while immersed in culture.
Trinity Western University has openings for the GUATEMALA TRAVEL STUDY
PROGRAM, April 27 - May 19, 2008.
The travel study's experiential approach to the study of man, society and
culture, will help students discover different cultural principles of human
interaction. Students are exposed to the unique cultures of the Maya, the
Ladino, and the Garifuna (Black Caribs). The classroom is the country. Every
venue, speaker, and activity is selected to give students exposure to
different realities.
Students take two courses:
ANTH302: Cross-cultural Communication. This course explores various cultural
systems including social structure, value and belief systems. The course
highlights orientations to culture profiling, the dynamics of cross-cultural
interaction, and the principles for culture change.
PSYCH 490: Personhood. This course looks at worldviews and how that is
variously shaped by cultural context.
Regions and relevant topics include:
- Coban region: indigenous Mayans, economics/environment and development
- Flores & TIKAL: ancient Mayan cultures, religion and governing systems
- Rio Dulce & Livingston: Garifuna studies, identity
- Antigua region: Ladino, culture change and the arts
- Lake Atitlan region: other indigenous Mayan groups
Instructor: Professor Anaya leads travel studies annually to Kenya and/or
Guatemala (http://www.twu.ca/academics/faculty/anaya-ruth.html)
For the pdf flyer and an application contact: Ruth Anaya at rutha@twu.ca
