Frequently Asked Questions - About courses

The certificate has got the Instituto Cervantes stamp.

Yes, we normally organize a training course for teacher of Spanish (as a second language) 6 times per year.

It takes 40 classes (2 weeks).

At the end of the course, participants will receive an IMSOL-GRANADA Attendance Certificate, free of charge, specifying the duration of the course, the achieved level and the total number of lessons. To get it, it's necessary to attend an 80% minimum of classes.
If required, participants could also receive an IMSOL-GRANADA Aptitude Certificate. In this case, students have to pass an exam that IMSOL-GRANADA will elaborate and evaluate.

Yes, we offer courses for people over 50 (2 classes per day).

Yes, we offer grammar and conversation courses (2 classes per day).

Yes, you can have individual classes. You can choose between just individual classes or combined course (individual classes + group classes).

Yes, we offer courses for groups during the whole year. We organize all the duration of the stay, including the accommodation, the transfers, the activities and the classes.

Yes, a part from Intensive courses we offer: Tourism Spanish, Medical Spanish, Commercial Spanish, Spanish and South American history, culture and literature.

In 2010 all DELE exams (6) will represent the 6 levels of European Common Reference Framework for Languages: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Yes, if you need it, IMSOL-GRANADA can prepare you for D.E.L.E. ((Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) which is the only examination recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education.

Lessons are taught to be interactive with the aim to practice the language. Vocabulary and grammar are studied in a contextual way, focusing on the students' participation both in the oral and in the written production. Teachers use exercises on the different grammatical structures, dictations, readings paying special attention on the phonetics and pronunciation, etc. creating controlled and free conversation, always with the teacher's corrections.

A good dictionary is essential when you are learning a language, especially after the beginning level. Good, full-size dictionaries are relatively inexpensive. One of the best full-size Spanish-English dictionaries is The Oxford Spanish Dictionary .Smaller dictionaries are good because you're more likely to carry them with you and because they don't confuse you with the less commonly used senses of words. Our teachers will help you to choose a good dictionary because not all small dictionaries are comparable. Ask to one of ours professors before you buy it. These dictionaries are very inexpensive and you should probably get one, even if you also have a full-size dictionary.

No, you don’t have to buy it because our school provides you the didactic material with the loan service (excluding dictionaries) and teachers will give you also photocopies when necessary.

We offer courses for the six level framework of language proficiency developed by the Council of European Languages:
Basic levels: A1 and A2
Intermediate levels: B1 and B2
Proficiency levels: C1 and C2

Normally classes run in the morning, but we try to organize the schedule also according to the students' needs, when it's possible.

You can speak with your teacher about that and, with the director, we will do our best to find the proper solution to your needs.

On the first day of the course participants will have to undergo a language test to determine their level of Spanish and the most suitable classes or groups to join for both their level of grammar and conversation, and vocabulary.

The lessons will be in Spanish only; as this will force you to learn faster (English may be used as a last resort!).

Every lesson has the duration of 45 minutes.

The class will take place, but the length of the class will be reduced (to half the time) and there will be individual lessons without extra expenses.

The minimum number of students per class is 2.

Our courses are designed for a maximum of 8 students per class.

he Spanish public holidays are: 1st January, 6th January, 28th February, Holy Thursday, Holy Friday (Easter), 1st May, 15th August, 12th October, 1st November, 6th December,  8th December, 25th December, plus two local holidays (2nd January and in June).
The Spanish Labour Laws say holidays falling on Sundays will be celebrated
on the following Monday
When there are two bank holidays in the same week, IMSOL-GRANADA only takes one of
them.
There are no classes on these days, no replacement classes are offered (except for the individual courses and Group Stays) and there is no refund for lost classes.

Lessons start every Monday and it takes place until Friday (except in bank holidays).