EPatagonia FASTA University, Bariloche:
Spanish Program at Universidad FASTA located in the beautiful city of Bariloche in the province of Río Negro in Patagonia, Argentina. We are the only university in Patagonia offering Spanish courses. If you are a student attending a university you could get credit for courses taken at Universidad FASTA. Universidad FASTA will award a certificate for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level Spanish courses. The number of hours of the course will be printed in the certificate.
Email: Contact us here
Students can engage in a number of cultural and outdoor activities. All our courses include fieldtrips and excursions, accommodation, a welcome and farewell reception, all studying material, a certificate from Universidad FASTA , transcript academic credits, counsellor. Depending on the season you can choose from hiking the Andes Mountain, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fly-fishing, golf, tennis, soccer, Tango lessons, Folkloric music.
Courses:
The EPatagonia program has three levels of study from Beginner to Advanced. Each course lasts four weeks and is intensive (25 hours per week) or semi-intensive (15 hours per week).
Admission is restricted to a maximum of 8 students per class in order to guarantee individual student attention and a valuable learning experience. A test determines the appropriate starting level for you when you arrive.
All courses cover the basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. There are practical conversation classes with role-play and debate, which help develop fluency and authentic pronunciation.
It is also possible to organize individual classes for those who have a special need for rapid progress without the restrictions of a group timetable.
We have Cultural Immersion Programs that combine Spanish classes and optional courses: Argentinean history and actuality, Patagonia history, Tango, Argentinean cooking, Latin American and Argentine literature, Paleontology of Patagonia and Actuality of Aborigines in Patagonia.
Location:
Universidad FASTA is located in the city of Bariloche in the province of Río Negro, in the Patagonia region of Argentina, which lies between the forested foothills of the Andes and the vast, arid patagonian steppe. From here, you can conveniently visit Glaciar Perito Moreno, Península de Valdés or other natural wonders of Argentina.
In the west lie the Andes. To the east is the coastline of the South Atlantic. It continues south, into Tierra del Fuego, where the world ends and the American continent's southern most mountains drop into icy seas: Patagonia.
Argentine Patagonia, the vast triangle (over three quarters of a million square kilometres) south of the R’o Colorado, is far from any madding crowds. The land is still in the hands of the old nature, weather and sky gods.
Bariloche is the most important tourist center in Patagonia. The city is within the Nahuel Huapi National Park and has one of the largest ski centers in Latin America.
Bariloche is a two-hour flight from Buenos Aires. There are four to ten flights daily (depending on the season). International flights to Argentina arrive at Ezeiza airport and a transfer is necessary to Jorge Newbery airport for the domestic flight.
Accommodation:Homestay
Staying with a family is the best way to be immersed in the local culture. You will have to practice your Spanish in everyday life situations and you will be more involved in the Argentine culture and customs. Home stays offer a room for yourself and in most cases a private bathroom. Breakfast and dinners are included. Houses are conveniently located; you will be at walking distance from the university or at most a 20 minutes ride by bus. Our host families are all different, some own a dog or a cat, some are elderly, some have teenagers, some are young couples with no kids, some live close to the lake, some live downtown and some live in the mountains. But they all have one thing in common; they enjoy hosting international students and sharing with them our culture, food, music, our passion for soccer or a good "mate" in the afternoon. They also enjoy hearing about your country and your hometown so remember to bring some pictures! You will receive a description and pictures of the families that meet the criteria you indicate to us in the enrollment form, along with pictures of their houses and locations so you can choose where you want to stay. Try to imagine what would be a perfect fit for your lifestyle. We will do our best to accommodate you.
Other Accommodation:
Bariloche receives tourists from all over the world year round and there are more than 250 different accommodations, from campsites and youth hostels to luxurious 5 stars hotels. So rest assured that we will accommodate your special need, just tell us in advance the specifics of what you are looking for and we will get back to you with the available options.
|
|
|
|
