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CommentsASU intern program offers online courses from Mexico
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Arizona State University’s community learning center at its downtown campus offers free online classes through Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (el Tec) in Mexico for students who sign up for internships.
Students who took advantage of the first internships offered last semester learned advanced Spanish skills from people taking classes at the center and went further when they developed new ideas for an advanced English class.
The learning center offers members of the community the opportunity to take the online classes that cover topics such as statistics, math, business, science and health. Classes are taught in Spanish and indigenous languages with an English curriculum under development.
ASU students can earn credit hours through internships at the center by taking an SPA 484 class through the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) in Tempe and facilitated by University College on the Downtown Phoenix campus. Interns help clients with subjects such as basic computer skills, learning English and HTML Web design.
Interns commit to working eight hours per week throughout the semester. Rosa Molinar, executive coordinator for the learning center, counts the students as special individuals who are not only expanding their Spanish skills, but helping to educate an underserved population.
