Spanish courses in Salamanca, Spain 2012

Spanish Courses in SALAMANCA (Spain) 2012

Salamanca, site of one of Europe's oldest universities. lts cosmopolitan and friendly atmosphere provides a stimulating environment to learn Spanish and to experience Spanish lifestyle and culture. lf you want to enjoy a cultural and student atmosphere, Salamanca has something for everyone.

Salamanca is famous for its vivid history and its rich diversity of monuments. Buildings of very different architectural styles have been preserved, built in the golden stone which gives the city its special brilliance. The quality, variety and quantity of these monuments, together with the city's contribution to culture, are the reason that it was declared part of the historic and artistic heritage of mankind.

Throughout the centuries many famous people from all over the world have studied here. In particular its reputation for studies in Human Arts brings more than 35,000 students to Salamanca every year from all over Europe. Because of this, Salamanca is a young, lively and comfortable city with a pleasant, safe night-time atmosphere.

Its character as a university city, its numerous monuments and its lively atmosphere all combine to make Salamanca an ideal location to learn Spanish.

 Spanish school in Salamanca (Spain)

Our partner school in Salamancsa is located in the historical district of the city, one minute from the Plaza Mayor, surrounded by the busy city with its cinemas, theatres, banks, bars, restaurants and an immense variety of shops.

Our centre was founded in 1989 with the aim of providing an efficient and friendly environment in which to learn Spanish. Since then, the centre has had great success, as demonstrated by the increasing number of satisfied students who come from all over the world to study here.
 

Why learn Spanish in our Partner School in Salamanca?

- Our teaching methods
  They are highly communicative, interactive and constantly evolving.

Exceptional facilities!
Library with lending service for books and videotapes, wich will help you in your learning. Free internet access and availability of computers for the students.

Wide range of courses
Our school offers a year-round availability of eight levels at any time and a wide range of courses: from General Spanish courses, Culture courses and Preparation courses for the official DELE or Chamber of Commerce exams, and much more.

Outstanding teaching staff
A dynamic, motivated, and highly qualified teaching staff with considerable experience in the teaching of Spanish. Teachers who enjoy their work and are sensitive to the cultural diversity and background of their students.

Great cultural and excursion program
Cultural program which is up-to-date with the extensive social and cultural facilities of Salamanca and in Spain, increasing creativity and enjoyment. A lot of activities are free of charge like welcome party, city tour, visit of exhibitions, film nights, cooking class, dancing class, parties, etc. 
Excursions to fascinating places like: La Alberca, La Peña de Francia, Toledo, Madrid, Candelario, Béjar, Burgos, Cáceres, Segovia, Santiago de Compostela, El Escorial and the Valle de los Caidos, Portugal.

Official accreditations
Our partner school member of "Asociación de Escuelas de Español de Castilla y León", CEELE (Quality of teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language), FEDELE (National Federation of Spanish Language Schools in Spain).

Our Spanish school in Salamanca offers following Spanish courses:

1. Standard (20 lessons/week)
2. Intensive (25 lessons/week)
3. Private lessons
4. DELE Preparation Course (25 lessons/week)

Standard Course (20 lessons per week)
Recommended for those students who wish to combine Spanish language learning with a study of the culture in a real life situation at a steady pace. Designed for students from varied backgrounds and a range of ages. This Spanish course is ideal for learning Spanish and meeting new people.

Number of lessons: 20 Spanish lessons per week.
Duration: From 1 week to an academic year.
Timetable:  From 9.00 to 13.00
Students per class: Maximum 8
Starting dates: Every Monday (except on Bank Holidays=
Starting dates for beginners: To be confirmed.
Available all year except for bank and christmas holidays. 

Intensive (25  lessons per week)
It is a course which combines intercultural awareness through interaction between students from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities, and attention to specific needs through additional classes. The course is aimed to those students who wish to speed up the learning process in order to move up to a higher level in less time.

Number of lessons: 25 Spanish lessons per week.
Duration: From 1 week to an academic year.
Timetable:  9:00 to 14:00
Students per class: Maximum 8
Starting dates: Every Monday (except on Bank Holidays=
Starting dates for beginners: To be confirmed.
Available all year except for bank and christmas holidays.
 

'One-to-one' Private Lessons
Spanish lessons with a private teacher are one of the best ways to make the most of your stay at our school by permitting you to cover Spanish for specific purposes or clarify problematic language points. The student may choose as many 60 minute lessons as he or she would like.

Number of lessons: Minimum 10 Spanish lessons per week
Duration: Minimum 1 week
Timetable:  To be confirmed with the office of the school.
Students per class: 1
Available: All year except for bank and christmas holidays.   

DELE Examination Preparation Course (25 lessons per week)
Special exam preparation courses for the DELE certificates. The DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera") is the internationally recognized certificate issued by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education, to testify the language competence. Our school in Salamanca prepares students for the exam on the three existing levels "Inicial, Intermedio and Superior" and handle all the inscription formalities for the candidates. In order to sit the exams, students must have a Intermediate level (B1) for the Inicial Diploma , for the Intermedio they should be at least Advanced level (B2), and students wishing to sit the Superior level should have an Proficiency level (C2) of Spanish at the beginning of the course.

Number of lessons: 25 D.E.L.E. preparation lessons per week
Duration: Minimum 4 weeks
Timetable:  From 9.00-14.00
Students per class: Maximum 8
Minimum level: intermediate
Starting dates: To be confirmed
Exam dates: To be confirmed 
 

General information of courses
- Duration of each lesson: 50 minutes (private lesson = 60 minutes)
- No lessons will be held during the following dates:  12.06.12 / 15.08.12 / 12.10.12/  01.11.12 /
  06.12.12 /   22.12.- 07.01.2013
- Numer of levels: 8
- Minimum Age: +17
- Starting dates General Intensive Courses: Every Monday except for beginners.
- Starting dates for beginners: To be confirmed
- Level test: The first day of class you will take an inicial test to find out which level is the most
  suitable for you.
- General Spanish Courses: In case there is only one student inscribed, he will receive private tuition, 
  but the lessons  will be reduced to 50%.
- All other courses: It needs minimum 3 students to that the courses will take place. 

In SALAMANCA we offer following accommodation options:

1. Shared Flat
2. Spanish Host Family



Shared flat
The accommodation option offers the possibility to stay in an apartment together with other students from our school. You would stay in a double or single room, while sharing kitchen, bathroom and living room with other students. The apartments are fully equipped. You have to bring with you only the towels. All the apartments are situated near the school and are easy reachable by foot.
 

 
Spanish Host Family
Offers the possibility to have a closer look to the Spanish life. The Spanish families offer you a welcoming atmosphere and security of home life; you will be fully integrated into the family if you wish so. Single or double rooms, halfboard or fullboard is available. A laundry service (9 €) can also be arranged with the family if required or the college can inform you of alternative facilities. Please bring you own towels.

Please note that breakfast is a light meal in Spain, consisting of coffee and biscuits or bread. Lunch is the main meal for many Spaniards and is taken between 1.30 and 3pm. Dinner is usually tortilla, cold meats, salads, sandwiches, etc., and is taken between 8 and 10pm.

PRICES 2012 IN EUROS including registration fee - SPANISH COURSES IN SALAMANCA (SPAIN)
Additional week     Supplement/Week in High Season
Courses	Lessons/week	2	3	4	6
Standard	20	315	452	539	777	119	-
Intensive	25	386	54	639	927	144	-
D.E.L.E.	25	-	-	715 = 4 weeks	1.345 8 weeks	1.956   12 weeks	-
Private lessons	10	660	-	-	-	-	-

- No lessons will be held during the following dates:  12.06.12 / 15.08.12 / 12.10.12/  01.11.12 /
  06.12.12 /   22.12.- 07.01.2013
 
- Material didáctico: 12 € / 4 semanas

PRICES 2012 IN EUROS PER WEEK   -  ACCOMMODATION IN SALAMANCA (SPAIN)

Single/Low S.     Single/High S.        Double/Low S.      Double/High S.

Accommodation type

Host family, half board

133

133

126

126

Shared apartment. without meals

75

75

60

60

Private apartment

On request

On request

On request

On request

Hotel /Hostel

On request

On request

On request

On request

Condiciones
Arrivals should be on sundays and departures on saturdays
Half board includes breakfast and lunch. On request full board can also be offered.

- Transfer from Madrid airport to the accommodation: 260 €