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 Universidad Internacional (UNINTER)

Whether you are in college, business, or you are a VIP executive... the customized language programs of the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL (Uninter), formerly also called "Centro Bilingue", will put you in touch with the essence of Spanish in the shortest time.

Mexico is the door to Latin America for business and economy, and you should begin to consider the Spanish seriously.

UNINTER is internationally recommended for the quality of the offered courses.

It does not matter whether you are a businessman eager to conquer the Latin American markets or a globetrotter planning a trip through Central America, the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL has a program fitting your personal needs.

You will reach your goals fast and certainly.

General Information

UNINTER was founded in 1980 to provide total Spanish abroad language training. It soon established a reputation for quality, results and above all attention to each individual student's needs. The School is the biggest of its kind in Latin America - not inadvertently. Its success is based on the individual attention it is paying to the need of every single student.

The schools institution is highly recognized by more than 100 universities, colleges, top companies, major airlines, corporations, banks and government bodies all over the world. And best of all, the students are the University's best recommendation. Clients like Allen Bradley, ATT, Bayer de México, Coca Cola, Ford, GM, General Electric, Weltbank, Shell de México, Syntex, Air Canada, Delta, United Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM etc. are recommending the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL.

The classes are divided into lectures of 50 minutes.

On national holidays the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL will be closed and no classes are held.

Approximately twice a month a "Fiestas" will take place to give you a chance to chat with students, teachers and employees.

A library with more than 500 books can be used without cost.
Furthermore an e-mail and internet service is included in tuition. You can easily be reached and keep in touch with your professors and friends.
Medical care is available Monday through Friday during classes at no cost.

Orientation Meeting and Assessment

Every Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM an orientation course is given to all new students who will begin their classes on the following Monday. Students will take a written and oral exam, tour the school, attend informational session about the programs and tips for enjoy better their experience with a Mexican family in Cuernavaca.
Those students who cannot attend on Saturday morning may take the exams and orientation on Monday morning at 8 AM .

Because of the differences in age, backgrounds and Spanish-speaking levels, all students are given an oral and written assessment of their Spanish language skills.

The assessment is to insure that students would be assigned to a class that's appropriate to their level of Spanish. Furthermore, teachers periodically evaluate their students in order to insure that students' placements remain appropriate to their level.

Excursions

Students enrolled in the language program have the opportunity to participate in excursions and field trips organized by UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL. These are usually half-day, one day, or two-day trips scheduled during the week and on weekends. They include trips to archaeological and colonial sites, to institutions such as hospitals or companies, to colonial towns, and to the beach.

A faculty member serves as a guide to lead discussions and answer questions during these outings. The guided tour is usually in Spanish.

These excursions, field trips and social activities are an important part of the learning experience at UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL.

Excursions offered include the following:

Mexico City:
Museum of Anthropology and Ballet Folclórico

Colonial Mexico:
Visit to museums, the University and the Market.

Taxco:
A visit to Mexico's well known silver-mining town with its silver Shops, plaza, cathedral, and its colonial sites.

Teotihuacán:
Teotihuacán is the most important Prehispanic City in North America with its two imposing pyramids.

Acapulco:
Two nights and three days to the famous Mexican beach resort. Departing Friday at 2 PM, returning Sunday at 8 PM.

Costs:
USD 012 - 24 (Half day)
USD 018 - 30 (Full day)
USD 145 approx. Acapulco 3 days, 2 nights shared room

Spanish Programs

The UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL has customized Spanish programs fitting your learning needs!

(Please check one of the following options!):

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Intensive Group Program

Open all year; programs begin every Monday - week runs from Monday through Friday - 6 lessons daily from 8 AM to 2 PM
-includes:
3 lessons of Spanish class (groups contain a maximum of 5 students)
2 lessons of Latin-American courses in social sciences and humanities
1 lesson workshops in different subject levels.

The language courses are designed for students at the basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Courses in Latin-American Studies focus on general aspects of culture and society in Mexico and Latin-America.

(Monday to Thursday)
2 lessons of optional courses without extra cost (2:20-4 PM):
The Regular Program may be extended to 8 lessons of class per day, including pronunciation; individual attention in grammar (on a limited basis); phonetics; contractive analysis; literature; specialized vocabulary; special visits (hospital, factories, etc.); round table discussions; audiovisual conferences.

Costs:
USD 100 registration fee
USD 270 per week of classes
or
USD 199 per week of classes (Special price for 12 weeks and more)
USD 030 - 50 Material and books

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Executive Program

In response to the increasing demands of business executives and being aware of the special needs of corporate training programs, UNINTER offers an extremely accelerated Intensive Executive Program.

The program has been designed and developed to specifically fit business executives' and managers' busy schedules providing them with the advantage of intensive Spanish with the guarantee of communicating in Spanish within a short period of time.

The program is designed for all levels from beginners to advanced, and for individuals or groups.

Objective:
To introduce the student to the Spanish Language and the Latin American Culture in an intensive manner, enabling him/her to develop a better understanding and working relationship with people from Latin American countries. Each executive's program is designed according to the student's interests, level of Spanish academic and/or professional needs and current work requirements.

The starting date for the Executive Program can be tailored according to each individual's work schedule.
Holidays are no barrier for studying. The Executive Program operates on weekends and holidays (with a minimum of three lessons day).

Description:
The Program consists of up to 9 lessons between 8 AM to 5 PM on the following activities:

One on One Attention:
One on One Spanish instruction where Mexican professors lead specific themes from vocabulary focused on their field of work to guided classes developing the oral and written skills needed to deal with their Spanish-speaking partners inside or outside the professional environment.

Group Classes:
The group-5 system allows UNINTER to match students with the group exactly suited to fulfill their needs, taking into consideration knowledge of Spanish, ability to communicate, fluency, origin, and age.

Cultural Courses:
Cultural courses such as Mexican history, politics, economy, society, literature, art etc., or basic, intermediate or advanced grammar; courses vary in accordance with the student's level.

Individual Conversation:
One on One conversation using vocabulary focused on your field of work.

Workshop:
Functional Spanish in daily situations or lectures, or cross-cultural training and intercultural business communication.

Four options available:
To satisfy the your personal needs, four alternatives are designed:

Weekend Classes:
Weekends are no barrier to studying here. The Intensive Executive Program operates on weekends and holidays with a minimum of three lessons per day.

Executive Lounge:
Participants in the Executive program are usually extremely busy and need to be in contact with their home offices.
The UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL provides a special lounge for the exclusive use of executive participants.
The Executive Lounge has a full time bilingual assistant who is available to help with any arrangements the executives need.
Lounge services include telephones, private work areas, computers, Internet access, printer, fax machine, television, newspapers and coffee.

Executive UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL Client List: The following is a partial list of the companies, which regularly participate in the University's programs:
-R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company
-Ford Motor Company
-General Motors Company
-Caterpillar Motor Co.
-Ford Foundation
-Coopers and Lybrand
-Ambassadors and other diplomatic personnel from Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Canada, and the USA
-Swiss, German, and North American banks

Costs:
USD 0100 Registration (not refundable)

USD 1250 per week (Option "1")
or
USD 0950 per week (Option "2")
or
USD 0800 per week (Option "3")
or
USD 0550 per week (Option "4")

USD 0040 per private lesson (Weekend Classes - minimum 3 lessons/day)
USD 0035 per private lesson (during the week - minimum 3 lessons/day)

USD 0040 to 60 for Material

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Children programs

Come with all your children to Cuernavaca!
The UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL is very friendly to children and offers great programs for all ages.
These programs provides a parent's peace of mind knowing that their child is being cared for, while at the same time acquiring an enriching educational experience.

Day Care

The Day Care operates independently form the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL.
It is offered to the Universities' students who bring their children with them.

This Program take place approximately five blocks away from the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL's Campus I location.
Professionals take care of the children.

There are certain requisites:
1) parents should provide a sweater, several bibs and change of clothes and medicine (if necessary),
2) parents should provide a list of general information about their child's health and special needs (if any).

Children should be brought by their parents to the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL before 8 AM, where they will be picked up by a Daycare staff member and returned to the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL at 2 PM.
Day Care
This program operates all year with a flexible schedule. You can sign up your child from 0 to 5 years.
Upon parents' request, the hours can be extended and meals offered at an extra cost.
Your child will be part of all activities together with local children!

Costs:
no registration fee
USD 050 per week

Spanish for Children

This are already "serious" classes. The "Spanish for Children"-Program takes place at the school.
A special trained teacher will teach your children. A lot of educational games will be part of class. Your children will learn a lot without getting bored!
This program is open for children from 4 to 12 years.

Costs:
USD 050 registration fee
USD 170 per week

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Programs for Teachers, Professors and Universities

This program is an in-depth study of the language and culture. It gives the participants the capacity to gain a complete understanding as well as have full communication ability in situations with their own students and with Latin American parents. Apart from learning Spanish, the students will take conferences concerning education, pedagogy systems, sociology of the Mexican family and guided tours of private and public schools (Elementary, Junior High or High School).

Costs:
USD 100 Registration (not refundable)
USD 319 per week

This program can also be customized for the Executive Program - (please mention this on the registration form).

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Programs for Airlines and Travel Agencies

Mexico, a member of NAFTA, is considered the door to Latin America. And the airlines are demanding more Spanish speaking personnel. Airlines like KLM, Air France, Canadian, Lufthansa, American Airlines, United, Continental and America West have been participating in this program for their flight attendants and ticket desk personnel.
UNINTER has special vocabulary, announcement and communication between the passengers and the flight attendants.
Vocabulary for airlines and travel agencies has been incorporated into the intensive Spanish language and cultural program. Emphasis is on conversation and vocabulary.

Airlines personnel will develop a knowledge of the Spanish language and gain fluency in communicating with their Hispanic clients. In addition, they will have the proficiency to successfully complete the company language exams.

Costs:
USD 100 registration fee
USD 319 per week of classes
or
USD 199 per week of classes (Special price for 12 weeks and more)
USD 030 - 50 Material and books

This program can be customized for the Intensive Program or the Executive Program.

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Program for Nurses

The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing (UTASN) and the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL have collaborated to create an experience designed to provide registered nurses with a complete Spanish language and cultural immersion program. UTAS is approved as a continuing education provider by the Texas Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of Continuing Education for Nurses by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center (ANACC). Continuing education credits (20, 30 or 40 CEU's) will be processed directly through the UTA School of Nursing, Center for Continuing Nursing Education.

Through this customized program in the Spanish language and culture, the nurse develops skills of knowledge that will enhance the nurse's effectiveness with the Spanish-speaking patients. Terminology and information specific to the medical field is part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this program the nurse will be able to:

1. Demonstrate increased proficiency in the use of the Spanish language.
2. Utilize basic medical terminology in the Spanish language.
3. Discuss basic cultural differences and their application to patient/nurse care.

Costs:
USD 100 Registration (not refundable)
USD 319 per week

This program can also be customized for the Executive Program - (please mention this on the registration form).

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Program for social workers

This program is designed to provide all social workers with Spanish language skills so that they can effectively communicate with their Spanish-speaking clients. The proper knowledge of language and culture will establish a functional and beneficial bond between the client and professional.

You will learn:
Common social work vocabulary and expressions;
Knowledge of techniques that will prevent offending a patient due to cultural differences;
Colloquial terminology used by clients with a limited education.

Costs:
USD 100 Registration (not refundable)
USD 319 per week

This program can also be customized for the Executive Program - (please mention this on the registration form).

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University Credits

You must be actively enrolled in an institution of higher learning in the United States or Canada to be awarded college credits abroad for attending The Center for Linguistic Studies.
All arrangements for credits must be made between the UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL's Director and the College University, which you are now attending.

Students in the intensive Spanish Language Program can generate one credit for each week of Spanish study (20 lessons). They may choose to be graded on an A-F or Pass/Fail scale.
The instructors keep a daily record of each student's performance and of the material covered in class. At the end of each week an evaluation of the student's progress is recorded and a final examination can be given upon request. A written summary of course work and individual achievement can be provided for a student receiving credit. Students also can generate one credit for each mini course successfully completed (16 lessons). For credit purposes, a two-to-three-page paper must be submitted on each mini course taken.

Senior Citizen

In this program emphasis is laid on culture, art and handcrafts. The teaching methods are less efficiency-oriented than in other programs.

Costs:
USD 100 registration fee
USD 235 per week of classes
or
USD 177 per week of classes (Special price for 12 weeks and more)
USD 030 - 50 Material and books

This program can be customized for the Intensive Program or the Executive Program.

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Advanced Spanish Program for Diplomats

With the approval of the Canadian government (External Foreign Affairs - Ottawa - Canada) the UNINTER offers an advanced Spanish Program for Diplomats or personnel that should have future diplomatic, public or commercial relations in business with Latin America.

The participants will develop the ability to interpret, translate, communicate, speak in public, take part in private and official meetings, social events with a specialized vocabulary of their profession as well as understanding the Latin American culture. Apart from learning Spanish, the students will also take culture, history, social-economic and political courses.

Costs:
USD 100 Registration (not refundable)
USD 550 per week

This program can also be customized for the Executive Program - (please mention this on the registration form).

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Internships

You can combine an internship in your chosen field with learning about Spanish language and the Latin American culture in our Intensive Spanish Programs. The purpose is to provide you with real work experience in an authentic Spanish-speaking environment.

Requirements:
* Students must be proficient in Spanish. It is necessary to have at least intermediate level skills.
* Applicants must be juniors, seniors or recent college graduates at the time the program begins.
* Students must attend their internships at least three days per week.

This experience gives you the opportunity to get involved in an organization where you can utilize and practice your knowledge and skills in your field. Your internship experience is fully realized when you return to your home country and professional or educational environment and apply the newly skills you have acquired.

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