Main Program

Main Program:
spanish immersionIf you want to fully engage with Mexico´s language and culture, then this is the program for you. Enrolling in this program provides you with 7 hours of daily contact hours. This gives you the opportunity to take formal language classes appropriate to your level and then apply what you have learned in a group conversation class. You further develop your comprehension and speaking abilities by attending cultural workshops and synthesize language and culture through an intercambio (language exchange) with a member of the local community.

The daily schedule for the main program is as follows:
Spanish classes (3 hours)
Conversation class (1 hour)
Cultural workshops (2 hours)
Intercambio / Language Exchange (1 hour)

20 hours of Spanish Classes
8 hours of Cultural Workshops
4-5 hours of Intercambio (language Exchange)
Materials and textbook
Enrollment and Tuition Fees

Independent from the tuition fees, all students pay a one-time registration fee of $55 for all classes, no matter the program taken at the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. All prices are in US Dollars.

fees 2009:
Private Classes are $12 per hour or $110 for 10 hours

After the 5th week, the cost per week is $100. However, the student must purchase the first five weeks all at once, at the beginning of his or her study, in order to receive this discount.

- It is important to note that the registration fee and the tuition are non-refundable
- Group classes and Private classes may not be exchanged for one another
- All materials are included

pathTuition may be paid in Mexican pesos or US Dollars (cash) upon arrival. We are unable to accept
personal checks, traveler's checks or credit cards.

Upon submitting your registration form you will be sent a PayPal request for your registration fee explaining this payment process. If you prefer not to pay your registration fee by PayPal please send an official bank money order through DHL or Federal Express.

If the student registers and pays for the main program, they may not then exchange these classes, or the payment for these classes, with other programs that we offer. Please note that tuition and registration fee payments are non-refundable.