Combination Group and Individual Course (Spain)

• 20 lessons in group of 50 minutes each + 5 individual lessons
• Levels: beginner through advanced
• Duration: 1-12 weeks
• Group size: 7 students on average; 10 maximum
• Centers: Alcalá de Henares, Málaga

This course is perfect for those of you who want to participate in a dynamic group atmosphere with other international students, but at the same time, take advantage of individual classes to develop your special areas of interest. You can also reinforce or add to what you are learning in the Intensive Spanish Course, but at your own pace.

The lessons included in the Spanish Course

Grammar and Vocabulary (10 lessons per week)

You will learn vocabulary, idiomatic phrases, grammar concepts, words, sentence structures, useful phrases and language usage. Lessons are structured so that you will first acquire the new vocabulary and grammatical structures through examples and practice in structured exercises. Then you practice the new concepts in group or pair activities which are patterned after real communicative situations you encounter in everyday life.

Reading/Writing (5 lessons per week)

You specifically work on developing and improving reading comprehension and written communication. You will learn strategies for understanding a written text. You will produce written texts with teacher guidance and models.

Conversation (5 lessons per week)

You specifically work on developing and improving listening comprehension and speaking abilities. There is an emphasis on increasing the students command of communication skills through discussion and exchange of information about social, economical, political and cultural aspects of life in Spain. Increase your awareness of cultural elements which guide the values, behaviors and language use of the Spanish people. Discover cultural elements such as customs, behaviors, typical dress, foods and leisure time activates and make comparison and contrast with the mix of cultures of the students in your class. Topics vary according to course level.

Individual lessons (5 lessons per week)

You can go at your own pace and ask the professor to reinforce or add to what you learn in the Intensive course or concentrate on a specific topic of interest to you.

Start Dates

If you do have some knowledge of the Spanish language you can start on any Monday, year-round. Complete beginners, please see list of start dates.

Sample Schedule

(Classes are held mornings only in the low season. In the high season, they may be held in the mornings or afternoons).

Prices 2010