Getting Started
Chintsa, South Africa
Program Date
July 15 - August 3, 2012
Departure date: July 13
Return date: August 4
What You Will Learn
This South African study abroad program will provide students with the opportunity to develop cross cultural and intercultural competence, and learn the most effective instructional stategies for teaching English to multilingual children and adults in a rural community in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The program is designed to help students take a critical, sociocultural approach to understanding human growth and development across life-span and life-spaces, compare cultural variations between literacy learning and schooling experiences in individuals raised in the United States and those in South Africa, and address a variety of issues and trends related to the schooling of children from diverese language and/or cultural backgrounds.
Program Highlights
- Students will live in the local community of Chintsa, a coastal town on the Wild Coast of South Africa.
- Participants will work with students and adults in township schools.
- Students will participate in cultural activities.
Course Options
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| CI 4378 | Problems in Education (i) Elementary (j) Secondary Bilingual |
| CI 5375 | Problems in Elementary Education |
| RDG 4380 | Independent Study in Reading Instruction |
| RDG 5380 | Independent Study in Reading Research |
Cost: $3,845
(Cost subject to change)
Cost includes the following:
- Tuition and fees for six hours of university credit
- $200 non refundable application fee
- Lodging
- Meals
- In country transportation
- Scheduled visits
- International health insurance
Payment Schedule
| Installments | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First Payment | $200.00 | January 23, 2012 |
| Second Payment | $1,220.00 | February 23, 2012 |
| Third Payment | $1,219.00 | March 23, 2012 |
| Final Payment | $1,206.00 | April 23, 2012 |
(Information subject to change)
Participants may lose all or part of the deposit or total payment if cancellation occurs. The $200 application fee is non-refundable.
All Study Abroad Program payments, EXCEPT TUITION, can be made using either of the following two options:
- Online payments: Go to http://uweb.txstate.edu/gao/study_abroad/
- Cash and check payments are accepted at the cashier's office, located on the first floor of the J.C. Kellam Administration Building. Be sure to bring your Texas State ID number with you, and indicate to the cashier that you are paying for a study abroad program. Please pay the amount indicated on the payment schedule for your program.
Please note:
- All study abroad registrations must be made to Texas State Study Abroad, located on the first floor of Thornton International House, at 344 W. Woods Street.
- By making your first payment (online or at the cashier's office) you are agreeing to the payment and cancellation policies established for your study abroad program.
- After making your first payment, you are required to submit your study abroad application packet to Texas State Study Abroad on or before the next business day, or your payment may be refunded less the $200 non-refundable application fee.
Financial Assistance
For detailed information on financial aid, visit our Financial Assistance page or contact the Texas State Office of Financial Aid, located in JCK 220.
For information and application materials for the International Education Fee Scholarship, please click here. The IEFS application deadline is November 30, 2011.
Academic Program Director Information
Dr. Lori Czop Assaf
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
512.245.9163
Program is pending approval and subject to change
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