SPANISH AND EDUCATION IN
COSTA RICA
SUMMER 2004
SOME EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPATING
TAMU STUDENTS...
- Students will attend and complete 12 weeks (Spring or Fall) or 4 weeks
(Summer) of Spanish language training.
- Students will enroll in at least one course, either SPED 683
or EPSY 484, through the Department of Educational Psychology.
- Students will live with Costa Rican families throughout their
stay in the country.
- A sincere effort will be made to immerse oneself in the Spanish
language.
- Local codes of professional conduct will be understood, respected,
and followed.
- Local customs of personal conduct will be understood, respected,
and followed.
- Local laws will be obeyed.
- TAMU laws will be obeyed while abroad.
- Extreme caution will be used at all times to ensure one's
own safety and health.
- Students will not leave their site without informing a faculty
advisor and receiving express permission.
- Respect and courtesy will be demonstrated to Costa Rican families,
professionals, and other collaborators in this project.
- Students and faculty will strive to be exemplary representatives of their
profession, of Texas A&M University, and of their country.
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