We are the most important language centre in Latinamerica... The Centro Universitario de Idiomas-CUI– provides professional training and teaching programs involving foreign language learning for adults. Its an institution born, developed and formed within the University of Buenos Aires. As a result, its approach to education, academic production, training and transmission of knowledge has an unmistakable university character, with the academic rigor and excellence this implies. Born more than a decade ago in the School of Agronomy to fulfill student needs regarding foreign language learning, shortly after and as the result of a university extension project the language programs were made available to the community at large. Today, 15 languages are taught at CUI: English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, Russian, Spanish for Foreign Students, and 3 Aboriginal Languages (Mapuche, Quechua and Guaraní) To meet the needs of its nearly 20 thousand students CUI offers an extensive time schedule, ten venues strategically located around the city and in the suburbs, spacious classrooms, a bookstore, a multimedia workshop, a cafeteria, a library, and a variety of services, all of which help optimize study and recreational time. All language programs at CUI are a natural extension of the university’s activities. A distinct feature of the Center is the outstanding diversity in terms of ideology, educational background, life experience, and age of its student population. These are key factors that contribute to enrich classroom activities and help promote discussion and debate as a means of language acquisition. Course contents at CUI have been duly approved by the Academic Council of the School of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires and by the Department of Education of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. This means that teachers working at municipal schools who attend these courses gain additional credit. The CUI is well known for the quality of its programs and of its teaching staff. Teacher training is constant during the year, whether in seminars inside the Center or outside The Spanish Language Program for Foreign Students at CUI combines the outstanding academic level of the UBA with the modern approaches and technology used in language teaching by a team of instructors with wide experience. Our program was created in 1998 to satisfy the growing demand from students and travelers from around the world coming to Buenos Aires to learn the language and the culture of the country. Since then the program has continued to grow and improve in accordance with international standards. The CUI is well known for the quality of its programs and of its teaching staff. Teacher training is constant during the year, whether in seminars inside the Center or outside. Immersion is a key factor in the learning of Spanish in Buenos Aires in general, and at CUI in particular. Contact with the language and the culture of the city and the country enhances the learning process and favors a quicker acquisition of the needed skills to interact with Argentine peers, engage in cultural activities, etc. The warmth and welcoming attitude of ‘porteños’ (the inhabitants of Buenos Aires), always ready to help tourists and foreign students, is a bonus in this process.