation form your arrival city (Madrid) to your accommodations in Salamanca on the regularly scheduled program dates.  AIFS will book flights on the dates indicated on the application, including any alternate return dates.  Participants who choose an alternate return date are responsible for their transfer from their accommodations to the airport.  Upon arrival in Madrid, students will stay at the Príncipe Pío Hotel for one night and enjoy a tour of Madrid.

Students may arrange their own air transportation.  

Students wishing to purchase the flight must notify AIFS in writing by Wednesday, August 8, 2001.  Students wishing to change their return flight date or departure city must notify AIFS in writing by Tuesday, August 28, 2001 and will be charged a $50 change fee, per change request.

Courses Offered

View a tentative schedule of courses, subject to change.

Courses listed here are subject to change, but are fairly well set as of April 2001. 

Students are required to maintain enrollment in 12 units with a GPA of 2.5 for the entire quarter.

PHOTOGRAPHY, Ron Herman

PHOT 5,  Introduction to Photographic Expression, 3 units
Emphasis on creating a photographic scrapbook of the students' unique experience with the architecture, landscape, and people of Salamanca. Whether they are photographing the Plateresque architecture, the country landscape of "El Campo Charro," or the faces of the local people, students will learn the basic operations of the 35mm camera, elements of photographic image-making-including the use of light, color, and compositional elements. The history of the medium is explored with special emphasis on developments and contributions made by photographers of Spanish descent.   Instruction in basic still and digital camera operation. NOTE: Non-darkroom course for the traditional and digital image-maker.  Students will need a 35mm camera for this course.  Cost of film developing is at students' own expense.

PHOT 10, History of Photography, 3 units 
The history of still photography from the earliest investigations of the camera obscura to late 20th Century electronic imaging.  Emphasis on the role photographs play as a social and cultural force and on the artistic heritage of camera work.

ART, Ron Herman

ART 1, Introduction to Art History, 4 units
Overview of painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistory to the present emphasizing visual elements, design, artistic media and concepts.  Salamanca, often referred to as the "city of art, knowledge, and bulls," offers the best example of the Plateresque architectural style in its buildings at the University of Salamanca.  In addition,  the city is filled with paintings and monuments, many considered masterpieces of Spanish art.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about and visit first hand these works of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Contemporary styles.   Students will select a work of art located in Salamanca for their research paper, and will understand the difference from seeing the artwork in books or slide form to physically standing in front of the piece.

ART 1L, Introduction to Art Laboratory, 3 hrs lab, 1 unit 
Peer group discussions, observation of art works in local museums and galleries, self-guided study guides, review quizzes, production of flash cards and other visual aids.

ENGLISH, Robert Scott

Ewrit 1A, Textbook: SPAIN: A HISTORY IN ART, 5 units
(This course is equivalent to LTCC's ENG 101 and is transferable.)
Students will read and discuss this text in terms of the experiences that they are having and the places they are visiting in Spain. Required student essays will make use of the standard styles normally taught in college English (process, cause and effect, analysis, comparison and contrast, definition) and will draw on the student's developing connection with Spanish culture.

Ewrit 40A- Fiction Writing, 4 units
Instructor will provide a xerox text, consisting of five short stories. We will examine these stories in great detail with an aim toward discovering fictional techniques which students will use in their own stories. The primary goal of this class, however, is not to analyze fiction but to write fiction. Each student will write at least one short story and will consult with the teacher at various times during the quarter concerning the progress of his/her work.

Film/TV 1 (also listed as ELit l)- Introduction to Film, 4 units
Spanish Cinema:  Almodovar, Saura, Bunuel
Text: BLOOD CINEMA (Marsha Kinder). We will view and discuss one Spanish film per week (English subtitles). Student projects may include: film reviews, film book reviews, research on specific Spanish directors, field trips to film theaters in Salamanca (no English subtitles), and other relevant projects devised by individual students.
Films are in Spanish with English subtitles.  

SPANISH, Nancy Barclay

SPA 101, Elementary Spanish, 5 units
This beginning course is an introduction to the speaking, reading, writing, and understanding of elementary Spanish. Elementary grammatical structures as used in the context of oral communication will be introduced and studied which will aid the student in developing effective, competent, and grammatically correct communication skills. This course also contains a cultural component that will introduce and develop the student's appreciation of Hispanic culture.  Transfers: CSU, UNR, UC

SPA 201, Intermediate Spanish, 5 units
This intermediate-level course will assist students in developing more intermediate-level speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while exposing them to Hispanic culture through literature. The students will briefly review the essentials of grammar presented at the introductory level before proceeding to the use of more intermediate structures. Oral communication activities at this level are designed to promote intermediate-level communicative competence and self-expression.  Students will study Spain's "Siglo de Oro" and read an adapted version of "Lazarillo de Tormes."  The Moorish influence in Spain will also be addressed.  Transfers: CSU, UC, UNR

SPA 212, Spanish Literature, 5 units
This course is an introduction to literary concepts, terminology and theory. Included will be reading and discussion of prose, poetry and drama selected to familiarize the student with literary genres and Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Students will read Federico García Lorca's play "La casa de Bernarda Alba."  The course is conducted primarily in Spanish.

HUM 131, Spanish Life and Culture, 2 units
All students will be required to enroll in this special projects course.  Transfers to CSU, not UC.

Instructors

Each campus of the consortium will send one instructor to Salamanca.

Nancy Barclay, LTCC, will teach all Spanish courses.  Spanish courses will be offered based on the needs of the students.  A survey will be taken and used to plan course offerings.  At LTCC, Nancy teaches all levels of Spanish, from Elementary, to Intermediate and Advanced.  The advanced level of Spanish includes composition and grammar, and a course of survey of Spanish literature, original texts in Spanish.  Syllabi used for the Salamanca program will be the same as those used at LTCC.  

Nancy has traveled in Spain many times and also studied for a year at the University of Madrid as part of UC's study abroad program.  Included in her travels are Mexico, Colombia and Europe.  She looks forward to sharing the study abroad experience with her students.  Nancy can be reached at LTCC, 530-541-4660, Ext. 204, barclay@ltcc.edu.

Ron Herman, Foothill, is the Photography/Art instructor for the program.  The courses taught by Ron will be from Foothill's curriculum.  A description of Foothill's Photography and Digital Imaging Major will give you an overview of the Foothill program. 

Darkroom facilities will not be available in Salamanca. 

Ron can be reached at 0h07991@mercury.fhda.edu, and some of his work can be seen at:   http://www.jordahlphoto.com/foothill/photogallery/ronh.html.

 

Robert Scott, DeAnza, will teach the English and film courses.  He has traveled extensively in Spain and Latin America and he lived in Salamanca for a summer in the late 1980s.  Robert plans to travel most every free weekend while in Salamanca.  He is an ardent fan of the bullfight!

Robert can be reached by email at: drs3000@tiptoe.fhda.edu.

If you need help applying and registering for classes, contact Art, Dounald, or Nancy.  We can walk you through the process.

Apply for admission to Foothill and DeAnza as soon as possible.  This can be done on-line and will facilitate the registration process. This means that you just put your name in the system, you do NOT register for specific classes online.

AIFS - American Institute for Foreign Study

AIFS will make all arrangements for the program outside of the instruction:  airfare, housing, program excursions, cultural activities  Two onsite directors from AIFS will be in Salamanca to help students as needed with medical services, excursions, city information, currency exchange, etc.  

AIFS on the web:  http://www.aifs.com/ 

Questions? 

At LTCC contact:

At Foothill/DeAnza contact:

Useful Web Sites about Spain & Salamanca

Campus Abroad - Foothill  Salamanca Web Lesson Salamanca: World Sites Atlas
Maps of Spain Spanish Newspaper, El País Salamanca, History and Monuments
Passport Services, US State Dept. Currency Converter Tips for Students, US State Dept.
Photo Tour of Salamanca Salamanca, The Golden Town RENFE, Spanish Train Travel
Diputación de Salamanca Weather in Salamanca La Tribuna, local newspaper
Salamanca Hoy Magic Spain, Photos of Salamanca Search Site for Castilla y León
Museum Casa Lis    


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