Levels and Progress
Students take a placement test before beginning their course. According to the results, the Academic Coordinator will place the student in one of the following levels:
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Student understands and answers questions and can construct sentences about him or herself using basic vocabulary. He/she can speak and understand Spanish spoken at below normal speed. |
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Student can initiate, sustain and end simple conversations about everyday topics, understand the majority of questions and instructions spoken at below- normal speed, and use vocabulary related to his/her activities and preferences. |
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Student can hold conversations about a range of topics at near-normal speed and use present, past and future tenses. He/she is able to make requests and suggestions and can hold telephone conversations, although with some difficulty. He/she can write simple reports related to his/her activities. |
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Student can initiate, sustain and end a wide variety of complex conversations at normal speed, give rehearsed presentations to an audience, debate the pros and cons of different topics using specialized vocabulary and write a wide range of reports with few mistakes. He or she is able to understand most written texts and write reports. |
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Expert - C1 (private classes only) |
Students are able to perform complex tasks related to work and study. |
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Superior - C2 (private classes only) |
Student functions at a near-native level in most or all language competencies. |
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Progress Chart
Students following the Intensive program (Monday to Friday, 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.) can expect to advance at the following rate:
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150 hrs. |
150 hrs. |
| Basic - A1 |
Pre Intermediate - A2 |
Intermediate - B1 |
Advanced - B2 |
Expert - C1 |
Superior - C2 |
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For Expert and Superior levels we offer private classes.
Click here to see PROGRAMS AND COURSES | Click here to see our METHODOLOGY |
