Spring Term (January - May 2025)

Dates: January 8 to May 16, 2025

Duration: 17 weeks (255 hours)

Schedule: Classes are held Monday to Friday, preferably in the mornings, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

Location: Language Center of the University of Valladolid, Miguel Delibes Campus, Paseo de Belén 13. (See map).

This course is designed for students who wish to improve their Spanish language skills and deepen their knowledge in one of the programs offered.

All programs include:

• A MODULE OF SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE (170 Hours)
• A SPECIFIC MODULE for a degree-focused program such as:  Art and culture, language competence, business, Spanish for healthcare and methodology in language teaching (85 hours)

The 5 available Spanish-Degree Path programs consist of the following:

PROGRAM 1 (ART & CULTURE)

This program combines the core module of general communication skills (E), common to all programs, with a specific module on Art, History & Literature in the Hispanic World (1).

Module E (Language & Culture) Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

• Total hours: 170.
• Content: grammar, Spanish culture, and oral expression.

 See description and objectives of Module E (Language & Culture).

Module 1 (Art, History & Literature) Classes: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (Monday to Thursday).

• Total hours: 85
• Content: Spanish literature, Spanish history, and Spanish art.

See description and objectives of Module 1 (Art, History & Literature).

 Levels offered: A1 (Beginner), A2 (Elementary), B1 (Intermediate).

PROGRAM 2  (ADVANCED LANGUAGE SKILLS)

This program combines the core module of general communication skills (E), common to all programs, with a specific module on Advanced Language Skills in Spanish (2).

Module E (Language and Culture) Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

• Total hours: 170.
• Content: grammar, Spanish culture, and oral expression.

→  See description and objectives of Module E (Language and Culture).

 Module 2 (Advanced Language Skills) Classes: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (Monday to Thursday)

• Total hours: 85
• Content: oral skills, writing skills, and use of vocabulary and grammar.

 → See description and objectives of Module 2 (Advanced Language Skills).

 Levels offered: B1 (Intermediate), B2 (Upper Intermediate), C1 (Advanced). 

PROGRAM 3 (SPANISH FOR BUSINESS)

This program combines the core module of general communication skills (E), common to all programs, with a specific module on Spanish for Business (3).

Module E (Language and Culture) Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

• Total hours: 170.
• Content: grammar, Spanish culture, and oral expression.

 → See description and objectives of Module E (Language and Culture).

 Module 3 (Business) Classes: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (Monday to Thursday).

• Total hours: 85
• Content: business Spanish, communication techniques, and language for advertising.

 →See description and objectives of Module 2 (Spanish in Business).

  Levels offered: B1 (Intermediate), B2 (Upper Intermediate), C1 (Advanced).

 This program will be available starting January 2026.

PROGRAM 4  (SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE)

This program combines the core module of general communication skills (E), common to all programs, with a specific module on Spanish for Health (4).

Module E (Language and Culture) Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

• Total hours: 170.
• Content: grammar, Spanish culture, and oral expression.

 See description and objectives of Module E (Language and Culture).

Module 4 (Health) Classes: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (Monday to Thursday).

• Total hours: 85
• Content: oral communication skills in healthcare settings, written communication in healthcare, grammar, and health-specific vocabulary.

See description and objectives of Module 4 (Spanish for Health).

Levels offered: B1 (Intermediate), B2 (Upper Intermediate), C1 (Advanced).

 This program will be available starting January 2026.

PROGRAM 5

(TEACHING METHODOLOGY FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE)

This program combines the core module of general communication skills (E), common to all programs, with a specific module on Teaching Methodology for Spanish as a Foreign Language (5).

Module E (Language and Culture) Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

• Total hours: 170.
• Content: grammar, Spanish culture, and oral expression.

See description and objectives of Module E (Language and Culture).

 Module 5 (Teaching Methodology) Classes: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (Monday to Thursday).

• Total hours: 85.
• Content: curriculum design and planning, integrating culture and literature in the Spanish language classroom, and educational projects.

See description and objectives of Module 5 (Teaching Methodology for Spanish as a Foreign Language).

 Levels offered: B1 (Intermediate), B2 (Upper Intermediate), C1 (Advanced).

 This program will be available starting January 2026.

All of these programs are complemented by socio-cultural activities and excursions to places of great artistic and cultural interest.

If you need more information, please contact us                    

CONTENT

Itinerario de "Lengua española & Módulo de Español Plus" 2025

Líneas de contenidos:

Módulo Español. Habilidades comunicativas: gramática española, cultura y expresión oral (170 sesiones)

Módulo Español Plus: competencias orales, habilidades escritas y uso de la gramática y el vocabulario.  (85 sesiones)

Itinerario de "Lengua española & Módulo de Arte y Cultura" 2025

Líneas de contenidos:

Módulo Español. Habilidades comunicativas: gramática española, cultura y expresión oral. (170 sesiones)

Módulo de Arte y Cultura: literatura española, historia de España y arte español. (85 sesiones)

These new ITINIERARIES WILL BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2026

• Itinerario de Lengua española & Módulo de Español para los Negocios

Líneas de contenidos:

Módulo Español. Habilidades comunicativas: gramática española, cultura y expresión oral. (170 sesiones)

Módulo de Negocios: español para los negocios, técnicas de comunicación y lengua y publicidad.  (85 sesiones)

• Itinerario de Lengua Española & Módulo de Español para la Salud (260 sesiones)

Líneas de contenidos:

Módulo Español. Habilidades comunicativas: gramática española, cultura y expresión oral. (170 sesiones)

Módulo de Salud:  Gramática y vocabulario específico del español para la salud, habilidades de comunicación oral y habilidades de comunicación escrita. (85 sesiones)

• Itinerario de Didáctica y Metodología del Español

Líneas de contenidos:

Módulo Español. Habilidades comunicativas: gramática española, cultura y expresión oral (170 sesiones)

Módulo de Didáctica L2: diseño y programación curricular, cultura en el aula E/LE, proyecto didáctico (85 sesiones)

Price:  2.295 €

This price includes:

• Inscription
• Tuition (250 lessons)
  
• Orientation session
• Guided tour in the city center
• 5 full day trips on Saturdays
• Cultural activities and workshops at the Language Center
• Cultural visits to museums
• Student card
• Free Wi-Fi access in the campus facilities
• Certificate of assistance
• Welcome dinner party
• Closing ceremony 

First day of the course: On the first day of the course, students take a written placement test (lasting one hour), and are given an orientation session which includes a guided tour of the city.

Assessment and certificate: At the end of the course, students are awarded a certificate of attendance. In order to be awarded the certificate of attendance, students must attend at least 80% of the lessons. In addition, if students pass the various tests set during the course, they will also be awarded a certificate of attainment listing the marks and grades obtained in each subject.

Note: The Language Center reserves the right to open the courses and levels if the minimum number of applicants is not reached.

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