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Spanish Language Programs
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Intensive Language Program
Our time-tested program takes an eclectic approach which combines both traditional and current language teaching principles. It successfully develops language skills, grammatical reflection and the knowledge and comprehension of the Mexican culture. It makes an approach through different perspectives: the linguistic, the thematic and the cultural. The language class size never exceeds five students and may be smaller. All instruction is provided by a native speaker and Spanish is the exclusive language of instruction.
The program consists of four 50 minute periods of Intensive Spanish classes Monday through Friday, and cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
If after the placement session, the Program Coordinator finds that the student’s level does not match with any of the existing groups, he or she will have the opportunity to participate in our Individual Language Program, having three 50 minute periods of Intensive Spanish Classes plus one hour of cultural activities daily. The tuition fee will be the same as when participating in a group program.
The Cuernavaca Language School program combines different texts:
- The Platiquemos training series was originally developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute to train officers of the Foreign Service and of other United States Government agencies who were involved in foreign affairs in Spanish speaking countries. Now it has been adapted to be used by people from all walks of life. Platiquemos combines elements of the "direct", "audio-lingual", "communicative", and "grammar/translation" methods. Its goal is to teach students to speak easily, fluently, with very little accent, and to do this without conscious effort, just as one speaks his/her own language. To measure your achievements, Platiquemos uses the Interagency Roundtable Scale, developed by the Foreign Service Institute and still generally referred to as the FSI scale. This is one of the U.S. recognized language-speaking proficiency scales.
- Aula Latina successfully develops the knowledge and comprehension of the several Latin American cultures. This method combines dynamic activities to learn Spanish through all different learning styles. The levels of Aula Latina are divided as established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
All of our Spanish courses in Cuernavaca are supplemented with activities or lectures which focus on a wide variety of cultural topics. Some of the most popular topics are Pre-Columbian Cultures, Contemporary Mexico, Indigenous Life in Mexico, Latin-American Ideologies, Mexican Art and Folklore, Political Life in Mexico, Medicine in Mexico, The Mexican Economy, Mexican Revolution, Religion in Mexico, etc.
Note: On Wednesdays, Spanish classes finish at 12:00 P.M. in order to participate in a city field trip led by a teacher from 12:00P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Every other week, on Fridays at 1:00 P.M., a Mexican party will be held at the CLS.
Individual Language Program
The Cuernavaca Language School also offers individual private instruction for students who, with an advanced ability or a restricted schedule, desire to study at a faster pace.
For students who desire special language instruction in particular fields such as medicine, law, religion or other disciplines, individual sessions can be arranged. Fees for individual specialized instruction are charged at the Individual Program rate.
Note: Individual instruction may not be available during the Summer months.
Medical Spanish Program
Through this program we offer health professionals the opportunity to learn not only the Spanish language and medical terminology, but also have a general panorama of the Mexican health culture, the knowledge of the most common illnesses and the relation between patient-doctor/nurse/therapist.
The program consists of three 50 minute periods of medical Spanish classes Monday through Friday, and cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. Medical observation in a Mexican hospital or clinic is arranged by the school. Participants will actively observe and, under the authorization of the hospital medical coordinator, will participate in tasks according to their current language abilities and level of training.
To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Pastoral Spanish Program
Priests, seminarians, religious and lays committed to evangelical work in the Latin communities in the World are invited to study at the Cuernavaca Language School. Here they will find not only an ideal school for beginning their study of Spanish, they will also find a place capable of helping them develop a considerable facility to communicate in their ministries. The Cuernavaca Language School assists students with their work as apostles of the Word.
The program consists of three 50 minute periods of religious Spanish classes Monday through Friday, and cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. The course implements the vocabulary of real life, of real situations in the real World. It also offers a particular focus on the words and themes of Sacred Scripture and the Liturgy. It aspires to touch the daily life of the minister working for the needs of Latin speaking parishioners.
To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Business Spanish Program
The Cuernavaca Language School Business Spanish Program is designed for students and professionals who want to be able to communicate in Spanish in different business situations. The program emphasizes verbal communication in the business Spanish world. The course includes grammar structures, as well as lexical, and communicative content.
The program consists of three 50 minute periods of Business Spanish classes, Monday through Friday in groups of five students maximum plus cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Spanish for Social Workers
This program is designed for those professionals who desire to communicate with Spanish speaking people. Participants are provided with the grammatical, lexical and cultural content required to establish conversations in Spanish during the course of their daily work.
The program consists of three 50 minute periods of Spanish for social workers classes, Monday through Friday in groups of five students maximum plus cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Legal Spanish Program
This program is designed for those professionals who desire to communicate with their Spanish speaking clients and colleagues. The classes as well as the immersion in the Mexican culture provide the participant a unique experience that helps them in developing their language skills to communicate and negotiate in several legal situations.
The program consists of three 50 minute periods of Legal Spanish classes, Monday through Friday in groups of five students maximum plus cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Spanish and Art
This program combines our Intensive Language Program with afternoon painting classes (6 hours per week). At theses classes a professional artist will guide you through comprehensive, step by step painting techniques, such as oil, acrylic, drawing, watercolor, pastel, etc. A minimum stay of two weeks is required.
To complete the total immersion, we recommend the student to live with a Mexican host family and enjoy weekend excursions to the most representative samples of prehispanic, colonial and modern Mexico.
Every member of the Instructional staff at the Cuernavaca Language School is a native Spanish speaker who has received rigorous training in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language from certified professionals. A number of staff members have been associated with the school since its inception. They have taught thousands of students!
