SPECIALISED LANGUAGE COURSES

BEGINNERS
  • Immersion in Spanish for Travel Purposes (8 weeks)
  • Spanish for Travel and Fun (8 weeks)
  • Technical Spanish for Geologists, Petroleum and Mining Engineers (8 weeks)
  • Breathing in Spanish for Business Purposes (8 weeks)
  • Spanish Language Grammar (8 weeks)
INTERMEDIATE
  • Intermediate Spanish Language Grammar (8 weeks)
ADVANCED
  • Advanced Spanish Language Grammar (8 weeks)
  • Spanish Language Practice (8 weeks)
OTHER FACILITIES
  • Private Tuition (Per hour)
  • Spanish Language Courses on a one to one basis
  • Spanish practice for all enrolled students on Saturdays
  • Gift Vouchers



BEGINNERS

IMMERSION IN SPANISH FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES

The Immersion in Spanish for Travel Purposes Courses attracts professionals from different fields. It is one of the most sought after courses because it contains the core of the Spanish Language grammar in each of the meaningful course units.

The course has 8 units of two hours each. Every unit has a different topic where pronunciation, culture and language structure are taught from the beginning through the various scenarios.

Whilst undertaking this course, you will:

  1. Master clear pronunciation and modulation. In fact, we place a lot of emphasis in individual pronunciation. This will build your confidence in speaking.
  2. Learn Spanish grammar in the context for further studies.
  3. Playwork to reinforce newly learned skills.
  4. Taste traditional dishes and foods in our 'own restaurant.'
  5. Win prizes for good performances.
  6. Finally, with all your newly learned skills, we will discover the elegance of Spanish culture through literature and arts.

We use different teaching strategies including audio and visual aids and other forms of media. Also, you will enjoy a Peruvian dinner in the lesson `At the Restaurant’. You will also have a choice between singing a song and reciting a poem by Pablo Neruda.

A student’s confidence soars as a result of knowing the right grammar, pronunciation and modulation of the Spanish language and cultural knowledge of the countries being visited.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $360.00
Venue: Our Business Premises.


SPANISH FOR TRAVEL AND FUN

The Beginners Spanish for Travel and Fun course has been one of the most popular courses since 1995. This course was originally designed and submitted for the subject Curriculum Development and Design as a part of Teresa’s completion of her Graduate Diploma in Training and Development at Griffith University Queensland. Copyright 1995 by Teresa Arana – all rights reserved.

The course has 8 units of 1.5 hours each. In every unit you will acquire and master different skills so that you will become confident in different travelling scenarios during your trip. This course suits students planning to visit Spanish speaking countries for leisure and adventure purposes. The content of this course are as follows:

  1. Greetings and introductions.
  2. Describing yourself and others in a meaningful way.
  3. Asking for and giving directions, finding your way around and asking where things are.
  4. Alphabet, pronunciations, numbers, colours, months and seasons and days of the week.
  5. Food and dining.
  6. Going shopping.
  7. Telling the time, talking about travel and buying tickets.
  8. Background and context of the language.
  9. Basic grammar.
  10. Practical exercises.
  11. Describing people, parts of the body, characters and places.
  12. Singing or reciting Spanish songs or poems!

In this very enjoyable course, you will be laughing and willing to participate and perform as you tour through our various different course scenarios.

For effective teaching reasons, we have selected to apply the principles of Language Competency Based Training and our assessments are on performance. Hence we give our students plenty of opportunity to practice and perfect newly acquired skills.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $260.00
Venue: Our Business Premises.


TECHNICAL SPANISH FOR GEOLOGISTS, PETROLEUM AND MINING ENGINEERS

At last we managed to convince our very own Gelber Taco, a senior geologist and petroleum engineer specializing in reservoir engineering with extensive international experience, to pass his experience of working in a Spanish speaking environment.

The Technical Spanish for Geologists, Petroleum and Mining Engineers is a course designed for professionals in the petroleum and mining industries travelling to Spanish speaking countries for work or business ventures.

The course has 8 units of two hours each, designed to give professionals within these fields an overview of the technical language of oil and mineral exploration and typical business language to make your business trip a success.

The four areas of competency of the language will be thoroughly rehearsed in an enjoyable environment. This will provide you with plenty of opportunity to practice and perfect newly acquired skills.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $700.00 (This covers all teaching material, exercises and assessments)
Venue: Your Business Premises (Min. 5 students) or Our Business Premises.


BREATHING SPANISH FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES

We are delighted to announce the most innovative language course for professionals wanting to conduct business in Spanish Speaking Countries. The course has 8 units of two hours each. In every Unit you will be acquiring and mastering different skills to become competent in the Spanish Business world and etiquette to give you confidence in approaching various business type situations such as during negotiations and meetings.

The course is delivered by an experianced and qualified native Spanish teachers with Business Degree qualifications. The four areas of competency of the language will be thoroughly rehearsed in an enjoyable learning environment whilst providing cultural awareness of the country being visited to make your business trip a successful one.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $400.00 (This covers all teaching material, exercises and assessments)
Venue: Our Business Premises.


SPANISH LANGUAGE GRAMMAR COURSE

This course is designed for students who have a special interest in learning Spanish grammar. The students are exposed to different kinds of Spanish textbooks in order to learn, understand and practice Spanish grammar. It is a rather traditional and more academic approach to learning the Spanish language and emphasis is placed on writing and reading tasks, which students complete at their leisure.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $430.00
Venue: Our Business Premises


INTERMEDIATE

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE GRAMMAR

The Intermediate Spanish Language Grammar Course has been designed for students who have already mastered a basic level of competency in the Spanish language. The majority of students are more motivated than ever to continue developing their Spanish Language skills after achieving the basic level of competency.

Every Unit has been carefully developed for students to learn to construct paragraphs in different tenses. There will be enough material to keep you busy and at the same time enjoying the exercises at your leisure. At this stage, students can produce some written work and speak the language according to the learned tense.

Playwork is expected for the instructor to monitor the progress of students. The course would suit a very committed student who is determined to learn Spanish.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $500.00 or 20% off for past students
Venue: Our Business Premises.

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ADVANCED

ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE GRAMMAR COURSE

The 'Advanced Spanish Language Grammar Course' has been designed to fulfil the needs of students who have a high level of understanding of the Spanish Language. At this level students are able to read, ask and explain different topics or stories in the Spanish language.

The students are exposed to different written material, such as magazines, newspapers, audiotapes, and videos of current affairs, classical movies and festivities native to Spain and Latin America in Spanish (without subtitles). Different teaching strategies are used in all communication. The topics are very stimulating and your comments on the different books you will be reading are expected. We can guarantee you will be most keen to comment on them and discuss.

At this stage most students can produce significant written work and Playwork is expected for the instructor to monitor the students’ progress.

Days and time: As per timetable
Fee: $500.00 or 20% off for past students
Venue: Our business premises.


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OTHER SERVICES

PRIVATE TUITION

Private Tuition is one of the most useful tools for students with specific needs such as; a busy schedule, learning abilities, intensive practice to speak fluently, lack of a suitable class to further develop Spanish language skills, or immediate need to learn the language due to a trip to a Spanish speaking country.

Our experienced and skilled native Spanish speaker teachers from Spain and Latin America carry out all private tuition. Prior booking is needed and preferences regarding tutors may be arranged.

Days and time: Arranged by appointment
Fee: $80.00 per hour
Venue: Our business premises


FREE PRACTICE FOR ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS

Practice for all enrolled students comes alive every fortnight on Saturday for Free! Practice is only for the duration of the course you are enrolled in.

Many of our students say that `Knowing how to Speak Spanish and not practicing is like having a drivers licence and no car’. Also, we remember that `repetition is the mother of skill’. During the sessions we discuss different subjects, from casual to serious conversation. The trainers set some topics and the students set the others.

Days and time: Every Fortnight
Fee: Free
Venue: Our business premises

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