Spanish immersion Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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AcceleratedSpanishinGuatemala
For students who have limited time to study in
Quetzaltenango, CX is offering an accelerated
Spanish immersion program. With this program,
students will be able to master the content of
our four and eight week regular Spanish program
in only three or six weeks. Four levels are
available to beginner, intermediate and advanced
students. For more information, please download
the syllabus of Spanish I, II, III and IV. These
courses follow the American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) cultural
and linguistic proficiency guidelines. We offer
daily social and cultural activities including
field trips and excursions during the weekends.
You may download our calendar of activities for
2017. Our class format is one-on- one
instruction. The Spanish teachers have been
extensively trained to provide the students a
more active role in their learning process
(student centered instruction). As a result, our
students are actively involved in their second
language acquisition experience which enables
them to learn quickly in class. After your
initial assessment, your teacher will write a
lesson plan using the GANAG template providing
all the linguistic objectives of the week
including what you will be learning each day,
evaluations, homework assignments, rubrics,
thinking maps, logical sequencing of concepts and
more. Here is a sample of our lesson plan that
you can download. The methodology we use for our
classes is based on the Stephen Krashen
Comprehensive Input. 1) The teacher introduces
the topic to the student, 2) the student reads
the rules and forms his/her own rules about the
subject, 3) the teacher provides a feedback with
a discussion, 4) the students watch or listen to
the rules, 5) the students practice exercises
orally or written, 6) the teacher provides
feedback to the student, 7) the student takes a
quick exit quiz and 8) the teacher evaluates
with an exit quiz, 9) homework assignment and 10)
a test to assess the weak points of the topic to
reinforce it again. Tuition for this program is
the same as the other programs US155.00 per
week low season and 165.00 high season plus
home stay. For college students or teachers
looking for college credits, please visit our
Academic program where you will obtain
information about this program. This program
follows the ACTFL cultural and linguistic
proficiency guidelines. If you are looking for a
more traditional program, similar, but better, to
what other Spanish schools are offering in
Guatemala, we recommend you take Spanish for
Travelers where you can shape the classes with
your preferences. We also offer our Regular
Immersion Program for students who want to study
a normal pace. This program follows the ACTFL
cultural and linguistic proficiency guidelines.
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We also offer study Spanish subjunctive for
advanced students. Holidays - No Classes.
However, you have to pay for the five days. We
have to obey the labor law otherwise we are
fined by the government.
January 1 May 1 September 15 November 1
Good Friday June 25 October 20 December 25
With over 27 years of solid experience teaching
Spanish with premier academic standards and over
10,000 satisfied students from all over the
world, our Spanish language school is confident
that your immersion experience with us will be a
total success. In addition to our general
Spanish classes, we also offer test preparation,
specialized and advanced Spanish literature
courses to all interested students. Our official
books for Spanish I, II, III and IV Spanish Now,
Level 1, Seventh Edition, ISBN 0-7641-7774-5 and
Spanish Now, Level 2, Seventh Edition, ISBN-10
0764141104. Suggested book a Spanish and
English dictionary, and 501 Spanish Verbs by
Christopher Kendris, (Barron's Educational
Series, Inc.). As a part of our proven immersion
study, the following value added services are
also included5 hours of one on one Spanish
instruction, 5 days a week. Private study rooms
free of noise or visual interferences with a
beautiful view of the city. Approximately three
hours of cultural activities daily. Home stay
with a Guatemalan family, 3 meals daily and
private bedroom. You can stay with the family on
Sundays, but Sunday meals are not
provided. Translation available. Free unlimited
internet access and cheap international calls
using our USA phone. Lectures, conferences and
guide fees. Free organic coffee, tea and bread
during break time every day. Free access to the
schools library (With over 1000 books and a
video library with nearly 200 DVD videos and
educational movies). Laundry services and
weaving lessons are available for an additional
fee. Casa Xelajú's Spanish program is fully
accredited by the Guatemalan Ministry of
Education.
Visit our website at http//www.casaxelaju.com/sp
anish/