About Linguistic Horizons:
Our Summer Internship in Spain program provides a unique opportunity to live and gain professional experience in the beautiful coastal city of La Coruña, Spain! You’ll find yourself fully immersed in the Spanish language and culture as you’ll both live and work with with Spanish speakers daily.
We place participants in an internship which is relevant to their major and in line with their learning objectives. All interns earn academic credit for their internships and may choose from a Spanish language course (intermediate or higher) or Business Spanish to take in addition to their internship during a 5 or 10 week stay over the Summer.
Internships are usually Monday-Friday in the morning hours while classes are given Monday-Wednesday in the afternoons.
Requirements/Necessary Skills for Recruitment:
Age: 18+
Must have at least low-intermediate (Level B1) Spanish to start the internship. Students who are close to this level, may do the 10 week program, spending the first 5 weeks studying Spanish. Beginners, may opt for our study Spanish program.
You must have a valid passport for at least 3 months beyond the planned period of stay to travel to Spain. You also must have a return airline ticket. United States Citizens do not require a visa for stays of less than 90 days. For more important details visit: Spain and Andorra Country Specific Information. It is the responsibility of participants to obtain the correct travel documents.
Must complete the application process described here: http://www.linguistichorizons.com/internships-in-spain/
Benefits & Perks:
Greatly improve your Spanish language skills!
Earn up to 12 semester/ 18 quarter collge credits.
Gain international experience!
Travel around Spain or Europe on the weekends!
Intern Payment:
Unpaid Internship
Internship Description of Duties:
Each internship role is customized according to the student's learning objectives, and the needs of the host organization. Internships are available in a wide variety of fields.
This program is a combination internship and study abroad program. Interns spend the morning hours interning and the afternoons studying Spanish. Both the Spanish courses and the internship are for academic credit. Participants earn 6 semester (9 quarter) credits in 5 weeks or 12 semester (18 quarter) credits in 10 weeks. In 5 weeks, you will complete a 150 hour internship. In 10 weeks, you would complete a 250 hour internship.
Hours Required:
15-30 Hours Per Week
