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Learn Spanish and Experience Hispanic Culture
June 7 - July 19, 2008
Prepare for Ministry to the Spanish-speaking with the International Institute for Culture's (IIC) 6-Week Intensive Spanish Language and Culture Program. This program is ideal for Catholic religious and seminarians who intend to minister to the Spanish-speaking.
GROWING NEED FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING MINISTRY:
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The majority of Catholics in the United States will soon be Spanish-speaking. After Census 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that by the year 2050, one of every four Americans (24.5%) will be Hispanic/Latinos. In fact , Hispanic/Latinos are already the largest minority in the United States with a population larger than all of Canada.
The Church in the U.S., as is her custom, will minister to these Christians in their native tongue and with respect for the traditions they bring with them from Latin America.
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The purpose of the Mexico program is to provide U.S. Catholic priests, seminarians and religious with the language skills and cultural sensitivities to minister effectively to Spanish-speaking Catholics.
LOCATION:
Puebla, Mexico is a city of two million. It rests on the route which Cortes followed to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City. It is 1.5 hours from the Mexican capital over mountain roads passing by the great volcanic peaks of Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl. Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, Mexico.
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LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION:
Students will be grouped according to their knowledge of Spanish in
classes of no more then eight people. The language instruction is provided
by the IIC partner Instituto Anglo americano. Tutoring in conversation and writing is also provided during the week.
CULTURAL TOURS:
Historical, art and architectural excursions will take place in and
around Puebla. There will also be tours to Cholula, Mexico City, the Shrine
of Our Lady of Guadalupe and monasteries dating from the time of the initial
evangelization.
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