The school is located in a very quiet residential area, Playa El Angel, by Pampatar, away from tourism, but close enough to easily access all tourist facilities and beaches. The teachers are highly qualified, speak more than one language and participate constantly in teacher seminars at school and abroad. Shopping malls and Isla Margarita's major city Porlamar are only a few kilometers away.

Playa El Angel is close to some important shopping malls and Pampatar, one of the most typical and beautiful towns, where the San Carlos castle is located, a Spanish fort from the time of the conquest, The Casa de la Aduana (House of Customs) and many typical restaurants. The host families are located nearby, so our students can walk every day to school. In the program we include 3 excursions per week to the most beautiful locations of the island, in order to let our students take with them a good impression of this nice island.

In addition to the regular Spanish courses for 5 levels, 4 Spanish language courses for special purposes with internship are offered:

• law
• medicine
• business
• tourism

Seminars for teachers: the school organizes updating courses in Hispanic civilization for Spanish teachers. We also prepare our interested students for the DELE (Official Spanish Diploma from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Sports and from the Universidad de Salamanca).

• Five levels
• 25 lessons per week of classroom instruction (45 Minutes)
• Classes from Monday to Friday, from 9.00AM to 1.15PM
• Small groups, max. 5 students
• Experienced and highly qualified teachers
• Teaching material
• Final test and certificate
• Accommodation in homes is available with two meals per day
• Excursions and activities to practice your Spanish while enjoying the country and learning about the culture

All our courses include 3 excursions per week in the afternoons. The accommodation includes breakfast and dinner, private room with bathroom.

• Specially designed for professionals and students with an interest in the field.
• Participants will improve communication with Spanish speaking colleagues and clients or customers and learn about the Venezuelan legal or economic system.
• You can choose between one and four weeks of classes, 25 hours per week.
• Small groups, max. 5 participants or one to one lessons.
• After the completion of the classroom instruction the school will organize a suitable placement to practice your Spanish skills in an actual working environment, which will provide an excellent source of future contacts.
• During the course we organize excursions and activities three days a week.
• Teaching material.
• Accommodation in homes with breakfast and dinner, apartments or hotels are available.

Program content:

• General aspects of the teaching of Spanish as a Foreign language (ELE).
• Main teaching models and the foreign language learning.
• Cooperative learning techniques.
• Assessment and preparation of materials.
• Course planning.
• Development of communicative activities in the classroom.
• Distant teaching and learning of ELE.
• Learning process and assessment techniques.
• The Spanish International Diploma (DIE) levels and characteristics of the exam.

Course target:

Spanish Teachers, Language and Philology students of the last semesters with interest in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

You can choose between 10 and 30 lessons per week. The price for the one to one lessons also includes the excursions. The one to one lessons are only possible in the afternoons.

For private students the excursions will take place in the mornings. The teaching material will be provided by the school.

The one to one lessons are available for all Spanish levels and our courses for special purposes like health, law, business, tourism and preparation for the DELE.

• 1 lesson = 45 minutes
• In our one to one classes you will learn in a very intensive and concentrated manner according to your own learning rhythm.
• The most effective way to learn Spanish in a short time.
• You can choose between 10 or more lessons per week.
• Experienced and highly qualified teachers
• Teaching material
• Final test and certificate
• Accommodation in homes is available with two meals per day
• Excursions and activities to practice your Spanish while enjoying the country and learning about the culture.

• 25 group lessons per week
• 10 individual lessons mostly in the afternoons
• 1 lesson = 45 minutes

This course, as all the other courses, includes excursions in the afternoons.

General information about the DELE:
DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) is an official exam for Spanish as a foreign language of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the Universidad de Salamanca and the Instituto Cervantes.

The exam can be taken twice a year in 59 countries worldwide and in 215 cities in Spain, normally in two sessions, in May and November. It is not offered in Venezuela.

The exam is offered in 3 levels:

• Diploma Inicial
• Diploma Básico
• Diploma Superior

Requirements:

For taking the DELE you need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Citizenship of a country where Spanish is not an official language.
• For taking the superior diploma you need to be over 16 years old.
• You have to obtain inscription and payment in the corresponding centre of your country.
• After the inscription and payment are done, you'll receive a notification with the date and hour of your exam.

For further information about the exam you can contact the following addresses:
Instituto Cervantes: http://diplomas.cervantes.es

The starting dates are only mandatory for participants with no knowledge of the Spanish Language. If you already have Spanish knowledge you can start on any Monday. There are some national and international holidays where the school is closed, no classes will be offered and there will be no refund for those days. Nevertheless the school organizes full day excursions to the beach for the students. Those are: January 1^st, Carneval Monday, Easter Friday, May 1^st, July 5^th, September 6^th, December 25^th

Courses for teachers : July 16th , August 6th 2007

Starting Dates for 100% beginners:

2007: January 8,22; February 5,19; March 5,19; April 2,16,30; May 14,28; June 11,25; July 9,23; August 6,20; September 3,17; October 1,15,29; November 12,26; December 10,24

2008: January 7,21; February 4,18; March 3,17,31; April 14,28; May 12,26; June 9,23; July 7,21; August 4,18; September 1,15,29
October 13,27; November 10,24; December 8,22

• Pampatar, with its Fortress Santiago de La Caranta (1586)
• La Asunción: Capital of Margarita, with the oldest church in South America, and the Castillo de Santa Rosa
• El Valle del Espiritu Santo
• Juan Griego: Fortress of La Galera (1811)
• La Restinga Lagoon National Park
• and the many different beaches Margarita has to offer

Windsurfing and Sailing: Playa El Yaque is well known internationally for its steady winds and tranquil waters.

Diving: Ideal ocean depths are to be found in Los Frailes, Coche and Cubagua for the practice of this sport. Security is taken care of by PADI qualified companies.

Surfing: Local and national enthusiasts of this sport meet here all year round in Playa Parguito, next to Playa El Agua, where strong waves of medium size roll in.

Golf: A growing sport that is rapidly gaining ground. Presently at the fabulous golf course at the Hotel Isla Bonita and shortly at the Margarita Golf and Country Club

Fitness: Fitness centers, spas and excellent tracks for walking, jogging and cycling. There is a finess center within walking distance to the school.

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