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NOTE: All of the following
information regarding course descriptions is the same for all three
locations: Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Patagonia (Bariloche).
Our partner school offers you the possibility to continue your program
in any of the three locations offering the same high quality methods,
materials and teachers.
Method of the program:
Direct, active learning using language structures,
vocabulary and idiomatic expressions in the context of areas most
useful for attaining fluency as quickly as possible.
Materials:
Three books developed by their own Pedagogical
Department, Cassette Latin-American Spanish, Exercises for Intensive
Spanish Course, Intermediate Spanish, Talking Business in Spanish, a
selection of material from the media (videos, newspapers, etc.), and
Latin American novels and short stories.
Levels:
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Elementary level:
40 classes
For students considered beginners (without previous knowledge) or
students who in the placement evaluation show some initial knowledge of
the language.
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Intermediate level
1: 40 classes
For students who have mastered the elementary level of Spanish
according to the placement evaluation.
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Intermediate level
2: 40 classes
For students who have mastered the first intermediate level of Spanish
according to the placement evaluation.
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Intermediate level
3: 40 classes
For students who have mastered the second intermediate level of Spanish
according to the placement evaluation.
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Advanced level 1:
80 classes
For students who do not make mistakes in either the use of manners and
verbal tenses, or in the syntactic construction of the phrases. Besides
the correct grammatical forms, a student of this level should be able
to produce oral and writing texts adapted to the communicative
situation and to understand native speakers no matter which regional
variety of Spanish they speak.
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Advanced level 2:
80 classes
For students who have reached a proficient level of oral and written
production of the Spanish language and are able to read and to analyze
complex fictional and non-fictional texts. This level is for students
interested in completing their studies of the Spanish language and
reaching a high level of knowledge on Argentinean history and
literature.
*All students must
sit for a written and oral placement test upon arrival.
Spanish programs:
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Program A: Group
classes (55 minutes per class, 6 students x class max.) 20 hours per
week.
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Program B: Private
classes (45 minutes per class.) 10 to 40 classes per week. You choose
class frequency.
- Program
C: Intensive - 20 group classes, plus 10
private classes (see options below) per week. All intermediate and
advanced classes include workshops on Argentinean history, culture and
politics. We can offer General Spanish private classes or you may take
private classes on any of the following Spanish for Specific
Purposes:
-Spanish
at Work
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Spanish for Health Sciences
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Spanish for Environmental Science
*If
you take more than 5 weeks of Program C you may choose up to two
different Special for Specific Purposes courses.
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Program Tango:
Five Tango classes per week at the best Tango academy in town. This
option can be added to any program in Buenos Aires and Cordoba
Note 1:
At the Cordoba and Patagonia (Bariloche) locations, classes
are 60 minutes long.
Note 2:
At the Patagonia (Bariloche) location the minimum stay for
Programs A and C is two weeks.
Spanish for Specific
purposes
MEDICAL INTRODUCTORY SPANISH
COURSE
This program had been geared towards
professionals in all health fields demanding for a basic conversational
knowledge of Spanish.
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details
MEDICAL SPANISH COURSE
Medical Spanish is geared towards advanced students of Medicine or
doctors with previous knowledge of the Spanish Language who have
reached at least an Intermediate level.
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details
Commencement days of courses:
Any day, year-round. Report to the school upon arrival in order to
evaluate your level of Spanish and receive materials. Because each
school has on-going classes from all levels year-round, you will be
placed in a suitable class upon arrival. Teachers:
All instructors hold a Masters degree in Education or
Literature. Each is fully experienced in teaching the Spanish language.
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