COURSES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Spanish Classes for Foreigners for specific purposes.
For those who wish to apply their language skills in specific professional, work-related or cultural contexts, or for specific purposes
Academia Puerta Real offers you courses for specific purposes designed to give you communication tools for various real situations in professional and cultural life in Spanish.
2 weeks
Start date:
Start date upon request, with at least 2 weeks' notice. *Subject to availability.
40-hour course
20 hours per week.
5 classes a week of 4 hours each
Schedule from 09:00 to 13:30 (with a 30-minute break).
Format
Semi-intensive (in-person and online).
Maximum 15 students.
Price: 399 €
Deposit: 50 € (which will be deducted from the final price of the course).
To obtain the Certificate of Completion of the course, you must attend at least 80% of the classes.
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- 20 hours per week.
- A textbook (on loan) and additional teaching materials.
- Continuous assessment.
- Access to the platform with recorded classes, additional teaching material and exercises.
- Puerta Real Library: free book loan service.
- SIELE exam. Once the course is finished, the student may certify their level of Spanish by paying the SIELE GLOBAL registration fee. See SIELE Services.
- DELE Certification. See DELE exam dates.
- Legal advice for obtaining the STUDENT VISA through our immigration law specialist Rocío Valero.
- Museum admission fees and personal spending on excursions and extracurricular activities (more information in the Excursions and extracurricular activities section at the end of the page).
1. To register for this course, we recommend that you take the “level test”; likewise, it is essential that you review our enrollment procedure and refund policy.
2. Course reservation is only done online, so you will need to click on SIGN UP NOW!, where you must fill in the registration form in order to make the payment by credit/debit card.
3. The deposit amount is 50 €, which will be deducted from the final price of the course.
4. For the remaining course payment, we offer the following options:
– By bank transfer:
- Bank: BANCO SANTANDER
- Beneficiary: CENTRO DE FORMACIÓN ACERA DEL DARRLO S.L.U.
- Account number: ES88 0075 3167 8606 0505 1859
- SWIFT/BIC code: BSCHESMMXXX
In this case, you must send proof of payment to info@academiapuertareal.es
– At Academia Puerta Real, by cash payment, provided the amount does not exceed 999 €, or by credit/debit card.
5. Once we have received the reservation form and the corresponding payment, we will send you a confirmation email along with the corresponding receipt.
6. Approximately one week before the course starts, you will receive a confirmation with the exact class schedule.
7. The remaining amount must be paid at the beginning of the course.
IMPORTANT for students who need a STUDENT VISA:
You must have paid the full course amount before your appointment at the corresponding consulate. In this case, Academia Puerta Real will issue the following documentation so that the student can process it:
- Invitation letter.
- Enrollment certificate.
- Study plan.
- Payment letter.
- Acceptance letter.
- If necessary: Accommodation certificate and/or delay certificate.
To this end, students must provide a copy of their valid passport.
If the visa is denied, a copy of the original denial letter will be required for any refund (see refund policy).
Academia Puerta Real’s cancellation conditions are as follows:
- All course reservation cancellations must be based on fully justified reasons.
- Notice of cancellation must be received at least 15 days before the course starts and in writing (email or letter). Academia Puerta Real must confirm receipt. The date of receipt will be considered, not the date of sending.
- All courses will take place on the scheduled dates provided 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 schedule.
- In the event of course cancellation due to the school’s inability to run it, or other causes of force majeure, natural disasters, physical or personal risk to the student either in attending classes or in travelling to them (cataclysms, state of war, national alert, etc.), the student shall be entitled to request a full refund of the amount paid or a change of date.
Class plan and methodology
for specific purposes
Methodology of the Spanish classes
During classes, all language skills are worked on (listening and reading comprehension and spoken and written expression). In addition to grammar content, cultural and historical aspects of Spanish culture are also taught to achieve better language immersion in our country. Besides the classes, activities outside the classroom are carried out so that students can put their knowledge to the test in real situations.
Student assessment is carried out on an ongoing basis through various activities and tests. In addition, the teacher provides personal, private monitoring through our platform.
Spanish course syllabus
In line with the objectives set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and with the aim of achieving learning of Spanish, the syllabus is based on achieving a communicative and immersive dynamic, adapting to the needs of our students.
Both printed teaching materials and other electronic resources are used.
The use of our platform and the interactive screens available in all our classrooms allow us to access new technologies in order to innovate in education, with a very enriching and positive impact on students.
Excursions and extracurricular activities
Since we believe that studying grammar is not the only important part of learning a language, at Academia Puerta Real we foster language learning and cultural immersion through special activities usually held outside the classroom.
– Free activities:
- Competition-style challenges to discover the city and practice Spanish.
- Traditional breakfast with “churros”. In this case, the student only has to pay for what they consume.
- Tapas day to get to know our cuisine. This activity is free; the student only has to pay for what they consume.
- Film day (usually once a week). Students can watch films and documentaries in Spanish on the interactive screens at our school in order to learn about Spanish and Latin American culture.
- World Literature Day celebration, language exchanges, etc.
– Activities that are not free, although they may be included in some courses:
- Guided tours of Granada’s two most important neighborhoods: the Albaicín and the Sacromonte. Both were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
- Visit to the Alhambra and Generalife with a Spanish-speaking guide.
- Visit to the Inquisition Museum.
- Visit to the Parque de las Ciencias, museum, BioDomo and planetarium.
This is our Spanish for Foreigners team
At Academia Puerta Real we have a team of professional native teachers passionate about teaching. They have many years of experience helping our students improve their Spanish.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
Academia Puerta Real’s teaching staff are university graduates, either native speakers or holders of an accredited C2 certificate 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 your level of Spanish, we recommend you take the “level test”.
Students must be at least 14 years old to enroll at our school.
Although we recommend taking the “level test” before enrolling, at the start of each course the teacher will check whether your level is suitable for the course you enrolled in.
However, whether you find the classes too easy or too difficult, you can ask your teacher to change groups.
When you finish your course at Academia Puerta Real, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. You may also choose to take the SIELE GLOBAL exam at our school or take one of our DELE Preparation courses to sit it at one of the official exam centers and certify your level of Spanish.
Visit SIELE Services for more information.
Find out about our DELE Preparation courses.
Once the course is finished, you will have access to the platform for the following two weeks after it ends.
No, our Spanish courses for foreigners do not have additional enrollment fees.
When you enroll in one of our courses, you will pay a deposit; but it will be deducted from the final price of the course.
10 days before the course starts, we will contact you by email to inform you of your group’s schedule within the time slot you previously chose when enrolling.
Yes, but it is essential that, in order to extend your stay, you begin the paperwork 60 days before your STUDENT VISA expires. To do so, you can rely on the legal advice of Rocío Valero, our immigration law specialist, whose services are included in the courses that indicate so.
Academia Puerta Real works with high-quality student residences and professional real estate agencies.
If requested, we will provide all information regarding accommodation and, if necessary, will arrange the booking with them in order to issue the corresponding accommodation certificate, if required.
Depending on your choice, most of the accommodation offered by the real estate agencies or residences we work with are close to our school’s location.
Academia Puerta Real is located in the center of Granada, in a very well-connected area for public transport.
Yes, we are in contact with residences that offer shared rooms, as well as the possibility of renting an apartment through our real estate options. Ideally, you should let us know as soon as possible in this case.
Yes, as long as we are able to offer you other options.
No, our accommodation arrangements are exclusively for our students.
No, smoking is not allowed in the rooms or common areas. It is allowed on balconies/terraces.
Due to the high demand for Spanish courses, it is best to enroll at least one month in advance, provided you do not need a STUDENT VISA. In that case, it is best to do so three months in advance.
Yes, Academia Puerta Real will issue the following documentation so that the student can carry out the application process:
- Invitation letter
- Enrollment certificate
- Study plan
- Payment letter
- Acceptance letter
- If necessary: Accommodation certificate and/or delay certificate.
To this end, students must provide a copy of their valid passport.
In addition, on courses that indicate so, legal advice for obtaining the STUDENT VISA is included in the price.
Students who, despite meeting the documentation and other requirements needed to obtain the student VISA, are denied it, may request a refund by sending a copy of the denial letter.
The refund amount will be reduced by the number of days that have passed since the course began, a period during which the student may receive their classes in online format.
- 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 rates and express mail costs will be deducted from the total refundable amount owed.
For more information, please refer to the “Cancellation and refund policy” for each course.
