Teaching Methods

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

If you are a complete beginner, within two weeks at CPI you should be able to communicate with simple structures in present, past and future tenses, manage basic vocabulary about everyday life and be able to ask simple questions. At this point students are considered to have reached the level of: Basic Beginner.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

In another two weeks it is possible to reach the next level: Intermediate Beginner. This designation translates to better communication through the use of increased vocabulary, more detailed descriptions and the ability to give and recognize orders, instructions and addresses. The Intermediate Beginner increases the depth of their Spanish abilities by learning other tenses and new grammatical structures.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level
With two additional weeks of class, the student may progress to the level of Advanced Beginner. At this point students are able to express themselves much more spontaneously, are capable of telling simple stories in the past tense, learn about additional tenses and expand vocabulary.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

The next two weeks of study enable you to reach the level of Beginner Intermediate . A mid beginner student is able to ask more complicated questions with greater confidence, expand the Spanish verb base, and can communicate in present and past tenses more precisely, as well as read and comment on newspaper articles.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

With another two weeks of study students use prepositions and other grammar points more exactly; are capable of expanded self-expression when writing ideas; better comprehend the previously studied verbal tenses; read and comment on magazine and newspaper articles in more depth; speak about current world events (not just personal experience); and are able to do short presentations. This is classified as the Intermediate level.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

During the next two weeks, students reach the level of: Advanced Intermediate. Students have the ability to discuss concrete themes with increased confidence and use different verbal tenses in more complex structures. At the same time, students may begin to interpret advertisements and films and understand songs. Students should see an improvement in written work due to their newly expanded vocabulary, coupled with an increase in auditory comprehension.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

A further two weeks of study translates to the level of Beginner Advanced, at which point students have more security and confidence to maintain longer conversations without interruptions. Students have an increased capacity to read and understand literature, and are able to comprehend messages in Spanish from native speakers with a wide variety of accents and dialects.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

In the next weeks students progress to the Intermediate Advanced level by demonstrating an ability to maintain conversations with an ample range of subjects and react clearly in unexpected or complicated situations, using an extensive vocabulary without confusions or misunderstandings and with less influence from their native language. In conversation, the student's ideas are clearly communicated and understood by native speakers.

Average: 1 - 2 weeks

Description of the level

With two weeks more of study at CPI students move to the next level: Advanced. Students are able to speak confidently, with more precision and fluency, about ideas and current issues around the world, using all of the verbal tenses to near perfection. With better intonation and a larger vocabulary, students are capable of reading complex literature with less use of a dictionary and begin to better understand television, radio, films, word games and most importantly, native humor.