Study Abroad
See Also: Scholarship Opportunities | CIE Programs Abroad
The Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures sponsors summer study abroad programs in France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.
Students can earn up to six credit hours by participating in these programs. In most cases, the courses will fulfill part or all of the foreign language requirement (completion of the elementary or intermediate level). Upper-division classes in literature, culture, and language are also available for major and minor credit.
Participation in these programs will satisfy the foreign study requirements for the Language and World Business degree. A faculty member accompanies students on the program.
In addition to formal classes held at a major university in the city, group excursions to cultural and historical sites are an integral part of the programs.
Students are also encouraged to study abroad, particularly through participation in the University's International Student Exchange Program (ISEP).
The department is also prepared to recommend summer study programs and year abroad programs for students who are interested in foreign study. Credits from recognized foreign study programs can readily be transferred to The University of Tennessee. For qualified students, the department also offers:
- Asian Languages 491 Foreign Study
- German 491 Foreign Study
- Russian 491 Foreign Study
Students should consult the department before registering for the foreign study course.
France
Learn French in Paris
The UT in France summer study program offers three (3) weeks of coursework, extracurricular experiences, and activities; students earn six (6) hours of college credit while being introduced to all aspects of French language and culture.
A UTK faculty member and graduate student assistant accompany the students. This program is intended for students who have completed at least the first year of college level French.
For further information, click here or contact:
Dr. John Romeiser
French Program director
E-mail: jromeise@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7602
Germany
Learn German in Berlin
Berlin in the 20th Century. This program runs May 14-27, 2006.
For more information, please click here or contact:
Olaf Berwald
German Program Director
E-mail: oberwald@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7163
Italy
Learn Italian in Urbino
Urbino is a major university town located about twenty (20) miles from the Adriatic Coast, just south of Rimini. This beautiful Renaissance town is built on two hills overlooking the countryside and dates back to the 12th century.
This five-week program is supported by several American and Italian Universities and offers graduate and undergraduate courses in Italian Renaissance, Italian culture, civilization, art, history and language.
Students live in dorms on the University of Urbino campus where you will attend 3 hours of class a day and on the weekends participate in excursions to Italian cities, such as Venice, Florence, Rome, Pompeii or Sorrento.
For more information about this program, click here or contact:
Dr. Sal DiMaria
Italian Program director
E-mail: sdimaria@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-6997
Brazil
Learn Portuguese in Fortaleza
This summer abroad program offers six weeks of Portuguese language instruction and Brazilian culture through a hands-on, cross-cultural educational experience. Students will live with Brazilian host families. The program runs May 26-July 4.
Tentative cost, excluding air travel, UT tuition, Brazil visa and vaccinations, and International Student ID Card is $2100.
For further information click here or contact:
Dr. Dawn Duke
Director of the Brazil Summer Program
E-mail: dduke1@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7006
Mexico
Intermediate and Advanced Spanish in Puebla, Mexico
Puebla Mexico is the capital of the state of Puebla, located in south central Mexico. Puebla is one of the oldest cities in Mexico, founded in the 16th century and has a population of about 2 million, and is rich in history, folklore, and monuments, both pre-Columbian and colonial. Students live for five weeks with judiciously selected Mexican families in Puebla and take two courses out of a list of five language and literature courses.
The classes are taught by UT faculty and teaching personnel and by local university personnel. Student will earn six (6) hours credit for Spanish 305 and 491. For information about this program, contact:
Dr. Oscar Rivera-Rodas
Portuguese Program Director
E-mail: oriverar@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7005
Spain
Learn Spanish in Salamanca :: Spanish 211-212
Salamanca, Spain, is described by many as the ideal study abroad location because of the outstanding academic possibilities and assorted cultural opportunities such as art, music, dance, and intellectual pursuits.
The program begins with a one-week tour during which time they explore Spanish culture and customs, history and civilization. At the International Studies Abroad office in Salamanca, located within a five-minute walk from the University of Salamanca and within ten minutes from the Plaza Mayor, students take Spanish classes four hours a day, five days a week.
On weekends, students participate in excursions to Santander, Segovia and La Granja. Classes are small and are taught by UT professors. During the overnight excursions the group will be housed in hotels with breakfast included. Lunch and evening meals will be the responsibility of the participants during all excursions. For information about this program, click here or contact:
Dr. Luis C. Cano
Program Director
E-mail: lcano@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-7004
Learn Spanish in Alicante :: Spanish 300-level and higher
Famous for its miles of white, sandy beaches (the nearby Playa de San Juan) and its palm-lined seafront walkway (the Esplanada), Alicante is a vibrant university town small enough (population 310,000) to be congenial, safe, and accessible yet big and modern enough to offer everything, including unexpected dimensions from the narrow streets of the old quarter (the Barrio de Santa Cruz) to the main commercial avenues downtown.
Alicante is within easy reach of Madrid, Granada, Seville, Málaga, Valencia, and Barcelona, and June is the month of Alicante's ancient "Festival de las Hogueras," in which huge paper sculptures are ceremoniously paraded and then burned in city squares.
Students will live with Spanish host families (one exchange student per family), meet locals and make international friends through organized social and cultural activities, and improve language skills by participating in cultural workshops.
Excursions include a visit to the Costa Blanca, to sites in the interior of the province of Alicante, to Granada, etc.
For more information and application procedures, click here. You may also contact:
Dr. Bryant Creel
Program Director
E-mail: bcreel@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-6996