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Study Abroad Program Review of API (Academic Programs International): Barcelona - University Autonoma of Barcelona

Submitted by Vic (Physical therapy,female,Simmons College) on June 12th, 2010

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Participation Year:

2010

Term:

Spring

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University Autonoma de Barcelona

International exposure prior to program?

1 month-6 months

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

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Course Title:

Spanish Civilization and culture

Instructor:

Nuria Bernalez Rodriguez

Language of Instruction:

English

Please comment on the course:

I took two classes with her with the same layout- 3/4 graded seminars, midterm exam, final, and a major project were the graded assignments. The first half of the semester was lecture by the professor, the second was presentation of all group projects. Overall it was a pretty good course, it was fair and expectations were clearly laid out

Please rate the course overall:

Course

**Course Title:

Spanish B1.2

**Instructor:

Roberto Rama

**Language of Instruction:

Spanish

**Please comment on the course:

It was a really small class (5 people), which was good for individual attention, but made it hard if we were trying to have a debate of discussion especially is someone was absent. The professor was very good and made sure everyone was clear on the topic

**Please rate the course overall:

Course

**Course Title:

Spanish history of the 20th century

**Instructor:

Nuria Bernalez Rodriguez

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

**Please rate the course overall:

Language Overall

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

I do know if my knowledge of the language increased dramatically, but I can speak in a much more normal tone (everyday speech as opposed to formal speech) and I am much more comfortable using the language. When I arrived in Barcelona it was easier to have a conversation with a Spanish person in english and at the end it was much easier to have a conversation in Spanish (my grasp on spanish increased past their knowledge of english)

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Apartment

Hotel

Who did you live with?

Americans

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

The housing was much better than I expected, it was really nice. The only problems we had were if/when things broke it took a very long time to replace if they were replaced at all

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

the grocery store was convenient and had good quality food. Our apartment was well equipped for cooking. The food was excellent at all the restaurants

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

The program addressed health issues well, but the clinics I went to were not helpful, I was sick for a while and did not receive any help from the clinics, it was not until I went to the ER that I received treatment, but the program was very supportive through the process. Aside from being sick i never felt unsafe

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

the API staff in spain were absolutely wonderful. They did their jobs well, while establishing a meaningful relationship with their students

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

Yes. I gained an understanding of another culture, of euorpean and spanish politics and history. I had a lot of fun. Overall it was a really great experience

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