This course is as such a continuation of instruction in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking, and writing, within a cultural context. Course participants are taught to conduct longer, more complex conversations and discussions in Spanish. Written language use is given greater emphasis in this course, and students learn to write and to read more formalized texts. Exercises focus always on practical and realistic situations. This course requires approximately 2 hours of preparation a day.

Course leader
Ms. C. (Cristina) Irn Chavarra

Target group
Speakers of Spanish with A2 level

Course aim
By the end of the course, participants are assumed (at level B1 of the Common European Framework) to be able to conduct longer and more complex conversations and discussions in Spanish in which they are able to clearly express and defend their opinions. You will learn to understand a native speaker of Spanish in conversation, even if the topic is outside of the participants' direct realm of experience. It is also assumed that course participants will be able to comprehend more formal texts.

Fee info
EUR 450: The course fee does not include any study materials. Tilburg University students 'pay' with 6 language vouchers. If you do not have enough vouchers, you pay 65 per language voucher.- Tilburg University students pay 390.- Prospective Tilburg University students who register from September 2015 pay 450 and can use their language vouchers to get a refund of 390.- Tilburg University members of staff: pay 410.- Alumni who graduate less than four years ago, can participate in this course at the internal rate of 410.- External participants pay 450.- Tilburg University Summer School charges a fee of 70 per participant for the organization of the event.

Scholarships
There are no scholarships available.

Tilburg University
Address: International Office, PO Box 90153 International Office P 2.219
Postal code: 5000LE
City: Tilburg
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://tilburguniversity.nl/summerschool
E-mail: summerschool@tilburguniversity.nl
Phone: 0031134663743 (or 8911)