Spanish courses in Alicante, Spain

Spanish Courses in ALICANTE (Spain)

The City Alicante is the pearl of the Mediterranean, enjoying a wonderful climate all year round. Its beaches win Blue Flag Awards from the EU every year and Postiguet Beach is even located in the very centre of the city.

The area, inhabited well before the Romans, plays a vital role in the modern Spanish economy. It is a popular tourist region, and Alicante International Airport has excellent links with many European cities.

With 500,000 inhabitants, Alicante is a medium-sized city with a cultural life, a young and dynamic university, and a booming economy. You will also find here century-old traditions like the San Juan Festivities or the "Moors and Christians" celebrations, a revival of the "Reconquista" battles.

 Spanish school in Alicante

Our partner school in Alicante was founded in 2000. It is situated in the city centre, across from the" Teatro Principal". Postiguet Beach is just five minutes' walk, as are the Alicante "Corte Inglés", the Renfe Train Station and the Central Market. Many students live within walking distance of the school, which is housed on two floors in a newly constructed three-story building. It has ten well-lit air conditioned classrooms, ideal for small groups, a library, a video room, and a common area.

Why learn Spanish in our Partner School in Alicante?

- Quality of teaching: the entire staff is made up of native spanish professors who have university degrees as well 
  as extensive teaching experience.
- Average class size is 5-9 students
- 4 Culture Classes per week included in general Spanish courses
- Activities and Excursions (Tabarca Islands, Altea, Ibiza etc.) that focus on culture and language.
- Guided tours to museums and monuments in Alicante.
- Good mixture of students from all over the world.

Our school in Alicante offers following Spanish courses:

1. Standard (20 + 4 culture lessons/week)
2. Standard Plus (20 +4 culture + 5 private lessons/week)
3. Private lessons
4. DELE Preparation Course (20 +4 culture lessons/week)

Standard Course (20 plus 4 culture lessons per week)
The Intensive Course is a core programme of 20 lessons of Spanish language per week, which develops and improves your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. You learn Spanish grammar and practise it in real-life communicative situations, using newspapers, magazines, audio-visual materials and course books.

Number of lessons: 20 Spanish lessons + 4 culture classes per week.
Duration: Minimum 1 week
Timetable: Morning or afternoon lessons
Students per class: Maximum 6 (in summer maximum 9)
Starting date: Every Monday except for beginners
Starting dates for beginners:
Available all year except for bank and christmas holidays.
 

Standard Plus(20  lessons plus 4 culture lessons plus 5 private  lessons per week)
The Standard Plus course is ideal for improving a specific language skill or area. It combines the 20-lesson Intensive Course with 5 individual lessons per week to make a 25 lessons programme. In the individual lessons, you can work on your spoken or written Spanish, specific terminology, business language, examination preparation or any other special area of interest.

Number of lessons: 20 group lessons + 5 private lessons per week + 4 culture classes per week.
Duration: Minimum 1 week
Timetable:  Morning or afternoon lessons
Students per class: Group lesson: 5-9 / Private lesson: 1
Starting dates: Every Monday except for beginners.
Starting dates for beginners:
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.t is geared entirely to the student who can determine the duration of the course beforehand, the content (general Spanish or Spanish for specific purposes) and even the way of working (amount of correction, emphasis in written or spoken Spanish, etc). In addition, these spanish lessons allow students with special needs (hearing or sight difficulties, lack of experience of second language learning, very young or more mature students etc) to study Spanish with the direct and continuous help of their teacher.

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
Starting dates: Every Monday
Available: All year except for bank and christmas holidays.  

DELE Examination Preparation Course (20 lessons plus 4 culture lessons per week)
We offer 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 prepares students for the exam on two of the three existing levels "Inicial and Intermedio" and handle all the inscription formalities for the candidates. In order to sit the exams, students must have a Intermediate level  for the Inicial Diploma. For the Intermediate Diploma they should be at least Advanced level.

Number of lessons: 20 DELE lessons plus 4 culture lessons per week
Duration: 5 or 10 weeks
Timetable:  In the morning
Students per class: Maximum 6 (in May, June and July maximum: 9 students)
Minimum level: intermediate
Starting dates 4 weeks course: July 26 to August 20 of 2011
Starting dates 5 weeks course:  April 19 to May 21 and Oct 18 to Nov 19 of 2011
Starting dates 10 weeks course: March 15 to May 21 and Sept 13 to Nov 19 of 2011
Exam dates: May, 21, August 20 and November 19 of 2011 

General information of courses
- Duration of each lesson: 45 minutes
- No classes are held at following days: 06.01. / 22.04. / 24.06. /  12.10. / 08.12. / 23.12.- 03.01.2012
- Numer of levels: 7
- Minimum Age: +17
- Starting dates General Intensive Courses: Every Monday except for beginners.
- Starting dates for beginners: 17.01. / 31.01. / / 14.02. / 28.02. / 14.03. / 28.03. / 04.04. / 18.04. /  02.05. /
  16.05. / 06.06. / 20.06. /  04.07. / 18.07. / 01.08. / 15.08. / 05.09. / 19.09. / 03.10. / 17.10. / 31.10. / 14.11. /
  28.11. / 5.12.
- Level test: The first day of class you will take an inicial test to find out which level is the most suitable for you.
- At the end of the course each student who attended class regulary will receive a Certificate from the center.

In ALICANTE we offer following accommodation options:

1. Shared Flat
2. Spanish Host Family
3. Private Apartment Shared Flat


Shared flat
Renting a student room gives you a more independent lifestyle. You share an apartment with two to four other people, usually other students from the school, with whom you also share certain expenses and the household tasks. Most students book single rooms. Two people travelling together may request a double room. The kitchen, living room and bathroom are communal. You pay small expenses in the apartment such as gas, soap, cleaning material, etc. Together you are responsible for keeping the apartment clean.

 
Spanish Host Family
Homestay or family accommodation is the most popular choice, It can be booked with half board (breakfast and dinner and lunch on weekends). Many of our host families have young or adult children. Students eat with the family and thus participate more directly in a Spanish environment. We recommend this option to our students who wish to live in a more Spanish environment and practise the language. 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.

 Private Apartment (studio or apartment)
Apartments are available for individuals or two people booking together. Our studios have one or two beds, a fully equipped bathroom with towels, kitchenette with refrigerator and other services for an enjoyable and comfortable stay.

The studios are within walking distance of the school. Minimum stay The minimum stay is 1 week.

PRICES 2011 IN EUROS including registration fee - SPANISH COURSES IN ALICANTE (SPAIN) Inscription fee: 35 €
Additional week     Supplement/Week in High Season
Courses	Lessons/week	2	3	4	6
Standard	20+4	429	629	784	1.149	171	-
Standard Plus	20+5+4	809	1.199	1.544	-	v	-
D.E.L.E.	20+4	-	-	784 = 4 weeks	969 = 5 weeks	1.500 =  10 weeks	-
Private lessons	10	760	-	-	-	-	-

- No lessons will be held during the following dates: 06.01. / 22.04. / 24.06. /  12.10. / 08.12. / 23.12.- 03.01.2012
 

PRICES 2011 IN EUROS PER WEEK   -  ACCOMMODATION IN ALICANTE (SPAIN) Accommodation finding fee:  29 €

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

Accommodation type

Host family, half board

185

185

155

155

Shared apartment. without meals

130

130

On request

On request

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 dinner and full board breakfast, lunch and dinner.

- Transfer from Alicante airport to the accommodation: 55 €