Yucatec Maya Institute Consortium in Latin American

Yucatan
June 16 - July 25, 2014
12:00AM - 12:00AM
UNC Chapel Hill, Mérida, Mexico, and Valladolid, Mexico (locations vary depending on level of study)

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2014-06-16 00:00:00 2014-07-25 00:00:00 Yucatec Maya Institute Consortium in Latin American Yucatec Maya Institute; Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke UniversityFLAS EligibleProgram Summary:The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University is pleased to announce the 22nd Summer Yucatec Maya Institute. The Maya Institute offers an intensive language learning environment that provides a solid foundation in Yucatec Maya combined with a field-based, experiential program. From beginning to advanced classes, students participate in meaningful engagement with Yucatec Maya communities. The goal is not only to advance fluency but also enhance intercultural communication.Students will have the opportunity to take a comprehensive look at the Yucatán through a combination of classroom and field activities. Students visit a range of important historic and cultural locations. Trips to archeological and colonial sites as well as other Mayan villages are led by Mayan scholars, who will introduce them to the cultural importance of each site. Students work in small groups with native-speaking Mayan university students and professors. In addition to classroom instruction, Levels 1 and 2 also meet in the village of Xocen where they share in the daily activities of Mayan families and communities. Level 3 students prepare fieldwork project on a site selected following students’ academic interests.Program Fee:Approximately $5000 covers tuition and fees, accommodations in Mexico, scheduled meals, educational site visits and museum fees, and transportation to organized excursions. It does not include airfare(s), passport fees, some meals, housing in Chapel Hill for those in the beginning level course, or personal expenses. The program is FLAS eligible and additional funding is available for students who do not qualify for FLAS.Application: For an application and further information visit http://isa.unc.edu/.Application Deadline: Applications are due in mid-March for the program.For more information contact:Beatriz Riefkohl Muñiz,(919) 962-2418 UNC Chapel Hill, Mérida, Mexico, and Valladolid, Mexico (locations vary depending on level of study) America/New_York public

Yucatec Maya Institute; Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University
FLAS Eligible

Program Summary:
The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University is pleased to announce the 22nd Summer Yucatec Maya Institute. The Maya Institute offers an intensive language learning environment that provides a solid foundation in Yucatec Maya combined with a field-based, experiential program. From beginning to advanced classes, students participate in meaningful engagement with Yucatec Maya communities. The goal is not only to advance fluency but also enhance intercultural communication.

Students will have the opportunity to take a comprehensive look at the Yucatán through a combination of classroom and field activities. Students visit a range of important historic and cultural locations. Trips to archeological and colonial sites as well as other Mayan villages are led by Mayan scholars, who will introduce them to the cultural importance of each site. Students work in small groups with native-speaking Mayan university students and professors. In addition to classroom instruction, Levels 1 and 2 also meet in the village of Xocen where they share in the daily activities of Mayan families and communities. Level 3 students prepare fieldwork project on a site selected following students’ academic interests.

Program Fee:
Approximately $5000 covers tuition and fees, accommodations in Mexico, scheduled meals, educational site visits and museum fees, and transportation to organized excursions. It does not include airfare(s), passport fees, some meals, housing in Chapel Hill for those in the beginning level course, or personal expenses. The program is FLAS eligible and additional funding is available for students who do not qualify for FLAS.

Application: For an application and further information visit http://isa.unc.edu/.

Application Deadline: Applications are due in mid-March for the program.

For more information contact:
Beatriz Riefkohl Muñiz,
(919) 962-2418

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