Levels - Experiencia Buenos Aires - Spanish courses for foreigners

Beginners

Students acquire a base on which they can continue their Spanish studies. They learn to use simple sentences to provide information about themselves. They will be able to talk about, ask and understand information related to everyday life.

Students will be able to participate in simple conversations even though they don't understand all the words. They will be able to perform simple communicative functions in places such as hotels, restaurants, shops and airports. They will be able to read and write simple letters. They will also understand the overall meaning of journalistic texts of which they can anticipate the meaning, or they are familiar with.

Intermediate

Students will understand and participate in conversations about various matters, mostly those concerning their own interests. They will be able to express their opinions as well as asking and giving information. They will be able to express themselves and make others understand them without recurring to their native language.

They will be able to understand conversations with natives at a normal speed, as well as keep a conversation on the telephone. They will be able to understand the overall meaning of TV programs in which familiar topics are dealt with in a clear, simple way. Students will be able to read any text of their interest.

Advanced

Students will be able to express complex ideas, make suggestions and keep conversations with fluency. They will make some mistakes but they will express themselves easily. They will be able to read newspapers without dictionaries, and understanding a 70% of the information. They will have a broad vocabulary to communicate with natives in real life situations and they will be ready to work in jobs that require the ability to give and receive information in Spanish.

Students will be in conditions to act in any situation of real life, namely in social, everyday life or academic situations. They will make few mistakes. They will express with the fluency of a native in any conversation and will be able to expound on any subject that they have studied or researched about. They will be able to understand overall and detailed meaning of radio and TV programs, as long as the audio quality is good.

Students will be able to participate in simple conversations, even if they don´t understand every word. They will be able to communicate in familiar situations in places such as: hotels, restaurants, shops and airports. They will be prepared to read and write simple e-mails or letters. They will also understand the overall meaning of those news articles about familiar subjects.

When I arrived in Buenos Aires I didn't speak a word of Spanish. In the first week of my course I was already in the street asking questions to people in the city. The first time was a little difficult, but gradually I start understanding more and more of what they told me. In the course, the balance between communication and class tasks was very interesting and helpful. I then continued my journey through Chile and Perú. I used the Spanish I had learned in hotels, restaurants and in conversations with cab drivers.

Jehan Vekemans
Montreal, Canada