Overview

Please note, that the content, schedule, delivery format, availability and costs of Summer School Courses in Spanish may be subject to change.

For the most up to date information, please visit the Harvard Summer School’s program website.

Beginning Spanish

This course, conducted mostly in Spanish, is for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. It provides the linguistic, communicative, and cultural foundations to engage in basic daily life interactions in oral and written Spanish. Students gain an overview of the history of the Spanish language and and the different ways it blends European and indigenous cultures in art, music, clothing, and family traditions. Through music, visual arts, videos, short readings of authentic texts, and film, students gain a new perspective of Spanish speaking cultures. By the end of the course, students have the linguistic elements to describe and narrate in the present, future, and past, and engage in different types of basic interactions and conversations about everyday topics. They learn strategies to work through texts, unknown vocabulary, and grammar, and are able to identify informal from formal discourse and learn its importance in Spanish-speaking culture. And, given the prominent place of technology in our lives, students also gain vocabulary for technology and learn what happens to English technical words when adopted or borrowed by the Spanish speaking world.

Oral Expression: El español hablado

An intermediate language and culture class with an emphasis on consolidating and expanding the skills of listening comprehension, oral fluency, and pronunciation in Spanish. It includes a comprehensive review of the grammar and reinforces linguistic acquisition through texts, movies, art, and multimedia projects to acquaint students with cultural issues relevant to the Spanish-speaking world. Written exercises contribute to strengthening language fluency. Oral proficiency is not a prerequisite. Students meet outside of class with some frequency to complete group projects.

Contemporary Spanish Film

An advanced language and culture class that further develops linguistic competence using a region or regions of the Hispanic world—in this case, Spain—as a focus for class discussion, grammar review, and an introduction to Hispanic social contexts and texts. Course materials include films, interviews, paintings, photography, music, selections from the press, as well as literary or historical readings. Frequent written and oral assignments, and a thorough review of grammar.

Registration is currently open for the following three summer sessions:

Seven-week session: June 18–August 6, 2016

Three-week session I: June 18–July 8, 2016

Three-week session II: July 10–July 29, 2016

Programme Structure

Please note, that course content, schedule, delivery format and availability may be subject to change.

For the most up to date information, please visit the Harvard Summer School’s program website.

For instance, you can take the following courses:

Beginning Spanish

Oral Expression: El español hablado

Contemporary Spanish Film.

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Language

English

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Credits

4 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Study abroad program directors look for mature, academically motivated students who are willing to broaden their horizons, experience a challenge, and grow as a person.

Who can apply

Harvard study abroad programs are selective. To apply, students must:

Be at least 18 years old

Have completed at least one year of college or be a first-year student

Be in good academic standing

All programs are limited enrollment.

How to apply

For all programs, application requires a completed online application, including a statement of interest in the program, a nonrefundable $50 application fee, and a transcript. Some programs may require additional application materials and interviews.

English Language Requirements

English is the language of instruction at Harvard Summer School. If your native language is not English, you must provide proof of English proficiency, unless you are an admitted degree candidate in Harvard College, the Harvard Extension School, or a Harvard graduate or professional school.

Visa Requirements

The F-1 student visa is the appropriate visa for you if your main reason for coming to the United States is to attend a Harvard Summer School session on campus.

To be issued the F-1 student visa, you must first obtain the I-20 Certificate of Eligibility from Harvard Summer School.

Registration Deadlines

Registration is currently open for summer 2016 courses. Through May 16, you may register with a $50 registration fee and $200 deposit.

Before you register, search the course catalog to find courses that interest you.

During late registration, you may register online with full payment of all tuition and fees, including a nonrefundable $200 late registration fee. Late registration is:

May 17 through June 22 for the seven-week session and three-week session I
May 17 through July 13 for three-week session II

On-campus housing is not available to late registrants. There are also fewer course options in late registration, as many limited-enrollment courses will be full.

Tuition Fees

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2950 USD / full

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2950 USD / full

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Living costs

Cambridge

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1814 - 3756 USD / month

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Beginning Spanish

Oral Expression: El español hablado

Contemporary Spanish Film

Registration is currently open for the following three summer sessions:

Programme Structure

For instance, you can take the following courses:

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Living costs

Cambridge

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Scholarships Information

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