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History

• 1921 Summer School founded by JoséVasconcelos with the mission to "universalizeknowledge about Spanish language andMexican culture as well as academic supportto Mexican communities abroad "

• 1944 UNAM-San Antonio. Foundation ofUNAM’s First Extension School at TrinityUniversity in San Antonio, Texas

• 1981 Summer School changed name toInternational Student Learning Center

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• 1992 Cepe-Taxco. Goverment of Guerrero donatesthe old hacienda “El Chorrillo” to UNAM

• 1995 UNAM-Canada. Foundation of UNAMExtension School at Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

• 2002 UNAM-Chicago. Inaugurated ExtensionSchool in Chicago, Illinois, USA

• 2005 UNAM-Los Angeles. Inaugurated ExtensionSchool in Los Ángeles, California, USA

History

• 2012 UNAM-China. Foundation of Mexican Studies Center (CEM) in Beijing ForeignStudies University

• UNAM-Seattle. Representation of UNAM in Washington is incorporated into CEPE andchanged status to Mexican Studies Center (CEM) in 2014

• 2013 UNAM-Spain. Foundation of Mexican Studies Center (CEM) in Cervantes Institutein Madrid

• 2014 UNAM-Costa Rica. Foundation of Mexican Studies Center (CEM) in Costa RicaUniversity

• UNAM-France. Inaugurated Mexican Studies Center (CEM) at Sorbone University

History

• 2015 The Specific Cooperation Agreement between the Cervantes Institute, UNAMand the University of Salamanca

• UNAM-United Kingdom. Inaugurated Mexican Studies Center at King’s CollegeLondon

• UNAM-Tucson. Creation of Mexican Studies Center at Arizona University• Rectoral agreement on the operation and regulation of UNAM headquarters abroad• International Unit responsible for international university headquarters at UNAM

History

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Principal Functions of the International Student Learning Center

• Teaching, evaluation and certification of Spanish to foreigners

• Training of teachers in Spanish as a foreign language

• Diffusion of Mexican culture

• Academic liaison, collaboration and exchange

• Support for UNAM’s international projects

• Promotion of Mexican Cultural Studies as an academic subject

• Support to Mexican communities outside of Mexico

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Academic Offer

Training of Teachers in Spanishas a Foreign Language

Spanish LanguageCertification

Spanish and Mexican Culture courses

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Academic Offer

SPANISH AND MEXICAN CULTURECOURSES

CULTURAL VISITS

SPANISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION

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9 Spanishlevels

Levels

0 to 45 to 7

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Six Course sessions every year

Six Weeks(108 to 136 class hours)

Spanish

Hours

907860

Culture

ArtHistory

Literature

Hours

183048

Spanish and Mexican Culture courses

• Pedagogical and didactic guide.

• Teaching and learning tool stemming from teaching experience.

• Principal objective is to support teachers in Spanish languageteaching and teaching of Mexican culture to foreigners .

• Methodology considers use of language for communication purposes.

• Natural learning processes emphasized.

• A focus on the student promoting independent learning.

• Importance placed on relationship between language and sociocultural context.

• Responds to Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) proposal of Learning, Teaching and Assessment of Languages.

Series of books Dicho y Hecho. Spanish as a Second Language

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Series of books Dicho y Hecho. Spanish as a Second Language

We have our model of learning Spanish as a foreign language developed as aresult of years of educational materials and vocational teaching experience.

For almost 30 years we have been teaching Spanish throughour own series of publications:

• “Pido la palabra” (1988)

• “Estoy Listo” (1994)

• “Así hablamos. Español como lengua extranjera” (2007)

• “Dicho y Hecho. Español como lengua extranjera” (2014)

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Mexican Culture courses

ART LITERATUREHISTORY

16 course optionsComplementary

courses (intensives)

6 semestrals

11 course optionsComplementary

courses (intensives)

9 semestrals

6 course optionsComplementary

(intesives)

9 semestrals

Diploma: Daily Life in Mexico through art

Diploma: A Journey through the history of

Mexico

Diploma: great figures of Latin

American Literature

Diploma: Mexican Studies

Mexican Culture Course on line (CEPE – Instituto Matías Romero / SRE)

PLAYFUL ACTIVITIES

• Guide Tours to different sites of historical, artistic and ecologicalinterest as part of the cultural and natural heritage of Mexico(UNESCO).

• Cultural Difution (Such as conference, book presentations,concerts, theater plays, and dance events and exhibitions.

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Training of Teachers in Spanish as a Foreign Language

• 2 modules• On- campus and distance• 8 academic activities• 272 hours• Per semester and annual• 13 generations of on-campus• 6 generations of distance-

learning course

• 4 semesters• Distance learning course• 16 academic activities• 488 hours• 61 school credits• Annual• 8 generations

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Spanish Language Certificates

Certificate of Spanish as Additional Language

Certificate of Spanish as Foreign Language for the

Academic Field

International Service forEvaluation of the Spanish

Language

Certificate of proficiency in Spanish in collaboration with University of Salamanca (USAL), Instituto Cervantes (IC) and University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

Accreditationof Application

Centers

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International Service for Evaluation of the Spanish Language

• It lacks a valid examination and international recognition for certifyingmastery of the Spanish language

• In March of 2015 the Specific Collaboration Agreement was signed betweenthe Cervantes Institute, UNAM and Salamanca University

• In September of 2015 Telefonica Digial Education launches informaticsplatform to SIELE application and an strategy for internationalcommercialization

• In March of 2016, SIELE launches internationally

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SIELE• Evaluation of comprehension, expression and interaction, contextualized in the

personal, public, educational and professional fields.

• The exam consists of four tests: reading comprehension, listening comprehension,written and interactional expression and oral expression and interaction.

• Apply online at accredited exam centers.

• the cost depends by region and country.

Test Items Assignments Minutes

Reading comprehension 38 5 60

Listening comprehension 38 6 45

Written and interactionalexpression

2 60

Oral expression and interaction 5 30

Total 76 18 3 hours 15

Year Number of Nationalities2007 692008 732009 672010 732011 852012 872013 902014 782015 75

Fuente: Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros, UNAM, 2015.

Total of nationalities 158

Profile of foreigners at CEPE CU

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Number of registration

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Stu

den

ts

Total Mexicans Foreigners

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Profile of foreigners students

17.7%

2.8%

31.3% 46.2%

2.0%

Fuente: Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros, UNAM, 2015.

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171150

139

115

92

5235 31 26 25

Fuente: Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros, UNAM, 2015.

Nationalities 2015

China Japan Korea USA Germany France Brazil United Kingdom

Russia Canada

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UNAM-CanadaUNAM-Seattle

UNAM-Los Angeles

UNAM-Tucson

UNAM-Costa Rica

UNAM-Chicago

UNAM-San Antonio

UNAM-United Kingdom

UNAM-France

UNAM- Spain

UNAM-China

Headquarters at UNAM in the world

Until 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

CU (1921) China Spain Costa Rica United KingdomSan Antonio (1944) Seattle France Tucson

Canada (1995)Chicago (2004)

Los Angeles (2005)

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Secretaría Académica del CEPETel. 56 22 24 50

e-mail: lmsamperio@cepe.unam.mxhttp://www.cepe.unam.mx

Secretaría Académica del CEPETel. 56 22 24 50

e-mail: lmsamperio@cepe.unam.mxhttp://www.cepe.unam.mx