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SERVING THE BREVARD COLLEGE
Volume 73, Issue 24 COMMUNITY SINCE 1935
Spanish language and culture minor arrives at Brevard College
El menor espanol del idioma y la cultura llega en el Colegio de Brevard
by Risa Dimond
Managing Editor
The ties of the world are
tightening and it is clear that in
there is a demand for us to
become citizens of the world.
Because the expansion of
Spanish speaking populations,
we must embrace the widely
spoken language of Spanish
and understand the rich
heritage of large and diverse
groups of Latinos throughout
the Americas and Europe. The
value of being bilingual in
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today’s world is often
overlooked but can be more
than beneficial when it comes
to finding a job after college,
especially for teachers, medical
professionals, employees of
multi-national companies and
social workers.
With that said, Brevard
College will be offering a new
minor starting the fall semester
that gives students, seeking to
study and volunteer abroad,
the
opportunity
to spend
the spring
semester
in Costa
Rica taking
1 2
transferable
credits
that
include
advanced
Spanish
language,
culture,
and
volunteer
programs. The semester
abroad would include all
applicable scholarships (not
athletic) and financial aid for
Brevard College students.
The time in Costa Rica is
spent living with a host family
who help with the acchmation
process of being in a foreign
country. The host families are
helpful with finding
extracurricular activities being
sports or playing music and
want to make sure students are
as comfortable as possible.
Being immerged in the culture
and the language is possibly
the best way to improve
confidence when speaking
Spanish and learning about
diversity around the world.
While studying in Costa Rica,
students will also have the
opportunity to enroll in
optional courses that include
International business
management and Independent
study in Spanish language.
The volunteer programs
available include a wide variety
of opportunities that could be
related nicely to student’s
majors. Eco-Projects include
working with Costa Rica’s
national parks, animal shelters,
zoo projects, and others.
Volunteering with children
includes working with
orphanages, soup kitchens,
preschools and kindergartens,
and others. Medical
volunteering includes working
in clinics, pubhc health centers.
hospitals and more. There are
also volunteer opportunities in
teaching and types of
community outreach programs.
Prior to spending the semester
in Costa Rica, students must
complete SPA 301: Advanced
Grammar and Composition and
SPA 302: Advanced
Conversation at Brevard
College. Judy Hoxit, Spanish
professora extraordinaire,
stresses to students who may
have a strong
background or
who have
studied a fair
amount
Spanish in high
school would
benefit when
testing into a
higher level
course. “If you
studied a lot of
Spanish in high
school,” says
Hoxit. “It is
better to
continue, so
you don’t lose
it in three or four years.”
Brevard College has stepped
into the process of giving their
students opportunities to
aspire to be citizens of the
world by offering the minor in
Spanish language and cultures.
As it is becoming more and
more important to learn a
foreign language and celebrate
cultures different from our own,
the chance for students to
study in Costa Rica is an
opportunity that should not be
passed up.