Living and Learning on the
Streets of Barcelona:
A Communication
Skills Survival Course
Thomas G. Endres and Kellsie L. Endres
University of Northern Colorado
Presented at the Western States
Communication Association conference,
Anchorage, Alaska
March 8, 2010
The Instructor’s Perspective
In the summer of 2009,
14 UNC students and 1
professor traveled to
Barcelona, Spain, to
live and learn in and
about another culture.
Given the “living skills”
nature of the course,
the instructor made
all travel and tour
arrangements.
UNC 2009 Barcelona Class looking
over their apartment balconies (left
to right):
Zach Craigo, Rachel Taylor, Joe
Pedersen, Becca Trow, Mark Crandall
Danielle Rowland, Christina Romero,
Kellsie Endres, Carleen Endres
Tara Spencer, Vicki Robbins, Lexi
Mylander, Laura Quinonez, Christian
Quinonez, Elias Quinonez
The Six Week Summer Session
The class met for two
weeks at their
university’s satellite
campus (Loveland, CO),
then traveled to
Barcelona for three
weeks.
They returned stateside
for the final week of
the course to reflect
and finish assignments.
What the Class was All About
Living Abroad
Understanding Another
Culture
Analyzing
Communication
Living Abroad
Lodging and Shopping
Living Abroad
Transportation
Living Abroad
Daily Activities
Understanding Another Culture
Their History
Understanding Another Culture
Their Beliefs
Understanding Another Culture
Their Architecture
Understanding Another Culture
Their Icons
Understanding Another Culture
Their Work
Understanding Another Culture
Their Leisure
Understanding Another Culture
Their Food
Analyzing Communication
The Classroom
Analyzing Communication
Advertising
Analyzing Communication
A variety of messages, e.g.
cross-cultural, body image, via graffiti, in art
A Student’s Perspective
• What it’s like to travel overseas with
a group of students
• Importance of apartment
style living
• The mix of required tours
combined with options
to explore the city
• Free weekends
• Journaling
A Proposal for Classical Rhetoric in Greece
Dr. Lin Allen
University of Northern Colorado
Western States Communication Association
Anchorage, Alaska
March 8, 2010
Designer: Yen-I Lee
Delphi
Agora
Acropolis
Acropolis
Odeon of Herodes
Atticus
Acropolis
Parthenon at Dusk
Acropolis
Odeon of Herodes AtticusTheater Built in A.D. 161
Odeon of Herodes Atticus-The
Athens Festival
Plato’s academy
Plato's Academy
Plato's Academy-Mural
Athens Centre
Athens Centre
Changing of the Guard
at Syntagma Square
Syntagma Square
Athens Centre
Parliament Building
Island of Aegina
Aegina
Aegina at night
Temple of Poseidon
Mt. Lykabettus
Temple of Zeus