Íbero’s highly praised and solidly organized educational plan leads to full fluency in Spanish. The school is well-organized and well-equipped, utilizing proven Spanish teaching methods and resources for maximum results.

Íbero is a seasoned and professional organization with a long-standing reputation and a list of prominent recommendations.

Spanish levels at Íbero

• Íbero has eight levels of Spanish. 
• Each level is divided into three week segments, and commences every Monday.
• Audiovisual presentations, accent reduction courses, conversation classes, and more content supplement the learning process.
• At Íbero, students learn to use Spanish in everyday life - not just the classroom.
• Our courses focus on giving students the tools and the confidence to deal with Spanish speakers in any situation.
• An initial placement exam determines the level at which the student should start, and each three week segment concludes with a Thursday review and a Friday exam before students progress to the next level. Upon leaving the school, each student receives a diploma indicating his or her final level of study.
• Our diploma is recognized by national and international authorities.
• NOTE: Íbero customizes private lessons to meet the needs of each individual student according to his/her level and preferences.

Íbero list of levels

• Beginner (Principiante I)
• Beginner (Principiante II)
• Intermediate I (Intermedio I)
• Intermediate II (Intermedio II)
• Intermediate III (Intermedio III)
• Pre-advanced (Pre-avanzado)
• Advanced (Avanzado)
• Superior (Superior)

Our Spanish immersion program

• All students are tested before starting any type of course at Íbero.
• Once the level test is completed, each student is assigned to the appropriate course.
• On the first day of class, all Íbero instructors further assess the student’s knowledge and objectives. With this knowledge they are able to teach Spanish in a manner that makes learning gradual and fun.
• Classes utilize books from the Íbero line and emphasize the acquisition of oral and written language skills so that students leave able to read, write, speak and understand Spanish.
• Instructors always supplement written materials with conversation practice, classic Argentine films and music, famous literature, compositional practice, learning games and much more.

Curriculum

We care passionately about our Spanish students and their academic progress. While at Íbero Spanish School you’ll find dedication to high standards. We have designed a complete Spanish program with books and levels ranging from Beginner to Superior, and a curriculum created to challenge your full potential.

Our curriculum encourages students to improve their spoken Spanish using a task-based method, focusing especially on conversation and listening skills.  Students also build the vocabulary and strengthen their reading and writing skills.

At Íbero, not only do students have the chance to develop lasting friendships with people from all over the world, they also have the opportunity to be transformed from beginners to fluent Spanish speakers.

Our books

Íbero Spanish School has developed its own line of educational textbooks that accompany each level of Spanish – from Absolute Beginner to Superior.

Our materials were created from years of experience and dedication to teaching Spanish as a foreign language, and have proven worth as thousands of students have reached proficiency, and even fluency, with them.

Why are Íbero's levels 60 hours long?

The courses at Íbero were especially designed to maximize results through the gradual learning of Spanish as a foreign language. 

Our methodology comes from a communicative focus that concentrates on building the abilities and tools needed for written and oral communication.  It is a great advantage to be able to accomplish this in the ideal amount of time: 60 hours per level, or 3 weeks of classes with 20 hours per week.

Íbero levels compared to European standards

Íbero levels compare to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment in the following manner:

Beginner I: A1 Breakthrough

Beginner II: A2 Waystage

Intermediate I: B1 Threshold

Intermediate II: B2 Vantage

Intermediate III and Pre-advanced: C1- Effective Operational Proficiency

Advanced and Superior: C2- Mastery

Beginner 1

The alphabet, ser/estar/haber/tener, things and people, personal pronouns, possessives, demonstratives, adjectives, adverbs, verbs in the present indicative, definite and indefinite articles, paraphrased future, numbers, time, seasons, nationalities, prepositions of places, indefinites and negatives, expressions with tener, salutations, vocabulary, gustar and similar verbs, interrogative words, pronunciation and conversation.  

Goal: To use ser and estar and to understand gender, numbers and simple structures in the present indicative.

Beginner II

Reflexive verbs, stem-changing and diphthong verbs, verbs used with the infinitive, informal and paraphrased future, present progressive, saber and conocer, pedir and preguntar, comparisons, weather, tener que/deber/hay que, también and tampoco, tener expressions, pronouns and indefinite adjectives, direct and indirect pronouns, impersonal se, muy and much, bien and bueno, tan and tanto, gustar and similar verbs, personal pronouns with prepositions, prepositions of time, affirmative and negative words, preferences and likes, indefinite preterit, por and para, ser and estar review, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use reflexive verbs, to link vocabulary and to use all present indicative verbs, including the irregulars.

Intermediate 1

Preterit indefinite (regular and irregular), preterite perfect (regular and irregular), contrast of indefinite and imperfect, future simple indicative, por and para, indirect and direct compliments, expressions with tener, pronouns, comparatives, superlatives, más de and menos de, conditional, some temporal conectors, passive and active voice, prepositions, use of lo, gustar and similar verbs, preterite perfect, preterite pluscuamperfect, conjugation practice (present), preterite and future indicative, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use the preterite indefinite and preterite imperfect, including all irregulars, and to contrast the two. Also, to use future and conditional tenses and all pronouns.

Intermediate II

Conjugation review (preterit indefinite and imperfect), perterit perfect and pluscuamperfect of indicative, correlation of preterit times, connectors, prepositions, imperative (affirmative and negative), present subjunctive, ya and todavía, clauses with the present subjunctive, temporal phrases, indirect and direct object pronouns, por and para, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use the imperative and present subjunctive and to manage the contrasts between the subjunctive, indicative and infinitive.

Intermediate III

Review of subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, pluscuamperferfect subjunctive, perfect subjunctive, difference between the imperfect of the indicative and the imperfect of the subjunctive, conditional (simple and compound), por and para, review of past time verbs, concessive phrases, conditional clauses, hypothetical phrases, past hypothesises, connecters, pronoun review, times and subjunctive/indicative, prepositional phrases, relative pronouns, pero/sino (que)/no solo/sino (que) también, accentuation rules, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use the imperfect subjunctive and conditional phrases.

Pre-Advanced

Impersonal and passive se, passive voice, verbs with prepositions, subjunctive exercises, conditional clauses, opinion and desires (Ojalá), value judgements, cause and consequences, concessions, indirect and direct speech, adjectival and relative phrases, future supposition, future perfect, correlation of verb times, connecters, poder/tener que/deber, verbs of change, clauses, conditional and temporal phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use all clauses, indirect speech and to completely understand the correlation between verbs.

Advanced

Correlation of verb times, review of all times, future supposition, adverbial clauses, conditionals, concessives, endings and relatives, verbs with prepositions, se for spontaneous evens, connecters and prepositions in phrases, expressions of consequence, idioms, temporal conjugation, lunfardo, proverbs, reaction essays, punctuation and accentuation, vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation.

Goal: To use all Spanish verb types.

Superior

Lectures, literature, topics of interest to private students and practice at the superior level.

Goal: To be totally fluent in Spanish.