SPAN 399LS - The Leadership Semester for the Spanish Major

The options for the Leadership Semester (399LS) include the following: 1. The semester abroad. It will link Leadership with the usual curricular offerings of study in Spain. 2. A shorter study abroad (such as the summer school in Spain or the Border Experience). 3. An internship that enables the student to use the second language and interact with native speakers of that language. In each case the program will provide questions for the student to address before, during, and after the Leadership Semester. The student will keep reflections in a journal to be discussed and evaluated with a major program faculty member. The questions and the student’s reflections will deal with issues regarding her experiences of accepting risk (C1: “courage”), embracing values (C2: “commitment”), and seizing opportunities (C3: “confidence”). In these journals, she will reflect on communication and intercultural competence and make cultural comparisons. Furthermore, she will develop an awareness of her identity as a world citizen and her potential as a leader.

Credits: 1