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our courses from beginning to the most advanced are made up of
small groups ranging from 1 to 6 students which provides an ideal
learning atmosphere. The smaller the group the faster and more
effective the learning since there is a dramatic fall in individual
achievement and speed of learning as the size of the group increases
above 6 students. As such the Spanish language school limits group
sizes to no more than 6 individuals.
Please note
that additional info (prices, activities, etc) are found to the
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The Spanish language immersion program at the Spanish language school
offers 6 levels which fall into three categories: beginner, intermediate,
and advanced.
Beginning Level
The Spanish language immersion program has
the following three objectives:
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The first is to
facilitate the non-Spanish speaking student to develop enough
proficiency to communicate in real life situations.
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The second is
to build upon the basic foundation of linguistic skills developed
in the first level and to generate over all fluency and proficiency
in the four basic skills. Verb conjugation and grammar are
more fully developed at this level. Students will also be
exposed to many more real life situations utilizing a functional
approach to language instruction.
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Fluency and linguistic
proficiency in all areas of language learning will be developed
with the goal of mastery during the final level of our Spanish
language program. Students are provided with a wide variety
of functional situations as well as the opportunity to participate
in many everyday topics to stimulate the learner to participate
in Spanish for communication.
Intermediate
Objectives of the Program
An integrated four-skills approach, prepares
intermediate students to use Spanish in real-life situations by
emphasizing oral communication and by developing the other basic
language skills. To meet these goals, the program has been designed
with the following objectives in mind:
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To reinforce and
expand the vocabulary base acquired by students in first year
Spanish. Practical, high-frequency vocabulary presented in
culturally authentic contexts takes students beyond the basic
survival skills acquired in introductory classes and sets
the stage for extended discourse.
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To review fundamental
grammar structures and to foster the mastery of concepts not
fully acquired in an introductory course of the first year
of study. The presentation of most structures expands on the
morphological and syntactical elements normally presented
in beginning Spanish.
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To strengthen
students' communicative competency by providing ongoing opportunities
for oral practice in realistic contexts (debates, role-plays,
and problem-solving situations) that lend themselves to more
sophisticated discourse strategies, for example circumlocution
and paraphrasing.
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To broaden students'
knowledge of the geography of the Hispanic world and to increase
their familiarity with contemporary Hispanic culture and their
ability to make cross-cultural comparisons.
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To develop students'
ability to read and understand authentic texts from the Spanish-speaking
world and to articulate their observations, reactions, and
opinions.
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To develop listening
comprehension skills by exposing students to natural language
as spoken by native speakers from a variety of Hispanic countries
in real-life contexts.
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To improve writing
skills by providing ongoing practice in contexts that reinforce
the vocabulary and structures taught in the text.
Advanced
 This
course combines advanced composition in Spanish and beginning
literary analysis. Each chapter in the textbook features a selection
by a modern author and contains explanations and activities for
vocabulary development, comprehension, interpretation, style,
translation and free composition. All chapters also provide a
thorough and systematic review of important grammar topics that
pose difficulties and thereby negatively affect the expression
of students’ thoughts and ideas when they write in Spanish.
Materials are organized to allow for considerable flexibility
as to how they are assigned and used.
This course has been designed to consolidate
the language skills acquired in introductory-level courses and
to build communicative skills and cultural competency, it emphasizes
the natural use of practical, high-frequency language for communication,
and offers a comprehensive review of first/second-year grammar
structures, while developing students’ reading, writing,
speaking, and listening skills and increasing their awareness
of Hispanic culture.
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