Spanish Language

As soon as you arrive at the ITAC Study Abroad Center, your choice, our staff gives an oral and written test in order to accurately determine your level of Spanish. Our class contains a maximum of 10 students, the average class size is 5-8 students.

The classes are held Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am. to 12:00 pm or  

2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

COURSES DESCRIPTIONS

All levels may be adapted to adequately prepare students to communicate in public, as well as maintain a conversation at normal speed. Students will learn to express their opinions and clearly state their need, likes, dislikes, preferences, etc.

In regards to oral and written comprehension, students will be able to read and understand up-to-date newspaper articles on economic, political, historical, social and cultural themes, as well as prepare responses through written comments, summaries and brief reports. Part of the program students will practice the use of Spanish pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary and phases in basic social and academic functions. The intensive ten (10-16) weeks Spanish Course component of the academic program begin during semester program.

THE SPANISH COURSES

Spanish: 6-9 credits during the fall and spring semester

Summer sessions (6 Credits)

Basic Level, I-II

Intermediate Level I-II

Advanced Level I-II

Intensive Spanish + Dominican Culture Class

Intensive Spanish+ Dominican and Caribbean History

Intensive Spanish + Caribbean Literature

Intensive Spanish + Internship program

Intensive Spanish+ Community Service Program

Intensive Spanish Business Class

Preparation for D.E.L.E Exam

DESCRIPTIONS OF SPANISH COURSES

1. Spanish Language Basic I, II (6-9 credits)

Linguistic immersion is a main component of this program.

Basic I and II levels of Spanish as Second Language prepare the student to develop and acquire the necessary skills by using the Spanish Language in real life situations. Basic I level is designed for students that poses no knowledge of Spanish. You will learn how to form fundamental grammatical and communicative structures in Spanish, such as greetings, talking about yourself, giving and opinion, conjugating verbs in the present tense, among others skill. The practices that correspond to these first two cycles of learning include reading, comprehension, intonation and elaboration of brief texts, notes and letters. You will also acquire a basic understanding of Dominican and society culture.

The Courses of six credits are available for summer and semesters.

2. Spanish Language Intermediate I-II (6-9 credits)

Intermediate I-II, a level of Spanish prepares the student for the first public communications and conversation at a normal rhythm. The students also learn how to express their opinions and clearly transmit their needs, preferences, tastes, etc. In the development of oral, written and comprehension skills for this level, the students will read newspaper articles, that will be interpreted by providing information about various themes: economic, political, historical, social, cultural and prepare responses through written commentaries, summaries and brief reports. Structural goals emphasize and focus on areas of great complexity for better understanding and learning (uses and verbal functions, syntactic connectors, sentences, idiomatic expressions and proverbs, etc.)

The student you will make the leap from expressing yourself at a functional level to achieving a certain level of fluency in the language, accompanied by a greater compression of the Dominican way of life. By improvising your understanding of both linguistic and extra-linguistic structures, you will start to communicate much more effectively.

3. Spanish Language Advanced I-II (6-9 credits)

Advanced I-II, levels of Spanish has been designed to teach Spanish at the highest degree for students with a good knowledge and skills of comprehension. Those levels focus on the creative capacity of each student and develop the ability to think in the Spanish language through the use of technical and literary texts, analysis, descriptions and reports

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