Faculty-Led Study Abroad Opportunities

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures coordinates a variety of study abroad opportunities during J-Term and over the summer months.

SPN 315 Linguistic and Cultural Immersion in Madrid, Spain

Next offered January, 2023

Two experienced Elmhurst University professors will lead the group to Madrid, with day visits to Toledo, Segovia, and Alcalá de Henares. Language and Culture classes in the mornings with an affiliated Spanish institution and excursions in the afternoons and weekends.

  • All-inclusive price range of $3,650–$3,900, with scholarships available.
  • Contact Dr. Chris Travis for more information.

SPN/KIN 392 Walking the Camino de Santiago: An Intellectual and Physical Journey

June 2022

Two experienced professors will take you through the famous Camino de Santiago in North-West Spain. Together, we walk the ancient pilgrimage route and discover beautiful scenery and villages.

SPN 315 Linguistic and Cultural Immersion in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dates TBD, January Term

Take daily language and culture classes in Buenos Aires during the mornings, and guided tours in the afternoons and weekends. Home stays with a local family.

Elmhurst, Mozart, Beethoven and Beyond

Dates TBD

Learn about the music and culture of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Previous Short-Term Study Abroad Courses

January (J-Term) 2019

Explore the African, Arab, and European world cultures of Morocco with Elmhurst University faculty! This study abroad course based in Rabat and ending in Paris is open to all Elmhurst University students. We will explore imperial cities, camp in the Sahara desert, learn calligraphy and Moroccan cuisine, and discover Roman ruins.

  • Course Cost: $4,950
  • Fulfills ECIC requirements in Historical Analysis, Intercultural Global Engagement, and Experiential Learning
  • Contact: Rebecca Léal, Ph.D. for more details

J-Term 2018

This course was designed to provide students with a three-week immersion experience in Argentina to learn more about its language and culture.

We will stay with a host family in the capital city of Buenos Aires, taking language classes with a focus on Argentine Spanish, and participating in different cultural activities such as local cuisine, Argentine film, tango dance, and site visits to the many city attractions. During the weekends we will travel to nearby areas, such as San Antonio de Areco, for a day in the country, as we read fragments of Don Segundo Sombra, and experience the gaucho life style.

June 6–26, 2018

Two experienced professors will take you through the famous Camino de Santiago in North-West Spain. Together, we walk the ancient pilgrimage route and discover beautiful scenery and villages. Two experienced professors will take you through the famous Camino de Santiago in North-West Spain. Together, we walk the ancient pilgrimage route and discover beautiful scenery and villages.

Paris is known as the city of romance … however, it is also an urban stage for towering cathedrals and grandiose palaces, as well as monumental revolutions in arts and culture. This course is an exploration into the complexities and contradictions of Parisian arts and culture and its subsequent influence on Western civilization. Students will explore the ways in which the past remains physically, culturally, and artistically present in the city. Course objectives include experiencing Parisian arts and culture through historical sites, cultural artifacts, and the fine arts. We will understand how particular histories of Paris have been developed, and examine the thematic and theoretical functions of art, literature, and film in constructing these histories.

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