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201 West Main Street, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919-687-4635
Fax: 919-687-0401

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  HISPAmericano Institute Class Descriptions

All of our classes are small and very interactive. Students have lots of opportunity to speak and participate during class. Our teachers are native Spanish-speakers with teaching experience and they make classes very comfortable for all students. For more information, please call Adriana at (919) 680-3333. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

General Spanish

The HISPAmericano Institute offers Beginner and Intermediate-level Spanish. Classes are for people with no knowledge or some knowledge of the language. We put a lot of emphasis on conversation and pronunciation and will place you in the appropriate class for your level of Spanish. These are 4-week classes that meet for 2 hours per class.

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Conversation

This class is for people with previous Spanish knowledge who want to improve and practice their conversation skills. This is a 6-week class that meets for an hour and a half.

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Medical Spanish

Medical Spanish is a program designed especially for health care workers. This program was created by El Centro Hispano’s HISPAmericano Institute working in collaboration with Duke School of Nursing and Latino Health Project at Duke University in 2004 and has had many excellent results!

The main objective of this program is to facilitate better communication between health care providers and their Latino patients in Durham. Health care workers who want to learn Spanish will experience more direct and easy communication with their patients and be able to provide them information in Spanish about their health and treatments. Students learn medical vocabulary, grammar, useful questions and expressions.

Medical Spanish Program is a 10-week class and meets 2 hours per week.

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Private Classes

Private classes (one-to-one) are available for students who want individual attention. We have private classes in the morning and afternoon, depending on the student’s schedule. Students can take one or more hours per week.

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Spanish for Companies

We provide customized packages for organizations, companies and businesses at very affordable prices with flexible options for location and time. We will come to you!

We have developed specialized curricula for several agencies and companies in the area. The objective of this program is to give the opportunity to employees to learn Spanish at their workplace and to improve the communication with Hispanic clients, patients and community members. We have 8 weeks sessions, 2 hours per class twice a week. We have time available in the morning, at lunch time, in the afternoon or evenings.

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Children's Classes

HISPAmericano Institute is offering Spanish classes for children from 3 to 8 years old. This program is designed to teach Spanish through games, stories, role-play, reading, songs and other interactive activities. Our teachers make learning Spanish fun for children of all ages with small groups and friendly atmosphere!

Research shows children who learn a second language:

- Demonstrate enhanced listening and memory skills
- Are more creative and better at complex problem solving
- Have an innate ability to acquire the rules of any language
- Develop cross cultural skills and awareness
- Demonstrate divergent and higher order thinking skills

Help your children get ahead and reap the benefits of learning Spanish!!

Classes are available in the morning and afternoon.

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