We aim to help you improve your Spanish skills and learn as much as possible during your time with us.
With modern communicative teaching methods, we ensure that our students develop practical skills to communicate effectively in Spanish. Our focus is on assisting our students to speak, understand, read and write in Spanish. Content and the approach to teaching are designed around the needs of each student in their particular groups. In this way, we aim to cater for and meet the needs of every individual student within the group.
To ensure our teachers are able to give every student the personal attention they need to make rapid progress and improve their Spanish skills, each group as a maximum of 10 students (on average 6).
Levels
Our levels are adapted to The European General Intensive of the reference to languages elaborated by the Linguistics Politics Department of European Counsel, specifically on Curricular Plan of Cervantes Institute.
WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL? |
|
|---|---|
| A1 (BEGINNER) | You have little or no knowledge of Spanish. |
| A2 (ELEMENTARY) | You can communicate in basic situations using the present, past and future tenses, but with some errors. You can understand Spanish when someone speaks slowly |
| B1 (INTERMEDIATE) | You feel secure speaking and writing in Spanish. You know quite a lot of vocabulary, but you need to practise and expand your grammar knowledge. |
| B2 (UPPER) | You can communicate fluently and with confidence in a wide range of situations but need a deeper study of grammar structures and learn more specific vocabulary. |
| C1 (ADVANCED) and C2 (SUPERIOR) | You should have an excellent level of Spanish and be able to communicate effectively as a native. You need to perfect the language to ensure its adequate cultural use by means of extensive study into the subtleties of the Spanish language. |
How long does it take to complete a Spanish level?
The time needed to complete a Spanish level is mainly based on the core Intensive 20 course, which covers the essential grammar and structure required for each level.
As a general guideline:
- A1: around 3 weeks
- A2: around 4 weeks
- B1: around 6 weeks
- B2: around 8 weeks
- C1: around 10 weeks
- C2: 12 weeks or more
Choosing a higher intensity course (Intensive 25 or Super Intensive 30) does not shorten the duration of the level, but provides additional lessons focused on conversation, vocabulary expansion, accuracy, and cultural immersion, helping students consolidate the level more effectively.
All students take an oral and written level test on the first day to ensure they start at the most appropriate level.
