With fluency as a foundation, the programs at IMAC have been expanded to include courses for those that are interested in working on specific specialty areas of the Spanish language. Currently, IMAC is offering the following Spanish specialty courses on an individual tutoring or private group instruction basis.

Spanish for Business and Finance

The Spanish for Business and Finance Course introduces learners to realistic situations and the specialized vocabulary that business and finance professionals need to communicate with Hispanic members of the community in the course of their daily work. Personalized questions, grammar exercises, role-plays, realia-based activities, and translation and interpretation tasks provide students with numerous opportunities to apply their newly acquired knowledge in a wide variety of practical context, the course content includes, one preliminary lesson, twenty regular lessons, and four review sections. The complete course is covered in a total of 60 contact hours, which is the equivalent to 3 weeks in our private tutoring intensive language program.

El español en el mundo de los negocios

Because of the growing importance of Spanish in the business world, the demand for practical commercial Spanish courses is growing. Yet, to date, there have been very few courses designed to meet this need. This program fulfills the requirements of bilingual commercial courses by focusing on 12 major business fields and presenting technical vocabulary, dialogues and models of business letters, as well as samples of commercial papers (such as credit and shipping documents) necessary to function in these fields.

Spanish for Medical Personnel

This course presents realistic situations and the specialized vocabulary that health-care professionals need to communicate with Hispanic patients in the course of their daily work. Language development is accomplished through a wide variety of opportunities to apply new vocabulary and grammatical structures in many practical contexts. A preliminary presentation of the Spanish vocabulary for human anatomy is included. All of the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening are emphasized.

Spanish for Social Services

This course is designed to meet the vocabulary and communication requirements of those working in the field of social services as they deal with the Hispanic community on a daily basis. Language development is accomplished through a wide variety of opportunities to apply new vocabulary and grammatical structures in many practical contexts Special attention is given to the every day problems confronted by those working in the Department of Social Services. All of the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening are emphasized.

Spanish for Teachers

This course focuses on the special needs and situations confronted by teachers when dealing with Hispanic students in their classrooms and their parents. Language development is accomplished through a wide variety of opportunities to apply new vocabulary and grammatical structures in many practical contexts. Vocabulary and grammatical structures unique to teachers is developed through a very communicative approach. All of the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening are emphasized.

Spanish for Law Enforcement

As most major cities face the demand for larger numbers of police officers, fire fighters, parole officers, and social workers that are fluent in the Spanish language, we have designed a course that specifically targets their very unique language needs. Studies have shown that crime and violence significantly decrease as the level of communication increases in a community.

Spanish for Household Management

With more women pursuing careers, many households are faced with the dilemma of looking for quality domestic help to assist them with household duties. Often, those individuals that are most qualified to help out with children and housework speak Spanish as their first language. IMAC has prepared a course that will specifically address the communication needs confronted by families in these circumstances.