University of North Texas

Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SPAN 4920 Internship Spring 2015

Instructor: Emily Thurman

Office Hours: M/W 2-3 or by appt.

Office Location: 101D

Instructor’s e-mail:

Internship (6 hrs credit) - La Coalición de Derechos Humanos

225 E 26th St Unit #2 Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85713 Phone: (520) 770-1373

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT

The University of North Texas makes reasonable academic accommodation for students with disabilities. Students seeking reasonable accommodation must first register with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide you with a reasonable accommodation letter to be delivered to faculty to begin a private discussion regarding your specific needs in a course. You may request reasonable accommodations at any time, however, ODA notices of reasonable accommodation should be provided as early as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Note that students must obtain a new letter of reasonable accommodation for every semester and must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class. Students are strongly encouraged to deliver letters of reasonable accommodation during faculty office hours or by appointment. Faculty members have the authority to ask students to discuss such letters during their designated office hours to protect the privacy of the student.For additional information see the Office of Disability Accommodation website athttp://www.unt.edu/oda. You may also contact them by phone at940.565.4323.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / DESCRIPTION (as designated by Internship Coordinator Christen Vernon)

* Answering phone calls by family members looking for loved ones (primarily in Spanish)

* Searching for family members in detention

* Providing information to family members on how to communicate with loved ones in detention

* Creating resources for families (advocacy tools, tools for finding loved ones, etc.)

* Researching Derechos Humanos’s involvement in the locating missing persons over the past 15 years (conducting interviews and archival research)

* Planning press conferences to inform the public about migrant deaths

Other duties will include:

* Answering phones (our general line)

* Making referrals to community members that call regarding housing abuses, etc.

* Supporting the Wage Theft Clinic

* Planning events

* Preparing newsletters and communiqués in Spanish and English