ABACO Instituto Hispanico de Salamanca:
Welcome to Ábaco, a Spanish Language Institute offering Spanish Courses for all levels and Spanish certification exam preparation. We are located in the beautiful city of Salamanca in western Spain. Our courses combine education, culture, exciting trips and mind-expanding experiences, the perfect combination for the language traveller. Some of our students come as private individuals while others are sent by universities, language schools, companies and even embassies. One of our proudest achievements is that more than 80% of our students come to Ábaco because former students, friends or colleagues have recommended us. The institute is located 10 mins walking from to the campus, just 3 mins from the Cathedral and 5 mins from the Plaza Mayor. It has a library with Spanish learning and teaching materials, not only for grammar but also with specific material such as D.E.L.E. preparation, business Spainsh, legal Spanish etc which serve as classroom assistance.
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Total Immersion Spanish:
Intended for those who prefer individual approach and need to rapidly acquire an in-depth knowledge of Spanish through complete individual immersion in the subject. In an amazingly short time you'll learn what you actually need.
It consists on a 8 hours per day programme as it follows:
* Grammar theory & practice
* Culture
* Written Spanish
* Reading comprehension
* Vocabulary
* Listening comprehension and phonetics
* Cultural guided visits
* Lunch with your own teacher (not included in the course fee)
Intensive Programme:
This is our standard 4 hourly lesson per day programme of general Spanish, and it is also one of the most requested programmes. In the first two hours we study different grammatical problems and their practical application. In the second two hours we reinforce what we have previously learnt throughout practical exercises where vocabulary and idiomatic expressions are analysed. In advanced classes there are also special lessons on Spanish culture, geography, history...
Starting Dates
every Monday
Course Duration
from 2 to 12 weeks
Nº of lessons
20 hrs. per week
Levels
all
Max. in class
10 students
Class times
from 10h. to 14 h.
Super Intensive Course:
This programme is designed for students who wish to improve their knowledge of Spanish during a short stay in Spain. The biggest problem one will find in learning a new language is developing fluency; therefore, this course emphasises even more the communicative approach of our method.
The course is based on the Intensive Course but built on a 25-hour per week basis. We reinforce what we have previously learnt in the grammar class through practical exercises. Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions are analysed in order to gradually acquire and develop the necessary strategies to understand and communicate in Spanish.
D.E.L.E. Exam Preparation:
The "Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera" or Spanish as a Foreign Language Diploma, is the only certificate for non-native speakers of Spanish officially recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture and the Instituto Cervantes, thus it is a very important document in terms of employment opportunities.
D.E.L.E. has four levels: Certificado Inicial de Español (C.I.E.), Diploma Básico de Español (D.B.E.) and diploma Superior de Español (D.S.E.). The Ministry of Education and Culture annually establishes exam dates and fees, and they normally take place in mid-May (C.I.E. and D.B.E.) and mid-November (D.S.E.)
The course runs for 10 or 20 hours a week. Each day, during the first two hours, we study the possible grammatical problems and their practical application adapted to the different levels of language knowledge. In the next two hours we cover the subjects of specific aspects of the exam: specialised vocabulary, writing skills, oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, debates on current issues, etc. We also review previous year's exams and students will have mock exams to check the study progress of each student.
For the Initial, you must reach an Intermediate level, for the Basic you must have an Advanced level, and for the Superior you must be fluent in Spanish. If you have an Elementary level now, in three months you can prepare the Initial. If your level is Intermediate, you have a very good chance of passing the Basic in three months' time. And if you are Advanced, you will be able to pass the Superior after three months of preparation.
Executive Spanish:
Although the language may be required for business purposes, it is not only business terminology that needs to be acquired, but also a wide range of vocabulary and social and cultural advice that will enable you to interact in all situations, from meetings to a deal-closing dinner in a restaurant.
Objetives:
- Master Spanish in special situations
- Outline contexts of the current Spanish economy.
Contents:
Tasks related to the bussiness world. Analisys of documents and real situations. Vocabulary and specific structures.
Topics
* Structure of the Spanish business world
* Spain and the E.U.; the Euro.
* Human Resources: the human factor in the company.
* IBEX 35.
* Creative and technical business writing.
* Marketing Mix Strategies.
* Tourism
* The quality movement.
* International trade; Mercosur.
* Global cross-cultural awareness.
* How to do business on the Internet.
* Visits to, and guest speakers from various companies.
Legal Spanish:
Legal Spanish classes include lessons in building a legal vocabulary, identifying areas of the law, understanding contracts, briefing cases and using new sources to learn about the law. Students also practice sentence drafting, identifying and correcting errors, and complete exercises in sentence editing. They are also reminded of the importance of good communication skills during activities and impromptu public speaking exercises.
Spanish for Tourists:
In this programme we train students to have great scientific rigour and an ability to adapt, with resources to be able to resolve various complex situations, which occur in business and tourist administration.
This is a sample of the topics covered in the course:
* The Spanish Tourist trade.
* Tourism and Culture (History of Art, Geography...)
* Labour rights within the tourism field.
* PR and protocol.
* Conferences organization.
* The Spanish Ministry of Tourism.
* Visits to, and guest speakers from various tourist organizations and agencies.
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