INTENSIVE
PLUS SPANISH COURSES
| Starting Dates
: |
every
Monday of the year* |
| Duration: |
from
1 to 16 weeks (you can combine) |
| No.
of hours per week: |
30
group lessons / week
5 indiv. lessons / week |
| No.
of students per class: |
from
6 to 10 |
| Levels: |
all |
| Class
times: |
08:30
- 15:30 |
| *except
for absolute beginners, who start the first Monday of each month |
The Intensive Plus Course consists
of 35 hours a week. This means six hours every day
in an Intensive Course class and One private lesson daily.
With 7 lessons daily, this course maximizes the benefits of
group work and individual instruction. In the private lesson you and
your professor can concentrate on extra conversational practice, special
vocabulary, business studies or other aspects of the language relevant
to your particular needs. This way you will improve your grammar and
conversational skills a lot faster.
The Intensive Plus course is especially designed for
people who want to make the most progress in the least amount of time.
This program is an ideal combination of group lessons and individual
teaching. The Course length is from 1 to 16 weeks, in modules of 2
weeks. In these organized blocks you will be able to significantly
improve your Spanish, no matter if you are an absolute beginner or
an advanced student. The program consists of an integrated approach
including textbook study, listening comprehension, pronunciation practice
and practice in the key structures of Spanish.
COMMERCIAL
SPANISH COURSES
| Starting Dates: |
every
Monday of the year* |
| Duration: |
1
to 16 weeks |
| No.
of hours per week: |
20
groups lessons / week
10 indiv. lessons / week |
| No.
of students per class: |
6
- 10 |
| Levels: |
intermediate |
| Class
times: |
08:30-14:30
or 15:00-21:00 |
| |
Discover a new aspect of the Spanish language! The
customary terms of the Spanish language, the formal aspects of a meeting,
commercial uses and working-contracts will be discussed. This
course is designed to increase your Spanish knowledge on topics
such as administration, sales, diplomacy, financial matters and tourism.
Classes start every Monday at any time of the year.
The Commercial Spanish Course
consists of 30 hours a week. This means four hours
every day in a class and Two private lesson daily. This course
is only suited for people who already speak and understand Spanish
at a certain level. The goal is to learn how to structure speech correctly,
how to define concepts and to speak and write Spanish properly in
the business world. Topics covered in this course are for example:
general business correspondence, negotiations, discussion of commercial
topics, dialogues in business situations, how to create a company
in Spain, commercial law and the position of Spain in the international
market. This course is ideal for those who wish to work in any
branch of business in Spain or Latin America, such as people working
in banking, insurance and the import/export sector.
Spanish has become one of the most important
world economic languages, which is no surprise considering that world-wide
there are approximately 400 million people who speak Spanish and that
many Spanish-speaking countries have experienced a positive economic
development in the past few years, increasing their importance in
international markets. Companies know that the most effective and
polite way to communicate with customers is in their own language,
therefore employees with knowledge of Spanish and experience abroad
are a valuable asset for companies in the competitive international
world business. By taking the Commercial Spanish course you will be
able to combine your Spanish language course with a holiday experience
and at the same time increase your qualifications and job prospects
in many different professions.
INDIVIDUAL
SPANISH COURSE (ONE-on-ONE)
| Starting Dates: |
every
Monday of the year |
| Duration: |
1
to 16 weeks |
| No.
of hours per week: |
15,
20 or 30 lessons weekly |
| No.
of students per class: |
1 |
| Levels: |
all |
The Individual Spanish
Course consists of 15-, 20-, or 30 hours a week.
This means you can take private classes of three-, four or
six hours a day. You can take an individual course
from 1 up to 16 weeks. It's also possible to start in this course
and then later change to a group course if you like. Individual classes
guarantee a fast progress in learning the language and offers more
flexibility on topics the student has difficulties with or finds important
such as commercial Spanish, exam preparation or specific areas of
the language, such as grammar, comprehension skills and oral communication.
The individual Spanish Course allows the teacher to concentrate exclusively
on the student's personal needs.
PREPARATORY
COURSE FOR THE D.E.L.E.-EXAM
| Starting Dates: |
every
Monday of the year |
| Duration: |
2
to 4 weeks |
| No.
of hours per weeks: |
20
lessons weekly |
| No. students per
class: |
3
to 6 |
| Levels: |
pre-intermediate, intermediate, or advanced |
This course takes between two and four weeks with four
daily classes. Our superior level course allows you to obtain the
internationally recognized "D.E.L.E"-Diploma.
After successfully completing the intermediate or advanced
course a Diploma Básico is awarded. After successfully
completing the Superior Level Course awards you the internationally
recognized "Diploma Superior de Español como Lengua Extranjera"
(D.E.L.E.: Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language).
The D.E.L.E. exam takes place in Barcelona in the
months May and November. It also takes place in Sevilla, Salamanca,
Madrid and in 15 other cities in Spain as well as the Spanish Embassy
and Cultural Institutes of Spain in your home country. There are over
100 test-centres worldwide.
Our institute offers an intensive 2 to 4 week
preparation course to obtain this internationally recognized diploma
offered by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. The exam
is offered at three levels; inicial, básico and
superior. To obtain the 'inicial' diploma, students require
to have at least a pre-intermediate level, for the 'basico' diploma,
an intermediate level and for the 'superior' diploma the
students require to have an advanced or superior level to start
the course.
SUMMER
SPANISH COURSES
| Starting Dates: |
every
Monday of the summer months* |
| Duration: |
2
to 8 weeks |
| No.
of hours per week: |
15
lessons weekly |
| No. of students
per class: |
6 to 10 |
| Levels: |
all |
| *except
for absolute beginners, who start the first Monday of each month |
The summer course is a holiday
course with a maximum of 10 students per group, offered for
students of all levels from absolute beginner to advanced speaker.
This course is the ideal combination between summer holidays and studying
Spanish. The activity program gives you many opportunities to immerse
yourself in the Spanish culture and explore Barcelona and other cities
in Catalonia.
The Barcelona Summer Courses really are something
special!!!
Holidays & Dates
*** Due to national and regional holidays there are no
classes at the following dates:
learn
the grammar with minimal effort while your vocabulary increases
every day. The sufficient amount of spare time gives you the opportunity
to explore the city and get to know the Spanish culture. It's
the perfect course to choose if you wish to combine your stay abroad
with language classes or if you have business obligations.