Spanish Program

Our worldwide famous Spanish Program is waiting for you!

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Length & Content of Courses

Openly customizable option of 2,4,8 or 12 weeks intensive courses and 6 month complete intensive course.

 

Beginners

Level 1 - 2 Beginner Length: 2 weeks*

Content: More than 1,000 words, basic structures and over 80 verbs and their use in simple tenses.

Goals: The student will acquire a complete understanding and ability to communicate in Spanish in most situations he, will be able to request information personally and over the phone the student will be able to understand and make himself understood in a conversation.

Intermediate

Level 3 - 4 Intermediate Length: 2 weeks*

Content: More than 1,000 words, useful everyday structures, 123 verbs and their use in simple and some complex tenses.

Goals: The student acquires a complete understanding and ability to communicate in Spanish in the following situations: travelling, shopping, leisure activities, artistic events, job interviews, driving, looking for a place to live, using the computer and completing bank transactions. They will be able to identify a variety of regional expressions in European and Latin-American Spanish using simple and complex sentences.

Advanced

Level 5 - 6 Advanced Length: 4 weeks*

Content: More than 1,500 words, complex structures, verbs and their use in all tenses.

Goals: The student is able to communicate in Spanish using correct pronunciation and structure They will be able to use complex verb tenses correctly. The vocabulary is extensive thus allowing expressions in a myriad of social topics. The student can work, give precise instructions, negotiate and understand Mexican, Spanish and Latin - American cultural differences.

* The advanced course, on average, is based on 80 lesson in groups these times may vary depending on the amount of students.

Specialization

Level 9-10 Specialization

Content: More than 1,000 words and sophisticated structures.

Topics: Marketing and advertising, scientific, legal, construction or medicine.

Length: Depending on the specialization requested (estimated time 2 - 4 weeks)

Goals: The student is able to use Spanish technically, professionally, artistically or scientifically in the area requested. The student will be able to interact as a native speaker.

Enrollment: $100 USD

Includes: airport pick-up, family arrangements and tuition fee.

 

Packages:

Executive Package: $700 USD for 25 private lessons a week*

Family Package (4): $1,200 USD for 25 lessons a week* -Student Package: $300 USD for 25 lessons a week forming a group of 4*

Cross Cultural Total Immersion®: $1300 USD for 25 private lessons a week outside the center for example in: Tepoztlán, Xochicalco, México City´s museums, Tequesquitengo, Taxco and Acapulco (includes 2 nights in a hotel and 3 meals a day).

*Trips as requested

 

Accommodation

Home-stay accommodation: $350 USD a week per person including 3 meals a day, transportation from home-school.

Suite (no meals included): $450 USD a week

Hotels: $800-$1200 USD a week

Course Material: $150 USD

 

A typical day at Berlitz

With this schedule, after classes, you'll have all evening to visit the surrounding area. Here is an example schedule; lessons can be taken in the evenings to make use of the morning for visits and outings. The schedule can be modified according to planned activities or special events.

Fridays are half days and used for weekend trips. Our daily excursions will be held within the city of Cuernavaca and its surroundings.

All outings are optional.

Languages

Students from all over the world come to the Berlitz Cuernavaca Language Center to learn and practice Spanish while they discover Mexican Culture. French, English, German, Portuguese, and Italian among other languages are taught at our Language Center

Learning Technologies

A pioneer in its field, Berlitz has always led the way in the application of learning technologies to language instruction. From the early experiments with reel-to-reel tapes, the development of an extensive collection of audio cassettes through to the interactive online capabilities of our program, Berlitz has sought to provide students with the sound of authentic native speech to guide them even when they studied on their own, outside of class.

Teaching Staff

Berlitz Cuernavaca, in its commitment to excellence, is supported by a knowledgeable and experienced staff of native Spanish speaking Instructors. All of our instructors are periodically trained in the Berlitz Method and receive frequent updates on the use of new materials and educational techniques. This ensures that the student will not have to suffer changing from one teacher to the next.

The Berlitz Instructor has a defined profile

To always address the student in the target language (Spanish), never translate, not explain grammar rules but rather guides the student to deduce them, and always maintain a minimum of 50% student participation.

Our conversational method requires a constant rotation of teachers, thus providing the student with a wide range of accents and pronunciations.

Our Quality Control Department keeps track of teachers and students, supervising performance and progress to meet the highest standards in our programs. We are also part of the American Council of Education; hence, college credits can be obtained.