12th Annual Spanish Language FDIB in Spain (2011)

Spanish Language Faculty Development Program - Teaching Spanish for Business: A Global Approach is designed for Spanish college and university faculty, Spanish high school teachers and advanced graduate students.

Immerse yourself in a week long seminar in Avila and Madrid, Spain where you will be introduced to business terminology and methodology of teaching Spanish for Business. During the seminar, participants will meet with European experts and have the opportunity to attend company visits.

Participants will be staying in a single occupancy, 16th century boutique hotel with air-conditioning, private bath, breakfast, and ground transportation.

Program fee is $1,800 USD (not including international airfare to Spain).

The program fee includes single occupancy lodging in an air-conditioned hotel room for four nights in Avila and two nights in Madrid with private bath, breakfast, ground transportation during the program and some meals.

Graduate credits or re-certification credits are available upon request from the Department of Modern Languages at FIU in the area of Foreign Languages for an additional fee..

Spanish Ph.D students who are interested in participating in this trip would pay a reduced rate of $1,500.

Travel grants of up to $500 are available to eligible candidates. To apply, please submit a 1-page proposal to ciber@fiu.edu.

This tentative program schedule is subject to change.

Day 1	Sunday, June 5th - Avila
Noon	Check in at hotel:
	•	Hosteria Las Cancelas Calle De La Cruz Vieja N, 6 Avila, Spain Tel: (34) 920-212-249
6:30 PM	Meet in hotel lobby
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Welcome reception in hotel lobby
Day 2	Monday, June 6 - Avila
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	Breakfast at hotel
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Escuela de Turismo de Avila: Workshop on Spanish for Business Speaker: Dr. Duran - Spanish for Advertising
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Escuela de Turismo de Avila: Workshop on Spanish for Business Speaker: Dr. Duran - Spanish for Advertising
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch at Cafeteria Escuela de Turismo
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Escuela de Turismo de Avila: Workshop on Spanish for Business Speaker: Dr. Maida Watson Textbooks to teach Spanish for Business, Published in Spain and USA
8:00 PM	Welcome dinner - Restaurante LosReyes Catolicos
Day 3	Tuesday, June 7 - Avila
8:30 AM	Breakfast at hotel
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Transportation to Fabrica de Jamon in Guijuelo
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Visit to Museo del Jamon and Fabrica de Jamon in Guijuelo - Quintin Sanchez S.A.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Lunch in nearby town
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Return to Avila
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Visit to Yemas de Avila store, coffee and yemas tasting
	Free Evening
Day 4	Wednesday, June 9 - Avila
8:30 AM	Breakfast at hotel
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Escuela de Turismo, Avila Speaker: Professor Sonsole Sanchez-Reyes "Nuevas perspectivas en la ensenaza del espanol para los negocios"
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch in the Cafeteria Escuela de Turismo
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Escuela de Turismo de Avila: Workshop on Spanish for Business 1 Speaker: Professor Cristina Martinez, Universidad de Avila "Las operaciones de compra-venta 1. Analisis del proceso y sus documentos"
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Break
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Escuela de Turismo de Avila: Workshop on Spanish for Business 2 Speaker: Professor Cristina Martinez, Universidad de Avila "Las operaciones de compra-venta 2. Caso Practico"
7:00 PM	Guided tour of Avila's Walls
	Free Evening
Day 5	Thursday, June 10 - Avila
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast at hotel
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Escuela de Turismo, Avila Speaker: Professor Javier Jimenez "La Economia de Castilla y Leon"
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Travel to Madrid from Avila
	Check in at hotel:
	•	Hotel Agumar Paseo de Reina Cristina, 7 Madrid, Spain Tel: (91) 552-6900
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Lunch on your own
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Hotel Agumar Speaker: Professor Jose Callado, UNED "El mundo de negocios de Espana y su relacion con Europa"
8:00 PM	Farewall Dinner
Day 6	Friday, June 11 - Madrid
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Hotel breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Travel to Ciudad Financiera of Banco Santander, Outskirts of Madrid, Boadilla del Monte
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Visit to Ciudad Financiera of Banco Santander, tour of facilities
Day 7	Saturday, June 12 - Madrid
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Hotel breakfast
8:30 AM	End of Program

For travel to Spain, citizens of Canada, the U.S. and most Western European countries will not need visas; participants from Colombia and a few other Latin American countries will need visas. Participants should contact the Spanish consulate nearest their home on information about applying for a visa to Spain.

Participants who wish to register for this program should complete the online application by clicking the "Enroll Now" button below. Once submitted, participants will receive a confirmation e-mail with additional information. Invoices for the program fee will be e-mailed to the participants shortly after registering.

Participants are also required to submit clear copies of the following documents to our office:

1. Copy of valid passport.
2. Copy of driver's license.
3. Copy of health insurance cards (front and back).
4. Release and Assumption of Risk form
5. A half page updated biography.

Unfortunately we cannot accept fax copies of these documents due to clarity issues. Participants can e-mail color scanned copies to ciber@fiu.edu, mail to our mailing address below, or drop them off in our office.

Documents can be mailed to:

FIU CIBER
Florida International University
11200 S.W. 8th ST, RB 354b
Miami, FL 33199

Participants will be responsible for any personal expenses, including (but not exclusive to) airport taxes, passport and visa expenses, faxes, local and international calls, room service, tips, transportation and meals (beyond that offered in the program), additional tours, etc.

Sonia Verdu Associate Director Florida International University Tel: (305) 348-1740 E-mail: ciber@fiu.edu