The school is situated in the middle of the historical centre, sharing location with the monumental and commercial area, in a pedestrian and university street, far away from urban noises. We dispose of 9 modern classrooms, a library, computer and Internet facilities, a meeting room and a wide and quiet courtyard where it is possible to sunbathe, or if the weather allows, to have open-air classes, talks or conferences.
The students registered in our school, at the Standard and Intensive courses, will take a Spanish language knowledge test, on the first teaching day, to be placed in one of the following levels, and included in groups of never more than 8 students:
- Beginner Level: Students who have no prior knowledge of Spanish
- Elementary Level: Students who know the Spanish language basic structures and grammar
- Intermediate Level: To develop the more complex grammatical structures
- Advanced Level: To correct the linguistic defects and to improve pronunciation and intonation of Spanish
- Superior Level: Students who have a good command of Spanish, but are not still recognized as native speakers
- Consolidation Level: Focuses on the analysis of complicated texts coming from classic authors, essays, theatre texts, publications and mass-media conversation analysis
Faculty Information:
Courses information:
A-I Standart course (20 hours / week): This is the most popular among the students, and it offers four daily lessons. Two grammar and two conversational lessons. The grammar lessons deal with the grammatical problems and its application, for instance in the texts work and its practice correction.
A - II Intensive course (20 hours / week): This course make possible a good advantage of time. Because of this course has three conversation and two grammar hours, achieves a better conversational increase. It is recommended for those who hope a good advantage as soon as possible in the learning language process and in the shortest time.
D.E.L.E. course (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera / 20 hours / week): This is the only one officially recognised by the Spanish Education and Science Ministry, and it holds in the second or third week of May and November. They have place in Salamanca and other 18 Spanish cities, besides hundred centres abroad. It has three different levels: initial, basic and superior. The preparation requires a minimum level, which as a guide could be: the intermediate to initial, the advanced to the basic, and a fluently and elevated Spanish level to the superior. Three months should be a right time, depending on the arriving level and the aim level, to the exams preparation.
Individual course: The main characteristic is the flexibility in subjects as well as conversational or grammatical contents. This Course is very advisable to tose students who need a quick learning as a complement to the rest of the, besides those students who desire to look into a concrete subject.
Extra courses additional to the previous:
L-L Language and Literature (20 hours / week): It understand the Spanish Language development, besides the aspects and most important language transformations, throughout centuries. At the same time it will be studied the different Literary movements with the most important authors and his works.
H - A Spanish Art History (10 hours / week): This course, ideal to those students who love History and Art, it have the purpose to know the Spanish culture throughout its Art. They will be studied the different Art styles all over the centuries de, which have furnished Spain an enormous Artistic heritage. This course can be organized, to be concentrate in a concrete style, epoch, etc. if the number of students allow that.
E - C Commercial Spanish (10 hours / week): It has two parts: one daily hour to learn as examples, ask and provide information in person or at phone, commercial correspondence, negotiation, processing a curriculum vitae. One hour for the analyse of the Social and Economic situation of Spain. Macro economy and micro economy. If any student would wish to take part in the Certificates and Spanish for Business Exams we estimate a month time to prepare each of levels depending of the student level always, and of course, besides the preparation of one of the intensive and standard courses.
G - E Spanish Geography (10 hours / week): To those students who are interested in Physical and Human Geography of Spain and within European context. Human Geography apart will be focused to know the differences between regions and the cultural diversity of the Peninsula. Physical Geography section will treat about the most important aspects of the Physical environment of Spain.
Other Activities:
During the course some free activities are offered to the student, in which are included:
- weekly guided visities to the city
- Spanish films to the city
- sports, games
- conferences
- parties, etc.
Our school is able to reserve extra activities as:
- excursions
- Internet
- horse riding
- folk courses...
Facility Information:
Accommodation possibilities have a great importance in the good improvement of the Spanish language, and also to guarantee a satisfied stay. Because of that we have paid a special interest in it.
Families: Living with a family helps the student to learn the language and to introduce him into the Spanish customs. Laundry service is optional, and not included in the price. If the student needs any special food he or she must indicate it before the accommodation booking.. The student must be respectful with the family´s habits and belongings.
Flats: They are shared flats with other students. The price does not include the expenses for electricity, water, rubbish, gas, room cleaning, bed linen, towels and cleaning products..
Hotels: If the student wants to stay at a hotel we will give complete information about prices and categories, and we will book the room.
Hall of Residences: There are some University and private Halls of residences which provide pleasant accomodation.
Notes:
Extra Courses (Literature & Language, Spanish History & art, Commercial Spanish, Spanish Geography) price varies from $71 to $243
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