Experience Language : Experience Life! - Spanish Standard Course in Madrid

Spanish Standard Course

1 Week
From 250 EUR

Experience Spanish the Fun Way by Learning Spanish in Spain!!

The standard course is one of our most popular courses. The main objective of the course is for you to enjoy learning the language and the culture of the country while meeting new people. Classes are held in the morning or afternoon, leaving you the rest of the day for activities, excursions, socialising or relaxation.

Choose a location:

Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, yet once you will be walking around in the Parque del Oeste, you will forget where you are. Join the Sunday afternoon drums circles at the Retiro or visit the Prado museum which holds the most important works of El Greco, and Goya.

The School

The school in Madrid was opened in 1995. It welcomes over 2000 students each year.

Location: The school is located in the Arguelles neighborhood, 5 mins walk from the University and Plaza de Espana and 10 mins walk from Malasana, one of the most popular area for going out and eating out. It is in a recently renovated 2-story building with good natural light.

Facilities: The school has 40 classrooms all with audio visual equipment, a large common room with vending machines, wifi, a computer lab with 20 computers and free internet access, a well equipped library and video library, a spacious patio and air conditioning.

Students: The school welcomes students of all ages from 14 years old to students in their 80ies. The average age is 20. Students come from the US, Germany, Brazil, Asia, Africa, Scandinavia, Holland, France and Canada, etc.
The school also offers foreign language courses for Spanish students and can organise free conversational exchanges.

Bank Holidays: There are no lessons on Spanish national holidays. Missed lessons are neither rescheduled nor refunded (except private lessons). In case of two holidays within one week, one day of the missed lessons is rescheduled.

The school has the following affiliations or memberships:

Instituto Cervantes, CEELE, CSN, FIYTO, ALTO, FEDELE

Lessons

The Spanish lessons take place from 9.30am to 1.30pm Monday to Friday. They are organised by levels (beginners to advanced) and comprise a maximum of ten students. The lessons integrate the four main language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

The school in Madrid offers an extra lesson each day covering Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization. This lesson takes place daily at 1.30pm. The maximum number of students for these extra classes is 16.

Activities

The school offers an activity programme in which you may participate on a pay as you go basis (some activities are free). If you want to do an activity which is not on the programme, don't hesitate to ask the school to help you organise it!

Activities in Madrid include Salsa classes, cultural classes, music lessons, afternoon walking tours, visits to interesting museums (Prado Museum, Thyssen Museum) and various excursions and guided tours (El Escorial, The Royal Palace, Sevilla, Granada).

Accommodation

The course can be booked with or without accommodation. Types of accommodation include shared student flat, host family, private apartment, student residence or hotel.