04/12/2025
OSEA–UNM Intensive Maya Language Program 2026
FLAS eligible, Intensive Maya Language Immersion Program
• FLAS Funding Partners: University of New México and Indiana University
On-Site Immersion (Pisté, Yucatán) with Maya homestays: See www.osea-cite.org
Dates: June 7 to July 18 (6 weeks). Contact Director for possible alternative dates
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced is offered for all Program Dates
6 Week Program: Tuition & Fees $6500. Homestays $1100
4 Week Program: Tuition & Fees $5000. Homestays $900
OSEA Tuition Reduction Scholarships for Non-FLAS funded students
Course Description
Maya is an Indigenous language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula in México and one of thirty-two Mayan languages comprising the Mayan language family. It is the only Mayan language whose proper name is Maya. Learn more at: http://www.osea-cite.org/program/maya_or_mayans.php
OSEA partners with the Latin American and Iberian Institute (University of New México) and Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (Indiana University) where eligible students can apply for FLAS Summer Awards for participation in OSEA Intensive 6-Week Maya Immersion.
OSEA offers on-site immersion with homestays in Maya speaking families. Students learn to read, write, speak, listen, and converse in Maya. OSEA Maya program highlights individualized instruction with Maya tutors in small enrollment courses that prioritizes effective learning. The OSEA teaching staff is able to offer graduate students specialized assistance in their research areas and projects in fields of linguistics, anthropology, history, folklore, theatre, comparative literature. Language learning is tailored to fit students’ specific areas of Maya culture that students prioritize.
Prerequisites
þ Spanish is not required. There are no course prerequisites for Beginning Maya.
þ Intermediate Maya requires a minimum of one year of beginning Maya or one six-week FLAS eligible intensive summer courses (280 contact hours of instruction).
þ Advanced Maya requires a minimum of two years of Maya or equivalent.
Course Materials and Contact Hours:
þ Included in program cost: Ko'ox Kanik Màaya T’àan (course textbook) by Castañeda & Dzidz Yam; digital dictionaries; Spoken Maya Lessons (textbook and audio); Maya language publications; access to OSEA Digital Library.
þ Out of Pocket: Maya-English and Maya-Spanish dictionaries.
þ 150 Contact Hours based on 5 hours daily, 5 days a week for six weeks
Contact OSEA Partners for FLAS Fellowships to Participate in OSEA Maya Program
• Lenny Ureña Valerio, Latin American & Iberian Institute (UNM) [email protected]
• Sonia Manríquez, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (IU) [email protected]
Contact: Quetzil E. Castañeda, Director OSEA, 812.327.5845 [email protected]
Visit OSEA website details and current dates: www.osea-cite.org
http://www.osea-cite.org/program/maya_overview.php
