COURSE CONTENTS

Our basic program consists of seven levels which are covered in approximately nine 45-hour modules. Our courses provide a balance of written & oral expression and listening & reading comprehension with special emphasis on communicative skills.  Credits can be transferable.

SPN 101 Beginning Spanish 1

Course for students with no previous knowledge of the language.  It focuses on basic linguistic aspects which enable them to communicate simple ideas in situations of everyday life.  Major grammatical topics: present tense indicative (regular and irregular verbs), articles, adjectives, gender, demonstratives, possessives and some prepositions.

SPN 102 Beginning Spanish 2

Course for beginners who have a limited understanding of the language. Practice of linguistic structures and basic communicative functions in relation to matters of everyday life in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.  Major grammatical topics: past and imperfect tenses indicative (regular and irregular verbs), informal future, complement pronouns, uses of the words también and tampoco, and some prepositions.

SPN 103 Beginning Spanish 3

Course for beginners who have solved their basic problems of communication. Practice of the linguistic structures that prepare students to face their most common needs of verbal interaction (i.e. expressions of physical sensations, states of mind or opinions).  Major grammatical topics: simple future, present and past progressive, comparisons, and direct & indirect object pronouns. 

SPN201 Intermediate Spanish 1

Course for intermediate level students who need to expand their communicative skills and improve their linguistic competence through the use of more complex grammatical structures such as subordination.  Major grammatical topics:  present and past perfect indicative, present and past subjunctive and conditionals.  Practice of reading strategies applied to different types of texts: comic strips, news, scientific articles, and so on.

SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish 2

Course for upper intermediate level students. Review of basic concepts and study of intermediate grammar. Real-life language, oral and written, is linked to grammar. Major grammatical topics: direct and indirect speech, hypothetical sentences, formal and informal commands, uses of por and para, relative and object pronouns, and uses of the impersonal pronoun se.

SPN 301 Advanced Spanish 1

Course for advanced students. Practice of the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, in relation to a wide variety of cultural texts of various types.  Study of complex syntactic structures, i.e. correct use of adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and all verb tenses. Major grammatical topics: all verbal forms of the subjunctive and verbs constructed with the impersonal pronoun se.

SPN 302 Advanced Spanish 2

Course for advanced students.  Syntactic knowledge is developed through the handling of complex structures, and socio-cultural competence through the reading and discussion of written and oral texts dealing with relevant problems of the second half of the 20th century, particularly in Mexico.  In depth, analysis and review of all the grammatical points seen in the previous levels.  Practice of diverse strategies of aural comprehension in order to facilitate the comprehension of sound material of different types and degrees of difficulty.  After completion of this level, students receive the DIPLOMA OF COMPLETION OF STUDIES that Universidad La Salle grants its students.

Intercultural Communication

Our unique intercultural component consists of 18 hours of real-life communicative activities outside the classroom. Each student is assigned a personal mentor and is supervised by a master teacher.

Mexican Culture

Topics covered: general profile of the Mexican, the concept and culture of Mexican art, family values, work and religion.

Spanish for Business

Intensive practice of Spanish the vocabulary and terminology used in business in Mexico. Readings related to current business values and presentation of oral and written reports and situations that involve the correct use of linguistic elements. Current styles in Mexican management; operational systems of the administrative roles of different Mexican enterprises, the foreign influence in business and cultural patterns.

Spanish for Journalism

Intensive practice of Spanish using the terminology of today’s journalism. Presentation of oral and written reports on situations that involve the correct use of linguistic elements.

All the teachers are faculty members of Universidad La Salle, Mexico City and have at least five years experience in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.Classes are held on the main campus of Universidad La Salle, located at:

Benjamín Franklin # 47, Colonia Condesa, 06140 México, DF, Phone: +(52-55) 5278-9500, ext. 1087 

And the offices of the Center for International Education of Universidad La Salle are located at:

Francisco Murguía # 19, Colonia Condesa, 06140 México, DF, Phone: +(52-55) 5278-9508

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