Program Information
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Winter 2025: Italy LING/CGSC micro
January 06, 2025 - January 27, 2025
This program is closed. Please contact the faculty director for more information.

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Meetings
Interest Meetings:
03/07/2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PMLinguistics and Cognitive Science Bldg Room 107
03/19/2024 1:00 PM - 1:45 PMLinguistics and Cognitive Science Bldg Room 107125 E Main St, Newark, DE 19711
04/09/2024 8:30 AM - 9:15 AMhttps://udel.zoom.us/j/97312486250
Orientation Meetings - attend ALL of the following:
09/05/2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PMEwing 416
12/11/2024 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMTBD
Program Notes
This program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants. Interview appointments and acceptance decisions are at the discretion of the faculty director.
All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 6-8 weeks (2 months) to process a passport.

Traveling and studying abroad at this time poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad must be prepared to adapt to evolving situations and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country which are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) and world events as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.
Program Description

Explore locations in southern Italy, including Naples, Sorrento/ Amalfi and Sicily, concluding in central Italy, Rome, where power was ultimately centralized and from which the ancient world was ruled for centuries. Lead by expert, professional guides, students will learn to cook in Naples, Sorrento and in Sicily, the latter where they will find the crossroads of the Ancient World, Goths, Greeks, Islamic, Norman and Napoleonic powers. Throughout the south discover the connections among geography, cuisine, art, history, traditions and dialects.

In LING/CGSC102, "Language, Mind and Society," learn in the classroom, and observe connections between how you think, the words you use and the cultures we build via daily practices.

Students will be housed in double rooms in beautifully located hotels where breakfast (included) is served daily. Some lunches and dinners will be included as well.

Come to know bella Italia over a three week tour of regions distinct in dialect, cuisine and terrain.

The Program Fee includes housing, some meals, in-country transportation, and international medical insurance.

The Program Fee does NOT include airfare to/from Italy, nor airport transfers within the U.S. The program officially begins when students arrive in Italy. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimate airfare.

ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged to study abroad, but should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.
Program Courses
Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites
Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for approval (check before departure).
All students must enroll in at least 3 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.
LING/CGSC102 satisfies a breadth requirement and so welcomes sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students in the arts, foreign languages, education, behavioral as well as physical sciences. Students should be inquisitive about art, history, geography and languages, ready to search for the interconnectedness of the above as expressed uniquely in Rome, the Amalfi and Sicily. Flexibility is a key characteristic of program travelers, e.g. one who embraces an opportunity to seize the moment that may require a change in the itinerary. Background in linguistics is not expected.
CGSC 102-071: Language, Mind and Society (3 credits)
Explores the interrelation between language, mind and society. Topics will vary depending on instructor, but may include: origins of language, impact of culture on language and thought, structural aspects of language variation and the mental representation of language, role of universal grammar in language learning, regional and social variation in language, sociolinguistics of multilingual/multiethnic communities, language change, and the role of language in social and political decision making.
Satisfies the following requirements:
University Social Science Breadth
Arts and Sciences - Group C
Multicultural
Cross listed with LING102.
ITAL 167-070: Seminar. Italian for Study Abroad (1 credit)
Lecture: Italian 167 is a 12 hours course in elementary Italian. Successful completion of this course requires 12 class hours of direct contact with the Italian language. Students are expected to actively participate in class using Italian to complete a variety of meaningful tasks. Many of these will require students to creatively interact with a partner or to collaborate in small groups.
This course is optional. Taking this course will increase your UD tuition.
LING 102-070: Language, Mind, and Society (3 credits)
Explores the interrelation between language, mind and society. Topics will vary depending on instructor, but may include: origins of language, impact of culture on language and thought, structural aspects of language variation and the mental representation of language, role of universal grammar in language learning, regional and social variation in language, sociolinguistics of multilingual/multiethnic communities, language change, and the role of language in social and political decision making.
Satisfies the following requirements:
University Social Science Breadth
Arts and Sciences - Group C
Multicultural
Cross listed with CGSC 102.
UNIV 370-229: Study Abroad - Italy LING/CGSC (0 credits) pass/fail
Students are asked to reflect upon changes in their knowledge, skills, and attitudes that occur due to their study abroad experience.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Discovery Learning
Requirements
All applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale).

Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance, which is based on academic quality and demonstrated ability to contribute to the objectives of the program. Early application is encouraged.

For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including at least one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by Zoom.

A transcript is required from Non-UD applicants only. Non-UD students, please email a copy of your official transcript to the Program Coordinator.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. Please review the study abroad acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we encourage you to apply to another program.
Costs
How much does it cost?.
  • University of Delaware Tuition/Fees for one Winter Session
  • Travel Study Program Fee
    • Usually covers: housing, all program-related excursions and some meals (check with the program's faculty director for details).
    • Does NOT cover: airfare to/from the program site and ground transportation to/from the U.S. departure airport. For planning purposes only, we estimate roundtrip airfare to be approximately $1,600.00.
  • Plan ahead for how to pay for travel study, and make sure you understand the costs associated with your program.
When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and CGPS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.
  • An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-May.
  • The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
  • Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
  • All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.
Other important things to note:
  • Program Fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final Program Fees may increase due to unforeseen local cost increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, or changes in the group size.
  • CGPS reserves the right to cancel a program at any time due to under-enrollment, safety/health/security issues, staffing issues, or any other relevant reason. If your program is cancelled, you will receive a full refund of all Program Fees paid.
Delaware ResidentNon-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year$1,824.00$4,899.00
Final Program Fee$4,700.00$4,700.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee$30.00$30.00
Total to be charged to UD account (final)$6,554.00$9,629.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)$1,600.00$1,600.00
The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.
The University of Delaware’s differential charge for Engineering, Nursing and Business & Economics students does not apply to winter or summer session and is waived for students enrolled in semester- or year-long study abroad and exchange programs sponsored by the University.
Scholarships
Financial need-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. To be considered, students must have a current FAFSA on-file with Student Financial Services. For more details, please see our scholarships page.
Deadlines
All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable. Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
Submit Program Application by 5pm onApril 20, 2024
Acceptance and Scholarship AnnouncedMay 03, 2024
$1,000.00 Initial Payment Due *mid-May
Program Fee Balance, Tuition and Fees Dueearly January
*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.
Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
Contacts
Riccarda Saggese
Faculty Director
Italian
303 Jastak Burgess Hall
302-831-2843
rsaggese@udel.edu
Nina Straitman
Faculty Director
Linguistics and Cognitive Science
15 Orchard Road Ewing Hall
straitmn@udel.edu

Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.