Salamanca University Spanish Language Courses

Semester Spanish Language Courses

The semester or term Spanish language courses are divided in 3 terms, each with approximately 10 weeks of class and which begin in October, January and April. It is possible to sign up for three terms when starting in October, two terms when starting in January or one term when starting in April as each term is an independent Spanish course.

The term Spanish language course structure is like that of the short-term Spanish courses although the class teaching will be more thorough and students will learn much more.

Students can choose between 15, 20 or 25 class hours per week and there are 4 different levels ranging from complete beginners to advanced speakers. On the first day of the Spanish language course all students will be expected to do a placement test in order for them to be placed into an adequate group and they will then receive the final timetable.

Who Participate

The semester or term Spanish language courses are open to all types of students; no prior studies are required in order to participate.
The majority of students taking this Spanish language course are young people between the ages of 18 and 26 who want to learn the Spanish language for their further studies, to increase their career opportunities, as well as students taking a year of from their normal studies.
Although the majority are younger students, there are also some elder students who have decided to take a year off work or people wanting to settle down in Spain and who therefore need to learn the Spanish language.

The Spanish courses' structure is the following:

• The first two hours are spent on Spanish language and Spanish grammar.
• The third hour, and in the case of beginners, is for broadening the Spanish vocabulary; and for the higher levels they consist of optional subjects, History of Contemporary Spain, Speaking and Writing, Woman in the Spanish History.
• The fourth and fifth hours are for students who have selected 20 or 25 class hours respectively. For the higher language levels they consist of optional subjects, otherwise beginners will participate in the language laboratory and be given communication activities.
• For the fourth hour, students at the higher levels can select between the following subjects: Spanish culture, Spanish and Latin-american literature, Arabic world in Spain or ,Written and Oral Skills practice.
• For the fifth hour the options that are available are: history of Spanish art, Business Spanish or Spanish and Latin-american cinema.

Prices

Registration fee: 50 € per student.

Prices are valid from 01-Jan-2010 until 31-Dec-2010

Prices	Term (15h/week)		Term (20h/week)		Term (25h/week)
1 Term	1120		1400		1650
2 Terms	2240		2800		3300
3 Terms	3360		4200		4950

Prices are valid from 01-Jan-2011 until 31-Dec-2011

Prices	Term (15h/week)		Term (20h/week)		Term (25h/week)
1 Term	1170		1450		1700
2 Terms	2340		2900		3400
3 Terms	3510		4350		5100

Starting Dates

• 04 Oct 2010 - 17 Dec 2010
• 10 Jan 2011 - 18 Mar 2011
• 04 Apr 2011 - 14 Jun 2011
• 03 Oct 2011 - 15 Dec 2011

Other information

• Bank Holidays 2010: 23rd of April, 8th of September, 12th of October, 7th of December.
• Number of Classes: Depends on number of hours and weeks chosen.
• Levels: 4 different levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced and superior).
• Students per Class: 8-15 students per class.