Cuenca, Ecuador
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The Cuenca Ecuador Study Abroad TEFL program is a 6-week long Linguistics Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program sponsored by Latin American Studies and Linguistics and directed by Betsy Partyka (Modern Languages). Cuenca is an ideal setting; it is a beautiful, medium-sized city located at a latitude of 8,200 feet in Ecuador’s southern Andes Mountains. Cuenca has preserved its colonial heritage of narrow, cobblestone streets and colonial architecture and has grown into a modern Ecuadorian city. The TEFL program is run through the Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI), which offers English courses to over 900 Ecuadorian students every day.
Program Length
June 18, 2008 - July 27, 2008
Eligibility and Selection Process
Students need to be in good academic standing at OU, have an intermediate mid – high level of Spanish on the ACTFL scale, and intend to complete the TEFL certificate on the OU campus.
The prerequisite course is LING 350/351/550. Students will also be required to complete LING 475/575 either on campus during summer session II or fall quarter after completing courses in Ecuador. Students will only receive the OU TEFL certificate upon completion of the above required courses at the OU campus.
The program is open to interested undergraduate juniors and seniors and to graduate students who have already had study abroad experience. Admission will be based on academic accomplishments, statement of purpose, interviews, letters of recommendation, and academic standing.
Application Deadline
For summer 2008: January 15, 2008
Living Arrangements
Each student will live with a family in houses that are safe, comfortable, and relatively close to the center of town.
Courses and Credits
Students must have completed LING 350/351/550 (or Ling 270) at Ohio University prior to this program.
Students will enroll in LING480/580, LING482/582, LING 410/510.
In addition, graduate students will sign up for LING 600 and undergraduates will sign up for LING 499 to complete the necessary hours to be a full time student.
Please note that this program does not satisfy the study abroad requirements for the Spanish major or for the Latin American Studies major.
Cost*
Billed by Ohio University:
- Tuition: OU tuition
- Program Fee: $1000
- Administrative Fee: $150
Out-of-Pocket Expenses:
- Passport and Photos: $110
- International Student Identity Card (ISIC) $22
- Roundtrip Airfare to Quito: $800
- Textbooks and Supplies: $200
- Immunizations: $200
- Exit Tax: $25
- Incidentals: $1,125
Program Fee includes Health Insurance, travel within Ecuador, housing, and most food.
*Cost is subject to change. Please see the program director for up-to-date information. Financial aid may be applied to program costs; further information available from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
For more information contact:
Betsy Partyka
Gordy Hall 231
Tel: 740/593-2764
