Super Intensive Courses

We offer Super Intensive test preparation courses in Spanish. They are specifically designed to prepare you to fulfill the Language Proficiency Exam (LPE) at the University of Minnesota.

Our courses are lively & engaging and include role-playing, narration, dialogues, music, videos, short stories, literature, cultural information and much more.

You will develop all four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing. And, best of all, in addition to passing the LPE you will acquire real-life language skills that can significantly increase your professional opportunities.

Our unique programs feature:

• 180 hours of fast and effective language instruction
• our exclusive Proficiency Guarantee
• small class size - just 5-14 students
• highly trained, professional instructors

Our Exclusive Proficiency Guarantee:

We are confident that our Super Intensive Course will provide you with the skills necessary to pass the University of Minnesota Language Proficiency Exam (LPE) required for graduation from the College of Liberal Arts.

Near the completion of the course we will conduct a thorough assessment of your language proficiency. If your proficiency levels are deemed sufficient, based on objective test results, you may proceed to the LPE. In the unlikely event you do not pass the LPE we will provide you with additional group instruction at no charge until you are ready to try again.

If, at the end of our course, your proficiency level is not sufficient to pass the LPE, we will provide you with additional group instruction at no charge.

Please call us for a detailed description of our Proficiency Guarantee terms and conditions.

Here is what you will learn in 180 hours:

Vocabulary of everyday life including but not limited to: greetings & introductions, countries, nationalities, languages, colors, numbers, family, professions, places, directions, alphabet, days, months, seasons, the weather, the home, clothing, the body & health, emotions, sports, games & leisure activities, telling time, daily routines, academic subjects, shopping, restaurants, meals, food, animals, nature, holidays, traveling and much more.

Grammar will include regular & irregular verb conjugations in the present, past, future, conditional and compound tenses, the subjunctive mood, reflexive verbs, adjectives and adverbs, pronouns, direct & indirect object pronouns, superlatives, comparatives, cardinal and ordinal numbers.

Format:	up to 60  3.25 - hour lessons
Schedule:	Monday - Friday,  9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Duration:	11 to 13 weeks
Dates:	REGISTER NOW Please note that classes will not be held on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day Fall 2008 begins September 2, 2008
Tuition:	$2,395
Materials:	Spanish: $220
Pay in full  prior to start date and receive a $100 discount

Registration for our courses is quick and easy!

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