DEL courses and services 2024

Language Department

COIL

Other Languages

Spanish as a Second Language

Conversation Club

Academic Conversation Club

Dual Immersion (Teletandem)

Language Hub

Writing Desk

Library, 3rd floor

Services offered to the ITESO community for developing communicative skills in English, Spanish, and other languages

Tutoring and advising program

Languages Department

Diploma Course: Advising for autonomy

ITESO's General English Program

Curricular English Courses

Library, 3rd floor

Services offered to the ITESO community for developing communicative skills in English, Spanish, and other languages

Teacher Training (in Spanish)

Teacher Training (in English)

BA in Translation and Interpretation

COE (Academic Spanish Courses)

Reading communities

Language Hub

Self-access Lab for language and academic communication learning.

A place for collaborative and autonomous work with a focus on learning and practicing languages. It offers: computers, software, books, magazines, tutoring and advising sessions. Open to the ITESO community. Library, 3rd floor.

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Writing Desk

Spanish and English

Provides support in developing academic writing skills in Spanish or English. The tutors facilitate and mediate the learning process. Send texts in Spanish or English to: writingdesk@iteso.mx

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Tutoring and Advising Programme

PAT (patdel@iteso.mx)

Personalised accompaniment to support the language learning process and the development of academic written and spoken skills in Spanish.

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• On campus or virtually (TEAMS)
• During fixed schedules or by appointment
• Provided by students and teachers
• Support for professors

Conversation Club

English, Mexican Sign Language, French and German

• On campus or virtually (TEAMS).
• Free service for the ITESO community.
• Language Hub - Library, 3rd Floor

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Academic Conversation Club

Aimed at academic staff

• Conversation clubs in English with an academic focus
• Space for dialogue between academics

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ITESO students practice their English with foreign students of Spanish in 60-minute sessions.

Half the session students practice English and half the session students practice Spanish.

For more information, visit AUSJAL website here!

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COIL - Collaborative Online International Learning

Students in curricular English courses and in COE (Academic Spanish courses) carry out four-week projects with students in partner universities. The focus is to work on intercultural skills as well as course content.

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Other Languages

German, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Nahuatl

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French and German

• 64-hour courses
• A1 - B1
• Face to face
• Curricular course for students of the BA in Translation and Interpreting (8 credits)

• 64-hour courses
• N5-N4

• Face to face

Indigenous languages NáhuatlSummer 2025(June 9th-July 18th)140-hour course(110 hour on campus)Visit to Nahua community and Mexico City

Spanish as a Second Language

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ITESO offers courses for all proficiency levels:

• Semester program
• Four-week program
• Content based classes for B2 and plus students (Dialogo Intercultural con México).

Bachelor's Program in Translation and Interpretation

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Curricular English Courses

8-credit courses of advanced English (aimed at C1).

• Public Communication (focused on advanced speaking skills)
• Critical Reading and Writing in English
• English for Engineers and Scientists
• Public Communication (for Int'l Relations majors)

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General English Programme(Programa Certificado de Inglés)

8 levels (64 hours each) comprising A1 -- B2

• Face to face
• Online
• Blended

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Diploma Course in Advising for autonomous learning

Working together towards student autonomy

This program originated in a research project on autonomy for language learning. It is aimed at professors and focuses on the development of advising skills to promote the development of autonomous learning.120 hours

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Diploma Course in Advising for autonomous learning

Working together towards student autonomy

This program originated in a research project on autonomy for language learning. It is aimed at professors and focuses on the development of advising skills to promote the development of autonomous learning.120 hours

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In-house training for ITESO professors - English

• Upper-intermediate English

• Advanced English

• Writing a Scientific Article in English

• English Medium Instruction

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In-house training for ITESO professors - Spanish

Cursos LEO (Lectura, Escritura, y Oralidad) =Reading, Writing, and Speaking in Spanish for academic purposes

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El curso provee a los participantes con el conocimiento, habilidades y estrategias de un asesor para el aprendizaje autónomo que le permitirá acompañar a un aprendiente en ambientes fuera del aula en su proceso de desarrollo personal y aprendizaje a través del fomento de la autonomía. A través del curso los participantes trabajaran en desarrollar autoconciencia, paciencia, empatía, autonomía, la escucha, el dialogo y habilidades para el trabajo colaborativo. Los participantes aprenderán también habilidades para la escucha activa, apoyar en el diagnóstico de necesidades, facilitación del aprendizaje y desarrollarán habilidades para la asesoría para el aprendizaje autónomo a través del dialogo reflexivo transformacional (Kato & Mynard, 2015) y el acompañamiento al estilo Ignaciano. Módulos: 1. Metacognición y Autonomía 2. La asesoría para el aprendizaje autónomo en teoría 3. La asesoría para el aprendizaje autónomo en la práctica A lo largo del curso, los participantes trabajarán en una amplia variedad de actividades:

• Actividades de construcción de comunidad
• Actividades de reflexión/análisis/retroalimentación entre pares
• Actividades de trabajo colaborativo
• Discusiones, presentaciones, talleres
• Lectura y discusión de bibliografía relevante
• Escritura de un diario reflexivo
• Grabaciones en audio y video de prácticas de acompañamiento

COE (Comunicación Oral y Escrita) = Spanish for Academic Purposes

All ITESO students must take this 8-credit course in the first or second semester. This course is intended for native speakers of Spanish.

• Blended modality (face to face + online)
• Online

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Reading communities

Reading communities that help promote reading for pleasure as well as respectful discussions around a variety of topics.

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