Don Guillermo's Professional Spanish Center

925 East 17th Avenue., Denver, CO 80218, 303-333-0830
Colorado's Original and Premier Spanish Center

Director - Guillermo Salazar             Professional Certified Instructor
                                                               B.S. Hispanic Education
                                                               Duquesne University
Goals of the program
- Develop oral skills (speaking and listening comprehension) as well as reading and writing skills
- Fluency on the sentence level, saying sentences smoothly without hesitation or rushing
Activities during class
- Present material in method book
- Word associations: for thinking in Spanish
- Sentence building: two types
- Sentence fluency drills
- Dictation: two types
- Conversation: three types
- Reading out loud for accuracy and flow
- Transcription of audio materials (not translation)

Options of the program - Approximate Student Levels for beginners starting from "scratch".
- Level I                    10 hours                    beginner's proficiency
                                  20 hours                    traveler's proficiency
  Level II                  30 hours                    intermediate proficiency
                                  40 hours
  Level III                50 hours                    advanced proficiency
                                  60 hours
  Level IV                 70 -200 hours           functional fluency and fine points
Students already at intermediate or advanced levels are evaluated for accurate placement in their first appointment. Intermediate and advanced level classes and lessons are customized to personal needs.