Program “Association of Hispanists of Egypt”

Description

This program is mainly focused on the development of oral comprehension, expression and interaction and on the analysis of the speech of Spanish speakers. It is called “Course of improvement of speaking skills in Spanish: From listening to speaking“.

The course uses a methodology based on the application of an oral language corpus to teaching, created by Dr. Carlota Nicolás, a CIAM collaborator.

The course was born as a result of an agreement between CIAM and the Association of Hispanists of Egypt (HEG in Spanish), which was signed in 2014. It aims at promoting Spanish language and culture teaching and the organization of courses of Spanish as a foreign language in Soria.

The 5^th edition of the course was planned for the summer of 2020, but it has been postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic.

Recipients

Members of the Association of Hispanists of Egypt who have a good level of Spanish (from B1 onwards) and want to live an intense learning experience focused on oral comprehension, expression and interaction, at the time they enjoy a true cultural journey in Soria, one of the oldest and most unique cities in Spain.

Main elements of the program

It includes:

Regarding education and training:

• 60 hours of class sessions in the morning.
• 10 hours of cultural workshops in the afternoon (visit to the main monuments of the city, literary readings and gastronomic workshops);
• 10 hours of autonomous work.

Regarding the stay:

• Accommodation service at the “Duques de Soria” student dormitory or with host families on a full board basis.

Objectives

The course focus on those communicative aspects that are usually problematic for students, paying special attention to oral comprehension, expression and interaction. Through the analysis of texts of an oral corpus (audio files such as podcasts, radio clips, presentations and audiovisual texts), students work on lexical and grammatical contents as well as cultural aspects.

The general and specific objectives of the course are developed after analyzing the needs of the students, and they focus, as said before, on those objectives related to oral comprehension, expression and interaction.

B1

• To communicate with reasonable correction and flexibility in situations related to everyday issues that involve a certain degree of complexity.
• To use a varied but simple vocabulary and structures with relative fluency and correction.
• To describe experiences, wishes, complaints and to talk about plans.
• To understand and produce relatively complex texts on everyday topics and short official documents.

B2

• To communicate with sufficient fluency and accuracy, and adapt to the register and level of formality required, in order to express arguments and nuances appropriate to the situation.
• To get along in social situations fluently, accurately and naturally.
• To understand and produce texts on specific and abstract topics.

Methodology

The program is mainly practical. The sessions are organized following dynamics and activities that involve the participants experientially, both inside and outside the classroom. The course focuses on the work with podcasts, which are about a number of diverse and current topics. After working with podcasts, students record short audio files that are put together. The result is a weekly podcast that works as a radio program developed by the students.

The teachers

The teachers of our language and culture courses are in charge of planning and developing the classes of our programs. You can check their professional profiles here.

Certificate

At the end of the program, students will receive a certificate that will state the number of hours of training and participation in the activities, as well as the objectives and contents of the courses taken.

Important info

The program includes:

• Enrollment in our courses;
• A linguistic, cultural and natural stay in Soria;
• Accommodation in a doubled room in the student dormitory in a full board basis (3 meals a day). The dormitory offers Wi-Fi, a TV room, a gym and a laundry;
• General orientation upon arrival and orientation prior to trips and other complementary activities;
• Handbook of the cultural programs of the city and the area;
• Certificate of attendance;
• Accident and health insurance;
• Availability of self-printing service for teachers and students;
• Wi-Fi in the facilities of the center;
• Free access to the center’s video library, the dormitory and the public library.
• Free access to the computer room;
• Free access to the gym of the dormitory;
• Use of the administrative resources and program management of the center;
• Emergency telephone number 24 hours a day;

The program does not include:

• Plane tickets;
• Pick-up service to the airport;
• Textbooks for class.

Price

Contact info@ciantoniomachado.com for price.