Spanish as a Foreign Language Program
- Spanish is the third most spoken language around the world. Currently, there are almost 600 million of Spanish speakers, including native and non-native.
- ZIU Spanish as a Foreign Language program aims at preparing non-native Spanish speakers, giving them knowledge in all the aspects of this language: speaking, listening, writing and reading skills, integrating the cultural knowledge required to perform in the academic and work environment of any Spanish speaking country.
Contact: onlineinfosuiza@ziu-online.org
4 LEVELS
The program consists of 4 levels (that match the ones described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages):
Full course fee $1818 USD. You can pay between one and six installmens.
Breakthrough Level (A1): 8 weeks / 50 hours of class. Virtual method.
- Spanish language introduction
- Introducing yourself. Greetings.
- Descriptions. Locations.
- Basic social interaction dialogues in order to handle yourself in a city.
- $422 USD
Waystage level (A2): 8 weeks / 60 hours of class. Virtual method.
- Telling past events.
- Reading comprehension (literary, columns).
- Planning future actions.
- Expressing wishes and conditional situations.
- $443 USD
Threshold level (B1): 8 weeks / 80 hours of class. Virtual method.
- Communicative skills for understanding simple academic texts.
- Expressing complex ideas in formal contexts (academic and formal).
- Listening comprehension.
- $465 USD
Vantage level (B2): 8 weeks / 100 hours of class. Virtual method.
- Oral fluency and listening comprehension.
- Reading literary and scientific complex texts.
- Writing essays, letters, reports.
- $488 USD
TIMETABLE PER SKILL IN EACH LEVEL:
CALENDAR 2021:
BUENOS AIRES IMMERSION
The intensive course lasts 2 weeks. Levels A2 and B1 can be taken. The proposal is to work intensively, it consists on taking classes and going for walks, everything in Spanish, more practice and reading about the platform. Living in a Spanish speaking city, adding the amount of opportunities to communicate with different people and different purposes, turn this program into a unique experience.
BUENOS AIRES IMMERSION CALENDAR – NOVEMBER 2021
Note: It is necessary to have previously taken, and passed, at least the Breakthrough level (Virtual method)
70 hours in total (40 hrs of work in the classroom + 30 hrs of oral practice and city tour) + weekend in the countryside.
The course final test confirms the approval of the level taken
The course final test confirms the approval of the level taken
TOURS PROPOSED
In tune with the texts to be worked in the classes:
- Puerto Madero
- Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve
- San Telmo
- Plaza de Mayo and the Pink House
- Buenos Aires bookstores
- Tango and its dance
- Columbus Theatre
- La Boca
- Contemporary Art Museum
- National Library
- Weekend walk
- Countryside journey: cowboy’s activity, barbecue, mate and folklore.