Further information on our Spanish courses
Methodology
The main objective of most of our Spanish courses is to improve your communicative skills. The emphasis of classroom activities is therefore the development of your abilities to speak and understand spoken Spanish.
For this reason, classes are conducted entirely in Spanish and you get plenty of opportunity to practise the sort of language you are likely to need outside the classroom.
We don't just want you to know Spanish, we want you to be able to use it!
Due attention is also paid to grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills, and a wide variety of materials is used, including published materials from many different sources as well as materials which have been written by our own teachers.
If you have particular special needs, private classes are always an interesting option. For them, course materials designed specifically to meet your individual requirements.
Apart from the time you spend in the classroom, we also ensure that the other activities in the school - the social program and our exchange program, for example - give you further opportunities to practise the Spanish that you are learning.
The teaching and the course programme are carefully supervised by the Director of Studies, who is also responsible for ensuring that you are placed in the appropriate level and that your progress is satisfactory.
While the atmosphere in the classroom is relaxed and informal, you should be prepared to work hard and participate fully.
Accreditation
Our Spanish courses in Mexico are accredited by the German Bildungsurlaub program.
Faculty
All our Spanish teachers hold a university degree and they have all successfully completed a rigorous training course that prepares them to teach Spanish to foreigners. These teacher training courses combine theoretical input sessions on language acquisition and teaching methodologies and techniques, with extensive teaching practice.
At the end of each training course our teacher trainers are able to determine which course participants will be successful Spanish language teachers as they have seen the trainees working with practice students in an authentic classroom environment throughout the course.
The quality of all our teaching is guaranteed by this initial training and by the fact that we only recruit those teachers who have demonstrated their ability on the course.
Regular in-service training courses and seminars are held in the schools and these training sessions, combined with frequent visits to and from other schools, help to ensure that our teaching standards - and our reputation - are constantly upheld.
