Study Abroad Opportunities

Video of Stephanie Shaw on her Study Abroad Experience in Argentina
--courtesy of  ISU's Study Abroad Office.

    Study Abroad is one of the most important and exciting parts of any academic program in languages.  The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics works closely with the Study Abroad Office (Stalker Hall, Room 122) to bring quality study abroad opportunities to ISU students.   
    There are opportunities in over 35 countries worldwide to study for a summer, semester or even full year.  You can study in English or in a foreign language, or even combine study in English with another language.

Important! Financial aid can be used and scholarships are available.

Contact: Janis Halpern, Coordinator, Academic Programs Abroad, Stalker
Hall 215, jhalpern@indstate.edu

Below is a sample of the programs available.
 

SPANISH:  Participate in Dr. Montañez's Study Abroad Program to Mexico, Summer 2009. OR: Summer in Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, or Costa Rica; semester or full year in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Nicaragua, or Uruguay.  Link to full list of Spanish sites.

FRENCH:  Semester or full-year opportunities in over 20 universities in France, Switzerland, and Canada; summer opportunities in France and Quebec ; study in a university-run French language institute for foreign students. Link to full list of French sites.

GERMAN:  Semester in Vienna; summer in Braunschweig; full year in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland; internships through CDI.  Link to full list of German sites.

TESL/TEFL: TESOL Teaching Practicum in  Morelia, Mexico; Fall, Winter, and Spring. From their website: "The TESOL practicum offers students a hands-on teaching experience in both high school and university environments. Students are placed in Mexican classrooms and work with mentoring teachers to develop comprehensive lesson plans that are implemented in-class and evaluated by a practicum supervisor. Students will also be expected to participate in peer observations throughout the program. Previous TESOL coursework is required."  Link to full list of TESL/TEFL sites.

OTHER: It is also possible to study abroad in countries where Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, or Thai are spoken.  Link to full list of Less Commonly Taught Languages sites

Contact your advisor or the study abroad coordinator for complete information on each program.

These programs offer a single semester abroad.   Students are housed with families and receive close individual attention.  The Vienna and Macerata programs are of particular interest to students who are not majoring in the Department. They offer language courses from beginning to intermediate, and courses in English in the humanities and business.  Students can reasonably transfer these courses for Liberal Studies credit.    The program in Morelia, Mexico, also offers a TEFL practicum, allowing students to teach English in a Mexican school.

ISEP is an international exchange organization with sites throughout the world.  Advanced students in the Department can take courses in their major or minor program at any number of world renowned universities.  And the cost is quite appealing: students pay ISU tuition and room-and-board for the duration of their stay, plus travel expenses.  See the Study Abroad office web site for program locations.