Programs - Internationalcenter

Whether you are a full time student, a professional person, or someone that is interested in studying Spanish while on vacation here in Mexico, we have made learning Spanish in Mexico very affordable. The total tuition investment charged by Spanish language schools in Mexico does vary considerably. Considering the quality of the instruction and the type of facilities we offer to our students, Instituto Mexico Americano de Cultura is one of the most competitively priced Spanish language immersion programs in Mexico. The following is a schedule for students who choose to study our most intensive language program currently available. For a complete list of tuition investment prices, see the bottom of the page.

DAILY ACTIVITIES:

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Students are involved in direct Spanish language instruction with a native instructor. All areas of Spanish language fluency are developed.

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM Students go to break.

11:15 AM to 1:00 PM Intensive Spanish classes with your instructor resume.

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM In addition to the classroom instruction, you have unlimited access to our Multimedia Lab (email, Internet, interactive Spanish programs), free of charge. Our students are strongly encouraged to maximize their learning by attending our Multimedia Lab an additional hour daily, though you may use the Multimedia Lab for as long as you wish during school hours. This brings your number of hours to 25 weekly (20 hours of teacher instruction and a recommended minimum 5 hours of free lab time).

Students receive the opportunity to be involved independently with our computer assisted language laboratory. This is a service that will allow the Spanish language student to reinforce the skill areas of pronunciation, listening, reading, and writing at the same time. The students´ individual interests and areas of need are addressed as they work on the area that they choose.

We also offer our students the opportunity to participate in a language and cultural exchange group, which will allow the student to practice his or her new language skills with native Spanish speaking students in a relaxed, informal setting. This activity is supervised by an instructor every afternoon, and is free of charge; therefore adding an optional additional hour of instruction per day.

AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS

Students are given the opportunity to participate in a variety of cultural activities both here in the historical downtown area as well as around the city of Guadalajara. For more information see:

NOTE: Please keep in mind; schools that offer what seems like many class hours per day. A great price may be taking into account all the time when there is a teacher present in an activity which may not always involve language learning. The class hours that we offer, ALL involve formal learning under a structured program with students at your same group level and your official teacher, PLUS the varied activities, where an instructor is also present and our students enjoy at no cost.

WEEKS	ONE			TWO
4 DAILY HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY + Cultural exchange workshops and computer lab.	Instruction	Homestay	Total	Instruction	Homestay	Total
	194	98	292	336	196	532

WEEKS	THREE			FOUR
4 DAILY HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY + Cultural exchange workshops and computer lab.	Instruction	Homestay	Total	Instruction	Homestay	Total
	426	294	720	517	392	909

Both programs offer free unlimited internet and
e-mail access. Monday through Friday: 7:45 A.M. to 8:45 P.M. Saturday 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

PRIVATE TUTORING
Prices in U.S. dollars.
Lifelong registration fee: 50 dlls.

WEEKS	ONE			TWO
DAILY HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY	Instruction	Homestay	Total	Instruction	Homestay	Total
1 + Comp-Lab.	100	98	198	192	196	388
2 +Comp-Lab.	192	98	290	368	196	564
3 + Comp-Lab.	282	98	380	527	196	723
4 + Comp-Lab.	368	98	466	670	196	866

WEEKS	THREE			FOUR
DAILY HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY	Instruction	Homestay	Total	Instruction	Homestay	Total
1 + Comp-Lab.	282	294	576	367	392	759
2 + Comp-Lab.	527	294	821	669	392	1061
3 + Comp-Lab.	736	294	1030	906	392	1298
4 + Comp-Lab.	906	294	1200	1081	392	1473

Our students are strongly encouraged to maximize their learning by attending our Multimedia Lab an additional hour daily, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. No extra fee.

*As an added advantage, our students pay their homestay family directly. Unlike many other institutions, we charge no homestay placement fee or hidden commissions for this service. Please bring the necessary cash or traveler´s checks to exchange for cash.

Since our courses are designed to be taken by one week programs, the student may attend our Spanish classes from as little as one week, to as long as desired. Please note that after paying your registration fee you do not have to pay this fee again when returning. We also offer additional discounts for students taking more than four weeks of classes. In order to receive the tuition discount you must cover your full tuition on your first day of classes, please see below.

CALENDAR
Our Spanish language programs in Mexico are designed to meet the students` schedule. We understand that many people come to study Spanish while on vacation in Mexico, and we are very interested in providing them with the most flexible opportunity for learning the Spanish language. Our intensive Spanish group classes begin every Monday of the year except during the Christmas and Easter holidays. Private tutoring may begin at any time and you may choose the amount of hours/days, you wish to take. Credits may be earned.

Christmas Vacation
December 18, 2006 to January 1, 2007.

Easter Holiday
April 2 to April 7, 2007.

December 1, 2006 New Mexican Government Taking Place
January (1) New Year's Day
February (5) Constitution Day
March (21) Benito Juarez Birthday (Holiday Moved to March 19, 2007))
May (1) Labor Day
September (16) Independence Day
October (12) Columbus Day
November (20) Revolution of 1810

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