Study Tour to Argentina, “Educación y Cultura Argentina”

The Rutgers Graduate School of Education (GSE) offers a unique 3-credit summer experience in Argentina. The program will include: service learning in a school, seminars regarding language, education, literacy, bilingualism, and biculturalism and an Argentinean cultural experience. This is the first time any program is conducted in Argentina by Rutgers and it is an excellent opportunity to experience Argentina, its language, and culture in the U.S. as we turn to the South American experience for learning.

The 2011 immersion experience takes place in Rosario and Buenos Aires, June 25 through July 9th, 2011, and includes airfare, family stays, most meals, cultural programs with Tango performances and more. Seminars will be provided by Rutgers GSE faculty and faculty from the Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericano (UCEL).

Students interested in participating in this program, should have intermediate proficiency in Spanish to provide service in a school, interact with teachers and students, and participate in seminars (although the seminars will be presented in English).

They Have Returned!

The inaugural study tour has made it home and have much to tell!  Check out their blogs to read their stories, see their photos and watch videos

Group Blog: "An Argentinian Education"

Participant Blogs

 

Why go to Argentina?

Rationale: Hispanics make up the largest growing population in the U.S. In New Jersey, for instance, the Hispanic population has been largely characterized as one culture, one language. While most programs may provide an orientation to Hispanic culture via Spain, the Euro perspective, residents of our state come from distinct Spanish varieties and cultures such as Guatemalan, Honduran, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, and the southern cone, Chile and Argentina. With this in mind, the GSE Argentina project wishes to engage its participants in learning more about Latin-American culture, in particular, the Porteño and Rosarino culture in addition to exposing them to an enriching service-learning school environment.

Goal: The major goal of this program is to provide a comprehensive program in which participants are exposed to Argentine society through lived experiences, service learning and self-reflection. Participants will acquire an understanding of teaching and learning, in particular, how to meet the challenges of working with non-native speakers of English in the U.S., and develop a critical eye and critical thinking skills as part of their development of personal and professional competence. The experience is designed to help participants better understand themselves within the context of Argentina and its culture.

 

Here are some highlights of the study tour*

  • Meet with Argentinean families, your hosts
  • Orientation by university UCEL and welcome City Tour of Rosario
  • Visits to museums of art and history
  • Visit to La Paz Elementary School for orientation and several service learning experiences at school
  • Seminar on Language and Cross-cultural Communication
  • Seminar: Literacy in Argentina
  • Seminar: Language and Education
  • Seminar: Language and Historical Memory
  • Seminar: Cultural expressions in Argentina
  • Evening on the town with Argentinean local college students
  • Evening of reflections in UCEL with music and entertainment
  • Short visit to Las Pampas
  • An evening of Tango

(*subject to change based on scheduling/transportation) 

CLICK HERE TO OBTAIN DETAILS AND CONTACT INFO

 

Check out our informational slideshow below:

 

Study Tour to Argentina, “Educación y Cultura Argentina”