Study Spanish in Nicaragua
Casa Xalteva Study Center
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Location:
| Granada - Nicaragua | |
Highlights:
| Casa Xalteva is an innovative educational and cultural center offering Spanish language classes, volunteer social service opportunities, and ... | |
Length:
| 1 - 5 Week(s) | |
Languages:
| Spanish | |
Academic Credit:
| No | |
Accommodations:
| Homestay, Other | |
Description:
| Casa Xalteva is an innovative educational and cultural center offering Spanish language classes, volunteer social service opportunities, and special programs to introduce you to the Nicaraguan people, their history, culture and natural environment.Casa Xalteva offers short and long-term intensive Spanish courses for beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Classes consist of one to four students working with Nicaraguan instructors. Classes meet four hours a day Monday through Friday. The atmosphere is casual and the emphasis is on conversational skills. Students use their free time to prepare assignments, make Nicaraguan friends and participate in extracurricular activities that help them get to know the city and the countryside. Textbooks and materials designed for non-native speakers are provided. Our instructors use an innovative "Spanish only" technique that has students speaking, writing and reading the language from the first day of class. New classes begin every Monday throughout the year, and students may study for as little as one week or as long as several months. The Center's directors, Dr. Gregory Calvert and Dr. Ken Carpenter, provide an initial orientation session for new students. They also conduct regular seminars and discussion groups on Central American history, politics, environmental issues and culture. Guest speakers, field trips and special activities help expose students to the land and people, and give them practical experience using the Spanish language.
Casa Xalteva students who have some proficiency in Spanish may volunteer for a few hours a day with a variety of social service programs, such as children's' feeding programs, youth centers, environmental brigades, or work in clinics or hospitals. | |
URL:
| http://www.nmia.com/~communit/ |
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