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4-week courses

At elementary level, students have 2 hours of Spanish language each weekday plus one hour of vocabulary building (ampliación de léxico).

Intermediate, advanced and superior students have 2 hours of Spanish language plus an option of one hour of:

Spanish Culture
Spanish for Business
Analysis of Literary Texts
Translation from English into Spanish
Contemporary Spanish History
Conversation and Composition

The chosen option should be indicated on the application. Confirmation depends on the Salamanca placement test results.

6-week courses

This program consists of 4 hours daily (instead of 3 hours, as for 4-week students).

At elementary level, students have 2 hours of Spanish language each weekday plus one hour of vocabulary building (ampliación de léxico) and one hour of language laboratory or communication activities (actividades para la comunicación).

At intermediate, advanced and superior levels, students have 2 hours of Spanish language plus 2 hours made up of 2 course options. 6-week students must indicate these options, but final registration depends on placement tests.

Options for the third hour are:

Conversation and Composition
Spanish for Business
Contemporary Spanish History
Spanish Culture
Analysis of Literary Texts
Translation from English into Spanish

Options for the fourth hour are:

Contemporary Spanish Literature
Oral Skills Practice
Conversation and Composition
Spanish Art
Economy and Society in Present-Day Spain

Students, including those at elementary level, must indicate course choices for both 4-week and 6-week courses, as the records system at the University is generated by computer.

Spanish Language Courses

Note: A language placement exam will be required upon arrival in Salamanca.

Non-credit Courses at the University