Learning Spanish helps you translate menus

2. Focus on your discipline – We make sure our teachers in Mendoza and Arequipa know each student’s clinical interests before you even fly out to your destination. By the time you start, they will have developed specific material that will help you learn the terminology needed for your placement.

3. Private course at the house –Each course is run by a private teacher from a designated classroom within the Work the World house. It is not advertised or open to other students living in Mendoza. Working and learning with small groups of fellow housemates provides a more relaxed environment for learning.

Medical Spanish helps you with the hospital staff

4. Start at the best place – We give each student a Spanish test at the start of the week. This helps us work out where your weaknesses and strengths are. It helps us plan a course that tackles exactly what you need and doesn’t waste time covering things you don’t.

5. Spanish immersion- Many courses offer just 10 – 12 hours a week, whereas our Intensive Spanish Course is 5 full days. We do this to provide a real immersion into the Spanish language. It is the best way to learn!

6. An introduction to your new home – 5 full days in the classroom would be pretty boring and probably counter-productive. Instead we spend our afternoons out and about, speaking to locals and touring the city to learn where the best local eateries / markets / squares / bars are. Walking around with your teacher – a familiar face around the city – will give you an introduction to the “real” Mendoza or Arequipa, something a standard tourist may struggle to find.

Cookery lessons are all part of the Spanish course

7. Tango dancing, wine tasting and food sampling – It sounds too good to be true, but along with touring the city and bartering in the markets we also introduce you to the culture and customs of the region. In Arequipa this means touring the monastery, cooking and tasting rellenos (stuffed peppers) and visiting local craft markets. In Mendoza you will learn to dance the Tango, cook empanadas and take a bike tour of the Mendoza region vineyards.

8. Weekly follow up classes – After you have completed your Intensive Spanish Course, our weekly language lessons provide a way to build vocabulary and also give you a chance to tackle any terminology or grammar problems that have cropped up during the week. Don’t forget – your teacher will know you well, and will be happy to help you.

9. The price – It’s all inclusive, so you get your bed and board at the Work the World house as well as all lessons and afternoon activities.

10. What the students think….

“The course has been really useful. I now have the confidence to work things out and can communicate basically as well as in the hospital” James

I’m a nurse and so my teacher focussed on paediatrics as that was where I would be for three weeks. She had an amazing understanding of what would be required and everything I asked her she was able to help me with. I felt confident to ask questions on my first day on the ward, work out what the staff and patients were telling me and follow the rounds. My understanding grew with each day I worked and it was amazing knowing that I could do my job in an entirely foreign environment “ Amanda

“My special interest was Obstetrics and Gynecology, so Inés taught me pertinent vocabulary. The best part was, by the end of the week, being able to practice a role play pretending to be the doctor and successfully being able to ask about period, pains and irregularities. I was ready for my placement!” Natasha

Related posts:

1. What the one week intensive Spanish course is really like.
2. The top 10 reasons why Mendoza is different to our other destinations!
3. The weekly question – how are you finding the language lessons?
4. The top 10…. Ines’ favourite things about our Spanish course!
5. ¿Habla usted español? You will after a week of Intensive Spanish!