If you are looking to study Spanish in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, you have come to the right place.
The Spanish class format we use is based on the proven one on one instruction. Our Spanish and Quiche (K’iche’) teachers have been extensively trained to provide students a more active role in their learning process with various interactive sessions (student centered instruction). As a result of this, our students are not just bystanders, but actively involved in the language learning experience, which enables them to learn quickly in class.
Our Spanish immersion program is language learning based on a top down whole language and traditional methodologies. This methodologies immerse the student completely in the second language does not require the heavy use of memorization of grammar rules, since the focus is on understanding and conversing in the language. how we learn our first language from our parents, relatives and friends when we are children. It has been demonstrated through extensive research that students who learn a second language using this methodology tend to retain their new knowledge longer because it stimulates their long-term memory processes. Grammar and other nuances of the language are focused on at a later stage.
Casa Xelajú has incorporated the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards into the teaching curriculum. These standards are currently used by thousands of universities and school districts worldwide and are regarded as the highest quality of teaching.
Our teachers, with more than 25 years of teaching experience, are fully licensed by the Ministerio de Education in Guatemala. They delivery the lessons with knowledge, enthusiasm and linguistic skills.
