We recommend that students follow between four to six hours of this course on a daily basis. Conversation I and Mexican Culture, the latter being the only content course taught in English. The focus in these programs is on developing the grammatical competence needed to maintain both informal conversation and more formal communication, as well as developing sufficient vocabulary for reading and writing purposes. Students who on placement testing demonstrate sufficient competence to study at Level 7 and beyond may also enroll in a variety of supplementary content courses. Advanced classes concentrate on total mastery of the language, including reading excerpts from literature, the writing of essays and enhancement of oral expression.
Advanced students can enroll in any supplementary or content courses, according to their needs.