Spanish for Business program

Spanish for Business Program 2009

Course Fees

€ 3,515

Fees include tuition and lodging in Spanish host families, single room, 2 meals/day.
For different lodging options, ask for prices.

Description:

The Spanish for Business Program offers the possibility to introduce yourself to the Hispanic business world. You will learn the realities of business and the way it functions, at the same time as you continue advancing your apprehension of Spanish. In addition, if you so choose, you will have the opportunity to work as an intern in Spanish businesses, which will complement your curriculum, giving you greater access to today’s labour market.

The program consists of one semester (Feb-May). The teachers are all specialists in the material taught, and all have ample experience in the teaching of Spanish to international students.

This program is open to all international students with a minimum of intermediate (B2) or superior/advanced (C1 and/or C2) Spanish language level for the internship in Ronda and Superior/advanced (C1 and/or C2) for the internship in Madrid

This program is intended for students of Spanish as a foreign language or Business with an intermediate or advanced level of the language, who wish to deepen their knowledge of technical aspects of Spanish in the business world.

In addition to theoretical content related to the company and the world of business, complex linguistic structures will be studied in order to facilitate the use of various registers in the production of oral and written messages. Similarly, practical exercises covering grammatical and lexical questions of Spanish will be covered, with emphasis on the specifics of the language of economics.

Students start the course with a placement exam and a month-long review of Spanish grammar and conversation. Grammar and conversation continue, though with less emphasis, throughout the rest of the term while students focus on their business studies.

As in the Intensive Language Program, students in the Spanish for Business Program have the opportunity to be promoted or demoted in the grammar portion of the course according to their learning needs, as reflected by monthly evaluations. Also like the Intensive Language Program, each student should be evaluated individually to receive credit for the grammar portion of the course from his/her home institution.

Overview and Course Structure:

Dates Spring Term 2009

From February 2nd through May 15th

Summary of Contact Hours:

Each student, regardless of class level, receives:

· *- 20 contact hours per week. (total of 280 contact hours per term)

· *- Daily homework assignments.

Percentage Summary of Contact Hours by Level:

Students attending the course receive the following breakdown of course content: (see course description for grammar objectives and course syllabus)

Grammar 50 %
Spanish for Business 50%

Daily Class Schedule:

9:00 a.m. - 13.00 p.m. (Mon. - Fri.) ----- February through May

Class material:

Class material will include grammar text books, videos, articles and other photocopies, and reference materials for communicative content and oral comprehension.

Grading:

Grading policy will follow this format. TOTAL GRADE 100 %
Attendance 10 %
Participation 30 %
Grammar test 40 %
Oral test 20 %
Business subjects will have individual exams

MINIMUM GRADE TO PASS TEST 50 %

Exam dates 2009

Program	Level Test	Control Test	Final Test
Spring	Feb 2nd	March 2nd April 1st May 4th	May 15th

*- All teachers have five-year degrees in Philology and previous teaching experience.
*- All teachers are native Spanish speakers and were selected and approved by the University of Málaga in Málaga.
*- All classes are "total-immersion" with individual tutorial assistance available when necessary.
*- Attendance at 80 % of class periods will be an indispensable requirement in order to be allowed to take the final exam and receive course credit.
*- All absences must be justified.
*- In class, active participation will be required on the part of the student. Repeated tardiness or disruptive behavior in class may result in the student-s expulsion from the course.

Additional Course Information:

Syllabus by level

Spanish for Business 2008(general information)

Spring Term Spanish for Business Program B2 (Intermediate level)

Spring Term Spanish for Business Program C1 (Superior level)