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Courses

Basic Course

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

25

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

E.L.E. Instituto recommends this course for students who have a long stay programme and want a progressive learning. It is also suitable for short stays, one or two weeks, of groups constituted in origin that prefer a wide complement of extra-academic activities.
Intensive Course

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

25

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

E.L.E. Instituto recommends this course for students who have a long stay programme and want a progressive learning. It is also suitable for short stays, one or two weeks, of groups constituted in origin that prefer a wide complement of extra-academic activities.
Super-Intensive Course

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

25

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

E.L.E. Instituto has designed this course for students who need a fast progress in a short time. Especially indicated for short stays from 1 to 4 weeks.
Super-Intensive + Lunch with the teacher

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

25

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

E.L.E. Instituto offers this course for these people who want to make the most efficient use of a short stay of 1 or 2 weeks. The cost of this course includes the meal.
D.E.L.E. Course

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

25

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

25 weekly hours, 15 in an adequeate group for the level of the participant and 10 of specific preparation to the examination D.E.L.E. The student who wants it can join one of the three annual calls (May, August and November) that offers the Instituto Cervantes
Teachers Course of E.L.E.
Dates

Every Monday
Lessons per Week

25
Length

2 or 4 weeks
Lessons Duration

50 minutes
Description of the course

This course is addressed to teachers of Spanish language or students who want to be teachers. We will know and share experiences one from each other. We will learn about methodolody, didactics, how to programme and motivate our students. We will also have a look to those difficulties of Spanish language.

Topics
  1. Presentación
  2. Historia de la Metodología
  3. Enfoque Comunicativo
  4. Programación
  5. Didáctica
  6. Observación y práctica
Course for Groups

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

To be determined

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

E.L.E. Instituto offers totally personalized and adapted programs to the needs of constituted groups. A different length for lessons and a great variety of extra curricular activities.
One-to-one Courses

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

To be determined

Length

From one week
Level Form A1 to C2

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

These are especially indicated for those students who have special needs for learning or for those who want a complement to their course with a group.
Spanish for Business
Every Monday
Dates
Lessons per week 25
Length 1 to 4 weeks
Lessons Duration 50 minutes
Description of the course We will study in depth different topics related to business using the Task focus as the main method. Reading actual texts, learning the specific vocabulary in order to know how to cope with clients and colleagues in Spanish language.
Topics
  1. La organización empresarial
  2. El plan empresarial
  3. Relaciones comerciales
  4. Compras y ventas
  5. Trámites de constitución
  6. Búsqueda de empleados
  7. La publicidad
  8. La banca
  9. Seguros
  10. Reuniones de negocios
Legal Spanish
Dates Every Monday
Lessons per week 25
Length 1 to 4 weeks
Lessons Duration 50 minutes
Description of the course We will study in depth different topics related to law using the Task focus as the main method. Reading actual texts, learning the specific vocabulary in order to know how to cope with clients and colleagues in Spanish language.
Topics
  1. Fundamentos del Derecho
  2. Derecho Internacional
  3. Derecho de Familia
  4. Derecho Laboral
  5. Derecho Mercantil
  6. Derecho Administrativo
  7. Derecho Penal
Spanish for Tourism

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students who need to get a specific communicative competence in the touristic service area: oral communication, writing (letters, contracts, toursitic texts) and reading comprehension.

Topics
  1. Alojamientos Turísticos: Hotel
  2. Servicios de Restauración
  3. Medios de Transporte
  4. Agencias de Viaje
  5. Información turística

 
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
Spanish for Health

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students who need to get a specific communicative competence in the medical service area: oral communication, writing (medical reports) and reading comprehension.

Topics
  1. La salud
  2. Enfermedades infecciosas
  3. Instituciones abiertas
  4. Instituciones cerradas: el hospital.
  5. Medicina Interna
  6. Servicio de cirugía
  7. Servicio de traumatología
  8. Gerontología
  9. Primeros auxilios
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
Spanish for Secretary

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students who need to get a specific communicative competence in the secretaryl service area: oral communication, writing (reports, letters) and attendance to clients personally and on the phone.

Topics
  1. Comunicaciones por escrito
  2. Buscando trabajo
  3. Organización de la empresa
  4. Citas y reuniones de trabajo
  5. Por teléfono
  6. Atención a clientes
  7. Relaciones con empresas de servicios
  8. Congresos y exposiciones
  9. Informes de empresa
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
Spanish for Commercial Correspondance

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students who need to get a specific communicative competence in the commercial correspondence area:  writing and reading comprehension.

Topics
  1. Características de la redacción comercial
  2. Tipos de carta
  3. Otras comunicaciones
  4. Documentos oficiales
  5. Documentos mercantiles
  6. La publicidad
  7. Servicios telemáticos
  8. Redacción en países de habla hispana
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
Spanish for Hotels

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students who need to get a specific communicative competence in the tourist
area; specifically in hotels.

Topics
  1. Recepción del hotel
  2. Cafetería y restaurante
  3. Dar y recibir información turística
  4. Informar sobre los servicios del hotel
  5. Telefonista-recepcionista
  6. Circuitos culturales
  7. Reservas
  8. Reclamaciones
  9. Facturas
  10. Relaciones entre hotel y tour operador
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
Literature Course

Dates

Every Monday

Lessons per week

10

Length

1 to 4 weeks
Level From B1

Lessons Duration

50 minutes

Description of the course

This course is addressed to students from an intermediate level who are interested in Literature of end of XIX up to today. This is not a typical course, we want the student to feel, live and learn through literature; because of that we will work with a different method taking into account the knowledge and experience of students in order to make things with the texts.

Topics
  1. El amor a través de textos poéticos.
  2. El sentido de la vida en textos narrativos.
  3. El concepto de libertad a partir de textos teatrales.
*This courses are complementary to Basic and Intensive Courses
E.L.E. Instituto Paseo Filipinos, 5 - 47007 Valladolid Spain

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