Mixtec is an indigenous language of Mexico spoken by people living in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, many of whom have migrated and established communities throughout northern Mexico and the United States. The Center for Latin America Studies offers two Mixtec summer language courses.

One of the critical issues of Mixtec is the extreme variation that occurs within the language family. The Mixtec Summer Language Programs are focused on acquiring sufficient linguistic skills to communicate within the variant taught in the classroom as well as establishing a foundation for understanding dialectic differences that one will encounter as they move among Mixtec speakers.

Both programs are designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the interface between Mixtec culture and the broader mestizo culture of Oaxaca, grassroots movements to preserve Mixtec culture both within Oaxaca and among Mixtec communities in the US, and other such topics that will provide a foundation for understanding Mixtec language and culture.

Open to undergraduates, graduates, professors and independent scholars, as well as professionals working with Mixtec and Zapotec communities.

Credits earned in the Mixtec summer program can be used towards satisfying SDSU foreign language requirements.

For more information, please visit the SDSU Aztecs Abroad page for this program.