Spanish Courses in the Dominican Republic

Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC), Santo Domingo:
Study Spanish in a picture-perfect Caribbean setting, experience Dominican cultural life & tradition, and make new friends among students from around the world. The Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC), founded in 1994, is the Spanish Department of the Language & Culture Institute EDASE. With 2 schools, 15 years in business, and more than 60 partners worldwide it is one of the largest institutes for second language courses in the Dominican Republic located on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. Students can learn Spanish at IIC in Santo Domingo or in Sosua or divide their course between both locations. The Institute offers mini-group courses and tailor-made private classes all year round with highly qualified and experienced Spanish teachers. IIC intensive courses are accredited in Germany for educational leave (Bildungsurlaub). Preparation courses for the DELE exams, specialized Business Spanish programs are available.

Course locations:
IIC maintains 2 schools in the Dominican Republic: You can either take a Spanish course at IIC Sosua/Cabarete or at IIC Santo Domingo. You also have the possibility to divide your course between both course places.

Course types:
Group Course Standard
Mini-groups (2-7 participants)
20 lessons per week 45 min each

Group Course Intensive
Mini-groups (2-7 participants)
30 lessons per week 45 min each

If there is no group on your Spanish level at the time of your course, you will receive private lessons instead for the same price: 15 instead of 20 lessons with a standard course and 22.5 instead of 30 lessons with an intensive course.
Private Lessons (one-on-one):
Your choice of 20 lessons (standard) or 30 lessons (intensive) per week 45 min each.

Individual packages of private lessons are also available as well as a mix of group course and one-on-one tuition.

We offer the following Special Courses:

Spanish courses in combination with sports
or cultural activities like scuba diving, wind-/kite surfing, or dancing

Travelling Classroom for closed groups, a 2-week language round-trip through the country

and on demand:

DELE Preparation courses:
DELE (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) is the official, internationally recognized qualification certifying students’ knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language.

It is issued by the Director of the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education. Every year, more than 25.000 candidates take the examinations for this Diploma. Examinations are held twice a year, in May and in November, in more than 70 countries around the world.

Our Performance
- NEW: Summer Camp 2012
We offer Preparation Courses for all 6 levels of the DELE Diploma, strengthening specifically those language skills required for the exam. The courses are available at IIC in Sosua as well as in Santo Domingo.
The group course covers 3 weeks of class with 30 lessons per week (6 les/day). Classes take place in mini-groups of max. 4 participants. Dates for Group Courses in 2012: 30 April until 18 May, NEW: 30 July until 17 August and
15 October until 2 November. Preparation Courses can also be booked as private lessons at any time.

Immersion Programs:
If you are looking for special group arrangements, please contact us upon a tailor-made offer for your group.

Academic credits and Bildungsurlaub:
Through our partners we are accredited for academic credits at several US universities.

In Germany, our two-week Spanish intensive group courses are recognized as Bildungsurlaub (Accredited Language Study Abroad for Professionals).

4 Course levels:
Beginner
Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced

Placement test and Certificate:
It is very important for us to identify the right starting level for each student. This is why all students with some prior knowledge of Spanish are asked to take a placement test prior to their course. The test contains questions on various difficulty levels and takes 60 minutes maximum.

Upon successful completion of the course the students receive a certificate of participation.

Start dates:
Spanish courses are offered all year round at both IIC Institutes.

All private classes as well as group courses for higher language levels start every Monday. Group courses for total beginners begin every second Monday. If Monday is a public holiday, lessons will start on the following Tuesday.

Course times:
Monday till Friday
in the morning from 9am till 12:30pm
(incl. a 30-min break)
in the afternoon starting at 1:30pm

Group courses usually take place in the morning; if there are many different course levels at a time it might be necessary for group courses to be in the afternoon. Private lessons are usually in the afternoons; other times on availability.