Spanish in Granada

  Spain

• Granada: 
Granada

Description: This richly historic city is also a modern city with plenty of commerce. Plus, it is consider Spain's third-largest university city (over 60.000 students), with one of the largest University of Andalusia. It possesses a large variety of popular restaurants, stores, trendy clubs, bars and pubs to relax for the moments when you prefer doing something other than visiting monuments. One of the things that make the bars in Granada so famous in Spain is that with the purchase of whatever beverage, you can enjoy a free serving of 'tapa'. It is this offering; along with attractive decorations that draws the attention of customers to make one bar more popular than another.

Spanish, the 2nd official international language has experienced a growing importance in the developing global community. Learning Spanish in Spain is well worth the experience. Classes are taught at all levels by highly qualified Spanish teachers in small groups, from beginners to advanced. Classes are taught in Spanish only and our teachers use a practical and communicative approach. Students learn the language as well as, the grammar structures in a stimulating atmosphere.

Highlights: Spanish Standard Plus

Consist of 25 Classes of Spanish Language and culture per week from Monday to Friday. Especially for highly motivated students who wish to learn as much Spanish in the shortest time possible. This course consists of 5 classes daily in which students apply their knowledge of theory by means of various methods ranging from situation and role-playing activities to debates about current issues.

In Seville and Salamanca, classes consists of 20 group classes and 5 private lessons per week.

Location: All

Spanish Super Intensive

Group instructed 30 +5 Classes of Spanish Language and culture per week from Monday to Friday with a variety of different teachers. Just for that student that wants a little more Spanish. Designed to effectively achieve the most learning in the least amount of time.

Location: Seville, Granada, Salamanca, Malaga, Madrid, and Barcelona

Individual (One to One) Spanish

Tailor-made private classes for highly motivated persons who need to advance rapidly in a specific area of study but in little available time. You decide how many classes you want and what you wish to study.
Location: All

Combined Cities

This program attracts the voyagers in students. It allows for students to choose from the list of courses that we offer in our schools and distribute the learning experience among the different locations. By combining a course from among these different cities, one will learn Spanish and have the opportunity to know the rich variety of Spanish cultures at the same time. Plus, it makes for great city hopping.

Location: All

Tourism Intensive Spanish

It is designed for people wishing to learn or perfect their Spanish with a specific focus on the world of tourism. If you are working (or would like to work) for a travel agency, tour operator, hotel, congress organiser or any other sector of the tourism industry' Well, this is the program for you.

The course is divided into two (2) fortnightly parts. In each fortnightly block you will have 20 hours of classes over 2 weeks in which you will learn aspects of the tourism world. We recommend combining this course with the Spanish Standard Plus course, ending with an exam to obtain the Basic Spanish Certificate in Tourism of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce. On completion of the course, the possibility exists of doing an internship in hotels, travel agencies, etc due the fact that we have an agreement with the Granada Chamber of Commerce.

Topics covered in the course:

The Spanish tourist trade.

Tourist Management (Public Relations, Marketing, Production, Logistics, Accommodation Providers and Travel Agents).

Organisation of conferences.

Visits to and guest speakers from various tourist organisations and agencies (both profit and non-profit making) in Granada and Andalusia.

Starting Dates:

Part I - Feb 2, Apr 12, Oct 4

Part II - Feb 16, Apr 26, Oct 18

Location: Granada      

Language Level: Advanced

DELE (Diploma Espanol como Lengua Extranjera) Preparation

This is a course specially designed to prepare DELE certification Course offered for each level of exam (inicial, býsico, superior).

Course is designed for those students, both university and professional, who want to be able to include the only official diploma of Spanish on their curriculum. It prepares students for all three levels (Initial, Basic and Advanced) of the official DELE exam of the Cervantes Institute. It is the only exam recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Course may lasts 2, 3 or 4 weeks and exams take place in May and November.

Location: All

Spanish For Teachers

"Curso de Repaso" for teachers of Spanish. The main purpose is to support teachers of Spanish by bringing their theoretical knowledge and their teaching methods up to date. Emphasis is to revitalize linguistic and didactic abilities and refreshment of your social-economic and political-cultural knowledge. The group program meets the requirements for a Lingua grant that teachers of Spanish within the European Union can take advantage of.

Location: Granada, Seville, Salamanca, Madrid, and Barcelona

Language Level: Advanced

Cost in US$: 425 Euro / 2 weeks

Apartments are furnished in simple Spanish style with a fully equipped kitchen with washing machine, living room with television and 1 or 2 bathrooms. These 2 - 4 Bedroom apartments are shared with other international students and local Spaniards so students can cook their own food and manage food budget. Bed linens are provided. Male and female students may be placed in the same apartment, but two students of the opposite sex (that dont know each other) will not be placed in a shared room.

Apartments are a 10-15 minutes walk from the school/centre.
Single Room (SR) - Private room in a shared Apartment.
Double Room (DR) - Shared room in a shared Apartment.

Excursions

While some excursions may be free, in others, students are required to sign-up and pay in order to participate. Excursions may include tours around the historic city centre, Barbecues, parties, visits to local monuments, museums, theatres, performances and concerts. While others may include trips to other areas close to Granada, for example, the city of Malaga, Seville, Cordoba, Cádiz, Malaga and even to Morocco.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Year Founded: 2002