Learn Spanish 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.

The Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) is the Spanish section of the German-Dominican Language and Culture Institute EDASE, founded in 1994. We are one of the largest institutions offering Spanish classes to foreigners in the Dominican Republic.

Our language students can choose between two locations: One school is in the country's capital Santo Domingo, a Caribbean-style metropolis with more than 2.5 million inhabitants. The other school is on the north coast of the country in the small sea town of Sosua, famous for its incredible beaches and variety of water sports activities.

Students can also divide their courses between both locations. Thus, we offer them the opportunity to learn Spanish in two completely different locations and by doing so, to discover the country in its splendid diversity.

We are a privately owned and independent enterprise under German management. The staff is composed of Dominicans, Europeans, and Americans. From the beginning, there has existed a close collaboration with prestigious local institutions in the fields of culture, education, and tourism.

Promoting exchange:

We feel teaching a language is a communicative process and should focus on usage in everyday life. The more the learning process takes place in the context of an intercultural exchange, the higher is the learning success and the improvement of communicative skills.

We, therefore, consider it essential that our students learn Spanish by having direct contact with native speakers and by using their newly acquired language skills on site
– from day one on.

The familial, personal atmosphere at our schools with their cafeterias, their gardens and terraces provide the proper setting to easily meet new people. We want to invite our students to start their intercultural exchange, become acquainted with new friends, share experiences and plan joint activities.

Because learning a new language should be fun in the first place!

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).

Courses:
- Year round Intensive Spanish Courses
- Business Spanish
- DELE Preparation
- Tailormade Classes
- Mini Group Courses
- Travelling Classroon
- Private Spanish Tuition
- Bildungsurlaub accredited Courses (Germany)
- Spanish Classes with leisure activities such as scuba diving, wind/kite surfing or dancing.

Further services:
In addition to Spanish classes for students studying abroad and tourists, we also offer German and English classes to Dominicans. The Casa Goethe, the German Department of the Institute, organizes general German and English courses, special German courses for the hotel sector and tourism, and Business English in companies.

Private accommodation (Guest family)
Carefully selected families who belong exclusively to the Dominican middle-class, living in good to very good social circum-stances in residential areas; long-term ex-perience with our language students. 10 to 55 minutes by public transport from the school.

Accommodation with half-board (breakfast & dinner). Interior: Single room with own or shared bathroom (shower/toilet); bed sheets and towels are provided.

School Apartment
Shared apartment in just 2 minutes walking distance to school, located in Zona Universitaria. Offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms, a fully equipped kitchen, one living room and one dining room. Accommodation in single occupancy; self-catering.

Interior: Single room with king-size bed, fan, cable-TV, seating place, closets. Services: Computer and wireless LAN available for free. Cleaning every other day(except on Sundays and holidays); bed sheets and bath towels are provided.

Hotel "Plaza del Sol" (Apart-hotel)
Small city-hotel centrally located in the University district. 5 min walking distance to school, 15 min by public transport to Zona Colonial. Accommodation in single occupancy; self-catering.

Interior: Single room with shower/toilet, TV, kitchenette, fridge, air-conditioning; free Internet/wifi area.

Hotel "San Marco" (Middle-class hotel)
Classy little hotel with pool, garden, and breakfast terrace; each room individually styled; friendly and personal atmosphere. 10 min walking distance to school, 20 min to Zona Colonial. Accommodation in single occupancy with breakfast.

Interior: Single room with full bathroom, air-conditioning, fridge, TV, safe, free wireless LAN; laundry service on extra charge.

Our accommodation nights are calculated as follows: arrival on Sunday before course start, departure on Saturday after course end. Earlier arrival or later departure is, of course, also possible with an extra charge and based on availability. All hotel accommodation can also be booked in double occupancy. Please find here our accommodation prices.

For studying at IIC Santo Domingo, you should fly into International Airport Las Americas Santo Domingo (SDQ). We are glad to arrange your airport pick-up service, the rate is USD 45.-.

Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is located on the south coast of the country on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of more than 2.5 million inhabitants it is a vibrant and lively metropo-lis where are many things to be seen and to be discovered.

One encounters the historical face of the city in its colonial district, the Zona Colonial, which has been carefully restored to retain its original charm. In 1990, UNESCO declared it World Heritage Site. Many early 16th-century buildings bear witness that Santo Domingo is the oldest city in the New World, where the settlement of all the Americas began. In recent years many young gallery owners, fashion designers, restaurants, and clubs have discovered the Zona Colonial and set up business there.

Santo Domingo is also a modern, driven city. Colorful, lively markets invite you to discover the treasures of the country: hand-wrapped cigars, jewelry made out of Larimar or Amber and other local handcrafts on sale virtually everywhere. Or you could shop in the cool elegance of a modern shopping center.

At night the city trembles to the rhythm of Merengue and Bachata, the musical soul of the Dominicans, sounding out of numerous bars, cafes, and restau-rants. Here, in the multicultural mix of Spanish-American, African, and European influences, the modern and the historical Santo Domingo unite again.