SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Communicating in Spanish as a second language was considered as a “nice secondary skill” in the past – today it is a necessity for millions of business people, professionals, and government workers who need to broaden their personal and professional goals. The world is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and Spanish is the leading language.

Why learn Spanish with ENTRENA in the Dominican Republic?

We have 20 years of experience with students from a diversity of backgrounds, ages, needs, and learning styles. Renown organizations with professional standards such as Peace Corps, universities, and diplomatic missions use our services.

The Dominican Republic provides an excellent environment for learning Spanish. The warm and outgoing Dominican population is easy to engage in practice conversation and patient and helpful with foreigners learning Spanish. With an excellent climate and diversity of beaches, mountains, museums, and nightlife to experience, our students quickly fall in love with the DR.

Individual tailored instruction that takes into account the uniqueness of your background, personality, and previous learning experiences. ENTRENA designs a program that captures the richness of your diversity rather than imposing upon you a totally pre-determined program.

Professional entry and outgoing evaluations based upon the ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language) scale. Monitoring of your progress is frequent with feedback and counseling where necessary.

Integration with cultural adaptation themes and homestays with carefully selected and oriented Dominican families. Enjoy an immersion experience with a Dominican family surrounded by Spanish speakers, learn to dance the meringue or play dominoes, and discover the underlying messages of indirect, non-verbal, and non-committal communication styles.

Proven methodology based upon practicality, contextually focused for quick application, comprehension-based, individuality, daily homework, curriculum with competencies, and learning contracts. In an ENTRENA program, you “learn how to learn” which facilitates your on-going study of Spanish once our program finishes.


How much will it cost?

ENTRENA offers three basic programs for you to choose from. All programs include individualized instruction, entry evaluation, and materials. Each student should bring his/her dictionary and any workbooks or verb books of their choice.

Program No. 1 – Four Week Immersion with Family Homestay is US$1,650.00 and includes the following:

Total of 120 hours of instruction based upon 6 hours per day from 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday.

Incoming and outgoing ACTFL based evaluation with strategies for continued learning.

Minimum of one excursion per week outside the classroom based upon targeted competency, i.e. – purchasing food at the market, public transportation, etc.

Transfer from airport to family homestay at start of program.

Family homestay includes private room, laundry, daily cleaning of room, daily breakfast and dinner, and lunch of weekends. Note: Students are responsible for their own lunches Monday through Friday and any public transportation costs between family and ENTRENA.

Program No. 2 – Intensive 4 Week Program with no Family Homestay. Some students prefer to make their own accommodations. The cost is US$1,300.00 and includes all of program No. 1 features without the homestay or the airport transfer.

Program No. 3 – Two Week Immersion with Family Homestay. For those students who cannot stay for 4 weeks, this is a viable option. The cost is US$900.00 and includes all of Program No. 1 features except (a) 60 instead of 120 instructional hours (b) the final ACTFL evaluation is replaced by a progress report.

Program No. 4 – Intensive 2 week program with no family homestay. Cost is US$800.00 and includes all Program No. 3 features without the homestay.

Program No. 5 – Specialized tutorial instruction is available at US$13.00 per hour. This program is designed for those students whose instructional hours need flexibility. Schedules are individually negotiated and we require a minimum of 25 hours within a 4 week period.

Program No. 6 – Small groups may be formed up to 4 students per instruction only if language levels and learning styles are similar. The base rate for each student is US$8.00 per hour.


For more information write to info@entrena.org 

To register write to register@entrena.org