Business Spanish Modules in Barcelona

  Spain

• Barcelona: 
Barcelona

Description: This unique product combines language and business communication skills. These modules have been devised for students who already have some knowledge of Spanish and who would like to improve their level and professional skills to be able to live and work in Spain.
The modules are focused on four main aspects: providing in-depth teaching on understanding cultural differences, developing negotiating skills, improving presentations and business meetings in Spanish and, lastly, orienting students in their job search in Spain.

Module 1: Intercultural Relations
This module highlights the cultural aspects that accompany different linguistic situations and interpersonal relationships. It concentrates on developing intercultural skills in personal, public, professional and academic contexts, focusing language learning on the interaction between cultures. Topics to be dealt with include culture shock, time and space relationship issues relating to work and cultural norms and values.

Module 2: Negotiating in Spanish
This module is focused on developing skills and strategies required for planning job hunting effectively. The module covers the general and linguistic skills in the phases of self-analysis, planning, action to be taken and follow-up steps. It includes analyzing job ads, newspaper articles and interviews, drafting Curriculum Vitae and a letter of introduction, writing e-mails and preparing for a job interview.

Module 3: Meetings and Presentations
This module is aimed at professionals interested in developing their communication skills in a work or learning context. It analyses structures, participants, roles, the media and the different codes that are used in these contexts. The module is focused on practising communicative strategies, developing linguistic resources and producing written texts relevant for presentations and business meetings.

Module 4: The Job Search Process
This module is focused on interpersonal and mediation skills. The aim of this module is to develop linguistic and strategic negotiating skills. It includes analysis and practice sessions covering different types of negotiation scenarios, roles and attitudes, providing training in discursive strategies and cultural differences as well as writing up reports.

Levels
Intermediate and Advanced

Minimum entry level
Intermediate 1

Class hours (50 minutes)
15 hours each module

Start
In July

Length
One week each

Course material
Included and prepared by course teachers

Schedule
Mon to Fri, 17h - 20h

Highlights: ESADE Language School was founded more than 40 years ago. This small school gradually evolved, both in terms of the number of languages taught and the number of students and teachers, until becoming what it is today the Executive Language Center. One thing that has not changed is the commitment to high quality education, with rigorous standards and a very high level of professionalism. They were the principles upon which this center was founded and continue being our priority in the present.

Objective and subjective results guarantee our courses. On the one hand, they are constantly evaluated at over 4.5 on a scale of 5 in terms of course satisfaction; additionally, students' remarks at the end of the courses could not be better. The variety of our courses reflects the variety of students who come to ESADE-ELC. Amongst the different formats, we offer: courses lasting 1 and 2 weeks, or lasting 1, or several months; classes every day, or just 2 days a week; as well as customised courses adapted to your specific requirements.

The teaching staff reflects the extensive commitment we have to quality education, professionalism and rigorous standards. All the teachers are highly qualified and have longstanding experience in teaching Spanish to foreigners, whether general Spanish or Spanish for more specific uses. Their tremendous professionalism is the best guarantee for successful education.

ESADE Executive Language Center offers the following services: Learning Center with latest multimedia materials, Library, Interactive Learning Spaces, Travel Agency, Bank, Coffee Shop, Parking, Airport pick-up.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required

ESADE Executive Language Center's Mission Statement: ESADE Language School was founded more than 40 years ago. This school gradually evolved, both in terms of the number of languages taught and the number of students and teachers, until becoming what it is today. One thing that has not changed is the commitment to high quality education, with rigorous standards and a very high level of professionalism. The teaching staff reflects our commitment to quality education, all teachers are highly qualified with longstanding experience in teaching Spanish to foreigners. Their professionalism is the best guarantee for your success.

Year Founded: 1965