If you love Latin, you need this program! Past Review
By Zack S (Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics., Stanford University) - abroad from 06/11/2012 to 07/06/2012 with
AIRC: Rome - Interdisciplinary Semester in Italy
It was definitely worthwhile. I learned how quickly a great instructor like Nancy Llewelyn can get students with no speaking ability to talking in Latin for 10 minutes straight about the ancient world.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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Living Latin Living History was perfect for all levels of Latin ability. The course was intense, but always enjoyable and rewarding. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
I recommend buying groceries if you can store them somehow. Rome can be extremely expensive, but there are many grocery stores that can make it doable. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Buy groceries, make sandwiches, bring snacks on field trips! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
Read in Latin, talked about what we read in Latin, asked each other questions and answered them in Latin. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Beginning Latin 3 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Try to abandon the grammar fixation of the classroom and just try to speak. Start small with just naming things you see, then work up to sentences. Don't be the guy who is silent, because he's worried about what the best type of ablative would be for a random comment. You will only miss out. |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Bring snacks on field trips, prepare lunches ahead of time. Don't depend on eating out cheaply...anywhere. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
