Four week January Intersession program in Taormina, Sicily
December 28, 2008 to January 24, 2009
January 4, 2009 to January 31, 2009
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Enjoy your semester break experiencing Sicily’s rich history, art and culture. Begin or continue study of the Italian language along with a course in either Sicilian Literature or Italian Cinema. Homestays provide traditional Sicilian meals and authentic Sicilian hospitality.
● Four weeks of intensive full immersion Italian language study (6 credits in Italian language)
● Three credit course choice of:
o Cinema in Italian Society: Cinema of the South or
o Sicilian Writers in Italian Literature
● Home stay with local families
● Breakfast and dinner with families
● Pickup and Drop off at Catania Fontanarossa Airport
● Orientation
● First day package (bag, notebook, pen, notepad)
● Student discount card for local businesses
● Guided tour of Taormina
● Cultural and social activities program
● Two Full Day Excursions
● Free internet access at Babilonia
● Free Wireless Internet Access at Babilonia for student owned laptops
● Local Italian Immigration processing
● INA Insurance
● Students may transfer credits directly into their home university or receive US university credits through Auburn University. Cost of tuition and fees for 6 to 9 credits from Auburn University is $860.
● Airfare not included
COURSES OFFERED:
● LI 421 The Sicilian writers in the Italian Literature (in English)
● LI 431 Italian Society in Cinema: Cinema of the South (in English)
● ITA 101 Elementary Italian
● ITA 102 Elementary Italian
● ITA 111 Intermediate Italian
● ITA 112 Intermediate Italian
● ITA 201 Advanced Italian
● ITA 202 Advanced Italian
● ITA 211 High Advanced Italian
● ITA 212 High Advanced Italian
● ITA 301 Superior Italian
● ITA 302 Superior Italian
COST: Euro 2.525,00
For more specific details on the study abroad programs or to enrol, please contact:
Donnamarie Kelly Pignone
Academic Advisor
U.S. tel/fax: (+1) 603-894-5552 Cell (+1) 978-828-3228
studyabroad@studiareitaliano.com
