Study-Service Term in Dominican Republic

Goals and ObjectivesSST in the Dominican Republic is an integrated program of study/living/experience/reflection in an international setting. The main objectives are to: 1. Learn to function effectively in another culture; 2. Develop skills in communicating in another language; 3. Understand the people and history of the Dominican Republic in a Caribbean and global context; 4. Develop skills in experiential learning; 5. Achieve new learning about self and the U.S. culture through a process of "defamiliarization"; and 6. Develop a sense of "accompaniment" with Dominicans by living and working with them and by learning from them. Academic CreditsBecause SST is highly…