Summer Abroad Info Session - Puebla

In this immersive program, students will explore Mexican history, culture, and language (Nauatl and Spanish) while taking a core major course in the Berkeley Spanish Language Department. Students will live and study in the beautiful, historic and vibrant city of Puebla, with extended excursions to nearby towns and cultural sites including Cholula, the Teotihuacan Pyramids, and Mexico City. Students will increase their Spanish language proficiency while engaging with key texts from Mexican history that deal with Spanish invasion and colonization, and understand how contemporary Mexican and Chicano writers identify (with) their country/ies. In addition, students will study Nauatl language and culture (the official language of the ancient Mexican-Aztec empire) which is still spoken by 1.5 million people today. This language study will allow students to comprehend cultural, historic, and linguistic intersections between both civilizations. The program will also include an exploration of social practices of present day communities in Mexico and interactions with Nauatl language, Nauatl speakers, and culture.
 

Highlights include:

• Progress through the Spanish Major and Minor through the coursework offered and increasing your Spanish language speaking and writing proficiency
• Visit important and historical sites in the cities of Cholula, Puebla and Mexico City
• Field trips and excursions to places like the Teotihuacan pyramids and more to better analyze and judge syncretism in architecture, religion, language, and cuisine

Visit our program page to learn more!