Instituto Hemingway, Bilbao:
Instituto Hemingway is an accredited middle-sized private school with about 90 students year round and have been located in the city center of Bilbao in the Basque County in northern Spain since 1986.
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We offer a wide variety of Spanish language courses in Bilbao. Whether it is linguistic, academic, or professional, our program is always tailored to meet your needs.
No matter how long you have been learning Spanish, we will help you to acquire this international language quickly and easily. Our experienced teachers are here to answer all your questions, queries and concerns. Teachers and other staff are also available to support you in making the cultural transition as smoothly as possible, as well as to boost your learning and progress in Spanish. Whatever you need to make the best of your experience!
Generally, the Spanish classes are from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday. The classes each last 50 minutes. Afternoons are filled with a wide variety of courses along with fun activities, outings, fiestas, barbecues, concerts, cinema and sports. You will have the chance to meet Spanish people, make friends, and practice what you have learned through contacts provided by INSTITUTO HEMINGWAY.
The curriculum is designed with you as a learner in mind: to build your skills and confidence. The Spanish classes are focused on the essentials of language acquisition: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Lessons are lively and interactive, with discussions, projects, role-playing, and specific tasks. Your progress is carefully monitored and your weaker points in the language are corrected immediately.
Levels
There are 3 levels available according to your previous experience in the language. On the first day you will be asked to do a placement test which will reflect your current level of proficiency and enable us to assign you to one of the groups:
- Beginner: For those who have very little or no prior skills in Spanish: you are unable to communicate in everyday situations.
- Intermediate: You have an acceptable level of Spanish, but there are still basic grammatical and lexical errors requiring improvement.
- Advanced: You are familiar with a wide range of grammatical structures, but you still have some practical problems in applying them. Special attention is paid to typical errors, as well as to colloquial and literary expressions.
General Spanish Course
Our most popular and most requested Spanish language course involves 20 hours of Spanish lessons per week (4 hours per day). To ensure that students get the individual attention that they need, the maximum class size is restricted to 10 although the average size is usually 5. The classes are taught in two sessions differentiated by their content and skills that they teach and are separated by a 30 minute break. The first session focuses on the study of grammar and practicing reading and writing skills. The second concentrates on speaking and listening skills.
Preparation for the DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a foreign language) examination
If you are interested in preparing for the exams which are set by Instituto Cervantes in order to obtain the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), you can count on us. As an Instituto Cervantes accredited centre, Instituto Hemingway has all the resources you need to ensure that you can prepare successfully for the Diploma. We have specialised material, including past exam papers, and our teachers will help you with practical advice. Another advantage is that you can take the exam in Bilbao.
There are now four different levels for the exam – A1, inicial B1 (elementary), intermedio B2 (intermediate) and superior C2 (advanced) and there are three opportunities per year to take the exam in Spain – in May, August and November.
Spanish Business Course
The Spanish Business Course is a Spanish course with a specific objective. It is a specialized course. It looks to ensure fast and complete progress, fostering the knowledge of the economic and business world and expanding vocabulary and the use of specific terms in the Spanish business world. Theory is combined with onsite visits to relevant companies and institutions.
The classes tackle topics such as:
Business: general questions
Human Resources: people and negotiation
Marketing and Publicity
Buying and Selling: commercial letters
Import and Export: payment documents, Incoterms...
Finances: banking, means of payment, the Stock Exchange
Spanish and Hispano-American organizations: constitutions, political organization, society
Business negotiations
Legal matters
You can start this course any Monday of the year. The course is available in three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Crash - Intensive Courses
The Crash course is an extra intensive take on the main Spanish course and approaches general Spanish language topics and specific business topics.
The course is designed with business people in mind or for those who need to learn Spanish really quickly. The course allows you to enjoy your stay in Spain to the full and to fully accelerate your learning.
The intensive Spanish course - Crash for executives, is composed of 40 individual lessons per week, accompanied by one meal every day with the teacher (lunch or dinner). The price includes all meals and the necessary course material. We know that you value your time: for you time is gold! The aim of the course is to provide you with all of the necessary resources to guarantee you a quick and fun acquisition of the language within the context of the business world.
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