Salamanca University Spanish Language Courses

Summer Spanish Courses

The Summer Spanish language courses are arranged during the months of July and August, starting at the beginning of each month. Depending on when you start it is possible to sign up for a 2, 4, 6 or 8 week program.

The Summer Spanish language courses are very similar in structure to the short and long term courses, students are able to choose between 15, 20 or 25 lessons per week. The difference for this type of Summer course are the higher number of optional Spanish subjects available to choose from and also the possibility for students to sign up for additional conversation classes.

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 required to do a placement test to determine what level they will be in.

The language course structure is the following:

• The first two hours are spent on Spanish language and grammar for all levels.
• The third hour, and in the case of beginners, is for broadening vocabulary. Students of the higher levels can choose between one of the following subjects: Spanish culture, global communicative practice, history of contemporary Spain, Spanish for business, commentary on literary texts and translation from: German, French, English, Italian, Japanese or Portuguese to Spanish.
• For the fourth hour (for students who have selected at least 20 classes per week) students of the lower levels will have language laboratory and communication activities while student at higher levels can select from the following subjects: global communicative practice, practice of oral skills, history of Spanish art, Spanish literature or economy and society in modern day Spain.
• For the fifth hour (for students who have selected 25 classes per week) students at lower levels will have language laboratory and communication activities while students of the higher levels can choose between the following subjects: Spanish culture or practice of written skills.

Who Participate

Students taking part in the Summer program are normally those that are studying in their home country and only have the Summer available for studying Spanish abroad. Apart from that, there are also a number of people of all age groups that enjoy the opportunity of combining a normal vacation with learning or improving Spanish.

Facts

Price 2008:

• 2 weeks: 15 hours per week - 435€, 20 hours per week - 495€, 25 hours per week - 530 €, additional conversation classes 140€.
• 4 weeks: 15 hours per week - 635 €, 20 hours per week - 770€, 25 hours per week - 875€, additional converation classes - 240€.
• 6 weeks: 15 hours per week 830€, 20 hours per week - 985€, 25 hours per week - 1,070€, additional conversation classes - 360€.
• 8 weeks: 15 hours per week - 1,270€, 20 hours per week - 1,540€, 25 hours per week - 1,750€, additional conversation classes - 480€.

The University offers the following subjects, which you can add to your summer spanish course in the afternoon.

• Spanish Dance 12 hours - 42€
• Spanish Guitar 12 hours - 52€
• Spanish Songs 12 hours - 37€
• Spanish Cooking 6 hours - 26€
• Spanish Cinema 8 hours - 33€

Starting Dates 2008:

• Two - week courses:
  • July 2- 15
  • August 4 - 14
• Four - week courses:
  • July 2 - 30
  • August 4 - 29
• Six - week courses:
  • July 2 - August 13
• 25th of July and 15th of August are holidays.

Price 2009:

	15 hours	20 hours	25 hours	Additional conversation class
2 weeks	450	515	550	150
4 weeks	655	790	900	250
6 weeks	860	1020	1100	375

The University offers the following subjects, which you can add to your summer spanish course in the afternoon.

• Spanish Dance 12 hours - 45€
• Spanish Guitar 12 hours - 54€
• Spanish Songs 12 hours - 40€
• Spanish Cooking 6 hours - 28€
• Spanish Cinema 8 hours - 35€

Starting Dates 2009

• Two - week courses:
  • July 6- 17
  • August 3 - 14
• Four - week courses:
  • July 6 - 31
  • August 3 - 28
• Six - week courses:
  • July 6 - August 14

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.