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	Teaching Structure & Levels

Our teachers are organised in teams and on our standard courses you will be taught by up to 6 different teachers in a 2 week course. This is to ensure that you hear different accents, see different teaching styles and encounter different personalities – this helps to ensure that our programmes are never boring.

This structure requires of us a great deal or organisation and a lot of discipline on the part of the teachers in making sure they teach what is scheduled and communicate the results to the next teacher.

The feedback from our students continually confirms that this system works!

Levels

Comparison with European Framework

On the first day of each course all our new students take a level test. This is to ensure that you will study with other students at the same level of Spanish. Even complete beginners take the test as some people who have never studied Spanish will understand more than others due to their linguistic-cultural background.

As our students progress at different speeds (according to their linguistic abilities, dedication to their studies etc) we monitor their levels each week. At the end of each course level the students must take an exam which they have to pass to go on to the next level. Certificates of Linguistic Competence are awarded based on the results.

The number of levels offered depends very much on the type of course you choose. The most general courses (Intensive and Super Intensive Course) have the widest range as they offer the opportunity for anyone from complete beginner to the most advanced to study at their particular level and to start every week (beginners each 2 weeks). Other courses such as Selectividad or Hispanic Studies have specific entry requirements.

Level Test (Level Test - PDF)

As some of our courses require a specific level of Spanish, some students are required to take a level test at the time of enrolment. You might like to save time by completing the test and sending it to us with your application.

The range of levels available for each type of course is as follows:

Course	Range of levels	Entry requirement (having completed MI level: ...)	Comments
Intensive and Super Intensive	All levels: min. 6 levels
DELE Inicial (B1)		B1, module 2	The DELE entry levels are for the 4 week exam preparation course. Many students take an Intensive course beforehand to attain the level.
DELE Intermedio (B2)		B2, module 2
Hispanic Studies: Term I	Beginner to B2, module 2		Students can begin Term 1 as beginners. They can also join at 4 week intervals if they have the level required.
Hispanic Studies: Term II	B2, module 3 to C2, week 6	B2, module 2	Students can take the complete Term II, having completed B2, module 2, or4 week modules if they have the required level.
Selectividad Preparation	C1 – C2	B2, module 6	Students can enrol only for the complete programme
Spanish for Business	I: B1, module 2 - B2, module 2 II: B2, module 3 upwards	I: B1, module 2 II: B2, module 2
1-1	All levels: from total beginner upwards		The teaching is tailored to the precise level of the individual student
Spanish for International Trade & Commerce	From B2 upwards	B1, module 4
Summer Course	All levels: from total beginner upwards: 4 levels		On this “vacation” course we divide the levels into broader bands, offering 4 levels in total from beginner to advanced.
Master Class	Beginners, Intermediates Advanced		We offer 4 broad bands of level.
Spanish & Dance	All levels: from total beginner upwards: 10 levels		The levels stated refer to the language component. The Dance component is taught at beginner level
NOTE:if on rare occasions there is only one student at a particular level we reserve the right to offer a reduced number of individual lessons or another mutually acceptable compromise.

European Framework

To enable you to better judge your level and to provide an objective comparison with the generally used:

Common European Framework of Reference for Language

Please see the table below:

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