Services

Foreign Language Instruction

Semper Lingua offers foreign language instruction specifically customized to satisfy the needs of an ample range of clients. We tailor our classes to the students’ learning styles, their level of proficiency in the language and their objectives. We can create learning modules for the convenience of our customers, especially when they require flexibility in the duration, intensity or location of a class. Our courses are culturally enriched, designed with the latest strategies in language acquisition and modern pedagogical techniques. We use a variety of technological resources; our teaching is based on  current and authentic materials that help students exercise their analytical skills so they can be more culturally competent. Our diverse faculty has helped:

  • Military linguists to improve their overall performance in the target language (which also has an impact on their DLPT scores).
  • Foreign Area Officers (FAOs) to linguistically and culturally prepare for their deployments.
  • Diplomats, local, state and federal government officials to better perform their job duties.
  • Business groups to achieve excellence in the sales of goods and services while better understanding their clients’ culture.
  • High school and college students to be more cultured, better prepared and more competitive for their future job market. 

Semper Lingua is a versatile team; we can come to your location or a location near you, during week days or even during the weekends!

Give us a call or send us a message; we are ready to deliver!

Curriculum Development

Learning a foreign language successfully depends on many variables. One of the most important is the structure of the learning experience. What is that structure exposing the student to? Is the course designed to refresh, maintain or to enhance the students’ current ability? In which areas of the language?  Our faculty is comprised of subject matter experts in designing all-skills or skill-focused curriculum with a scaffolded unique progression. Our courses may range from basic instruction (which usually teach survival skills in the foreign country) to the most sophisticated levels of performance in a particular industry. We have years of experience creating courses that have been reviewed, accredited and praised by the American Council of Education (ACE).  Do you need the traditional subjects in foreign language acquisition, like grammar, listening and reading comprehension, speaking or writing? Or, maybe you need something more technical, like transcription, translation, gisting, pronunciation…  

We provide courses on regions or countries (geolects) and on jargon pertaining to different groups of society (sociolects). We consider the following aspects to create our lessons but classes are not limited to study culture, politics, economy, legal issues, technology, science, public policy, health, military affairs, and current events. We understand what it takes and how to achieve high levels of proficiency. 

Language Immersion

Having the opportunity to use a new language in an authentic setting provides unparalleled benefits. A well prepared immersion boosts the level of confidence of the learner who becomes a better “decoder” because it  provides a direct exposure to native speakers of that language, to their culture, their mentality, their humor and their way to see the world. It is an incredibly enriching, life-changing experience. Our faculty can work to create an immersion just with Semper Lingua instructors who will put together the right combination of cultural activities and academic language training  or, an immersion in conjunction with a target country university, for the most advanced students. We will work with you to find the best fit, the appropriate duration and the right level of activities that will transform students into more linguistically and culturally competent learners.  Contribute to provide better education opportunities for young generations is part of our core values; we embrace social responsibility to promote respect for other cultures and enjoy the wonders each one of them has to offer; we welcome opportunities to show learners the multiple doors that languages can open and discover  different ways to live and to see life. 

Language Assessment

If you need to make sure the foreign language speaking and writing skills of current or potential employees are up to the standards of your company, we provide language assessment services. We will evaluate their linguistic capacity and let you know which their strengths and flows are, and we will provide tailored recommendations to help them reach the desired level.

Spanish For Your Business

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the US with 40.5 million people, (only followed by Chinese, with 3.4 million according to Wikipedia). We can help companies, big or small, to reach the fastest growing segment of the US economy.  

In your efforts to serve the Spanish speaking community, are you  properly training your personnel? Are they communicating effectively and correctly? Just think about the impact on your business image if you are using material with the wrong vocabulary or improper grammar! We can help.

It is important to remember that there are cultural differences between an English speaking and a Spanish speaking client; your employees will learn how to be culturally aware and carry out a proper and effective business conversation.  This can be the key to close a great business deal.

  • Language Training For Your Personnel: Each industry is different.  Your employees will learn and practice how to properly use the vocabulary that your business routine entails.
  • Voice Over:  We create oral and written scripts for videos.
  • Website Spanish Audio Conversion & Recordings For Your Phone Message: We all know that many companies are increasingly using videos to promote their products or services. We can help you maximize your resources. If you already have a video with the images or illustrations you need but you would like to have it in Spanish as well, we can help! We can also record any information with different voices from which you can choose.
  • Website Written Text Conversion (translation): Give us your text in English and we will convert it into an appropriate text in Spanish. Translation may vary depending on the register (formal or informal), the target audience, the technicalities the text may have, etc.  The market is full of faulty translations that do not reach the attention of the customers or what is worse, captures the “wrong” attention because the message is incorrect, inaccurate or confusing. Let us help.
  • Interviews in Spanish: Do you need to hire Spanish speaking personnel but you are not sure if they have the proper language level or sufficient ability? We can interview your prospects and give you a detailed report of each candidate’s   proficiency so you can make an informed decision.
  • Brochures, Ads And Written Material: Avoid having mistakes in your written material. We create contracts, brochures, website Spanish texts, etc. Our multidisciplinary professionals will make sure to convey the information with the appropriate vocabulary.
  • Translation Services: We count with certified translators with different professional backgrounds who will ensure you get an accurate Spanish version of your documents, your marketing material or your contracts.

Translation

Translation is an art. It is not the mere transposition of words from one language to another. Even though new technology allows translators to have more access to specialized dictionaries and to discussion forums on the modern use of a word, a concept or an expression, technological platforms cannot produce 100% perfect translations. Our expert translators have worked with languages in many capacities; as professionals in many fields and also as professors of teaching the intricacies of the language, they have translated thousands of documents pertaining to a wide range of subjects. A good translator recognizes the nuances, the register, the intended audience and many cultural elements that may be present in the source document; recognition of these elements allows the translator to convey the same message in an accurate and smooth way in the target language. We translate documents from and to the following languages and dialects: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic (MSA), Egyptian, Sudanese, Morrocan, Persian Farsi and many more. Send us your document and we will provide you with a quote.

Do you have marketing material in English or maybe a website content that you would like to translate into Spanish or other languages? We can help!

From legal, to medical or commercial documents, we can do it all!

Mentoring

Maintain Your Language Skills with Online Tutoring
We provide individual mentoring to those who are in need of intensive, tailored training. Either to refresh or enhance your abilities, we offer you the expertise of Native Speakers of the target language, who will work with you to provide the instruction and the help you need. All our instructors have ample experience with one-on-one classes. They will assess your current level of proficiency in the language and will discuss with you what you need to reach the next step in your ladder to success.

Whether you are a Linguist, a Language Analyst, a member of the Armed Forces, a diplomat who will soon have the DLPT or the OPI, or a professional who does not have the time to take a whole course, we have the perfect instruction for you; face-to-face or online, we are ready for you!