Spanish lessons in Mendoza

We provide you with a clean and well-organized place to work and study. Our staff is here for you all day to help you however we can. We want our school to be THE point of reference for you in Mendoza, offering you our library, wireless Internet access and a place to meet friends.

We offer one-to-one or group lessons with flexible hours.
Group lessons start every Monday, with the group size limited to a maximum of six students. In order to assess your level of Spanish, we will ask you to take a placement test. To encourage full immersion, the course will be taught exclusively in Spanish.
If you need a certificate of attendance, we will gladly provide it at the end of the course. We evaluate your language performance according to the guidelines of the Council of Europe; the certificate will either be validated by the Universidad de Congreso (www.ucongreso.edu.ar) or legalized by the education authorities of Mendoza.

Spanish lessons The following course formats are available:
• 20 hours per week of group lessons.
• one-to-one lessons
• two students, one teacher
It is also possible to combine these options or link one of our special programs with activities of your choosing.

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Levels

All our programmes are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
TABLE OF ELE LEVELS AT INTERCULTURAL

European Framework of Reference	Level at Intercultural	Materials	Duration Approximate hours	General Competences
A1 Basic User (Breakthrough)	A1.1 Introductory	Aula del Sur 1.1	20	- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions used very often. As well as simple phrases designed to meet needs of a concrete type. - Can introduce him / herself and others, ask and give basics information about home, belongings and the people you know. - Can interact in an elementary level, provided that your interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly and is willing to cooperate.
A1.2 Elementary	Aula del Sur 1.2	20
A2 Basic User (Waystage)	A2.1 Basic 1	Aula Internacional 2 Edit. Difusión	20	- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (basic information about oneself and his/her family, shopping, areas of interest, occupations, etc.) - Can communicate in order to carry out simple daily tasks that do not require more than simple exchanges of information on issues that are familiar and routine matters. - Knows how to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her past and his/her environment, as well as issues related to their immediate needs.
A2.2 Basic 2	20/40
B1 Independent User (Threshold)	B1.1 Intermediate 1	Aula 3 Internacional, Edit.Difusión	40	- Can understand the main points of clear texts in standard language, whether dealing with matters that are known, either related to work, study or leisure. - Can deal with most of the situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is used. - Can produce coherent and simple texts on subjects that are familiar or of personal interest. - Can describe experiences, events, desires and aspirations, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B1.2 Intermediate 2	40
B2 Independent User (Vantage)	B2.1 Advanced 1	Aula 4, Edit. Difusión. El Cronómetro. Nivel Intemedio.	40	- Can understand the main ideas of complex texts dealing with subjects either complex or abstract, even if they are technical in nature, provided they are within their field of expertise. - Can interact with native speakers with a degree of fluency so that the communication is done without effort from the partners. - Can produce clear, detailed text on various subjects, as well as defend a viewpoint on general subjects, indicating the pros and cons of different options.
B2.2 Advanced 2	60
C1 Proficient User (Effective Operating Proficency)	C1	El Ventilador, Curso de Español para nivel superior, Edit. Difusión. Dominio C.	120	- Can understand a wide range of texts and with a certain level of demand, as well as recognize implicit meaning. - Can express fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions - Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academics and professionals purposes. - Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a correct use of the mechanisms of organization, coordination and cohesion of the text.
C2 Proficent User (Mastery)	C2	El Ventilador, Curso de Español para nivel superior, Edit. Difusión. Dominio Nivel C.	120	- Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. - Can summarise information and reconstruct arguments from various sources, whether written or spoken language, and present a coherent summary. - Can express himself/herself spontaneously and with great fluency with a degree of precision that allows the differentiation of small nuances of meaning, even in more complex situations.

European Framework of Reference

Level at

Intercultural

Materials

Duration

Approximate hours

General Competences

Basic User

(Breakthrough)

A1.1

Introductory

Aula del Sur

1.1

- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions used very often. As well as simple phrases designed to meet needs of a concrete type.

- Can introduce him / herself and others, ask and give basics information about home, belongings and the people you know.

- Can interact in an elementary level, provided that your interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly and is willing to cooperate.

A1.2

Elementary

Aula del Sur

1.2

Basic User

(Waystage)

A2.1

Basic 1

Aula Internacional 2

Edit. Difusión

- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (basic information about oneself and his/her family, shopping, areas of interest, occupations, etc.)

- Can communicate in order to carry out simple daily tasks that do not require more than simple exchanges of information on issues that are familiar and routine matters.

- Knows how to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her past and his/her environment, as well as issues related to their immediate needs.

A2.2

Basic 2

20/40

Independent User

(Threshold)

B1.1

Intermediate 1

Aula 3 Internacional, Edit.Difusión

- Can understand the main points of clear texts in standard language, whether dealing with matters that are known, either related to work, study or leisure.

- Can deal with most of the situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is used.

- Can produce coherent and simple texts on subjects that are familiar or of personal interest.

- Can describe experiences, events, desires and aspirations, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

B1.2

Intermediate 2

Independent User

(Vantage)

B2.1

Advanced 1

Aula 4, Edit. Difusión.

El Cronómetro. Nivel Intemedio.

- Can understand the main ideas of complex texts dealing with subjects either complex or abstract, even if they are technical in nature, provided they are within their field of expertise.

- Can interact with native speakers with a degree of fluency so that the communication is done without effort from the partners.

- Can produce clear, detailed text on various subjects, as well as defend a viewpoint on general subjects, indicating the pros and cons of different options.

B2.2

Advanced 2

Proficient User

(Effective Operating Proficency)

El Ventilador, Curso de Español para nivel superior, Edit. Difusión.

Dominio C.

120

- Can understand a wide range of texts and with a certain level of demand, as well as recognize implicit meaning.
- Can express fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academics and professionals purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a correct use of the mechanisms of organization, coordination and cohesion of the text.

Proficent User

(Mastery)

El Ventilador, Curso de Español para nivel superior, Edit. Difusión. Dominio Nivel C.

120

- Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
- Can summarise information and reconstruct arguments from various sources, whether written or spoken language, and present a coherent summary.
- Can express himself/herself spontaneously and with great fluency with a degree of precision that allows the differentiation of small nuances of meaning, even in more complex situations.

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