Advantages of attending CEPE in Guadalajara:
CEPE is located in one of the most exciting and stimulating neighborhoods in Guadalajara between the historic city center and the neighborhood “La Minerva”, a City landmark. Students can easily walk to a variety of delicious cafes and restaurants, art galleries, museums, rhythmic nightclubs, gorgeous modern movie theaters, as well as banks, grocery stores and other helpful businesses. The neighborhood is considered one of Guadalajara’s safest and most cosmopolitan. Our carefully selected home-stay families and bed and breakfast are also located within this secure and charming neighborhood.
Though students can find everything they could possible need in the blocks around CEPE, students will also find that exploring other neighborhoods of Guadalajara is quite easy todo. A ten to fifteen minute bus will take students from CEPE to the gorgeous historical center of Guadalajara where they can visit important historical sites, wander the markets and sample cheap and authentic Mexican food. Museums abound with discounts for students carrying a CEPE student ID card. Just fifteen minutes in the other direction and students will find themselves in attractive Tlaquepaque, an artisanal neighborhood where students can people watch, buy traditional goods and of course eat Guadalajara’s famous tortas ahogadas, Guadalajara's traditional sour-dough sandwich.
With current exchange rates, Guadalajara is one of the most economical places a student can study Spanish. With the US dollar valued at around 15 pesos, the Canadian dollar around 11 and the Euro at an amazing 19 pesos, students can enjoy a high quality of life here in Guadalajara. Students will find day-to-day life quite inexpensive and traveling to nearby regions on the weekends easy, affordable and safe.
With an international airport located just outside the city, traveling to and from Guadalajara can be achieved with ease. Students can fly directly from many cities within the USA and Canada. With minimized travel time, students arrive in Guadalajara fresh, excited and ready to take on the challenge of learning a new language! |
Domicilio con Historia
Por Alfredo Sánchez
Aunque parezca mentira, no todo lo que uno quiere saber está en Internet. Puse en el buscador el nombre "Tomás V. Gómez" y lo más que encontré fueron referencias domiciliarias de la calle que con ese nombre existe en Guadalajara. Lo intenté también con "Nicolás Puga" (nombre de la calle donde vivo) y ocurrió lo mismo. Hay muchos nombres de calles de esta ciudad dedicadas a personajes que no conocemos y a quienes los motores de búsqueda tampoco reconocen. No hay google ni wikipedia que valgan.
Por suerte hay gente de carne y hueso a quienes recurrir, y en mi caso fue Juan José Doñán el despejador de la incógnita:
Fue un gramático y filólogo tapatío, que nació hacia mediados del siglo XIX y murió en 1912. Profesionalmente, se dedicó tanto a la investigación gramatical (dos de sus obras se convirtieron en libros de texto en Guadalajara y otros estados del país durante la época porfiriana) y también a la docencia (fue maestro de muchísimas generaciones en el Liceo de Varones, en el edificio que ahora ocupa el Museo Regional). Sus libros más reeditados fueron: "Lecciones de gramática general" (1884), "Apuntes para un tratado de gramática castellana" (1893) y "Pequeño vocabulario de palabras de escritura dudosa" (1896).
Gracias Juan José.
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A walk through CEPE reveals a rich diversity of students
At the Centro de Estudios Para Extranjeros (CEPE) of the University of Guadalajara, we pride ourselves on our capacity to train students who are willing to close the gap between cultures and able to benefit from the diversity and openness that this offers. Here we provide students with a rigorous and challenging program, taught by a committed and respected University faculty, affording them unique opportunities to expand their classroom experience and enhance their academic pursuits. By choosing to study at CEPE, our students have become part of our renewed tradition of academic excellence, accompanied by the warmth and hospitality that characterizes Mexican culture.
A walk through CEPE reveals a rich diversity of students and faculty members. In our classrooms, laboratories and libraries, people from many different countries, of different races and beliefs come together to pursue a common objective: to learn Spanish and Latin American culture. |
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At CEPE, we enjoy the reputation of being among the finest accredited university programs of Spanish language and Latin American culture in the world. Sixty years of personal attention and professional excellence have earned us this distinction.
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