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Study Tours

May 2025 Study Tour Across Southwest USA

Faculty in the School of Languages and Literature will guide students on a trip of cultural immersion across New Mexico and Southern California, offering courses in 2000-level American literature or survey of the humanities, or upper-level literature or humanities electives. Explore the writings, culture, language, art, and architecture of the Southwest while earning course credit for your core or major.  Participants can earn up to six credit hours during the tour.

 

UK Study Tour

Students encounter the beauty and history of the UK by participating in the United Kingdom study tour during the May-micro term. Our travelers experience journeys through the real-life settings of literary works covered in class, making the subject matter come to life. Led by knowledgeable and caring faculty, the place and the people create a great adventure. Participants can earn up to six hours of course credit.

 


Costa Rica Study Tour

Immersive Cultural and Language Training for U.S. K-12 Teachers in Costa Rica

Funded by a Fulbright-Hays Short-Term Group Project Grant

This exciting tour to Costa Rica immerses students in the beautiful culture and language of the country.  Staying near the Pacific Ocean with some of the best surfing in the world, students experience intensive, conversational language learning in a three-week study. Participants can earn up to six credit hours during the tour.


OVERVIEW

This program, funded by a Fulbright-Hays grant, is designed to provide U.S. K-12 teachers with immersive cultural and language training in Costa Rica. The project, titled "Immersive Cultural and Language Training for U.S. K-12 Teachers in Costa Rica: Strengthening Differentiation Instruction," aims to equip educators with a deeper, critical understanding of the diverse needs of immigrant, second language learners, and culturally diverse students in K-12 education.

The program will empower teachers with new pedagogical practices tailored for culturally diverse classrooms, with a special focus on meeting the needs of students in rural West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.


PROGRAM DETAILS

  • Dates: June 1-28, 2025
    • Travel Days: May 31 (to Costa Rica) and June 29 (return to U.S.)
  • Location: Jungle Beach House, Nosara, Costa Rica, with additional classes and hands-on experiences at Playa Guiones and throughout the Nosara area.

Classes will be conducted at the Jungle Beach House, blending in-class learning with experiential activities that immerse participants in Costa Rican culture and language.

 


PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

  • Director: Dr. Joshua Mora
  • Collaborators: Dr. Sarah Hartman and Don Williams, School of Education

Any inquiries about the program can be directed to Dr. Joshua Mora or Dr. Sarah Hartman.

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Dr. Joshua Mora

Group Director

(806) 291-1107

moraj@wbu.edu

1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX, 79072

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Dr. Sarah Hartman

Collaborator

(806) 291-1050

hartmans@wbu.edu

1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX, 79072

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