TRIMESTRAL SPANISH COURSE
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Course description: This course is for people who already have a vast knowledge of Spanish grammar and syntax and who wish to expand upon it. This course combines lexical, syntactical and semantic aspects of the Spanish language which present particular difficulty, with the study of colloquial Spanish, its turns of phrase, its idioms and expressions which are not found in grammar books, also the purpose of this course is to improve the student's knowledge of Ecuador's complex sociocultural situation by a study of the principal artistic trends, the most important historical events and the geographical and economic forces which characterise the country.
Start date: You choose! You can start your course on whichever day and date is most convenient for you. We are open all year, including weekends and holidays.
Number of students: We recommend that your classes are one-to-one, at least during the earlier levels, so you get really personalised tuition. We find that students learn more quickly when they study at their own pace with the full attention of the teacher. However, there are other options if you prefer:
- two students to one teacher
- group classes (maximum of five students per class, we arrange classes like this for universities, businesses etc)
For classes of two or more students, all students must have the same level of Spanish. Bear in mind that if there is more than one student, the course will take longer to complete.
Time: The course lasts 240 hours in total (one-to-one), that's twelve weeks of four hours study daily. You're welcome to study for less than eight weeks, but obviously you won't reach such a high level.
Course requirements: No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary! If you have some prior knowledge we will give you a placement test. This ensures you start at the right level for you . We sorry that we can't take students of younger that 16.
Certificates: At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion stating which level you achieved. These certificates are validated by the Ministry of Education, Ecuador. You will also receive a certificate from the Ministry, as you will have studied the required three months
Levels: there are six levels in total:
- beginners
- basic
- pre-intermediate
- intermediate
- advanced
- superior
COURSE CONTENT
BEGINNER'S LEVEL (30 HOURS) |
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- Diferencia “Estar y Haber”
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- Diferencia Frase y Oración
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- Articulo, sustantivo, adjetivo
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- Pronombres Preposicionales
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- Verbos regulares en presente del Indicativo
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- Verbos irregulares en presente del Indicativo
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At this level you'll have your first contact with the Spanish language. From the first day you'll learn to deal with everyday situations like shopping and eating out. You'll be learn how to take part in simple conversations at home and in hotels, and you'll learn how to greet and introduce people. The aim of this level is to give you the confidence to start communicating in Spanish and using some of the most common structures. |
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- Diferencia entre “Tener y Tener que” / Expresiones
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- Verbos Reflexivos. Cambios
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- Verbos regulares en Pretérito Simple del Indicativo
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- Verbos irregulares en Pretérito Simple del Indicativo
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Having completed this level, you will be able to use the present tense correctly, and also you will have begun to use the past simple (one of the most important and most used tenses). You will be becoming more fluent in simple conversations. You will increase your vocabulary, not only through studying everyday situations, but also through learning about news and current affairs. |
PRE-INTERMEDIATE (30 HOURS) |
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Complementos |
Verbos impersonales |
Forma corta adjetivos |
Conjunciones coordinantes |
Diferencia entre el Pretérito Simple y el Imperfecto del Indicativo |
Pretérito Imperfecto del Indicativo |
Hacer impersonal |
Por y Para |
Diminutivo y Aumentativo |
Adverbios |
Números ordinales |
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| On completion of this level, you will be able to give detailed descriptions using the past simple and past imperfect tenses – quite an achievement, as this is one of the most difficult areas in the Spanish language! |
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (20 HOURS)
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- Ser impersonal y “estar de”
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- Pretéritos Perfecto y Pluscuamperfecto del Indicativo
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- Diferencia entre el Pretérito Simple y el Pretérito Perfecto del Indicativo
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- Futuro Simple del Indicativo
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By the end of this level you will have covered 50% of the main areas of the Spanish language. You should now find you have no problems dealing with everyday actitivities such as using banks, shopping, family get-togethers and other social events. You'll probably enjoy these situations even more, because you will be more fluent. You will also have increased your vocabulary and improved your writing and reading skills through the diverse topics you'll have covered in class. At this level you will read interesting texts in each class. After this level you will have enough Spanish to take part in voluntary work, if this interests you. |
ADVANCED LEVEL (30 HOURS) |
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Nominalización |
El Acento, Tilde diacrítica |
La Oración y tipos |
“Ser y Estar” + adjetivo |
Diptongo, hiato |
Verbos en Futuro Compuesto del Indicativo |
Verbos en Presente del Subjuntivo |
Verbos en Pretérito Imperfecto del Subjuntivo |
Modo Condicional Compuesto |
Usos del Presente del Subjuntivo |
Usos del Pretérito Imperfecto del Subjuntivo |
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Well done! On completing this level you have reached an advanced level of Spanish. You'll easily understand newspaper articles and you won't need to use subtitles when watching Spanish language films. If you're interested, you can read Latin American literature in it's original form. |
ADVANCED 2 LEVEL (20 HOURS) |
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Verbos en Pretérito Perfecto del Subjuntivo |
Verbos en Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo |
Usos de Sí |
Usos del Pretérito Perfecto del Subjuntivo |
Usos del Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo |
Relación de tiempos |
Pronombres Relativos |
El Verboide |
Perífrasis Verbales |
Estilo Indirecto |
Conjunciones |
Usos de “Que” |
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At this level you will be studying topics that are not necessarily chosen by you. You will learn to present and defend arguments with the appropriate vocabulary, and to discuss hypothetical situations. By this point you should feel confident using all the different modes of the Spanish language. |
SUPERIOR LEVEL (80 HOURS) |
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To start with, we'll do a general grammatical revision, focusing on your weaker areas. After this, we'll start at the Superior level, which covers the following: |
Oral and written expression: First we'll work on improving your pronunciation, addressing any problems and at the same time increasing your vocabulary. We will also work on improving your written Spanish.
Comprensión y Comunicación. El profesor y el estudiante realizan lecturas de temas variados junto a sus respectivos análisis en las cuales se practica la audición con el fin de continuar afianzando la captación del estudiante sobre los que paulatinamente va a reflejar su nivel auditivo, consiguiendo de esta manera una comprensión máxima que le permitirá narrar lo que ha escuchado o leído.Con los fundamentos anteriores el estudiante está capacitado para participar en una conversación, una discusión o para manifestar su punto de vista sobre cualquier tema que es conocido o desconocido. El objetivo primordial de este curso es lograr un nivel óptimo en el estudiante apara que entienda y desarrolle situaciones de toda índole, ya que se pondrá en practica todos los conocimientos adquiridos del idioma español. |
Completentary courses: Alongside this course you can also take the following courses:
- Study and Travel program
- the voluntary work programme
If you want to continue studying after this course, you can take the following courses:
- Study and travel program
- the voluntary work programme
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