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Chile – Argentina – Peru Complete Course Catalog, Updated June 2012

For More Information Please Contact: Kira Lansing kira@ecela.com




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Explanation of Courses
Standard Spanish language courses are taken as group classes and elective courses, such as Medical Spanish or Latin American Cultures I, may be taken as private classes or group classes if pre-arranged with ECELA’s AcademicCoordinator. Classes are intensive, consisting of 20 contact hours per week with a maximum of seven students per class. Language Courses: Levels A1 – C2 These courses are designed with the primary focus of giving students a thorough understanding of reading, writing and speaking Spanish. All key grammatical components are covered in a sequence, from beginner through advanced. Applied conversationis a key focus, and cultural discussion topics will be used to expand upon students’ vocabulary and conversational skills. All courses have a duration of four weeks, for a total of 80 contact hours or four academic credits.

Note: Students may take just three weeks of a course to receive three credits if this is what their university credit requirements and/or travel plans require. In this casestudents should try to begin their program during the second week of the course; their ECELA adviser can confirm this date for them.
Upper-Level Elective Courses: Foundations of Spanish and Latin American Literature, Magical Realism in Latin American Literature, Spanish Writing and Composition I, Spanish Writing and Composition II, Latin American Cultures I, Latin American Cultures II, BusinessSpanish, Medical Spanish, Legal Spanish. Each of these courses has a prerequisite of Spanish language skills; see individual descriptions for details. Grammar is not a primary focus, but the professor will correct any obvious errors where appropriate. Achievement of advanced writing and conversational abilities is the goal of these courses. Coursework will be more intensive, including, but notlimited to, writing assignments, oral presentations and long-term projects. Each of these courses takes place over a four-week period for four hours per day, 20 hours per week, for a total of 80 contact hours or four academic credits.

Note: four week courses may be compressed to three weeks in length for winter or summer session group programs.
Placement Exam : The ECELA placement exam wasdesigned by our team of professors to accurately evaluate students’ current level of Spanish language ability. All students take the placement exam on or before their first day of classes and are then placed in the course that corresponds to their placement exam results. If a student feels they were inaccurately assigned, they may petition the on-site academic director for a change of course level. Ashorter, online placement exam is given to all students prior to their arrival. This can be used to help determine which course a student will be enrolled in with ECELA and thus can receive credit for at their home university.




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Quick Course Conversion Chart
Standard College Course Spanish 101 (Semester I) Spanish 102 (Semester II) Spanish 201 (Semester III) Spanish 202 (Semester IV)Advanced Spanish Conversation 301 (Semester V) Advanced Spanish Conversation 302 (Semester VI) Spanish Literature 300+ ECELA Equivalent SPAN 101 (A1) SPAN 102 (A2) SPAN 201 (B1) SPAN 202 (B2) SPAN 301 (C1) Duration 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Hours/Credits 80 hours 80 hours 80 hours 80 hours 80 hours

SPAN 302 (C2)

4 weeks

80 hours

SPAN 303 Foundations of Spanish and LatinAmerican Literature SPAN 304 - Magical Realism in Latin American Literature SPAN 305 - Spanish Writing and Composition I SPAN 306 - Spanish Writing and Composition II SPAN 307 - Latin American Cultures I SPAN 308 - Latin American Cultures II SPAN 309 - Business Spanish SPAN 311 - Medical Spanish SPAN 313- Legal Spanish

4 weeks

80 hours

Spanish Literature 300+

4 weeks

80 hours...