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"Teaching English to students while in Spain provides one to be more integrated into the Spanish culture. It is a great experience!"Noemi Tlatenchi
Kings College

   
Internship or Service Learning                   APPLY NOW
Semester and Summer                                           

Alicante, Spain

Semester and summer-long internships and service learning opportunities allow you to gain professional experience while improving your Spanish. Internships and service learning allow you access to the work culture and daily life of local citizens, often hidden to students studying abroad, and to more fully integrate into the local culture.
 
When applying for an internship or service learning project, you have the benefit of specifying what you would like your internship to look like. Spanish Studies will strive to match you with the best available placement to help you integrate into alicantino work culture.
 
Internships focus upon practical experience in a local business, while service learning projects focus on engagement in the local culture through community service in a local organization. The curricula of the Alicante Internship and Service Learning programs are centered around your individual work experience. Complementary courses help you to work through the linguistic and cultural challenges you may run into while in the field.

Fields of Placement:
Spanish Studies will work hard to match you with an appropriate placement to meet your interests. Students have completed placements in a variety of fields including legal offices, Greenpeace, television production, journalism, education, and more.

Some fields you may want to think of when applying:
 



  • Animal Science/Horses
  • Communications
  • Community Service
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • International Business
  • Information Technology/ Graphic Design
  • Museums and Cultural Centers/Fine Art
  • Physical Therapy
  • Political Science
  • Public Relations
  • Social Work
  • Tourism
 
Program Features:
  • Opportunity to gain professional experience abroad
  • Language courses and cultural guidance to support your placement
  • Homestays with local families
  • Local speaking partners
  • All inclusive day and overnight travel excursions
  • Onsite Resident Director and Activities Coordinator
Eligibility:.
  • Ability to understand normal, rapid Spanish
  • Summer and Semester Internship Program (8 credits) is 2 advanced (300-level) Spanish courses
    prior to start of program.
  • Internship course option (3 credits) is 1 advanced 300-level course prior to start of program.
  • 3.0 GPA in Spanish coursework required. Exceptions may be made with strong recommendations from faculty
  • A written application for an internship or service learning must be approved by your home institution and received no later than the program application deadline.
To download the Internship/Service Learning application, visit here or apply online.

For more information or if you have questions please contact the Amherst Office:
info[at]spanishstudies.org or (413) 256-0011.

 

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