Long-term courses
Spanish ELE Course from 24 to 32 weeks
For students who start from scratch and want to get the necessary fluency to deal with a learning and working environment at an intermediate-high level.
Academia Puerta Real al Español offers an ELE course to reach B2 level, designed for people with a very low or even inexistent competence of Spanish and need to prove a learning and professional mastery.
Move from level A1 to B2 and get ready to get your DELE B2 Certificate (consists of modules 1 to 10 + Basics A1-A2 + DELE B2 Preparation).
Add C1 Level and get ready to get your C1 DELE Certificate (add modules 11 to 13 + DELE C1 Preparation).
ELE HIGH LEVEL 6 MONTHS
15th January to 17th July 2024;
22nd April to 15th October 2024 or
1st October 2024 to 23rd April 2025
480 hours course (24 weeks)
20 hours weekly.
5 lessons weekly, 4 hours each lesson
Intensive modality from Monday to Friday. From 9:00 to 13:30 hours (with a break from 11:00 to 11:30 h).
UP TO B2 LEVEL
Levels A1 + A2 + B1 + B2.1 + B2.2 + Basics course A1-A2 + DELE B2 Preparation course.
Modality
Intensive (Face to face and online).
15 students maximum
Price: 2799 €
Reservation: 400 € (to be deducted from the final price of the course).
To get your STUDENT VISA, paying the full course is legally mandatory.
Pay in instalments
You can join this course from A2, B1 or B2 in the corresponding dates, according to the result of your level text.
Check the starting dates in the Calendar ELE.
From the second tranche, the cost of the course doesn’t include legal services to obtain the Student VISA nor admission fees, museum tickets, other trips or fees for extracurricular activities.
ELE ADVANCED 8 MONTHS
From 15th January to 13th September 2024;
From 22nd April to 16th December 2024 or
from 1st October 2024 to 20th June 2025
640 hours course (32 weeks)
20 hours weekly.
5 lessons a week, 4 hours each lesson
Intensive modality from Monday to Friday. From 9:00 to 13:30 hours (with a break from 11:00 to 11:30 h).
UP TO C1 LEVEL
Levels A1 + A2 + B1 + B2.1 + B2.2 + Basics A1-A2 course + DELE B2 Preparation course + C1 + DELE C1 Preparation course.
Modality
Intensive (face to face and online).
15 students maximum
Price: 3199 €
Reservation: 400 € (to be deducted from the final price of the course).
To get your STUDENT VISA, paying the full course is legally mandatory.
Pay in instalments
You can join this course from A2, B1, B2 or C1 in the corresponding dates, according to the result of your level test.
Check the starting dates in the Calendar ELE.
From the second tranche, the cost of the course doesn’t include legal services to obtain the Student VISA nor admission fees, museum tickets, other trips or fees for extracurricular activities.
Student VISA
For our international students, especially for those who are not member of the European Union, Puerta Real al Español offers full support to obtain the STUDENT VISA. Our services will ease the process of arriving and studying in Spain, allowing you to focus on your learning and enjoying the unique cultural experience offered in Granada.
The procedure include assistance to get your N.I.E (Foreign Identification Number), essential if you are a student in our country.
The requirement to apply for a STUDENT VISA are the following:
- Paying the full course
- Counting on the financial means to cover the cost of the stay and the return to my country according to the required fares of the Spanish law, which represents 100% of the IPREM monthly.
- Having a health insurance policy with an insurance company authorised to operate in Spain. Click here to contract your health insurance.
- Having an accommodation during my stay in Spain. Click here to see our accommodation collaborators.
- Having no criminal record in Spain or in any country where I have lived before in the last 5 years.
- Not having any illness which may be a public health risk.
- To know more about legal advice and support for foreign students, click here.
Programmes
Our academy is not only a learning centre, but also a meeting point with Spanish culture in a city famous for its historical heritage and its beauty.
The programme is structured to guarantee a total immersion in the Spanish language, with 20 lesson hours weekly which will allow you to reach fluency at a fast pace. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to sit the DELE exams, getting certificates with international recognition by the Instituto Cervantes.
- 20 weekly hours
- A textbook (as a loan) and additional learning materials.
- Continuous assessment
- Access to the platform for recorded classes, additional teaching material and exercises.
- Puerta Real Library: free book lending service.
- Trips and extracurricular activities. (more information in the section Trips and extracurricular activities at the bottom of the page)
- Legal advice for obtaining the STUDENT VISA through our specialist immigration lawyer Rocío Valero. Only for students than register from A1 and for the complete course.
- SIELE exam. Once the course is done, the student will be able to certify his Spanish level by paying the registration fee to SIELE GLOBAL. See SIELE services.
- DELE Certification. See DELE exam dates.
1. To sign up for this course, it is advisable that you complete the “level test. Likewise, it is essential that you consult our registration procedure and refund policy.
2. The reservation of the course is only done electronically, so you will have to Access -SIGN UP NOW!Where you must fill in the registration form to be able to pay by credit/debit card.
3. The amount of the reservation is 400 €, this amount that will be deducted from the final price of the course.
4- For the remaining payment of the course, we offer the following options:
– By Bank transfer:
- Entity: BANCO SANTANDER
- Beneficiary: CENTRO DE FORMACIÓN ACERA DEL DARRO SLU
- Account number: ES88 0075 3167 8606 0505 1859
- SWIFT/BIC code: BSCHESMMXXX BSCHESMMXXX
In this case, you must send the proof of payment to info@academiapuertareal.es
– At Academia Puerta Real, by paying in cash, as long as the amount does not exceed €999 or by credit/debit card.
5. Once the reservation form and payment have been received, we will send you a confirmation email, as well as the corresponding receipt.
6. Approximately one week before the start of the course, you will receive a confirmation with the exact schedule of the classes.
7. The remaining amount must be paid at the beginning of the course.
IMPORTANT for students who need STUDENT VISA:
They must have paid the total amount of the course, before their appointment with the corresponding consulate. In this case, Academia Puerta Real will issue the following documentation so that the student can manage its processing:
- Letter of Invitation
- Tuition
- Syllabus
- Payment letter
- Acceptance letter
- If necessary: Certificate of accommodation and/or Certificate of delay.
To do this, students must provide a copy of their current passport.
In the event of a visa refusal, a copy of the original refusal will be required for any refund (see refund policy).
The Academia Puerta Real cancellation conditions are as follows:
- All course reservation cancellations must be based on fully justified reasons.
- The notice of cancellation must be received at least 15 days before the start of the course and in writing (e-mail or letter). Academia Puerta Real has to confirm the receipt. The date of receipt will be taken into account and not the date of the sending.
- All courses will be held on the scheduled dates as long as there is a minimum of four confirmed students. Otherwise, the student will be offered a refund of the amount paid and, if desired, the option to enroll in another course with a different start date and time.
- In the event of cancellation of the course due to the impossibility of the centre to carry it out or other causes of force majeure, natural catastrophes, physical or personal risk to the student both for the reception of the classes or their travel (cataclysms, state of war, national alarm, etc.) the student will have the right to request a full refund of the amount paid or to change the date of the course.
Reason of refund: refusal of student visa
- Those students who, despite complying with the documentation and other necessary requirements to obtain the student VISA, have been denied it, may request a refund by sending a copy of the letter of refusal.
- Academia Puerta Real is committed to such a refund in this case as long as your visa has been processed under the supervision of our specialized immigration lawyer Rocío Valero, whose services are offered by our centre free of charge.
- 400 € in administration costs and the days that have passed since the beginning of the course will be subtracted from the refund amount.
Study Plan and Methodology for Long-term courses
Methodology of Spanish classes
Study plan of the Spanish course
In accordance with the objectives set by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) with the aim of achieving the learning of Spanish, the study plan is based on achieving a communicative and immersive dynamic, adapting to the needs of our students.
Both didactic material in paper format and other resources in electronic format are used
The use of our platform and the interactive screens that all our classrooms have, allow us to access new technologies in order to innovate in the field of education, its impact on students being very enriching and positive.
Trips and extracurricular activities
Since we believe that to learn a language it is not only important to study grammar, at Academia Puerta Real we promote language learning and cultural immersion through extraordinary activities that are normally carried out outside of the classroom.
– Free activities:
- Competitive tests to discover the city and put Spanish into practice.
- Typical breakfast with “churros”. In this case, the student must pay only for the consumption.
- Tapas day to get to know our gastronomy. This activity is free, in this case the student must pay only for consumption.
- Movie day (usually once a week). Students will be able to watch films and documentaries in Spanish on the interactive screens of our center in order to learn about Spanish and Latin American culture.
- World literature day celebration, language exchanges.
– Activities that are not free, although they may be included in some courses:
- Guided tours of the two most important neighborhoods in Granada: the Albaicín and the Sacromonte. Both were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1984.
- Visit to the Alhambra and Generalife with a Spanish guide.
- Visit to the museum of the Inquisition.
- Visit to the Science Park, museum, BioDome and planetarium.
These are our Spanish teachers
At Academia Puerta Real we have a team of professional native teachers who are passionate about teaching. They have many years of experience helping our students to improve their Spanish.
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
The teaching staff at Academia Puerta Real are university graduates, native speakers or with an accredited C2 degree in Spanish and have extensive experience as teachers of Spanish as a foreign language.
From A1 to C1 (common European framework of reference for language levels). To find out more about what your level is in Spanish, we recommend that you do the “level test”.
Students must be at least 14 years old to enroll in our center.
Although we recommend that you perform the “level test” before signing up, at the beginning of each course the teacher will check if your level is suitable for the course in which you have enrolled.
However, whether the classes are too easy or difficult for you, you can ask your teacher to change groups.
When finished your course at Puerta Real Academy you will receive a Certificate of Achievement. In addition, you can choose to take the SIELE GLOBAL exam at our center or take one of our DELE Preparation courses to take it at one of the official exam centers and certify your level of Spanish.
Go to SIELE Services for more information.
Learn about DELE Preparation courses.
Once the course is finished, you will have access to the platform during the two weeks following the end of the course.
No, our Spanish courses for foreigners do not have additional registration fees.
By enrolling in one of our courses, you will pay a reservation; but this will be deducted from the final price of the course.
10 days before the start of the course, we will contact you via email to inform you of the schedule of your group in the shift previously chosen by you at the time of enrolment.
Yes, but it is essential that to extend your stay you start with the procedures 60 days before your STUDENT VISA expires. For this, you can count on the legal advice of Rocío Valero, our lawyer specializing in immigration, whose services are included in the courses that so indicate.
Academia Puerta Real collaborates with high-quality student residences and professional real estate agencies.
If requested, all the information related to the accommodation will be provided and, if necessary, the contract will be managed with it to issue the corresponding accommodation certificate, if necessary.
Depending on your choice, most of the accommodations offered by the real estate agencies or residences with which we work offer locations close to the location of our center.
Academia Puerta Real is located in the center of Granada, in a situation very well connected by public transport.
Yes, we are in contact with residences that offer shared rooms, as well as the possibility for the real estate offer to rent an apartment. Ideally, in this case, you tell us as soon as possible.
Yes, as long as we can offer you other options.
No, our procedures related to accommodation are solely and exclusively for our students.
No, smoking is not allowed in the rooms or common areas. It is allowed to do it on the balconies / terraces.
Due to the high demand for Spanish courses, the ideal is to enroll at least one month in advance, as long as you do not need a STUDENT VISA in this case, the ideal is to do so three months before.
Yes, Academia Puerta Real will issue the following documentation so that the student can manage its processing:
- Letter of Invitation
- Tuition
- Curriculum
- Payment letter
- acceptance letter
- If necessary: Certificate of accommodation and/or Certificate of delay.
To do this, students must provide a copy of their current passport.
In addition, in the courses that so indicate, legal advice to obtain the STUDENT VISA is included in the price.
Those students who, despite complying with the documentation and other necessary requirements to obtain the student VISA, have been denied it, may request a refund by sending a copy of the letter of refusal.
The amount of the refund will be subtracted from the days that have elapsed since the beginning of the course, period in which the student will be able to receive their classes online.
- No refunds will be granted to students who do not present the official rejection letter from the embassy or consulate.
- When a refund is granted, bank charges related to transfers, exchange fees and express mail charges will be deducted from the refundable total due.
For more information access the “Cancellation and refunds policy” of each course.
