in-company spanish courses ateneo21 london

7/31/2019 In-Company Spanish Courses Ateneo21 London

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In-company

Spanish courses


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Ateneo 21Ateneo 21 is a language

school that offers intensive

tailor made Spanish coursesin-company.

Courses aimed at motivated

people who want to develop

their communication skills

through a stimulating

programme that gives rapidresults.

Sunflowers, Mendoza, Argentina,

Secretaria de Turismo


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Course formats Language courses in small

groups (4-5 studentsrecommended for rapidprogress).

One-to-one programmes.

Intensive (6 hours per day withan hour lunch-break), semi-intensive (3 hours per day tocover two lessons of 1.5 hours

each) or extensive programs(1.5 hours per week).

Baha de Lapataia, Ushuaia, Argentina,



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Programme You will learn using authentic materials

(films, newspapers, videos, songs, TV,

radio, telephone conversations); that is, all

of the means of communication that you will

come across from day one when abroad.

You will progress faster if you learn through

doing something that you would do in your

own language.

You will speak Spanish from the first day tocommunicate meaningfully in practical real

life situations.

We teach universal Spanish (as used inSpain), taking important variations into

consideration.

Courses explore culture and society inSpanish speaking countries to enhance the

learning experience. Carnaval, Corrientes, Argentina, Secretaria de Turismo


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The methodology Task based learning

We use innovative methods, up to date materials andinspiring activities adapted to each student. And because

we all learn best by doing, emphasis is on learning tocommunicate through talking - as kids do. Most classtime is devoted to opportunities for learners to use the

language in real world situations.

TopicbasedLessons are topic based as once you know the context

its far easier to learn the initial vocabulary, expressionsand grammar speaking in Spanish. Then you will

practise, read, watch and listen to Spanish media takingthe time to focus on the grammar - understanding this is

important. Through these steps you consolidate yourlearning. At the end of the lesson you will use thelanguage youve learned to tackle a task in the real

world.

Learning strategies

We will also teach you strategies for out of class learningand encourage you to attend our recommendedlanguage rich events so you can take advantage of the

Spanish speaking environment around you.

Vineyeards, Mendoza, Argentina,



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A typical lesson

Step 1: create a activities that introduce the initialvocabulary, language and context for the task.

Step 2: practise the target language vocabulary,structures and functions.

Step 3: provide authentic listening practice (asspoken by native Spanish speakers).

Step 4: look at the grammatical structure -understanding the system is important.

Step 5: provide freer, more creative practice.

Step 6: pedagogical task - so the delegates usewhat they have learned in order to do something

that they would have to do outside the classroom.

Class time needed: 1.5 hours for 1-4 students.

Molino, Cachi, Salta, Argentina,


Task based learning: the

sequence or story


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Levels: Basic UserA1 Breakthrough Spanish! Canunderstand and use familiareveryday expressions and verybasic phrases aimed at thesatisfaction of needs of a concretetype. Can introduce him/herself andothers and can ask and answerquestions about personal detailssuch as where he/she lives, peoplehe/she knows and things he/shehas. Can interact in a simple wayprovided the other person talksslowly and clearly and is preparedto help.

A2 Waystage Spanish! Canunderstand sentences andfrequently used expressions relatedto areas of most immediaterelevance (e.g. very basic personaland family information, shopping,local geography, employment). Cancommunicate in simple and routinetasks requiring a simple and directexchange of information on familiarand routine matters. Can describein simple terms aspects of his/herbackground, immediateenvironment and matters in areasof immediate need.

Course duration: 30 hours.

Europe Unties TonguesLevels and curriculums are set by the Common European

Framework for Languages and defined by the InstitutoCervantes


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Levels: Independent

UserB1 Threshold Spanish!Canunderstand the main points of clearstandard input on familiar mattersregularly encountered in work, school,leisure, etc. Can deal with mostsituations likely to arise whilst travellingin an area where the language isspoken. Can produce simpleconnected text on topics which arefamiliar or of personal interest. Candescribe experiences and events,dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly

give reasons and explanations foropinions and plans.


B2 Vantage Spanish Can understandthe main ideas of complex text on bothconcrete and abstract topics, includingtechnical discussions in his/her field ofspecialisation. Can interact with adegree of fluency and spontaneity thatmakes regular interaction with nativespeakers quite possible without strainfor either party. Can produce clear,detailed text on a wide range ofsubjects and explain a viewpoint on atopical issue giving the advantages

and disadvantages of various options.



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Levels: Proficient

UserC1 Proficiency Spanish Canunderstand a wide range ofdemanding, longer texts, andrecognise implicit meaning. Canexpress him/herself fluently and

spontaneously without much obvioussearching for expressions. Can uselanguage flexibly and effectively forsocial, academic and professionalpurposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complexsubjects, showing controlled use oforganisational patterns, connectors

and cohesive devices.

Course duration: 100 hours - Openended.

C2 Mastery Spanish Can understandwith ease virtually everything heard orread. Can summarise information fromdifferent spoken and written sources,reconstructing arguments and

accounts in a coherent presentation.Can express him/herselfspontaneously, very fluently andprecisely, differentiating finer shades ofmeaning even in more complexsituations.

Course duration: 100 hours - Open

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Tutor profile Native speaker.

Postgraduate degree.

Teaching qualification.

Experienced in providing highlymotivating classes for

demanding professionals.

Periodically retrained in themost up to date teachingmethods.

Bariloche, R o Negro, Argentina ,



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Course schedule Once a week courses:

1.5 hours per week

during lunch breaks,early mornings orafternoons.

Semi-intensive andIntensive courses:

Several hours per day.

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Course fees 1 Delegate: 60 for 1.5 hours per weekin order to start making real progress.

2 Delegates: 65 for 1.5 hours perweek. And 5 extra for extra person in a

group of 4-5.

Intensive courses (6 hours per day) orsemi-intensive programs (3 hours a day)

cost 40 for the first hour, 30 for the

following hours, regardless of class size.

Recommended group size for rapidprogress: 4/6 adults per group.

If groups are more than 6, therecommended fee is 12 per student,

per lesson, payable per month in

advance or a maximum of 108 per

class per group. San Lorenzo, Salta, Argentina, Secretaria de Turismo


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Delegates Reviews I was looking for intensive, fast-moving classes in

Spanish in order to move into real communication asfast as possible. Not just tourist stuff with hotels and

trains, but really to get to grips with and use thelanguage for business and personal communication.

This is the place. Carolinas classes are small; the pace is

lively, intense and adaptable, with fine tuning for therequirements of each student. I have only been learning

Spanish about six weeks with Ateneo 21 and I ammanaging to get through the switchboards of Spanishcompanies, read stories and newspaper articles andquickly becoming an Almodvar aficionado. Robert

Freilich, sales director, Finchley, London, 10 June 2007

"I have worked with Carolina for 6 months and found her anable and adaptable teacher. She has a sound knowledge of

the structure of Spanish, is always well prepared and uses

a variety of imaginative teaching methods. Her lessonsare tailor-made to my particular needs. I have been

impressed by the way in which she has practised variousskills with me, including speaking, pronunciation and

reading, as well as drilling me on certain idiomaticexpressions. There is always something new and

challenging in her approach and I feel that any studentwould benefit from a period under her tutelage".Terry Dodsworth, financial journalist, Hampstead, London, 7

October 2008

"There are many different reasons for learning a newlanguage and what motivates me is conversation. Butwhere do you begin? During my first session on the

Breakthrough Spanish course, Carolina brought us straightinto expressing likes and dislikes and opinions - basically,

50% of any conversation. We were talking already! I knewthat I had made the best decision coming to Ateneo 21 andleft exhilarated; Carolina has created a relaxed environment

for learning with classes of 4 people. The Spanish lessonsare broken up with activities that are fun, helping to absorb

what is taught at a much quicker pace than in any normalclassroom. I can now converse and read and am falling

more and more in love with the Spanish language".Aengus Rathbone, Media Technician. Fitzrovia, London. 4thSeptember 2010Aengus Rathbone, Media Technician. Fitzrovia, London.

4th September 2010

Spanish lessons at Ateneo 21 are extremely beneficial anduseful for me. The policy of keeping the class size small

means that the students have proper opportunities inusing and understanding the language during thecourse, as well as being able to communicate with the

teacher constantly. I have a great interest in South Americaand its culture, and it definitely is a huge benefit for me to

be taught by staff who are full of insight and knowledge ofthe continent. I would like to recommend Ateneo 21 to

anyone who is considering learning such a fascinatinglanguage in an attentive environment.Junko Fuwa, art director and journalist, Camden, London, 9

June 2007


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Some of our clientsAteneo 21 designed a Spanish for Current

Affairs course to train the foreign desk

editor to read the Spanish newspapers

published around the world in order to select

news stories and brief correspondents

abroad.

This was a semi-intensive course (3 hoursper day) aimed to take the delegate to an

advanced level of Spanish in order to have

an effective working knowledge of the

language to promote an Argentine related

brand in London and conduct business trips

to Argentina.

Ateneo 21 offered an in-company Spanish

course to prepare the owner and two

directors to deal more effectively with an

increasingly international clientele.

Estancia, Buenos Aires, Argent ina,



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Contact Ateneo 21

More information on:http://www.ateneo21.com

Call Carolina on:020 7837 6578

Polo in the snow , Ro Negro, Argentina,


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