Courses

Spanish Courses

Types of Courses

In order to provide you with a well-rounded language and cultural experience here in Querétaro, Babilon offers you a variety of classes to choose from to design your course schedule.  As we put your course plan together, we´ll help you decide which of the following will best suit your needs.

1.  Standard Group Courses

This is our basic course plan for those students who wish to learn Spanish in a group context.  Courses open every Monday and you can choose to stay for as little as one week or for as long as you want.  If you stay for a full seven weeks, you will advance one level of classes (each class covers one level within the Common European Framework).

 

There are two basic schedule options for the standard courses. Note: the course schedule tables contain the names Course A, Course B and Course C. These are the different parts of a course schedule. Course A and Course B meaning standard language classes and Course C meaning Mexican culture and tradition classes.

Option 1:  This option includes 3 hours of class daily from Monday to Friday which include pure language instruction.

Standard weekly course schedule: Option 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Weekend
Tutors available 8.00 - 9.00					Be sure to check out with academic coordination at Babilon what field trips are available for the weekend!!
Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30
Break 10.30 - 10.45
Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15
Tutors available 12.30 - 2.30
Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00
Tutors available 4.00 - 6.00

Course A and B are standard language courses

Option 2:  Your second option consists of 5 hours of class daily from Monday to Friday.  This schedule combines language instruction with a variety of courses on Mexican culture and tradition. The Mexican culture and tradition classes are called Course C in the schedule and will be given from 12.30pm till 2.30pm. Topics rotate throughout the week to give you a variety of new knowledge even if you just study with us for a week.  Students of any level can take the cultural courses as they will be taught according to their Spanish proficiency.

Standard weekly course schedule: Option 2

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Weekend
Tutors available 8.00 - 9.00					Be sure to check with academic coordination at Babilon what field trips are available for the weekend!!
Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30	Course A 9.00 - 10.30
Break 10.30 - 10.45
Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15	Course B 10.45 - 12.15
Break 12.15 - 12.30
Course C 12.30 - 2.30	Course C 12.30 - 2.30	Course C 12.30 - 2.30	Course C 12.30 - 2.30	Course C 12.30 - 2.30
Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00	Meal time 2.30 - 4.00
Tutors available 4.00 - 6.00

 

Course A and B are standard language courses

Course C is a practical application class according to your level.  There is a different topic covered each day of the week.

With either of these options you can also add private tutoring hours into your schedule to complement your group classes.  See the Standard Group Course Schedules for more details.

To get an idea of the content of the Spanish courses, we listed the content of course A and B in the table below. It shows what content you will cover per week of your Spanish course, of course depending on the amount of weeks you study at Babilon. If you study two weeks, you will cover the material shown in the table called week 1 and week 2.

Content Course A and B

Week 1
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Survival	Introducing yourself and meeting others	Money, numbers, paying for things	Geography: States, Tourist Attractions	At the Market	Field Trip: Museum
Oral Skills
Extra Activity:	Piñata Party

Week 2
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Survival	The Classroom	Entertainment, asking and giving directions	History: Timeline of Mexico	Hotels, Reservations	Field Trip: Churches
Oral Skills
Extra Activity:	Mixed Drinks

Week 3
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Survival	Describing things and people	Telling time, Making plans	Culture, Taboos and Nonverbal communication	Tourism, Exploring mexico, Transport	Field Trip: Art
Oral Skills
Extra Activity:	Movie Night

Week 4
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Survival	Family	Emergency, Medical, How do you feel?	Music in Mexico	Clothing and Accessories	Field Trip: Market
Oral Skills
Extra Activity:	Dance Lessons

Week 5
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Survival	Meal time, Food, Restaurants	The House	Cultural Symbols of Mexico	Negotiating Prices	Field Trip: Tour Downtown
Oral Skills
Extra Activity:	Cooking Classes

**If the level you wish to register for does not have a group available during the time you wish to study, we will adjust your hours to accommodate private courses for you.  You will still cover the same amount of material as you would in a group course, but with the personal attention of your own private tutor.

The table below indicates the topics that will be covered when taking Course C, which are the Mexican culture and tradition classes. The longer you take this course, the deeper you will go into the material of the topics indicated.

 

2.  Personalized Standard Courses

Take advantage of the personalized attention of your own teachers and work at your own rate.  Choose your own start and end dates.  You can follow one of our standard course plans of 3 or 5 hours daily, or you can choose your own study schedule.

3.  Specialized Courses

Do you need to learn specialized or technical Spanish?  Would just a specific Spanish vocabulary help you get ahead at work?  Plan your vacation and get ahead at work!  Arrange your custom made class schedule with us at your own level and according to your own field of work or study.  Create your own Spanish for medicine, law, engineering, or any other field you wish.  Like the other programs, you can follow a standard class schedule, or design your own according to your own needs.