Spanish Immersion Camp Offered To High School Students At ESU This Month

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s (ESU) Department of Modern Languages will be hosting a Spanish immersion summer camp for high school students from June 24-28 2013, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily.  The camp will allow motivated high school students of Spanish to enroll in a dynamic, activities-driven week of Spanish-only language and culture learning. The program is open to high school students who have completed at least one year of secondary school Spanish.

“The instructors are outstanding educators with high school and university-level teaching experience, and have tailored the week’s lessons to include multi-modal learning, technology-enhanced communication and language gaming,” said Jeff Ruth, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the ESU Department of Modern Languages. “The primary goal of the camp is to expand and deepen each student’s ability to communicate in Spanish for real-world purposes.”

Dr. Ruth says the program will allow high school students to campus to surround themselves in Spanish and Latin American culture and history and gain better Spanish-speaking skills.

“Fluency increases with a student’s comfort and confidence with a foreign language. At ESU’s Spanish Immersion Summer Camp, students will make new friends and be surrounded by others eager to practice their language skills. Attending this camp will enable students to more fully develop their speaking and listening skills.”

At a cost of $295 per student, the program will include conversational activities, cultural lessons, games, hunts, karaoke and more.  Students will be able to access ESU’s state-of the-art language lab and other technologies. Lessons will include instruction on cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. Virtual tours, videos and discussions will enhance the daily experience.  Each participant will also receive a Spanish practice workbook, camp T-shirt and lunch each day. Additional materials will be mailed to participants upon completion of registration.

For additional information, please contact Karin Drennan, departmental secretary,  at 570-422-3407. To register, please visit www.esu.edu/spanishimmersion

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