Summer Intensive Spanish Course in Oviedo, Spain

* Euro equivalent in dollars based on current exchange rate

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The University of Oviedo summer courses boast a team of motivated, highly experienced, specialized teachers. The Intensive Spanish courses include 20 hours of Spanish classes per week complemented by a wide-ranging program of cultural activities and excursions to places of historical interest in Asturias, Le0n and Cantabria. Classes are given in the Campus of El Milan of the University of Oviedo.

The Spanish summer course combines the main goal of teaching the Spanish language with a comprehensive, wide-ranging, yet in-depth view of Spanish culture. They are especially valid for those students who wish to specialize in these matters, but are also suitable and accessible for those whose main area of study is not Spanish. Participants may choose up to five Spanish subjects out of nine, all of them taught by specialists, based on topics such as written communication, vocabulary, oral communication, Spanish literature, Hispanoamerican literature and culture, Spanish history and art.

The Spanish courses are offered on different levels, each adapted to the specific needs the students show in the results of the placement test. Spanish Language and Culture courses are offered for students of Spanish having any of the following levels: Elementary (A1), Intermediate I (A2), Intermediate II (B1), Advanced I (B2) and Advanced II (C1). Students take a placement exam prior to beginning their Spanish course so that they are placed in the course that best corresponds to their level of Spanish.

COURSES OFFERED

Required Spanish Courses

• Spanish Language. Communicative grammar
• Vocabulary and creative writing workshop

Elective Spanish Courses

• Conversation on topics related to Spanish culture
• Spanish for Business
• Spanish and Latin American Literature
• Spanish history
• Spanish History and Art

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anybody can participate. Enrollment in the Spanish program at the University of Oviedo is open, You enroll directly with the University of Oviedo. It is open to teens, students, and adults. You do not have to be a college student to enroll in this Spanish program. You do not have to participate in a US university study abroad program to enroll in this Spanish program. Intermediate or advanced level of Spanish required. Minimum age 18.

ABOUT

La Casa de las Lenguas, the University of Oviedo language center, organizes eight different types of Spanish courses for foreigners: different lengths: Spanish for Beginners, Spanish Language and Culture, Intensive Spanish Courses, Intensive Summer Courses, Training Courses for the exams of the Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE), and Courses of Spanish for Specific Purposes.

Spanish courses for foreign students regularly employ teachers from the University of Oviedo who have obtained their PhDs in Spanish Language, Literature, English-Spanish/French-Spanish/German-Spanish Translation, and History of Spain. Moreover, we have a staff composed by teachers who have extensive experience and a specific formation in the teaching of language and culture to foreign students.

SERVICES OFFERED

Activities: Complementary activities are offered that allow  students to gain a deeper understanding of different aspects of Spanish and Asturian culture outside the classroom in a direct way. Two weekend trips to geographically and culturally outstanding sites within the Principality of Asturias. 10 hours.

Housing: The University of Oviedo facilitates accommodation with families in order to foster a greater degree of student integration and to provide them with the chance to practice our language and become acquainted with our culture. The allocation of accommodation is a service that the University of Oviedo Spanish Courses provide free of charge, with no kind of contractual relation being established with either the families or the students. At the end of the course, students will be given the opportunity to fill out a survey and score the treatment they received from the family.

HOW TO ENROLL

There is no minimum required GPA. Recommendation letters are not required. The minimum age for enrollment is 18. Minimum required age for enrollment is 18 years old (students may enroll if they are 17 and turn 18 during the academic year).

To pre-register and enroll, present or send by mail or fax up to 30 days before the start of the courses the following documentation:

• The registration form with the options you have chosen and, if applicable, the type of accommodation desired
• A photocopy of the passport or ID
• 2 small ID-sized photos
• Bank receipt of the deposit or transference of the advanced payment (€200) to the account of the Courses.

For more information on the pre-registration and the enrollment, you may contact:

La Casa de las Lenguas, Campus of El Milan
E-mail:
clenguas2@uniovi.es; clenguas@uniovi.es

LINKS

Spanish Courses and Programs

University of Oviedo Accommodations