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Course Description

Once again, this was a great experience for me.  All of the teachers I had were wonderful.  I noticed the whole time I was here that everyone thought his teacher was the best, which tells me that you have an excellent group of teachers!  All of the staff is great - everyone is very friendly and goes out of their way to make sure the students are comfortable and happy.
- Carly, USA

Spanish Immersion Course Structure

Our Spanish language school programs are designed so you will meet your Spanish goals in a short period of time. Through immersion programs students are normally able to reach in a few months the same level as years of high school or university study.

The standard course, 20 hours per week, provides you plenty of instruction while leaving free time for practicing: in your homestay, at restaurants, in stores, etc. Small group sizes (maximum 6 but normally smaller) allow each student to receive substantial individual attention and feedback from the teachers. Students may also take additional private hours of Spanish classes at reduced rates in both Argentina and Chile.

One-to-one instruction is also available for students seeking maximum individual attention or to work at a slower or faster pace than the group Spanish courses.

Students with special interests, such as health care, business, law, or social services, can either take a private course or a group course supplemented with individual lessons.

NOTE:  Classes are either in the morning (9-1) session or in the afternoon (2-6).

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Levels & Course Content

Our Spanish Levels

12 Levels in Buenos Aires and Santiago - 7 Levels in Bariloche, Cartagena and Panama City

Beginner levels: (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) pronunciation, identifying people and things, present tense, family members,"ser" and "estar",interrogative pronouns, indefinite/definite articles, greetings, demonstrative adjectives, present progessive tense, "hay" and  "tener", days and months, possessive adjectives. Reflexive verbs and pronouns, sports and activites, future informal ("ir"+), preferences and desires, "nunca"/"siempre", imperative tense, ordinal numbers, "tener que ", "haber", "deber", prepositions
of time and place,  imperfect tense.

Intermediate levels: (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) relative pronouns, interrogative  pronouns, "para" and "por",  past perfect irregulares, future imperfect, conditional tense, present subjunctive, uses of subjunctive verbs, "seguir" and "quedar", preterite perfect "estar"+ gerund, irregular  ubjunctive verbs.   preterite perfect subjunctive,  passive voice, use of "se", verbs with preposition,  adverbial expressions,diminutives and augmentatives, idomatic expressions, preterite imperfect subjunctive, prepositional phrases, synonyms and antonyms.

Advanced and Superior levels: (A, B, Sup) Continuation of speech  practice, perfecting spoken grammar, analysis of literature and composition.  Rotation of conversation themes.

Electives: Spanish composition, literature, and culture.

Special Interest (medical, Business, law specific Spanish)
For a particular area of interest or concern, on Special Interest Courses.

Spanish-Medical Course Structure
The program we have developed for medical professionals combines the regular Spanish immersion program with medical-specific Spanish and cultural training.  Morning group classes never have more than six students, with experienced and college-educated Spanish teachers.  After your morning classes, you will find yourself engaged in a wide variety of medical-oriented activities in the afternoon.

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Schedule

Official group sessions begin every other Monday.  Students with no Spanish background should begin on one of the official start dates, while those with prior Spanish can generally join an existing group.

Individual (one-to-one) courses may begin any time.

Classes are either from 9 until 1 or 2 until 6 with two short snack breaks. Contact us for specific holiday dates.
Days missed for holidays ARE NOT made up. However, for many holidays we maintain the school open for optional conversation classes or tutorial help

Start dates 2007 (note: non-beginners may start any time, however please choose a date below if possible):

Jan 2, Jan 15, Jan 29, Feb 12, Feb 26, Mar 12, Mar 26, Apr 9, Apr 23, May 7, May 21, Jun 4, Jun 18, Jul 2, Jul 16, Jul 30, Aug 13, Aug 27, Sep 10, Sep 24, Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 17

2008: Jan 14, Jan 18, , Feb 11, Feb 25, Mar 10, Mar 24, Apr 7, Apr 21, May 5, May 19, Jun 2, Jun 16,Jun30, Jul 14, Jul 28, Aug 11, Aug 25, Sep 8, Sep 22, Oct68, Oct 20, Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1, Dec, 15

If you are a true beginner (no previous Spanish) and cannot start on one of the above dates, we recommend taking one-to-one classes until you are ready to be placed in an existing group. 

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Materials

Teachers use our own course book, developed by a team of our teachers, for about half of the class, while the other half of the class is devoted to special class needs and supplements, such as selected audios, videos, and current readings.

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Teachers

All of our teachers are native speakers with university educations and are very experienced teaching Spanish to foreigners.  Most have learned a second language themselves and understand the student's perspective. They are devoted to helping students best reach their goals and to keeping the classes enjoyable and entertaining.

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