In accordance with the guidelines of the National Accreditation Council (Consejo Nacional de Acreditación) and the internationalization processes, effective strategies aimed at learning a second language are necessary. This is why, the Language Centre of the Mariana University, has among its functions to provide courses to the university community and general public in English, French and Italian languages. In addition, it certifies courses at levels A1, A2, B1 and B2 authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Education (Secretaría de Educación Municipal) through resolution 2049 of 2018:

“Requisito” courses addressed to students and general public on levels A1, A2, B1 y B2, with an instruction of 8 hours per week, emphasizing the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Free courses in English, French and Italian for teachers and staff aiming to accomplish the Improvement Plans and the process of Certification that are being implemented by the university, as well as the necessity of offering instruction in a foreign language to the staff belonging to the university, according to the bilingualism policy.

Training for International Exams (ITT) addressed to students, teachers and general public who search for certifying their proficiency in English through standardized exams such as KET, PET, IELTS and TOEFL, with the instruction of qualified teachers for that aim.

Courses for our Master’s degree candidates on levels A1, A2, and B1.

AVAL or resit Exam on the English levels required by the university. This exam can be taken at different moments during the academic terms. Under special conditions, this exam serves as a mean of validation of a specific course.

Training for “Saber-Pro” With this course, students from Mariana University get familiarized with the English component of the test and learn how to develop the different tasks. This training fosters the reading skills.

Co-teaching, which is an activity developed in collaboration with teachers from all programs of the university, and consists of imparting instruction of a specific content or branch of knowledge, in English.