Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Paraty & Rio de Janeiro: Elementary Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I & II + Culture

Description

[NOTE: Program details (overall status, dates, costs, etc.) are subject to change each summer, and the information on this page will be updated as such details are finalized.]

An intensive elementary program in Portuguese language emphasizing development of all language skills, with an introduction to Brazilian cultural history which covers essential themes and figures from 1500 to the present; conducted in English with sessions in Portuguese in Brazil. 

The language course(s), PORT S112-S122: Elementary Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I & II, will meet Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (noon) for the duration of the program; the cultural course, PORT S352: Introduction to Brazil, will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. while the program is on the Yale campus in New Haven, and will meet Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00pm in Brazil. (Class times may be subject to change.) Participants should expect about 2-3 hours daily of work outside of the classroom as well as program excursions and activities.

Budget

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad updates program budgets in late January. Please note the year listed on the button below.

Summer 2024 Budget

Trips and Activities

Trips and activities are included as examples only. 

On arrival in Paraty, tour the city with a local historian. Spend a full day on a schooner in the bay visiting island beaches, travel to a Quilombo for an authentic feijoada luncheon, tour the community and visit a capoeira school.

In Rio de Janeiro, set off for the Burle Marx botanical estate, with over 5,000 species, have lunch overlooking the coastline followed by the folk art museum, Casa do Pontal with over 8,000 objects representing regional folk culture. Learn to samba with a winner of Brazil's "dancing with the stars." Spend a night at the open air samba performances at Pedra do Sal, gather at the famous Confeitaria Colombo for tea and desserts, visit the Museu do Negro and some of Rio's oldest churches. Rio has notable museums of modern art, one of Brazil's oldest seminaries with Gregorian chant, and the new Museum of Tomorrow. Attend a performance at the Teatro Municipal. For our farewell dinner spend the evening at a churrascaria, one of Brazil's specialties.

Housing

[NOTE: New Haven Housing costs will be updated by 2/1/2024]

[NOTE: Students are required to stay in program-provided housing abroad.  There is no option for individually-arranged housing abroad.]  

While in Paraty students stay in the Pousada da Condessa, which is also where classes will meet.

In Rio de Janeiro, students live with host families, who will provide breakfast and dinner daily. Accommodations and distance to IBEU-Copacabana (Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos), the location where classes will meet, will vary amongst host families, with some students commuting to class by walking and others by taking the bus.

Homestays are an integral part of this program. This living arrangement provides participants with the opportunity to learn more about the host culture, increase language proficiency, and form meaningful connections with the host family or community. Students admitted into the program are expected to spend time getting to know their host family and be mindful of the need to balance time spent at home with time spent traveling or going out with friends. If you have any questions about living with a homestay family, we encourage you to reach out to the program instructor.

Students must leave housing on the last day of the program.

Notes

Three weeks in New Haven, on the Yale campus, followed by one week in Paraty, and four weeks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Note: Effective Summer 2020, students using an International Study Award (ISA) to participate in this program will be eligible for free on-campus housing and meal plan for the New Haven period.

Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to Brazil, where a chartered bus will convey all of the participants to Paraty. Additional information will be provided upon admission.

Questions

For course content questions contact instructors, Elizabeth Jackson or K. David Jackson. For general program questions contact the Study Abroad staff.

Important Information Before Applying

• All YSS Programs Abroad are intensive, highly structured academic programs for Yale credit and grades.
• Students may only apply to one YSS Program Abroad per summer.
• Admission is not guaranteed. Applicants should anticipate that more students will apply than there are spots available, and Yale College students should apply to a backup Non-Yale Summer Abroad opportunity.
• Ensure that your transcript reflects how you have met the pre-requisite, if applicable, prior to applying.
• Participants must commit to the full program dates. Late arrivals and early departures are not permitted.
• Participants are required to be enrolled in all program courses.
• Participants should expect evening and weekend requirements. Students who have questions about religious observance during a YSS Program Abroad are encouraged to Meet with an Adviser.
• Program-arranged housing is required for all YSS Programs Abroad. Students are not permitted to secure independent housing. Students who have housing-related questions about placements, allergies, religious observance, or disability-related access are encouraged to Meet with an Adviser.

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