SPANISH COURSE SCHEDULE - FALL 2015

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1 SPANISH COURSE SCHEDULE - FALL 2015 W hat is contained within... Useful information, including discounts & dates Page 1 Regular Spanish courses (3-hours a week) Pages 2 6 Intensive Spanish courses (two 3-hour lessons a week) Pages 2 6 Grammar workshops & specialist workshops Pages 7 9 Special courses (with a theme, or focusing on an area of Spanish) Page 9 Courses for children & teens Page 10 DELE preparation courses Page 11 Registration details Page 12 Our prices & policies Page 13...will set you free Chicago s not-for-profit center for Spanish language and culture Instituto Cervantes Chicago

2 Levels & courses! With the exception of most of our special courses and courses for children, each individual course is 30 hours. Level & total hours Course name Course A1 (60 hours) A2 (60 hours) B1 (120 hours) B2 (120 hours) C1 (120 hours) Beginning 1 A1.1 Beginning 2 A1.2 Beginning 3 A2.1 Beginning 4 A2.2 Intermediate 1 B1.1 Intermediate 2 B1.2 Intermediate 3 B1.3 Intermediate 4 B1.4 Advanced 1 B2.1 Advanced 2 B2.2 Advanced 3 B2.3 Advanced 4 B2.4 High Advanced 1 C1.1 High Advanced 2 C1.2 High Advanced 3 C1.3 High Advanced 4 C1.4! Information & discounts (may be combined for a maximum discount of 25%) Unless specified below, fall courses start week of September 28. We have Intensives courses (two or three 3-hour classes per week) running in September, October, and November. We will be closed October 12 and November Our 5-week DELE preparation courses start the week of October 19. College students and seniors (62 years and over) receive a 5% discount. Members receive a 10% discount on all courses, as well as other benefits. Register at least two weeks before the course starts and receive a 10% discount. Discounts do not apply to AVE, private classes, or workshops. 1

3 A1 BEGINNER FALL 2015 Regular courses - 3 hours a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September 28 A1.1 Beginner Mon & Wed 5:30pm 7pm $ Mondays 6pm 9pm $ Tuesdays 9am 12pm $ Thursdays 12pm 3pm $ Fridays 10am 1pm $ Saturdays 12pm 3pm $503 A1.2 Beginner Mon & Wed 10am 11:30am $ Mon & Wed 5:30pm 7pm $ Wednesdays 10am 1pm $ Wednesdays 1:30pm 4:30pm $ Thursdays 5:45pm 8:45pm $ Saturdays 12pm 3pm $503 Fall Intensive 2 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start September 28 Tue & Thu courses start September A1.1 Beginner 1 6pm 9pm $ A1.1 Beginner 1 10am 1pm $ A1.2 Beginner 2 6pm 9pm $503 Fall Intensive 3 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start November 9 Tue & Thu courses start November A1.1 Beginner 1 10am 1pm $ A1.1 Beginner 1 6pm 9pm $ A1.2 Beginner 2 6pm 9pm $ A1.2 Beginner 2 10am 1pm $378 Themed and specialist courses begin on page 7 2

4 A2 UPPER BEGINNER FALL 2015 Regular courses - 3 hours a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September 28 A2.1 Beginner Mondays 10am 1pm $ Mondays 5:45pm 8:45 $ Wednesdays 9am 12pm $ Thursdays 1:30pm 4:30pm $ Saturdays 12pm 3pm $503 A2.1 Beginner Mondays 9am 12pm $ Tuesdays 6pm 9pm $ Saturdays 9am 12pm $503 Fall Intensive 2 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start September 28 Tue & Thu courses start September A2.1 Beginner 3 10am 1pm $ A2.2 Beginner 4 10am 1pm $378 Fall Intensive 3 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start November 9 Tue & Thu courses start November A2.1 Beginner 3 10am 1pm $ A2.1 Beginner 3 6pm 9pm $ A2.2 Beginner 4 10am 1pm $ A2.2 Beginner 4 6pm 9pm $503 Themed and specialist courses begin on page 7 3

5 B1 INTERMEDIATE FALL 2015 Regular courses - 3 hours a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September 28 B1.1 Intermediate Mondays 9am 12pm $ Tuesdays 5:45pm 8:45 $503 B1.2 Intermediate Tue & Thu 10am 11:30am $ Wednesdays 5:45pm 8:45pm $ Saturdays 9am 12pm $503 B1.3 Intermediate Mondays 12pm 3pm $378 B1.4 Intermediate Tuesdays 9am 12pm $378 Fall Intensive 2 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start September B1.4 Intermediate 4 6pm 9pm $503 Fall Intensive 3 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start November 9 Tue & Thu courses start November B1.1 Intermediate 1 6pm 9pm $ B1.1 Intermediate 1 10am 1pm $ B1.2 Intermediate 2 10am 1pm $ B1.2 Intermediate 2 6pm 9pm $ B1.3 Intermediate 3 6pm 9pm $ B1.3 Intermediate 3 10am 1pm $ B1.4 Intermediate 4 10am 1pm $ B1.3 Intermediate 3 6pm 9pm $503 Themed and specialist courses begin on page 7 4

6 B2 ADVANCED FALL 2015 Regular courses - 3 hours a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September 28 B2.1 Advanced Mondays 6pm 9pm $503 B2.2 Advanced Tuesdays 5:45pm 8:45pm $503 B2.4 Advanced Wednesdays 5:45pm 8:45pm $503 Fall Intensive 2 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start September B2.1 Advanced 1 10am 1pm $378 Fall Intensive 3 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start November 9 Tue & Thu courses start November B2.1 Advanced 1 6pm 9pm $ B2.1 Advanced 1 10am 1pm $ B2.2 Advanced 2 10am 1pm $378 Themed and specialist courses begin on page 7 5

7 C1 HIGH ADVANCED FALL 2015 Regular courses - 3 hours a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September 28 C1.1 High Advanced Thursdays 9am 12pm $ Thursdays 6pm 9pm $503 High Advanced+ 111 Saturdays 9am 12pm $503 Fall Intensive 3 courses - two 3-hour classes a week for 5 weeks Mon & Wed courses start November 9 Tue & Thu courses start November C1.1 High Advanced 1 6pm 9pm $ High Advanced+ 10am 1pm $378 Themed and specialist courses begin on the next page 6

8 GRAMMAR WORKSHOPS & SPECIALIST WORKSHOPS! Workshops are individual classes, each of which is $51. Discounts cannot be applied. Grammar workshops - individual 3-hour classes 218 B1 Intermediate & up Past Tenses I Saturday October 24 10am 1pm 227 B1 Intermediate & up Understanding the Subjunctive I Saturday November 7 10am 1pm 230 A2 Upper beginner & up Unstressed Object Pronouns Saturday November 14 10am 1pm 242 B2 Advanced & up Understanding the Subjunctive II Tuesday December 15 10am 1pm Specialist workshops - individual 3-hour classes Spanish for specific purposes 228 B1 Intermediate & up Spanish for Business Thursday November 12 6pm 9pm 232 B1 Intermediate & up Spanish for Business Saturday December 5 10am 1pm 245 B1 Intermediate & up Spanish for Business Wednesday December 16 6pm 9pm Art 217 B1 Intermediate & up Current Affairs Volume, Color, and Society: The art of Fernando Botero Friday October 23 10am 1pm 233 B1 Intermediate & up Talking about Current Events Wednesday December 9 10am 1pm 244 B1 Intermediate & up Talking about Current Events Wednesday December 16 10am 1pm 7

9 Gastronomy 235 B1 Intermediate & up Wine 1: Spanish Red Wine Wednesday December 9 6pm 9pm 243 B1 Intermediate & up Wine 2: Spanish White Wine Tuesday December 15 6pm 9pm 248 B1 Intermediate & up Sport Wine 3: Spanish Sparkling Wine Thursday December 17 6pm 9pm 216 A2 Upper beginner & up All about Soccer Saturday October 17 1:30pm 4:30pm 224 A2 Upper beginner & up NBA vs. ÑBA Saturday October 31 1:30pm 4:30pm 236 A2 Upper beginner & up All about Soccer Wednesday December 9 6pm 9pm 246 A2 Upper beginner & up NBA vs. ÑBA Wednesday December 16 6pm 9pm Travel 215 A2 Upper beginner & up The St. James Pilgrimage Friday October 16 10am 1pm Literature 222 B1 Intermediate & up 223 B2 Advanced & up 225 B2 Advanced & up Picasso and contemporary Spanish painting Halloween is Coming: the best Spanish horror stories Halloween is Coming: the best Spanish horror stories Friday October 30 10am 1pm Saturday October 31 10am 1pm Monday November 2 6pm 9pm 231 B2 Advanced & up Great Women, Great Stories Monday November 16 6pm 9pm 234 B1 Intermediate & up 238 B2 Advanced & up 239 B1 Intermediate & up Why is Don Quixote so Important? Halloween is Coming: the best Spanish horror stories Why is Don Quixote so Important? Wednesday December 9 1:30pm 4:30pm Thursday December 10 6pm 9pm Friday December 11 10am 1pm 241 B2 Advanced & up Great Women, Great Stories Monday December 14 6pm 9pm 247 B1 Intermediate & up Magical Realism in Literature Thursday December 17 10am 1pm 8

10 SPECIAL COURSES FALL 2015 Special courses - 1.5, 2, or 3 hour class, once a week for 10 weeks " Courses start week of September A1 Beginner Conversation & grammar Tuesdays 6pm 8pm $ A2 Upper beginner Conversation & grammar Fridays 10am 12pm $ B1 Intermediate Conversation & grammar Wednesdays 12pm 1:30pm $ B1 Intermediate & up Spanish for business Mondays 6pm 8pm $ B1 Intermediate & up Drink and learn about Spanish wines Wednesdays 6pm 8pm $ B1 Intermediate & up Traveling through Andalucía Fridays 11:45am 1:15pm $ B2 Advanced & up Conversation & grammar Mondays 6pm 8pm $ B2 Advanced & up Conversation & grammar 129 B2 Advanced & up All about Iberian ham 130 B2 Advanced & up All about Iberian ham 132 B2 Advanced & up Conversation & grammar Mondays & Wednesdays Tuesdays & Thursdays Tuesdays & Thursdays Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am 11:30am $378 10am 11:30am $378 11:45am 1:15pm $378 12:45pm 2:15pm $ B2 Advanced & up Great women, great stories Wednesdays 6pm 8pm $335 9

11 Courses for Children & teens, ages 4 to 15 SPECIAL COURSES! These 11 week courses run from the week of September 21. Ages 191 Illustration for heritage speakers Saturdays 11:05am 12:05pm 7 13 $185 TODDLER IMMERSION! For children aged 1 4, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. One lesson a week for 11 weeks $ September 21 November 30 Mondays 10am 11:30am 189 September 26 December 5 Saturdays 11:05am 12:35pm SPANISH COURSES! these 11 week courses run from the week of September 21 and are $277. Ages 186 Spanish for heritage speakers Saturdays 9:30am 11am Spanish for heritage speakers Saturdays 9:30am 11am Spanish for heritage speakers Saturdays 9:30am 11am Spanish as a foreign language Saturdays 11:15am 12:45pm Spanish as a foreign language Saturdays 11:15am 12:45pm Spanish as a foreign language Tuesdays 4:30pm 6pm Spanish as a foreign language Tuesdays 4:30pm 6pm

12 DELE PREPARATION COURSES DELE preparation courses - 3 hours a week for 5 weeks! Courses designed to prepare you for the DELE exam (Saturday November 21) $255. " Courses finish within a week of the DELE exam. Course starts 251 A1 Beginner & A2 Upper Beginner Wednesdays 6pm 9pm October B1 Intermediate & B2 Advanced Mondays 6pm 9pm October C1 High Advanced Tuesdays 6pm 9pm October 20 11

13 INSTITUTO CERVANTES CHICAGO FACULTY Carla Viteri Ecuador José Antonio Ávila España Cindy Carrasco México Juan García España Clarisa Vela Perú Karolina Cuevas Puerto Rico Claudia Mendoza Perú Marcelo Ayala Chile Cristina Iglesias España Marcos González España Elena Blanco Venezuela Manuel Hernández España Emma Rodríguez Colombia María Jesús Barros España Esteban Arévalo Colombia Marina Palomo España Estefanía Herrero España Verónica Díez España Fabiola Marolda México Xavier Espejo España Fernando Martín España Yahaira Battiata República Dominicana Héctor Sepúlveda Colombia Yanire Márquez España As you can see, our experienced faculty come from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to holding a bachelor s degree (with some holding a master s degree and / or PhD also), all of our teachers have received training in the art of teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Online Please visit chicago.cervantes.es. Phone / in person REGISTRATION Mon-Thu: 9am 7pm Fri: 9am 3pm Sat: 9am 1pm (312) West Ohio Street Chicago, IL ! More information We accept credit cards, checks, and cash. When enrolling, we recommend students choose a second option in case their first one is canceled. All general Spanish courses require a textbook. They are available for purchase from reception and are not included in the course fee. To accurately assess your current level of Spanish, we offer placement tests for $33. This fee is taken off the cost of a course that you subsequently enroll in. You may come in any time during office hours, no appointment necessary. Placement tests take approximately 45 minutes. 12

14 THE COST OF OUR COURSES Length of course Cost 30 hours Weekday mornings & afternoons $ hours Weekday evenings & Saturdays $ hours Adult $ hours Adult $ hours Children $ hours Children $185 3-hour workshop Adult $51 INSTITUTO CERVANTES POLICIES & PROCEDURES REFUNDS Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization committed to offering affordable courses. Any students wishing to receive a refund must request it in writing before the start of the second class. A refund minus a $50 processing fee will be made. No requests made after this date will be considered; nor will any refunds, partial or otherwise, be granted. Tuition cannot be transferred to another person or to a course in a later term. lf a class is canceled by us due to low enrolment, tuition payment will be refunded in full. Neither refunds nor credits will be given for classes not attended. ATTENDANCE & MAKE-UP CLASSES Attendance is the student's responsibility. Contact your teacher for homework in the case of an absence. It is possible to make up two missed classes by attending a class in another course of the same level, subject to availability. The student needs to request a make-up class voucher at the reception to be admitted in the class. CLASS SIZE Generally, the minimum class size is 4 and the maximum is 12. However, in special circumstances, and depending on the needs of the course, Instituto Cervantes reserves the right to open a course with an additional student. For the best possibility of being accommodated on the course of their choosing, we encourage students to register early. Instituto Cervantes reserves the right to cancel courses for which fewer than 4 students have registered. Students registered in a canceled course will be duly notified and may choose to either receive a full refund or transfer to another course, providing it is not full. In the case of the latter, if the course fee is different, the student will either pay the extra or receive a refund as appropriate. TEACHERS & CLASS GROUPS Teachers are not assigned classes until the week prior to the start of the course. We reserve the right to reassign teachers after a course has started. Students cannot choose the teacher for their course. 13