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Spanish for International Business
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Program Snap Shot
Highlights:
- Spanish & Business Spanish terminology classes
- Related Field trips
Requirements:
Program (included in tuition):
- 4 hrs/day classes (20 hrs/wk) includes Business terminology
- Field trips
- Private room with host family
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Laundry service
- City tours of Alajuela & Grecia
- Daily organized activities
- Emergency message service
Start Dates:
- 2012: 7/30
- Closed Dates: 8/2, 8/15
Host School:
AmeriSpan's Spanish for International Business program in Alajuela, Costa Rica targets business students looking to improve their Spanish while being introduced to the normal practices of business and trade in Costa Rica and Latin America. This four-week summer program prepares participants linguistically in the four communicative skills (speaking, listening, writing & reading) through reading, research, oral presentations and written reports. An important component of the program will be field trips and three independent research missions.
Themes & Topics:
* The Latin American market and free trade agreements
* The Economy of Costa Rica
* Types of companies and markets
* Transnational corporations
* State and private banking
* Offers and job applications
* Social Security, labor law and tax law
Participants will receive 95-110 contact hours during the program (80 hours classroom AND 15-30 hrs cultural activities & field trips). See links below for complete itinerary and course overview.
Specific Program Details
Information about Alajuela, Costa Rica (Click to view)
With a population of around 100,000 and average temperatures of 74-80 degrees, Alajuela offers the language traveler the relaxed environment of a small tropical city and easy access to San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital (15 miles east of Alajuela).
Known as the Switzerland of Central America, Costa Rica has an abundance of natural beauty and is populated by a friendly, well-educated people. Costa Rica has obtained the highest standard of living in Central America by embracing democracy and disbanding its army. This small country is a paradise for nature lovers with national parks, jungles, volcanoes, beaches, and more water per square mile than any other country in the world, excluding New Zealand. However, the small pre-Colombian indigenous population was wiped out by diseases brought to the new world by the conquistadors.
Who Is It For:Professionals, business people, managers, executives, and business students
2012 Prices
| Course Name |
1 Wk |
2 Wks |
3 Wks |
4 Wks |
Add'l
Wks |
Spanish
Wks |
Class
Size |
Meals |
| Spanish for International Business w/homestay |
n/a |
$1400 |
$2060 |
$2640 |
n/a |
$500 |
max 5 |
2 |
| Spanish for International Business classes only |
n/a |
$1050 |
$1535 |
$1940 |
n/a |
$325 |
max 5 |
0 |
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Program Notes
- Airport Pickup: $30
Plan to arrive before 10pm. If you cannot, contact AmeriSpan for late night procedure.
- Extra homestay nights: $25/night
- Private Classes: $27.50/hour
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