Language Programs in Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies supports second language acqusition through a number of related efforts:

· Collaboration with SDSU's nationally recognized Language Acqusition Resource Center (LARC) to develop a number of innovative materials for learning Spanish;
   - Human Rights in Latin America
   - Mixtec language
   - Baja California literature

· Coordination of four intensive summer language programs;

   - Oaxaca, Mexico (Mixteco)
   - Oaxaca, Mexico (Zapoteco)
   - La Paz, Mexico (Spanish)
   - Cartago, Costa Rica (Spanish)
   - Belém, Brazil (Portuguese)

· Course offerings (LATAM 110 and 111) in Mixteco, an indigenous language of Mexico;

· Degree emphases in Spanish and Portuguese.

· Outside of SDSU there are a number of programs available to study less commonly taught and indigenous languages. The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs maintains an extensive list. Visit their site at http://www.claspprograms.org/