This course is based on permanent practice through the continuous participation of the student. It conceives the form of communication, grammar and vocabulary, as one more element that helps to acquire communication tools, but it focuses on the student’s particular interests and needs to make motivation a key element in learning. This allows a beginner to know a new language and put it to use. Starting from an intermediate level, the student will begin to speak with fluency and correctness due to the adaptability of our method. At an advanced level, the student’s language becomes more profound. All students, whatever level, use and enjoy the language from the day one.
Aproach
We use communicative activities to improve the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Part of our method includes a rotation of teachers.
1. Practice based on grammar
2 classes per day
Explanation of grammar extracts and immediate exercise practice in real communicative situations. Correction of homework.
2. Practice and conversation based on thematical units
2 classes per day
Oral and written exercises, comprehension practice (audio-visual material and analysis of documents or magazines, books, television and radio) and conversation related to the specific topics studied.
3. Extracurricular activities (optional) (See activities)
2 week program
To gain knowledge of a language, cultural immersion is necessary. With this in mind, Castila offers more than 40 different social activities that help the foreign students’ integration into the Spanish life. These activities are of a wide variety, including: Spanish movies, thematic evenings, musical evenings, trips, visits, parties, sports, “tapas time”, “paellas”…
Weekly lesson plan and introcurricular activities outside the classroom:
| Time |
MOINDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
WEEKEND |
| 9:30-10:20 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 10:25-11:15 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 11:15-11:50 |
COFFEE BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:50-12:40 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 12:45-13:35 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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| Afternoon |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |