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The following is a description of the courses offered by Educación para Todos. Our Spanish Language Program is divided into three parts - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Intermingle within this, we have a Latin America Studies Program. Students may register for all or part of this program depending on how many weeks they wish to study, however, the full program consists of eight weeks of study.
General Course Objective
Our general course objective is that each student acquires the necessary elements to communicate in Spanish with the people of Guatemala in a contextualized manner. We strive to critically, thoughtfully and creatively combine theory with practice as part of a process of daily development. While learning Spanish, each student gains a better understanding of the situation in Latin America, particularly in Guatemala. This is accomplished through a process of total immersion so that, while communicating in Spanish, each student will learn more about the historical, economic, political, social and cultural aspects of Guatemala and Latin America.
Duration of the Course
The full course consists of two months of intensive classes, Monday through Friday, for five hours a day. The class schedule is either 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for morning classes or 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for afternoon classes. The program also contains five hours or more a week of historical, political, social and cultural studies of Latin America.
Evaluation
The evaluation of the student will be an on-going process in which the principal objective consists of increasing the student´s knowledge of Spanish through social practice. This evaluation will be carried out through oral and written communication and through reading and written exercises.
SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Program for Beginner Students
Course Objective
The beginner course objective is that each student understands and uses basic principles of the Spanish language, the general conversational vocabulary and concepts, and the first two simple tenses of the indicative mood (present and past).
Course Outline
Program for Intermediate Students
Course Objective
The intermediate course objective is that each student understand and use the third tense of the indivative mood (future), direct and indirect objects, gerunds, the past participle, the first two complex tenses of the indicative mood (progressive and perfect) and the passive voice.
Course Outline
Program for Advanced Students
Course Objective
The advanced course objective is that the student can understand and use the third complex tense of the indicative mood (conditional), the imperataive and subjunctve moods, clauses and indiomatic expressions.
Course Outline
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Justification
--The study of the history of Latin America is important in increasing the understanding of the development of our region and of the conditions in which Latin American people currently live.
Course Objective
The Latin American Studies object is that students acquire a knowledge and understanding of the Latin American social reality and combining this with their own experiences are able to create an objective criteria with which to formulate their own opinions and make decisions concerning politics, society and involvement on every level from local to international.
Course Outline
Activities
Evaluation
If you have any questions about our courses, their contents, methods or evaluations, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
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Course Description
--Vowels
--The Alphabet
--Pronunciation
--Spelling
--Principles of Communication
--Articles
--General Vocabulary (Objects, Family, Parts of the Body, etc.)
--General Conversation (Time, Weather, Days, Months, etc.)
--The Personal Pronouns
--Prepositions
--Affirmative and Negative Phrases
--Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
--Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
--Adverbs
--The Indicative Mood (Simple Tenses)
--Present Tense
--Regular Verbs
--Irregular Verbs
--Reflexive verbs
--Periphrasis of the Infinitives
--Contrasting "Ser" and "Estar", "Saber" and "Conocer"
--Expressions using "Haber"
--The Preterite
--Regular Verbs in the Preterite Tense
--Irregular Verbs in the Preterite Tense
--Uses of Preterite Tense
--The Imperfect
--Regular Verbs in the Imperfect Tense
--Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect Tense
--Uses of Imperfect Tense
--Contrasting the Preterite and Imperfect Tenses
--Indicative Mood (Simple Tenses-Continued)
--Informal (Popular) Future
--Grammatical Future Tense
--Direct Objects
--Inirect Objects
--Gerunds
--Forming the Gerund
--Uses for the Gerund
--The Past Participle
--Forming the Past Participle
--Uses of the Past Participle
--Indicative Mood (Complex Tenses)
--The Progressive Tenses
--Present Progressive
--Past Progressive
--Future Progressive
--The Perfect Tenses
--Present Perfect
--Past Perfect
--Future Perfect
--The Passive Voice
--Indicative Mood (Complex Tenses-Continued)
--Conditional
--Simple Conditional
--Complex Conditional
--Uses of Conditional
--Comparative Analysis between the Future and the Conditional
--The Imperative Mood
--Familiar Imperative
--Formal Imperative
--The Imperative and its Complements
--Uses of the Imperative
--Regular/Irregular Imperative Verbs
--Affirmative/Negative Imperative Forms
--The Subjuctive Mood
--Classification of the Subjuctive
--The Present Perfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Formation of Present Perfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Uses of the Present Perfect Tense of the Subjuctive
--The Imperfect Tense of the Subjuctive
--Formation of the Imperfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Uses of the Imperfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--The Past Perfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Formation of the Past Perfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Uses of the Past Perfect Tense of the Subjunctive
--Comparative Analysis between the Indicative and the Subjuctive Tenses
--Clauses
--Noun Clauses
--Affirmative and Negative Clauses
--Personal and Impersonal Clauses
--Adverb Clauses
--Adjective Clauses
--Correlation of Tenses
--General and Comparative Analysis
--Idiomatic Expressions and Regionalisms
--Idiomatic Expressions with Verbs
--It is necessary that these studies be objective and have a theoretical base that permits a contextual explanation that all serious intellectual work requires.
--The methodology used allows students to approach the subject matter in a thoughtful and critical manner.
--An integrated program of study within the social science field is not separate from the learning of the Spanish language because of the communication in Spanish that accompanies these studies. For students without an advanced level of Spanish, a translator will be provided.
--The development activities will enrich the learning process, and both the students and teachers will participate in these activities.
--History of Guatemala
--Pre-Columbian Era
--Colonialism
--Liberal Reforms
--Popular Movements
--The October Revolution
--The Popular Revolutionary War
--The Peace Accords for a Firm and Lasting Peace
--The Peace Process in Central America
--The Cuban Revolution
--The "Dirty War" in South America
--Conferences
--Forums
--Panel Discussions
--Roundtables
--Debates
--Films
--Documentaries
--Trips to cooperatives, community organizations and popular organizations
The evaluation will be done through an observation of what the students learn and recognize as well as their participation in the planned activities.
12 avenida 1-78, Zona 3
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Tel/Fax: (502) 765-0715
E-mail: info@spanishschools.biz