Each August, The Intensive Spanish Summer Institute (ISSI) transforms Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), into a Mexican pueblo offering students an immersion into Spanish language and culture. http://www.ltcc.edu/web/academics/issi
Each August, the beautiful Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) campus, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, transforms itself into a Mexican pueblo offering students an immersion into the Spanish language and culture. The Intensive Spanish Summer Institute (ISSI) has been recognized by the California Community College Board of Governors as an Outstanding Community College Program, and has received numerous awards and commendations. Each year, exciting new courses and educational opportunities are added.
During the week-long Institute, students can earn up to 4 quarter units of credit in courses designed to promote the development of fluency in Spanish. The full-day core program, consisting of 2.5 quarter units for Beginning through Superior levels, emphasizes oral and written skills. Students may obtain additional units Monday and Thursday evenings, during lunchtime and each afternoon.
The Intensive Spanish Summer Institute (ISSI) is committed to providing an immersion experience in the Spanish language and culture to gain Spanish language proficiency and an understanding and appreciation for the diverse Spanish-speaking people and cultures. Maximizing our partnership with local community agencies, businesses, and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District allows Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) to develop a creative, comprehensive, productive and enjoyable weeklong Spanish language program.
The mission of this multi-dimensional program is to promote Spanish language proficiency and awareness of cultures and customs of Spanish- speaking peoples in order to meet the needs of our local community and beyond. One of the exciting components to this program is the integration of the native Spanish-speaking population of the of the Lake Tahoe Basin as presenters and cultural experts. This program provides Spanish language instruction while allowing participants to gain a sensitivity and appreciation for the culture of Spanish-speaking people through the numerous cultural breakout sessions and the personal interaction with our Spanish-speaking staff and instructors.
- Over 100 cultural breakout sessions on various topics
- 12 different levels of activity-based language instruction
- Conversation sessions with native Spanish-speakers
- Video sessions
- Lecture series
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Optional mini-courses at lunch
- Optional mini-courses in the afternoon
- Pre-Institute Sunday mini-courses
- Evening events: Lecture, Difficult Trip, Spanish language film, dance
