Spanish for beginners

This elementary course is intended for people who know very little or no Spanish at all.  The objective of this course is to give students basic linguistic and sociocultural tools so that they are able to interact in Spanish in simple daily life situations.

The course is open to any person (international students or foreign residents) interested in learning Spanish at Universidad de Chile.

The course focuses on developing the four communicative skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All class activities resemble social and work-related environments in order to practice the language in everyday situations. The course also presents significant sociocultural aspects of Chile and Latin America as these contents are essential to effectively interact with native speakers of Spanish.

CALENDAR

The course meets twice a week for a total of 4,5 hours and extends along a semester of 16 weeks.

Classes take place Mondays and Wednesdays between 10.15 and 13.30.

CLASSES START: Monday, March 13th, 2023

CLASSES END: Monday, July 3rd, 2023

REGISTRATION PROCESS:

All applicants must take a written placement test (online) and do an oral interview.

Results of both evaluations place students in one of the five different levels offered each semester. Both evaluations are obligatory for any participants even if they do not speak any Spanish.

ADMISSION FIRST SEMESTER 2023

Oral interview: January, 2023. Previously arranged appointment

Online written placement: January 2023.

IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR THE PLACEMENT TESTS, CLICK HERE.

PLACEMENT TEST

CLP$12.000 (US$15 approx.). 

International Students (PME) at Universidad de Chile do not need to pay for the test.

COURSE COST

CLP $420.000. (US$450 approx.).

International Students (PME) at Universidad de Chile

CLP$ 230.000 (US$250 approx.)

No student visa required. Therefore we do not issue any document for visa applications.

More information: Prof. Claudia Flores – espanolenlachile@uchile.cl