| Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish? Have you | | | | to intensive Spanish classes for $380US a week for |
| ever thought about visiting Argentina? You can do | | | | combined group and individual lessons. The Ibero |
| both by taking Spanish classes offered by schools in | | | | Spanish School offers all books and necessary |
| Argentina. Spanish classes are offered by different | | | | materials, maps, cinema lessons and a city tour for 4 |
| schools in the cities of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and | | | | weeks starting at $460.00US. Classes from GIC |
| Patagonia. Choose which city you would like to visit | | | | Argentina range from $1,190.00US for a 1 month |
| and which school best fits your needs for a Spanish | | | | student resident to $8835.00US for 6 months in a |
| educational experience and get started. | | | | private apartment. The current exchange rate for the |
| Below are seven reasons why you should make the | | | | US dollar to the Argentine Peso (ARP) is 3 to 1, making |
| trip today and why Argentina may be the most | | | | excursions, cooking lessons, or tango lessons available |
| perfect destination in the world to fine-tune your grasp | | | | even to those on a budget. |
| of the Spanish language. | | | | 5. ACCOMMODATIONS - While learning Spanish in |
| 1. IMMERSION - Immersion into a foreign language is a | | | | Argentina you can choose the type of |
| quick and beneficial way to learn any new language, | | | | accommodations that fit both your budget and your |
| and there are a number of schools in Argentina that | | | | travel plans. Each Spanish School can help you with a |
| teach students Spanish (or Castellano) through | | | | variety of stay types to fit your needs. You can |
| summer classes, semester classes, internships, and | | | | expect each type of Spanish school in Argentina to |
| volunteer projects. The Spanish language is now the | | | | offer homestays with local families in a single furnished |
| fourth most spoken language in the world, the second | | | | room or residence halls where you can have your |
| language in the international community, and the official | | | | choice of stay in either single, double, triple or quad |
| language of twenty-one nations. Argentina is one of | | | | rooms with maid service. Some schools also have two |
| the largest countries in South America and the eighth | | | | or three bedroom apartments available with single |
| largest in the world, home to the Andes mountains, the | | | | occupancy rooms. If more privacy is required, they |
| Patagonia pampa or desert, emerald rivers and a vast | | | | also offer single occupancy apartments with your |
| array of wildlife. | | | | choice of studio or one bedroom. |
| 2. INTERNSHIPS - Internships are available in Buenos | | | | 6. EXCURSIONS - There are many excursions |
| Aries thru GIC Argentina, one of the largest providers | | | | available to explore while in Argentina. In the |
| of such services in the region, will place you with a | | | | Mesopotamia region the Iguaza Falls is an amazing |
| company in your field of interest that will work with | | | | range of approximately 270 falls that spans 2.7 |
| you to have real life work experience combined with | | | | kilometers (1.67 miles) rising up to 269 feet in height, |
| the business vocabulary necessary to further your | | | | providing a beautiful natural landscape and abundant |
| career. Your internship placement will be based on | | | | outdoor activities. The Mendoza province boasts most |
| your knowledge of the language before you arrive. | | | | of the wine vineyards in Argentina with an annual |
| You will generally work normal business hours, | | | | festival called Vendimia every March that includes |
| generally 30 to 40 hours a week. Your work program | | | | wine tasting, folkloric festivals, the religious grape |
| can be combined with tango lessons, cooking lessons, | | | | blessing ceremony and the crowing of the Reina |
| or weekend excursions. At the end of your internship, | | | | Nacional de la Vendimia. Patagonia features the largest |
| GIC Argentina and your employer, will give you a | | | | lake in Argentina, Lake Argentino, which lies within the |
| certificate of participation in the internship program. | | | | Los Glaciares National Park. |
| 3. CLASSES - Classes are offered from a variety of | | | | 7. RESUME - The benefits of adding the Spanish |
| schools in Argentina for learning Spanish thru the | | | | language to your resume or college transcript is |
| immersion method. offers Beginner I thru Superior | | | | endless. With the amount of business that is part of |
| classes with both group and individual instruction with | | | | the international community today, the ability to put |
| 20 to 40 hours per week of learning. offers a wide | | | | Spanish as a second language on your resume will |
| variety of classes from individual to group, to combined | | | | make your more appealing to many companies |
| classes to fit your needs. GIC Argentina gives you | | | | worldwide. More and more companies today are hiring |
| three locations to learn from: Buenos Aries, Mendoza, | | | | Spanish-speaking employees or setting up call centers |
| and Patagonia. The Buenos Aries location offers the | | | | with Spanish as an alternative option to English when |
| best of city life in downtown along with historical and | | | | asking for information. The US Census Bureau |
| cultural locations near by for excursions. The Mendoza | | | | estimates that by July 1, 2007, there will be over 43 |
| campus, located in the wine country of Argentina, has | | | | million people of Hispanic or Latino origin in the United |
| a strong liberal arts curriculum that includes degrees in | | | | States. With the growing population of Spanish |
| Business, Journalism, and International Relations. The | | | | speaking individuals in the US, the ability to be bilingual |
| campus in Patagonia is located at the Universidad F. A. | | | | will put you ahead of monolingual career candidates. |
| Santo Tomas de Aquino. It is a private university | | | | With so many reasons to learn Spanish in Argentina |
| located in the heart of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, | | | | why wait? Classes start each week with each school, |
| combining your Spanish education with outdoor sports | | | | check websites for specific information. The number |
| such as rafting, snowboarding, hiking, and rock climbing. | | | | of people learning Spanish is increasing every day, and |
| 4. COST - The cost for classes range from as little as | | | | you could be one of them. |
| $18.00US for individual intensive classes that helps you | | | | What are you waiting for? |
| design a course suited to your needs at ABC Spanish, | | | | |
