Description:
University students may study at our Spanish Language school in La Ceiba and receive university credit for studying abroad hour. Our credit courses are certified by a nationally accredited universities and Colleges in the USA. Courses are at our school and comply with the generally accepted standard of 15 contact hours (50 minutes/hour) of class time per credit hour.
Students interested in courses for credit can study throughout the year. Standard group language courses may be taken on the normal schedule and specialized courses such as literature or culture may be taken as private courses. Classes are intensive, consisting of 20 contact hours per week with one on one students teacher ratio.
Highlights:
La Ceiba:
* The third largest city in Honduras has a small-town warmth.
* Located on the north coast of Honduras bordering the Caribbean Sea and a blue-green mountain range rain forest.
* A charming and safe port city.
* Easy access to the US and Europe through San Pedro Sula.
* Good night life, restaurants, and access to adventure and eco-tourism.
* Just a short ride by ferry boat to the beautiful Bay Islands, famous for their snorkeling and scuba diving
Your Homestay in Honduras: Experience life in a Latin American community directly.
* A home stay is the best way to speed your language learning and your appreciation of other cultures.
* Your Honduran family will take care of your room and board at a price that can not be duplicated in commercial facilities.Private room and bathroom and 3 meals per day are provided.
* Tasty Honduran food; Vegetarians Welcome.
* Our host families live in the same upper middle class neighborhood walking distance from school (10 -15 minutes walk).
A Cultural Experience: Explore richness of diversity through cultural events and programs.
* Centro Internacional de Idiomas sponsors events and activities to broaden horizons and make your stay more enjoyable.
* To the extend possible, special programs can be arranged to suit the desires of an individual group.
* Diversity of volunteer opportunities for those who wants to give a little help to the needed.
Our Instructors: Our school has been in operation since 1992 and the staff is well prepared and experienced.
* All of our instructors are college educated and well qualified
* Some of them are bilingual for those at the very beginning level or if the student request it so.
* Placement tests review your knowledge and help us to structure an individual curriculum to fit your level.
* We have the ability to structure the program to fit the needs of particular professionals such as medicine, business, education, missionaries.
* Your instruction can be accredited for transfer to participating US college and universities
* One-to-one instruction assures the best use of your time in the program.
Travel Types:
Birdwatching,
Canoeing,
Climbing,
Cooking,
Cycling (Mountain),
Cycling (Mountain),
Dancing,
Eco Tours,
Fishing,
Golf,
Hiking,
Hiking,
Homestay,
Horseback Riding,
Kayaking (River),
Language Immersion,
Motorcycling,
Native Culture Studies,
Nature Tours,
Photography,
Rafting,
RainForest Tours,
Scuba,
Snorkeling,
Soccer/Football,
Student Tours,
Tours
and Volunteering
Language:
Spanish
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
English
and Spanish
Subject Area:
Spanish
Cost in US$: 230 per week
Cost Includes: Airport transfers, grammar book, one tour per week, Internet access at school, diploma of attendance and coffee breaks
Credit Available: yes
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
adult education,
AIDS,
education,
elderly,
English teaching,
handicapped,
health,
health care,
medicine,
Music,
orphans,
primary education
and social services, social work
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
.
Participants Travel to Honduras
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Transcript
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is one week
Centro Internacional de Idiomas y Cultura's Mission Statement: Our Spanish Language Immersion program is designed for all kind of students, especially for those interested in medical terms, college subjects, Spanish for travellers, entire families courses, educational Spanish teachers, spanish for missionaries, culture interested, teenagers courses.
We teach Spanish on a one on one basis. Host families with 3 meals per day included or hotel stay. Daily extracurricular activities after classes, outgoings with the teachers, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, back horse rides, visits to nearby beaches, rivers and mountains, night life and lot of fun. Volunteering opportunities and US college credits available.
Year Founded: 1992