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Summer in Reggio Calabria

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Summer 2010: May 31 to June 29 (tentative dates)

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This is a four-week program based in Reggio Calabria, at the Università per Stranieri Dante Alighieri. The program gives students the opportunity to earn JMU credits while living in Calabria, the region whose name means “land that produces beautiful things”.

The University is based in the downtown area of Reggio Calabria,  a three-minute walking distance from the Sicily- facing seafront, defined as "the most beautiful kilometer in Italy" by the famous poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, with a breathtaking view of the volcano Etna.

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Academic Program

The Italian language courses offered are acknowledged by JMU. Student will enroll in six credits of intensive language course, choosing two other courses from the following options:

ITAL 211-212: Intensive Intermediate Italian (6)
ITAL 231: Intermediate Italian I (3)
ITAL 232: Intermediate Italian II (3)
ITAL 300: Grammar and Communication (3)
ITAL 320: Oral and Written Communication (3)
ITAL 446: Topics in Italian Literature (3)

prerequisite: completion of ITAL 102

photo_summer_in_southern_italyRoom & Board

The lodging will consist of double rooms in fully equipped apartments at walking distance from the Università per Stranieri and the city center.

Reggio Calabria is more or less one third more expensive than Harrisonburg, but a lot less expensive than any other Italian city of equivalent of bigger size, like Venice, Florence or Rome.

Travel & Excursions

photo_summer_in_southern_italyThe city has many beautiful beaches, both in town and away from town and is also in a unique position to reach other cities in Calabria, Sicily, Campania, the Eolie Islands and Malta.

Program Costs

For the current projected costs for this program, please click on the following link to the Fees for JMU Study Abroad Programs page.

Application

For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.

In addition to the Short-term Application, interested students should submit a list of previous Italian courses with final grades on a single sheet.

Faculty

For more information, contact the program director:

Giuliana Fazzion
Dept. of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Professor of Italian
Tel: 540-568-6068
Email: fazziogx@jmu.edu

 

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