COURSE CONTENT AND DESCRIPTION
If you're a complete beginner at Spanish, we recommend that you take Spanish Lessons
in Buenos Aires as these will provide an excellent base to learn from. Both private
lessons and university courses are well structured and the teachers usually have
a high level of English, which makes them ideal for beginners. If you're not a beginner,
we'll ensure that you are allocated to the correct level.
PRIVATE LESSONS:
These will be held at a nearby language centre with a qualified Spanish teacher.
They are monthly courses of 10 hours per week (five two hour lessons) and are individually
tailored to your level of expertise. The lessons are usually arranged on a one to
one basis where you will receive individual tuition and lessons prepared especially
for you. During your course, one lesson each week will be held at a cultural place
to enable you to practice you Spanish in real life situations.
These lessons can be taken for a period of one month or more and have no set start
and finish dates. Private lessons are recommended if you are a complete beginner
and want to spend time learning at your own pace. This is also a great option if
you want to combine Spanish lessons with another programme, such as teaching.
At the end of the course, you’ll receive a Certificate issued by the Institute your
teacher belongs to, stating that you have done the course, to what level, and the
duration in hours of the course you have completed.
SPANISH COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES:
The University of Buenos Aires is divided into various schools, one of which is
the schools of Agronomy. This school has set up its own language extension which
runs specially designed courses to help foreigners learn Spanish. An excellent element
of this course is that it includes visits to museums, theatres and other places
of cultural interest, all of which will help you to adapt what you are learning
to everyday situations, at the same time as exploring Buenos Aires.
There is usually a maximum of 14 students per class with two teachers. The courses
can be taken at all levels from beginner to advanced and is an intensive, one month
course.
INTENSIVE COURSE:
This is a one-month intensive course of 15 hours of lessons per week. You'll attend
three hours of classes a day and all classes are in the afternoon. This course covers
a total of 60 hours tuition over one month. If you are doing Intensive lessons at
the same time as another placement, you'll have quite a busy schedule. This course
starts at the beginning of each month - please contact us for exact dates as you
will need to arrive a day or two before hand in order to be enrolled.
Travellers will liaise with you regarding which level of course you should take
and
will make all arrangements accordingly. Spanish lessons at the University are certificated.
You will attend lectures at the University which is in walking distance of your
accommodation.
If you want to pack in a lot of learning instead of having a relaxed placement,
we
can combine your University course with additional lessons from Spanish teachers.
Your schedule for all of the courses given above will allow time for studying and
also time for sightseeing and absorbing the experience of being in the Argentina
culture.