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Program Overview:
AZ Santiago |
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AZ Santiago is conveniently
located in the neighborhood of Providencia, an elegant shopping
district between downtown Santiago and the peaceful residential
neighborhood of Las Condes. The Spanish language school is
just a few blocks from Santiago’s efficient metro system,
which provides easy access for students going downtown or
to any other part of the city. The Spanish school in Santiago
was founded in 1986, and over the years, the school has gained
a world wide reputation for the quality of Spanish language
immersion programs that it provides.
The
Spanish language school in Chile has been a pioneer in the
development and use of interactive video laserdiscs in the
teaching of languages, and has produced their own instructional
films in Spanish. Despite all this technology, the "human
element" remains the key to the methodology used by the
Spanish school. Further more, the Spanish language school
in Santiago prides themselves on providing professional language
training with special attention given to the unique and individual
needs of their students.
Besides offering great
programs, the Spanish school has some of the best facilities
found anywhere in Latin America or Spain. As with many of
our other schools, we not only provides general Spanish language
study, but can also provide specialized programs for businesspeople,
medical personnel, lawyers, etc. Check with us for more details
about these specialized programs.
The Spanish school
in Chile also offers a number of different excursions for
our Spanish students, one or two afternoons a week. The excursions
usually last about three hours and are guided by one of the
Spanish teachers. These outings give students a chance to
practice their Spanish and to learn more about Santiago and
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Santiago offers
a pleasant mix of both colonial and modern architecture.
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Santiago is
an extremely comfortable city to spend time in. The city
offers a teeming night life, excellent restaurants, a
lively street life, excellent transportation, great restaurants,
and friendly outgoing inhabitants.
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Both great
beach resorts and world class skiing facilities are located
with 1-2 hours of downtown Santiago.
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Just south
of the city is the Maipo Valley, famous throughout the
world for producing top quality wines. Trips to the wineries
are an excellent way to spend an afternoon, or possibly
even a weekend.
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Due to the
central location of Santiago in Chile, travelers have
easy access to both the northern and southern locations
of Chile.
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Santiago offers
a comfortable climate very similar to that of Northern
California.
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From Santiago,
one can easily fly into every other major city in South
America.
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Standard
Program: Group instruction, 4 lessons per day, 4
students max per class. The method emphasizes conversation
to enable student to speak Spanish. That is why the Spanish
school in Santiago limits group sizes to never more than
four people in a class. The Spanish school also takes pride
in doing a great job of fine tuning the formation of groups
based on the level of the students that are with them at
any given time. Using the results of your oral exam, the
Spanish school will place you in a group within one of seven
levels which helps reduce the differences in language proficiency
between you and your colleagues.
Combined
Program : This is a combination of our Standard Program
PLUS 2 lessons of private tutoring in the afternoon. In
the afternoon classes special attention will be given to
your particular needs and interests. No new grammar structures
are presented, but if you wish, old ones are reviewed. The
emphasis of the afternoon class lies on improving your proficiency
and extending active vocabulary. These classes nicely complement
morning classes.
For special interest
groups, such as international aid workers, teachers, or
company employees, afternoon private classes can be tailored
according to your needs and interests.
Individual
Program: Private instruction 3, 4 or 7.5 lessons
per day.
Under the 3-4 lessons
format the following structure will be used:
The Spanish language
school in Chile will tailor design a special curriculum
based on an assessment of your language needs, interests,
and the written test and oral interview you take during
your first day. Depending upon the intensity of your program
you will be assigned two or three instructors during your
course. The advantage of private instruction, is that:
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You learn at your
own pace, not that of the slowest student in a group class.
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You can choose the
number of hours you want to study per day, and take them
during the time of day you prefer.
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Because you're the
only student, you'll be speaking and thinking more in
Spanish. Consequently you'll learn faster.
The 7.5 lessons
per day course offers the following:
If you want instant results,
this is the course for you. Immersion at the Spanish school
in Santiago consists of 7.5 lessons of individual instruction
per day from 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. The school will tailor design
a special curriculum based on a combination of your language
needs, goals and Interests and the results of your written
and oral exam. Here a team of four language instructors
will keep you immersed (thinking and speaking) in Spanish.
Your instructors meet every other day to assess your progress,
and fine tune your curriculum as needed. Here's a sample
of a typical day of Spanish immersion:
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09:30-11:00
Role- play a real-life situation in Spanish based on a
scene from one of the in-class video laserdiscs.
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11:30-12:30
Practice new vocabulary and verb tenses through conversation
and entertaining exercises.
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12:30-14:00
Time for lunch at a nearby restaurant, with your instructor-
all in Spanish!
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14:00-15:30
No, it's not time for a nap! Grab a cup of coffee and
let's see a segment of "Como Agua para Chocolate"
in video laserdisc format . Learn new vocabulary and discuss
the cultural differences between your country and Mexico
which are depicted in the film.
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15:30-17:00
Quick review of new material learned this morning, and
from yesterday's program.
Specialized
Instruction: Using the Individual Program format
listed above, individuals can tailor programs to fit
their specific needs.
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- Private room with host family.
- 2 meals per day with host family.
- Lunch is also included on the weekends.
- Students will have access to laundry facilities.
- Access to email, the internet, phone, and
fax service.
- Books, handouts, etc.
- Airport pickup
- 2 cultural activities/excursions per week
- Academic credit available
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Programs can begin any Monday,
except when monday is an official holiday:
| Holidays:
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| January |
1 |
July |
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| February |
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August |
15 |
| March |
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September |
18, 19 |
| April |
9 |
October |
11 |
| May |
1,
21 |
November |
1 |
| June |
7, 28 |
December |
8,
25 |
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| Please click on any
of the following cities to access info about our Spanish
language programs in Chile: |
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