This is a customized Professional Course and learning exercises will focus on the needs of the student of the Law Enforcement Spanish Course. Students should have a basic knowledge of Spanish in order to benefit from the complete course. Students are welcome to study for as short as one week, however six weeks is usually required to complete the course objectives.

This class will be taught using a variety of methods with an emphasis on experiential learning: i.e. lecture and instruction, drills and practice, role play, cultural immersion activity, audio and video taping, videos viewed in class, community based activity, workbook practice, course assignments and readings.

Course Objectives: The course covers cross-cultural issues pertinent to relationships between non-Hispanic officials and the Hispanic community members. Students learn basic Spanish phrases and questions necessary to carry out specific law enforcement protocols:

1. Car stops
2. Interrogation
3. Arresting a suspect
4. Mirandize a suspect
5. Booking a suspect
6. Gather intake data
7. Read probation orders
8. Conduct various types of drug tests

Course Goals:

1. Produce Spanish correctly
2. Pronounce the words in Spanish in an understandable form
3. Understand the Spanish speaker
4. Terminology required for specific law enforcement procedures
5. Understand cultural differences between the non-Hispanic official and the Hispanic public

Optional Course Credit: 1-6 university semester credits can be earned, course syllabus can be provided upon request. Instituto Chac-Mool is fully accredited by the Mexican Ministry of Education as a higher education institution. Please request the transcript while at the school (a mailing fee will be charged).

SEMI-PRIVATE COURSE
In this Spanish Course for Law Enforcement Personnel, the student begins the day by studying in our regular group Spanish program in order to increase their current Spanish conversation skills (placement is determined by testing before beginning the program). Beginning at 8:50 am, this portion of the course runs until 11:55 am. In the afternoon sessions, the Law Enforcement Spanish student will break from the group to study Spanish specifically for their profession. This is a private class with one instructor per student. The private portion of this course is 12:20 to 1:50 pm. (summer month students may be required to begin the private portion at 2:00 pm.)

2009 Tuition: $350/wk - summer months the rate is $380. Rates include group and private lessons.

PRIVATE COURSE
This is a fully customizable one-on-one program suitable for beginning or advanced students. Please request a price quote based on your goals.

OPTIONAL:

Instituto Chac-Mool offers a rich extra-curricular program to all students. This program includes Mexican history and culture classes, and Law Enforcement Spanish students are encouraged to attend various lectures, excursions and activities.

This whole experience is a great help to my confidence in speaking Spanish. I will be using Spanish in my new profession as a law enforcement officer and working with my teacher reinacting real life situations is valuable to me.

Ray, police officer

This trip filled in many Spanish gaps for me. Though it was difficult to communicate at first, the teachers and family helped me to better my communication ability.

Joe, law enforcement student