Hello dear students of Spanish, it hurts us in our soul to temporarily suspend our face-to-face communicative Spanish courses due to the current Coronavirus crisis while the confinement lasts. Our current students and some regular students have asked us to allow them to continue the online Spanish course from home with their teachers. So we have met virtually with our teachers and have developed a strategy to adapt our communicative methodology to the online courses. We have tried out different tools and have decided to run the online courses in small groups or individually via Skype. On Monday 23rd March 2020 we will start with the first “beta” group.
From April these courses are aimed at all those who want to learn Spanish without leaving their home. (what else can we do with this situation 😢)
How does the online course work?
Students can choose between small group online classes and individual online classes.
Online small group course
To make the classes as effective as possible, we form small groups of 3 to a maximum of 5 participants with the same previous knowledge. Before the course starts, each participant takes a written level test and his/her oral knowledge is evaluated in an individual video conference with his/her teacher. Thanks to this complete level test we ensure that the virtual learning groups are homogeneous. We offer online courses for the following levels: A1, A2, B1 and B2. If necessary, we create additional groups for students between two levels.
Thanks to the Skype technology, the classes are almost as lively as in the classroom. Role plays that put you in everyday situations, discussions and solving difficult tasks in teams are an essential part of the course. Of course, grammar also plays an important role, but we prepare the grammar topics in such a way that they are directly applied in a practical context.
We assign a teacher to each course, who accompanies all learning progress. The teacher gives one hour (60 minutes) of online class every day from Monday to Friday. At the end of each class you will receive assignments from your teacher to reinforce the content you have learned. The assignments will take approximately one hour and once completed you will send them to your teacher for correction. You can ask your teacher questions and get feedback through a WhatsApp group specially created for your course.
Important facts for the small group online course
Each course is 4 weeks long and includes 20 hours of live 60-minute group classes via Skype and 20 hours of independent learning with teacher-assisted tutoring via WhatsApp.
Registration deadline: Thursday before the course starts
Payment method: Bank transfer or PayPal
| A1 | A2 |
|---|---|
| 390 € 4 weeks | 390 € 4 weeks |
| Written and oral level test by videoconference | Written and oral level test by videoconference |
| Attendance Certificate | Attendance Certificate |
| 1 hour of class per day from Monday to Friday | 1 hour of class per day from Monday to Friday |
| 1 hour per day of teacher-guided assignments from Monday to Friday | 1 hour per day of teacher-guided assignments from Monday to Friday |
| Didactic material included | Didactic material included |
| Dates: April 20 to May 15 | May 18 to June 12 | Dates: April 20 to May 15 | May 18 to June 12 |
| B1 | B2 |
|---|---|
| 390 € 4 weeks | 390 € 4 weeks |
| Written and oral level test by videoconference | Written and oral level test by videoconference |
| Attendance Certificate | Attendance Certificate |
| 1 hour of class per day from Monday to Friday | 1 hour of class per day from Monday to Friday |
| 1 hour per day of teacher-guided assignments from Monday to Friday | 1 hour per day of teacher-guided assignments from Monday to Friday |
| Didactic material included | Didactic material included |
| Dates: April 20 to May 15 | May 18 to June 12 | Dates: April 20 to May 15 | May 18 to June 12 |
Individual online course
