FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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    Ages 15 and up

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The UIS Language Institute offers English, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian as foreign language courses. These courses are structured according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which focuses on meeting the linguistic and cultural needs of a community through the significant development of different communicative skills in a given foreign language.

Note: Enrollment becomes effective only three business days after the tuition payment has been made. Paying your tuition receipt in advance increases your chances of choosing a preferred schedule. Please remember that seats are limited.

Distribution of English Programs:

Total levels: 4

Level A1: A1.1, A1.2, A1.3, A1.4 (160 hours)
Level A2: A2.1, A2.2, A2.3, A2.4 (160 hours)
Level B1: B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B1.4, B1.5 (200 hours)
Level B2: B2.1, B2.2, B2.3, B2.4, B2.5 (200 hours)

Distribution of Programs in Other Languages:

Total levels: 2

Competence A1: A1.1, A1.2, A1.3, A1.4 (160 hours)
Competence A2: A2.1, A2.2, A2.3, A2.4 (160 hours)

Intensive Courses

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  • Intensive English
    COP 488.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 2 hours per day
    Duration: 40 hours
  • Semi-Intensive English
    COP 488.000
    Schedule: Saturdays, 4.3 hours per day
    Duration: 40 hours
  • Intensive: Portuguese, German, Italian, French
    COP 488.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 2 hours per day
    Duration: 40 hours
  • Semi-Intensive: Portuguese, German, Italian, French
    COP 488.000
    Schedule: Saturdays, 4.3 hours per day
    Duration: 40 hours
  • Super-Intensive English A1
    COP 2.066.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day
    Duration: 168 hours
  • Super-Intensive English A2
    COP 2.066.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day
    Duration: 168 hours
  • Super-Intensive English B1.1 – B1.3
    COP 1.550.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day
    Duration: 124 hours
  • Super-Intensive English B1.4 – B2.1
    COP 1.550.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 4 hours per daya
    Duration: 124 hours
  • Super-Intensive English B2.2 – B2.4
    COP 1.550.000
    Schedule: Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day
    Duration: 124 hours

Institutional Placement Exam

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Note:

  • Enrollment becomes effective only three business days after the tuition payment has been made.
  • Paying your tuition receipt in advance increases your chances of choosing a preferred schedule. Please note that seats are limited.
  • Keep in mind that the start dates for classes are established throughout the year in the Institute of Languages calendar.

If you already have knowledge of the subject, you may enter a higher level through the Institutional Placement Exam. To do so, the student (or the parent/guardian if the student is a minor) must:

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    Pre-registration

    Complete the pre-registration for the program.
Preregister here
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    Request the exam

    Request the Institutional Placement Exam at any of our campuses or by email: ilrecep1@uis.edu.co.
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    Receive instructions

    If you submitted your request by email, you will be informed through the same channel about the procedure for taking the exam.
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    Placement result

    After taking the exam, you will receive an email with information about the level you are eligible to enroll in (check your SPAM folder).
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    Enrollment and payment

    Once the placement process is completed, proceed with enrollment and payment receipt generation.
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