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Our Intensive Spanish language program offers 11 different courses in Spanish Grammar and Conversation (applied linguistics) based on the use of authentic and practical contexts in order to facilitate the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
All levels of Spanish Grammar, composition and Conversation courses are organized into four-week study units, consisting of 20 hours per week, following a natural progrssion through the levels.
SPANISH GRAMMAR, CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION
INTENSIVE 4 WEEK MODULES
Syllabi available upon request.
- SPN-1120 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION
BASIC 1: 4 weeks x 20 hours / week = 80 hours of LANGUAGE.
No previous knowledge of Spanish is required.
The main focus of this level is the development of oral expression. The student should develop the ability to be comfortable in simple daily situations. The students that are at this level shall be exposed in a progressive manner to units of basic vocabulary and at the same time learn the appropriate grammatical structures.
- SPN-1121 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION:
BASIC 2: 4 weeks x 20 hours / week = 80 hours
This course is designed for groups that have taken at least 60 hours of Spanish and have very basic knowledge of the language. During the four weeks of the course the content is progressively extended, integrating the development of the four skills with techniques and specific procedures that promote the student’s interaction with the Costa Rican surroundings. At the same time the knowledge that is acquired in the previous module is strengthened. When the four weeks of study are over the student will be able to face every day situations easily.
- SPN-2200 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION:
INTERMEDIATE 1: 4 weeks x 20 hours / week = 80 hours
This module was designed for students that have a basic knowledge and proficiency of the language. Dynamic participation is promoted among the students. It is based on the conversation, reading and discussion of simple texts. Aside from the use of more complex vocabulary, the history and use of the personal pronoun “vos” are introduced.
- SPN-2201 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION:
INTERMEDIATE 2: 4 weeks x 20 hours / week = 80 hours
Social and cultural activities are used widely as study material. Much emphasis is placed on the enrichment of vocabulary and the management of the language is intensified. Once this module is completed, the student should be able to take part in a simple dialogue and be able to understand the majority of what is read.
- SPN 210/2100 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
4 weeks x 20 hours = 80 hours
Pre-requisite Intermedio 1. SPN-202/2201
This course is for students who have achieved an intermediate command of grammatical structures and wish to better there oral communication. Students will develop skills in oral and written expression and will also work with reading and auditoring activities to motivate oral communication. Grammar aspects that have a direct relationship with oral and written expression also be reviewed.
- SPN-3300 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION:
ADVANCED 1: 4 weeks x 20 hours/ week = 80 hours
Oriented towards students that are already able to communicate in Spanish. The goal is to polish the language through: grammatical analysis, vocabulary, mannerisms and colloquial expressions. The reading and composition of complex texts is also included.
- SPN 302/3301 GRAMMAR AND CONVERSATION:
ADVANCED 2: 4 weeks x 20 hours / week = 80 hours
Always using the practical and communicational method, this module deals with more complicated syntactical and morphological aspects. It is an introductory course to morpholinguistics. Emphasis is placed on the correct use of written and spoken Spanish. When this level is completed satisfactorily, the student shall be able to express his/her ideas fluently in Spanish, written as well as spoken. In the same way, the student shall have a notion of the adequate use of nomenclature and the structure of advanced syntax.
- SPN 310/3100 ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
4 weeks x 20 hours = 80 hours
Pre-requisite Avanzado 1. SPN-301/3300
This course is for students with superior command of grammatical structures who wish to become more fluent. At this level essential focus is to develop reading and auditory skills that will develop oral expression. The course promotes oral expression through reading, discussion and analysis activities.
- SPN 3200 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL HERITAGE IN LATIN AMERICA
4 weeks x 20 hours = 80 hours
Pre-requisite Avanzado 1. SPN-301/3300
This course studies relevant topics and issues in te development of cultural heritage in Latin America with emphasis on Costa Rica
- SPN 340/3340 ORAL EXPRESSION TECHNIQUES
4 weeks x 20 hours = 80 hours
Pre-requisite Avanzado 1. SPN-301/3300
This course is for advanced level students who wish to learn and practice oral techniques used in conversation in order to increase fluency. The paractial and therical metodology will be developed by both the proffesor and the students.
- SPN-410/4010 RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION
4 weeks x 20 hours = 80 hours
Pre-requisite Avanzado 2. SPN-302/3301
This course is for advanced level students who wish to obtain solid written skills. The objective of this course os to introduce and develop elements of rethoric and composition in order to improve student´s written expression. The coyrse focuses on analyzing aspects of communications and the use of written expression in order to obtain enough knowledge and skills necessary to elaborate texts.
- SPN 344/3440 BUSINESS SPANISH
(Only offered in March, July, December) 4 weeks x 15 hours / week = 60 hours
Created for students that are already at an advanced level of Spanish, this course will familiarize a foreign student with the Spanish used in the Latin American business world. The technical language and vocabulary used in the areas of financing, marketing, production and general administration are studied here. This course has been structured into thematic units that are developed through activities such as reading and analysis of articles and experts´ opinions that are published in specialized magazines. Each specific area is covered with situations or “mini – cases” that need to be solved, thus promoting the development of written and oral skills, applied to Business Administration. The students carry out case studies and visit different national companies.
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