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Programs & Activities - Vejer de la Frontera, Spain
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The school's team of professionals help students feel at home in the Spanish culture, learn to speak Spanish correctly, and be able to use the language in everyday situations. The teachers' goal is to help the student intensively develop his/her reading, writing and speaking skills in a friendly atmosphere. Rather than passively receiving lectures, the students actively participate in the classroom learning experience. The school has done away with hard-and-fast subject divisions so that grammar, vocabulary, and culture are all learned in their natural combination by listening and speaking.
Spanish language study is offered at 4 levels: beginner, intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced. For a complete level description, please click here.
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Teaching materials utilized include:
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Books: The school uses some of the most up-to-date textbooks on the market, especially those that are based on the communicative method.
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Video: The use of videos in foreign-language classes introduces the students to situational forms of communication and different accents.
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Audio: Likewise, radio broadcasts, exercises with songs, and recordings of real conversations can be of assistance to the students.
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Slides: The use of this kind of graphic medium is important for the culture and civilization classes to illustrate the world that surrounds the Spanish language.
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Transparencies: Ideal for the theoretical part of the class, such as grammar structures or lexical fields.
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In addition to the class schedule, students may seek individual help during the teachers' office hours.
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Intensive Course
Group, 23 lessons per week. The Intensive Course takes place year-round. All levels are offered, beginner to advanced. The course includes 20 lessons per week of Spanish language study plus 3 lessons per week of Spanish culture. The average class has four students and maximum class size is set at nine. In that way each student receives personal attention to help solve the problems that may arise as he improves his knowledge of Spanish language and culture.
Lessons are scheduled to begin at 9:00, Monday through Friday, except on days when activities are scheduled in the morning. In these cases lessons begin at 14:00(2:00PM). Each lessons is 50 minutes in duration.
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Superintensive Course
Group, 33 lessons per week. The Superintensive Course takes place year-round. All levels are offered, beginner to advanced. The course includes 30 lessons per week of Spanish language study plus 3 lessons per week of Spanish culture. The average class has four students and maximum class size is set at nine. In that way each student receives personal attention to help solve the problems that may arise as he improves his knowledge of Spanish language and culture.
Lessons are scheduled to begin at 9:00, Monday through Friday, except on days when activities are scheduled in the morning. In these cases lessons begin at 14:00(2:00PM). Each lessons is 50 minutes in duration.
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Please Note:
If there is only one or two students at the same language level, those students will attend the Intensive Course and receive five private lessons per week. This course is available between September and June only.
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Tutor Course
20 lessons per week. The program of one-on-one private lessons are recommended for those people who want to obtain more specific instruction in different aspects of the language or practice in specialized areas like commercial or legal Spanish. Likewise those students who want intensive practice in communication skills through guided conversation find this program to be an indispensable help.
Lessons are scheduled to begin at 9:00, Monday through Friday, except on days when activities are scheduled in the morning. In these cases lessons begin at 14:00(2:00PM). Each lessons is 50 minutes in duration.
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Spanish & Flamenco
This Spanish & Flamenco program enables you to combine a Spanish course with the discovery of the world of Flamenco. This unique program offers exciting hands-on dance classes, meaningful cultural immersion, and an enriching language program.
In our school we could not do without one of the most important Hispanic cultural aspects: flamenco. Vejer is within the geographic location in which this hundred year old art form was born.
Because of this, the NRCSA center in Vejer offers a unique program in which the participants combine a Spanish course with practical dance classes or Spanish guitar. To complete this offer, we also organize weekly lessons of rhythmic clapping (palmas) and flamenco percussion.
Program includes 10 classes of dance or guitar and 2 classes of palmas and percussion in the 2 week program.
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Summer Teen Program
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This summer course takes place in a separate building and is designed for 13 to 17 year olds. It offers them the chance to study Spanish in a safe environment near some of Spainīs most beautiful beaches.
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Christmas Course
2 weeks, 16 Spanish lessons per week + cultural activities. The center offers a special 2 week Christmas Course for those who would like to spend the holidays learning the Spanish language and Spanish cultural traditions of the season. The course includes 16 lessons per week of Spanish language study plus cultural activities.
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Admissions & Academic Credit
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Students age 17 years and older are welcomed regardless of educational background, occupation or nationality. No previous knowledge of Spanish is required except where otherwise indicated.
Students desiring credit for their study should contact their home school or request the NRCSA Credit Fact Sheet. Generally, U.S. schools consider 15 hours of study to be equal to 1 semester credit.
For more information about academic credit in Spanish speaking countries, please click here.
For general information on academic credit, please click here.
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At the end of each course, students receive a certificate of participation stating the number of hours and the subject studied. The student who so wishes may take an exam to receive a certificate with a grade.
The school organizes one-on-one classes to prepare for the D.E.L.E. (The Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language). The DELE diplomas are official diplomas given by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science which recognize the candidate as having a certain skill level in the Spanish language. The exams are held in Sevilla in May and November.
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