The leading School of Spanish on the Mediterranean Coast of Andalusia with over 36 years of experience! We have Quality Guaranties such as: EAQUALS, CEELE – Instituto Cervantes and we are members of: IALC, FEDELE, OLE, A.C.E.M. Also our school is the 2007 Language travel Magazine Star Award winner for Spanish Language schools Worldwide.
Every year several thousands of students of all ages come to study with us. They say that they are not only improving their Spanish level, they are also having lots of fun, they really like the environment and they intend to return. Many of them do!
One of the most distinguishing features of our school is its mini campus. We believe these facilities are second to none in a Spanish language school in Spain and that it helps insure that our students spend time on campus after lessons and thus creating a very friendly and international environment.
In addition to its well qualified and experienced teachers the school has a Research and Development department responsible for the creation of its own textbooks and other teaching materials and working on research and creative projects.
Above all we aim to teach our students in an effective, enjoyable and professional manner. We use an eclectic, integrated method combining many aspects of the communicative approach with structured learning of grammar and syntax. Each day, according to the progress of each class and our detailed course syllabus, a new area of language is introduced and practiced in a systematic manner.
We offer the following courses:
- General Language: Intensive to Super Intensive Courses
- Exam Courses: DELE, University Access preparation “Selectividad”
- Cultural Studies: Spanish plus Hispanic Studies (Gap year)
- Executive Courses: Spanish for Business, One to One
- Professional Courses: Spanish for International Trade and Commerce, Spanish for Tourism; Summer Course for young adults (16-20 yr olds)
- Lifestyle Courses: Master Class, Spanish & Cookery, Spanish & Dance
- Work Experience: Spanish & Internships
Faculty Information:
Our Director of studies, helped by a team of coordinators, plans and organizes the day-to-day teaching schedule and the rotation of teachers which is one of the distinctive features of the school. Our teachers are lively, well-educated, interesting people whose role is to motivate and stimulate the participation of their students. They must be native speakers of Spanish and have a university degree or comparable experience. Many of them have been with us for a considerable time and are highly experienced in our effective way of teaching Spanish.
Other Activities:
While you are studying in Málaga, Andalucía, you will want to get to know the city itself, the other cities of Andalucía and the peoples and their customs. You will also want to get to know your fellow students and enjoy participating in activities with them. You may want to keep fit, playing your favourite sport, or walk in the mountains. You may be interested in the opera, in classical music, in Flamenco or in rock.
All of these and many more are possible and easily available in Málaga. Our Activities Department organizes many events and activities themselves and at other times it is their job, and indeed their pleasure, to provide you with the information you need to enable you to participate.
Together with the staff of the reception of the Club Hispánico, the Activities staff also form a huge resource of general information and can provide advice about restaurants and bars, music clubs and discos, and how to have a good time in Málaga in general.
We offer an extremely comprehensive program of cultural, social and sporting activities. There are events programmed every day; Orientation tour of Malaga, Party evenings at Club Hispanico, Cultural talks, Films in the Cinema, Sevillana and Salsa dance classes, Full day excursions at the weekend to Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba and Ronda, Full Weekend excursion to Morocco, Tapas evenings, Sports.
Facility Information:
The mini-campus of our school makes it very easy for you to continue studying after class by providing excellent self-access study facilities on-site.
Our mini-campus includes the following facilities to enable you to get the maximum benefit from your studies:
Classrooms: There are 25 classrooms. They are comfortably equipped with modern classroom furniture and all have white boards and the majority have a TV monitor with video. There are mobile units for those classes where video is not installed. All the classrooms have air-conditioning.
Multimedia Study Centre: This is made up of 3 distinct areas designed to suit each student’s particular learning style.
Reference library: In the library area there is a wide range of books and other learning materials to enable you to consolidate and reinforce the class room lessons in your preferred manner.
You will find:
- Dictionaries and reference books on Spanish culture
- Graded readers to help learn the pleasure of reading in a foreign language step by step
- Self-access worksheets, developed by our Department of Research and Development, which cover all the areas of language from grammar and vocabulary development to listening and reading comprehension
Computer lab: Here you will find 11 computers for your use. There is an ADSL internet connection enabling you to research information on the web or to send e-mails to your family, friends and work colleagues.
You will also find study materials, both published and those developed by our own research department, so that you can choose the media by which you study: by computers or the more traditional worksheet and book format.
Audio/visual lab: There are hundreds of video and audio tapes to choose from. You can relax and watch a film in Spanish, select a tourist video about the excursion at the weekend or a documentary about Spanish history or way of life. You will also find video-based learning materials if you prefer a more focussed learning approach. The audio materials include a wide variety of tapes, mostly recorded by our teachers, which you can use to help develop listening comprehension, increase your vocabulary and your knowledge of Spanish culture.
If you prefer you can also see a film in large-screen format in our cinema, frequently with an introduction by one of our teachers (see “cinema” in the leisure section).
Observations: The range of study facilities we offer means that every student can continue studying after class in the particular manner and medium they prefer.
The Multimedia Study Centre is also the ideal place for doing your daily homework.
Notes:
Minimum 2 weeks Intensive Course, 20 lessons weekly;
Maximum 37 weeks Spanish & Hispanic studies, 20 lessons weekly
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