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Language Studies
In Puerto Vallarta
Intensive sessions
Length of study: four weeks.
Two and a half hours per day from Monday through Friday.
Private classes Length of study: variable. If you wish to take a course that follows a different pace from the standard courses available, you make take advantage of these individually tailored courses. Students may take private classes only, or as a supplement to regular courses, depending on their needs. Private classes may be programmed at any time and last as long as required. Each tutor will design an individual program that most fits the needs of the individual so as to help her or him acquire mastery of Spanish.
Learning is based on the Communicative Approach, without losing sight of the need for grammatical accuracy. Spanish language courses are taught in Spanish and are designed to help students acquire fluency and sufficient communicative skills to cope with any situation that they are likely to encounter.
On arrival, students are tested for both written and spoken competence. On the basis of this placement test, they are assigned to the most appropriate level for their own benefit. Groups can be opened with a minimum of three students. We have divided our program into ten levels, which are arranged in the following three blocks: |
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Basic Course
Level I. Beginning
This level is for those students who have had no previous experience with Spanish.
During this course the student will learn simple forms of communication: greeting people, introducing oneself, replying to a greeting, asking for and telling time, identifying objects and places, asking for and giving information about the family, home, food, etc, expressing feelings, talking on the phone, physically describing people and state of health, asking for and giving prices, colors, and materials. Also, the student will learn the three forms of conjugation in the present tense, with regular verbs as well as the most commonly used irregular verbs. In addition, uses of SER, ESTAR, TENER and HABER will be learned. |
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Level II. Beginning II
The student will learn how to carry on a cordial and informative conversation with others. He/she will be able to describe people, things, and places as well as express opinions, make suggestions and denials in different situations. Upon finishing the course the student will be able to better express him/herself using present tense construction, wordy explanations in the future, past and imperfect tenses, and therefore be able to talk about past events. |
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Level III. Intermediate
The student will be capable of expressing ideas in the formal future tense, as well as use these forms to express probability in the present and past tenses. He/she will express emotions and opinions and use phrases of courtesy in order to ask for items, give apologies, and turn down offers, suggestions, etc. The student will be able to express moral obligation, give advice and suggestions and will learn the most common ways of giving orders. He/she will also improve their use of reciprocal and reflexive verbs.
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