| Business
Spanish Course /
501 |
| N.
lessons/week |
>
25 lessons |
| Course
length |
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4 weeks |
| Dates |
>
Starting any
Monday |
| Level |
>
Intermediate
or over |
| Students/group |
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Average 4 or
5 people (maximum 8) |
| Aims |
>
Development of
language skills ( listening and reading comprehension, speaking and
writing skills) to improve the students fluency in general Spanish
and to enable him/her to deal with business situations where spoken
or written Spanish is required. |
| Content |
>
Theory and practice
of Spanish language grammar structures.
>
Practice exercises
to extend vocabulary and develop grammar usage.
>
Communication
practice: listening comprehension and speaking practice techniques.
>
Written Spanish:
reading comprehension, text analysis and composition.
>
Company Communication:
presentations, comuniqués, telephoning. The job interview
>
Administration
and Business Spanish: Company structure , fields of activity and functioning
>
Present-day Spain
and Spanish (introduction to the socio-economic situation in Spain
today) |
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N.B.
|
>
The course programme
is adapted to the requirements of the Certificate and
Diploma in Business Spanish of the Chambers of Commerce.
Students who wish to sit these exams can take optional one-to-one
classes of exam preparation techniques. (Exam sittings are in April,
June, July and November). |
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Teaching
method
|
>
The courses focus
on communication and systematically apply task-based learning, giving
prime importance to the acquisition of speaking and listening skills.
>
The teachers
are first and foremost a learning stimulus for our students and put
into practice both significative teaching and the inductive method.
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The classroom
tasks and activities (practice of grammar structures, roleplays, acting
situations, pairwork, presentations, discussions, dialogues
)
include functional contents and real-life situations.
>
The teaching
materials include up-to-date written texts and audiovisual scripts.
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