Intensive Spanish course

Idiomas
Spanish courses
Intensive Spanish course

Levels

All levels and sub-levels from A1 to C1 are offered, provided there are enough students enrolled in the level. Interested students who have previous knowledge of the language, please take the online placement test to determine which course you can join.

Schedule

Duration: 40 hours (exam included)

Course modality: Face-to-face

Location: Getafe campus

ECTS credits: 4*

* The home University will be the institution which decides to grant credits.

Calendar

Course dates:

August 27 to September 5, 2024

Timetable:

From Monday to Friday, 09:00 h - 14:30 h (30' break)

This is the course

The intensive face-to-face courses offered by the Centro de Idiomas have a communicative focus and work on all of the language competences, oral as well as written.

All the teaching hours given by a teacher ensure interaction with the teacher and with classmates.

All of the autonomous activities are always carried out under the guidance of the teacher, who provides correction and continuous feedback to help the student progress in their language acquisition.

Fees and discount

Fees

UC3M international students: 275 €
General public from outside UC3M: 325 €

Discount

5% discount on the price for former students of the Language Centre.

Registration

Registration period: June 20 - July 14, 2024

Registration procedure:

Fill in the REGISTRATION FORM.
If you have previous knowlegde of the language, take the online level test to determine which course you can take. You will find the link of the test after submitting the form.
If you have no knowledge of the language, you will not need to take the level test. You will be assigned level A1.1 (absolute beginners).
All registrants will receive an email from the Language Centre at the end of the registration period.

Objectives
- Engage in comprehensive work in all communicative competences, oral as well as written.
- Acquire the tools necessary to improve oral fluency appropriate to the level.
- Improve and broaden the student’s lexical range.
- Work towards attaining grammatical accuracy.
Assessment
- Grade for participation and progress in class: 30%
- Grade for homework, assignments and autonomous work: 30%
- Final exam grade: 40%
The exam will assess all the communicative elements of the language with a maximum of 10 points possible:
- Listening comprehension (2 points)
- Reading comprehension (2 points)
- Grammar and vocabulary (2 points)
- Written expression and interaction (2 points)
- Oral expression, interaction, and comprehension (2 points)
In order to pass the course, the student must receive a grade of 5 in each of the three parts: participation and progress, homework, and exam.
Attendance

ATTENDANCE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN CREDITS

A student may only be absent for up to 20% of the course (8 hours) for any reason.

A student who fails to meet the attendance requirement for any reason will be allowed to take the final examination but will not receive credit.
Cancellations

Please read our cancellation conditions carefully

Cancellation and refund policy