All our Spanish teachers are native speakers, and are certified. This will expose you to natural pronunciation and intonation in the classroom. All our 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. Our classes follow a communicative approach . Our main aim is to develop your abilities to speak and understand spoken and written Spanish. We want you to experience and use Spanish.
We pay attention to grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills, and a wide variety of materials are used, including published materials from many different sources as well as materials which have been written/designed by our own teachers.
Our spanish courses are designed both for effectiveness and to make the most out of your time in Mexico City.
Intensive Spanish Program
Our intensive group Spanish courses consist of 4 hours tuition per day, from 09.30 to 13.30 Monday to Friday, with a 20-minute break taken halfway through the morning.
Our intensive courses are offered at all levels from complete beginners to very advanced. The average number of students per group is three to four, with a maximum of eight. You can start any Monday for the number of weeks that you want. Minimum age, 16 years old.
All our Spanish teachers are native speakers, and are certified. This will expose you to natural pronunciation and intonation in the classroom. All our 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. Our classes follow a communicative approach . Our main aim is to develop your abilities to speak and understand spoken and written Spanish. We want you to experience and use Spanish.
We pay attention to grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills, and a wide variety of materials are used, including published materials from many different sources as well as materials which have been written/designed by our own teachers.
One-to-one Spanish Classes
A one-to-one Spanish course may be the best solution for anyone with particular language needs. The contents, times and starting dates of these private classes can be arranged to suit your individual needs. For example, courses can be designed for people who need to develop presentation skills, telephone skills,writing skills, negotiating skills etc.
We provide individual tuition at all levels of Spanish, from beginners to very advanced. We can also offer similarly tailor-made classes for two students studying together, providing you have similar levels and linguistic needs.
Intensive Spanish + Mexican Culture
This course combines an intensive Spanish course in the morning with an additional hour of study on three afternoons.
The afternoon classes are designed to give you an insight into the immensely rich Mexican culture and class activities are designed primarily to help develop your communicative skills.
Topics covered include:
If you're planning to travel in Mexico, these sessions will provide plenty of ideas for your trip. You'll discover that Mexico is an incredibly diverse country which has an enormous amount to offer. We will talk about the pre-hispanic cultures that are still alive in Mexico. We will talk about their music, dances, language food and traditions. We will contrast the ancient and modern Mexico.
Intensive Spanish Course + Mexican Cooking Course
Mexican cuisine is famous all over the world and was inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
Mexican cuisine is famous all over the world and was inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
The range of dishes and flavours is quite astonishing. We help you to prepare some of the most typical recipes, so that you will be able to make some of the most delicious dishes at home.
In the cooking classes we will teach you how to make some of the basics of Mexican cooking, such as fajitas, chilaquiles, guacamole,pico de gallo, molletes, tacos,enchiladas, enfrijoladas, sopes ,etc -- and then we move on to more specialised dishes such as mole, pipian, adobo.
You will also learn how to make delicious, typical Mexican desserts.
The ingredients are included in the course fee. Students consume everything that has been prepared once the class is over.
Intensive Spanish Course + DELE exam Preparation course
The Cervantes Institute (Instituto Cervantes), the Spanish equivalent of the British Council or the Goethe Institute, organizes Spanish language exams known as "Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera" (or DELE).
These are offered at six levels: A1 (Básico), A2 (Plataforma), B1 (Intermedio), B2 (Avanzado), C1 (Dominio operativo eficaz) and C2 (Maestría) which correspond with the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
The exams include reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and oral expression components. All parts of the exam are taken on the same day.
Our DELE course consists of an intensive Spanish course (20 hours per week) plus 10 hours per week of private (1:1 or 2:1) DELE preparation.
The intensive course provides you with the opportunity to develop your overall level of competency and the DELE preparation course will provide you with the skills required to ensure a successful outcome in the exam.
