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Latin America Internship

Dates: 22 May–11 July 2026
Application Deadline: 31 March 2026
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PERU, ECUADOR, AMAZON RAINFOREST

The Latin America Spring Internship program is an opportunity for students to learn more about TESOL pedagogy in other parts of the world and gain experience teaching English as a second language.

Students will visit a university in each country as well as a field school in the Amazon Rainforest. At both universities, students will observe local faculty, plan, and teach lessons. At the field school, students will assist with teaching an adult community class for people in the Hospitality and Tourism industry. During the course of the internship, there will also be opportunities to travel to other cities and participate in cultural activities.

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Dan Dewey
4067 JFSB
(801) 422-6005
Ddewey@byu.edu

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Frequently Asked Questions
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Courses

Students are required to enroll in 6 credit hours during spring term.

LING 399R—Academic Internship: Linguistics (3 credits)

Students may choose to take 1 of the following courses while on this program:

ELING 375—TESOL Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (3 credits)
ELING 376—TESOL Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary (3 credits)
ELING 477—TESOL Basic Course and Lesson Planning (3 credits)

Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
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Cost

$3,600

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate tuition (increased cost for graduate and non–Latter-day Saint students), flights, lodging, international health insurance, local transportation, some cultural activities, and some meals.

Does not include most meals and personal expenses.
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Funding Sources

Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.

Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB) will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
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Preparation

Accepted students are required to participate in an once-a-week preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour), during the first block of the spring 2026 semester (April 28-May 22).

Students must meet all country- and program-specific COVID and health requirements for travel.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see our travel policy.
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Housing

Students will stay in prearranged housing. At the Universidad Indoamérica in Ecuador and the Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga in Peru, students will stay at a university apartment/guesthouse near the campuses. At Iyarina in Ecuador, students will stay in housing at the field school.
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Travel

The program directors will arrange student airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations will be made through BYU Travel.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu
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Application Process

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Application Deadline: 31 March 2026
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Program Adjustments

International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost.

If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU Financial account.

ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.
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Faculty

Dan Dewey
4067 JFSB
(801) 422-6005
Ddewey@byu.edu
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International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
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ISP Student Handbook

To see the student handbook, click here.
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Payment Schedule

To see the payment schedule, click here.