BEGINNER (A1)
Aimed at students who have never studied Spanish before or who have a limited knowledge of Spanish.
Upon completion of this level, students will be able to understand and use common expressions, allowing them to provide and ask for basic information about themselves and the people they know, and to communicate with other people who speak in a simple manner.
2 weeks, 40 hours.
ELEMENTARY (A2)
Aimed at students who already possess a degree of knowledge of the language. Completion of this level will allow them to cope in everyday practical situations in Spanish-speaking countries with simple information exchanges on familiar or general topics, whilst beginning to learn about Spanish customs.
The student will also learn how to describe information about their past and questions relating to their immediate needs in simple terms. 2 weeks, 40 hours.
INTERMEDIATE 1 (B1)
On completing this level, students will be able to understand and produce texts containing information about general topics, to relate past experiences, to talk about future situations and acts, to explain their plans and express wishes and opinions. They will learn how to cope in a Spanish speaking country and deal with situations that present themselves when travelling and experiencing a new culture. 4 weeks, 80 hours.
INTERMEDIATE 2 (B2)
The aim of this level is to develop the student's ability to make value judgements, express their wishes, make hypotheses, state opinions and also to transmit messages: also to attain a deeper understanding of certain aspects of our culture and language, allowing them to participate in conversations about these topics, defending a point of view with a sufficient level of fluency and naturalness, even with native speakers. 4 weeks, 80 hours.
ADVANCED (C1)
At this level, the aim is to build on the student's prior knowledge, to develop a flexible and effective use of the language for social, academic and professional purposes, to be able to understand demanding texts and to produce substantially complex texts themselves.
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As a communicator, the student will be able to use colloquialisms and adapt to the particular style of each situation, knowing how to use indicative/subjunctive tenses in order to clarify what they are saying. 4 weeks, 80 hours.
SUPERIOR (C2)
The study of Hispanic civilisation and culture becomes the main focus of the tasks to practise the students' language skills and to develop the understanding of language as a way of expressing a certain socio-cultural reality. We progress to text-based and contextual teaching, placing special emphasis on developing a communicative support and fluency, as well as exploring the intricacies of the linguistic system. 8 weeks, 160 hours.
On the first day of the course, students will take a written and oral test before being assigned to a level, group and time.
Normally, we offer courses on all levels, but that could mean there may only be one student in a particular level at times. Where this is the case, we offer them a reduced number of private hours.
