LEARN SPANISH

We offer Spanish Courses designed to enable students to immerse in the local culture and to confidently involve themselves in any Spanish-speaking society.

The classes start every Monday throughout the year. They generally take place every morning in average groups of three with a limit of seven students. Courses are taught by native Spanish-speaking teachers highly experienced at all of the following levels, into which students are initially tested.

Basic Level: Students can communicate in simple, daily situations that require a simple exchange of information and in tourist locations. Their communication skills are, however, very limited.

Intermediate Level: Students can communicate with a certain fluidity in social, work, and academic environments, although they may hesitate in unfamiliar contexts.

Advanced Level: Students use Spanish comfortably in an ample number of situations. They express themselves fluently and correctly in work and academic environments, including specialized activities.

Classes make use of topics oriented to intercultural learning and promoting tolerance and respect for diversity. Our classes are also used to share the distinct aspects of social life in our country.

We offer several options to satisfy the needs of each student.

1) Crash Immersion Course
In the first weeks, students are frequently more focused on adapting and settling down in their new environment. Therefore, this 10-hour-a-week program is the course we recommend for recently arrived students. Moreover, this course is mainly focused on conversation which is key to build up the student’s confidence in her/his ability to communicate with local people. Once students have adapted to their new environment they can decide to change to a program that covers more hours.

2) Intensive Course
These courses are designed for those who wish to learn in a more intensive classroom setting, combined with social and cultural activities that allow them to practice their skills. The 20-hour-a-week program covers all aspects of learning a language (speaking, reading, listening and writing) with a special emphasis in development of each student’s communication abilities. The goal is to teach each student to communicate effectively in real-life situations.

3) Immersion Course
The immersion course consists of lessons that aim at developing the language skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening and the use of language in real contexts of use, taking into account aspects such as social appropriateness. The Immersion course combines 20 hours of group lessons plus 5 hours of private lessons per week where students reinforce the class content.

4) Super-Intensive Course
This course is more intensive as students learn the language and accomplish a higher level of proficiency within a shorter period of time. These classes combine the experience of group lessons (20 hours per week) with individual lessons (10 hours per week). The group lessons will review general content together with your classmates. In the individual classes students reinforce the group class content and work on their weakest areas through conversations related to themes of their choosing.

Cultural Immersion
As part of your Spanish course and in order to achieve a better understanding of the language and culture in Argentina, we include twice a week visits to historic sites within the city such as museums, parks, etc. These trips are planned with each student's current level of Spanish in mind and range from outings to local clothing stores, supermarkets and restaurants to museums and cultural centers.

Tango and Spanish
With whichever course you choose, you have the option to take two tango classes a week for free, which are given by experienced tango instructors. Tango classes open the door to the world of dance for which Argentina is known and allow you to meet new people and enjoy your stay here in Córdoba even more.

Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
If you are coming to Argentina to learn Spanish but want to get involved in more activities and enrich your experience while at the same time helping those who need it most or fulfilling academic requirements, you have the option to work on a volunteer or internship project through AFOS.

Spanish courses are independent from the volunteer programs. It’s not required being a volunteer in order to apply to the courses.

PROGRAM COSTS

Due to our non-profit orientation, Argentina's favorable currency exchange rate for foreigners and Córdoba/s lower cost of living, we can offer our programs at the very low fees in the table below. Please consider that by learning Spanish with Fundación AFOS you are also helping to finance our organization costs as well as the work of the non profit social organizations that we support.

Include:
- Registration fee
- Pick up Service at the Córdoba airport or bus station.
- Level test
- Study materials
- Two cultural activities per week.
- Two Tango classes per week
- End of course Certificate
- Free Internet access and wireless connection at AFOS Residence
- A kitchen where to share a cup of coffee, tea or mate.
- 24 hour emergency phone.

Does not include:
- Aifare and airport taxes
-Accommodation. For accommodation options and costs please click here.
- Health insurance (*)
- Meals, local transportation, laundry and personal expenses. Typical participants report spending around US $ 60 (50 € ) per week for these incidental costs.

* Health Insurance:
As a program requirement you need health coverage throughout your program. Your home country coverage is acceptable if it covers you abroad; if not we can arrange for health coverage for you here. This coverage includes medical and dental consultations, emergencies, hospitalization and surgeries at cost of US$ 35 or 25 € per month. It does not include civil liability or life insurance.

Why studying Spanish in Fundación AFOS?

Fundación AFOS (Assistance for the Fortification of Social Organizations) provides free management and structural assistance to support small and mid-sized non-profits (NGOs) in Argentina. In addition to lacking operational expertise, these local NGOs are also generally in desperate need of capable and committed volunteers an interns not only to work directly in their programs but also to help them become stronger, more sustainable and better able to serve their communities.

To help these local NGO’s fill this gap we recruit international volunteers and interns and match them to a program that interests them and where their knowledge and skills can provide the maximum positive impact.

By choosing AFOS Foundation to learn Spanish you are supporting not only our mission and growth but also the work of the social organizations that we support. All profits collected through the Spanish courses are intended help financing our work.