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SRI
LANKA: Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Education SITA Program (fall)
Sponsored by a small consortium of liberal arts colleges, including
Grinnell, the ISLE program, operating on the tropical Asian island
nation of Sri Lanka located just off the southern tip of India,
is located in the city of Kandy, the center of traditional Sri Lankan
culture. The program is affilated with the University of Peradeniya,
a leading institution of higher education where local faculty organize
a range of courses tailored to participants. Required courses include
intensive Sinhala, the local language, a Sri Lankan Studies Seminar,
and the Independent Study, an in-depth field project chosen by the
student. Optional courses include Buddhist Thought, Ritual and Folk
Culture, Modern Lankan Literature, Art, and Theatre, and other offerings
in women's studies, political science, history, anthropology, and
development studies. Classroom study in supplemented by field trips
and two tours of the island, one involving field study of archaeological
and religious sites and the other featuring trips to wildlife sanctuaries,
sites of pilgrimmage, and tea plantations. Housing is provided in
homestays, where each student becomes an active member of a local
family for the duration of the program. Eligibility: GPA above 3.0,
potential to adjust to and benefit from a radically different socio-cultural
environment. Coursework in Asian Studies and Global Development
Studies highly recommended.
ISLE Program
3400 College Station
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME 04011
PH: 207-725-3874 | Fax: 207-725-3059
spadma@bowdoin.edu
Program Adviser: Professor Gilday, X4227, Steiner 302 |
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