Central College Abroad - Study & Intern in Granada

Name: Central College Abroad - Study & Intern in Granada
Brand: Central College Abroad (CCA)
SKU: 15921
Rating: 4.82 (17 reviews)

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Location

Spain
- Granada

Term

Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer

Subject Areas

Cultural Studies Education Physical Therapy Social Sciences

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Program Details

Degree Level

Bachelors

Housing

Host Family Hostel

Language

English

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What's included:

•Tuition
•Guaranteed housing in home-stay, including three meals a day
•Computer/internet access at the Center for Modern Languages
•Two-week orientation
•An intercultural workshop, exclusively offered by Central College Abroad
•Weekly phonetics and tutorial sessions
•Language and culture exchange (optional)
•Excursions and cultural events such as a four-day excursion to Morocco
•Internship and service-learning opportunities (optional)
•On-site resident director and support services
•Personal Central College Abroad Adviser for pre-departure support
•Optional online pre-departure and re-entry course
•Central College Abroad Student Survival Guide and Parent handbook
•Supplemental travel insurance, including mental health coverage, emergency evacuation and more
•International student ID card provided by INEXT
•Transcript from Central College, a U.S. institution fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

Last Updated: Apr 14, 2016

Last Reviewed: May 23, 2012

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Granada is a city at the intersection of two beautiful cultures. It is a jewel of Arab civilization on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a modern city of 250,000 at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the streets, you’ll see both mosques and 16th century cathedrals. At the dinner table with your host family, you’ll practice Spanish and hear their perspective on the city. Everywhere you go, you’ll see the harmonious blend of Islamic and Spanish cultures unique to southern Spain.

Central College Abroad in Granada is a language immersion program, combining coursework and time spent with the local population. By the end of the semester, you won’t be speaking classroom Spanish but the authentic language of the people.

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This program is a great way to see and be immersed in the culture of a different country. Central places students with host families using a simple questionnaire. The woman that I have been places with could not be a more wonderful host-mom. She always asks me how my day was and makes sure that I get enough to eat. Also,the locations that the students are placed in are normally close to at least another student, so no one has to walk to school alone.

The academics of this program are also arranged so that students are really getting an education, not just hanging around. For the first two weeks we went through an orientation, about the city and also reviewing the Spanish that we may have lost over the summer. To get to know the city better we went on walking tours being led by one of the professors at the university. He knows his stuff and it was a great time. The orientation really helped us to have a little refresher before diving headlong into classes taught only in Spanish. There is a wide variety of classes that we get to choose from and they also vary the level of difficulty so the students who don't have as much of a Spanish background can still be in this program.

The city of Granada itself is a great place for students because of the large university. Many students come from around Spain to attend classes here.The daytime has plenty of options for shopping and walking around seeing the incredible beauty of the old town. Also, the more touristy attraction of the Alhambra really isn't all that touristy at all. People flock there to see the ancient city and take great shots of the city below. The nightlife in Granada is good for students, if they choose to go out. There are plenty of tapas places for those who like to sit and talk, but there are also the packed discos/dance clubs for those who like a little more adventure.

The director of the program here in Spain is a great woman who cares about her students and makes sure that we are getting the most out of our time here, but also lets us have some free weekends to get to know things on our own. She arranges side trips to the other famous cities in Spain and gives us the opportunity to see the other important parts that make up Spain.

Granada is a wonderful place for students to learn and experience another culture. Central College Abroad really allows us to do that. I would recommend this program to anyone who wants to see Spain.

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Highlights: The highlight of my academic experience was gaining personal experiences with the professors. They were some of the most engaging teachers I’d ever had. They were very patient and really came to care about the students’ success. Whenever we would take breaks it was always great to see the professors coming outside to talk with us, there was a friendship that was created.

The highlight of my Granada experience was visiting all of the old Arabic sites. There was so much interesting history that was only specific to Granada that you wouldn’t find in any other part of Spain. The best part was two days before I left when I got to experience an Arabic bath in the original architecture.

Morning: I had class from 8-12 with a 30 minute break. I loved my walk across the river to class; the rows of trees and winding pathways were enchanting. It is one of my most memorable moments in Granada. You do much more walking in Granada than you normally would in the states, but it is worth it because of the scenery. Sometimes I would stop by a bakery before class and grab a napoletina chocolate pastry. My morning class was fantastic, it was very personable and intimate, there were only around 8 people in the class including myself.

Afternoon: After class I would go to my flat and eat lunch with my host family. It was wonderful to have a home cooked lunch every day and interact with the family. The food was always fresh/organic and tasty. Although, it was never similar to any American dish I had, I was rarely disappointed with the flavor. Then we would all take a siesta(nap) and my host parents would return to their work. Then I would work on homework or go hang out with friends at any number of the parks or plazas in Granada.

Evening: During the evenings I would go out for tapas with my friends and sometimes beforehand I would go shopping. The evening time in Granada was really pretty, they always have lights, pretty much Christmas lights, hanging around. When it was much later in the evening I would go out to the nightlife, I rarely felt unsafe when me and a group were out in the middle of the night.

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