Spanish as a Foreign Language PROJECT

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ABOUT US

 

The Spanish as a Foreign Language Project is oriented towards social action, aiming to benefit foreigners visiting or living in Costa Rica.

We warmly welcome individuals who, for various purposes, seek to learn Spanish and wish to enrich their understanding of Costa Rican and Latin American culture.

PRESENTATION

The Spanish as a Foreign Language Project was founded in 1988 as a contribution from the School of Philology, Linguistics and Literature to society. It is directed towards the foreign population that visits or resides in Costa Rica.

It offers Spanish external courses (courses that are not part of the curriculum of any major taught in the University of Costa Rica) to national and foreign students who desire to enrich their language proficiency. 

The Project has received students from more than 70 countries, and it has become a benchmark in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

OBJECTIVE

To improve Spanish communication skills in foreign population visiting Costa Rica or in residents who do not speak Spanish as their mother tongue through a conversational methodology .

MISSION

To follow a communicative approach to language teaching, through which the four fundamental skills are promoted: speaking, writing, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension.

Integrate the student into activities that encourage contact and communicative interaction with native Spanish speakers in the Costa Rican cultural context.

VISION

To collaborate with society by making Spanish courses for foreigners available to the population that requires them.

VALUES

  • Respect
  • Equity
  • Promotion of diversity
  • Gender equity
  • Social commitment
  • Academic excellence