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Spanish Courses in Almuñecar, Spain

Full immersion Spanish courses are offered in the town of Almuñecar, a small town located in the Granada portion of the Costa del Sol  – also known as the Costa Tropical – 52 miles from the city of Granada and 57 from Malaga, two towns with good communication networks. Its economy is based on agriculture, fishing and tourism. Historically speaking, it has been home to Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs until the arrival of Christians. There are still traces of these cultures in the town, the most representative being El Castillo de San Miguel (San Miguel Castle), a fortress used by the Arabs in their time, and the ancient Acueducto Romano (Roman Aqueduct), still in use. A visit to the Museo Arqueologico de Almuñecar is one way of tracing the history of Spain. Almuñecar also has several miles of beach, which attracts many tourists. It has a hotel/hostal network in accordance with its size, with a large variety of services of all types, allowing a pleasant stay and moderate prices, when you consider that this area welcomes mainly Spanish visitors.

To sum it all up, Almuñecar is a mosaic of elements of history and modernity, leisure time and culture, giving a typically Spanish character to the town.  When it comes to the weather, Almuñecar is located in the Tropic of Europe. Its geographical location and its good weather (average temperatures of 29º C in summer and 18º C in winter) serve to illustrate this fact. The Tropical Valley surrounds the town and in it can be found plantations of custard apples, avocados, mangos and babaco, all of which can only be produced in this area of Spain.

Excellent location to learn Spanish during your Winter Vacation!

Instituto Mediterraneo Sol Instituto Mediterráneo Sol–Almuñecar, can be found in Plaza Fabriquilla, in the town center, 100 yards  from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall). Instituto Mediterraneo Sol is a small Spanish school with 5 classrooms (all equipped with TV's, video and DVD players), a library with Spanish titles including videos and DVDs, and a computer room with free internet access. The language teachers in IMSOL have superior degrees in Philology in addition to their teaching training certificate (CAP). Special subject teachers have degrees in their respective specialties (Business Spanish, Literature, etc.). Each student will have at least two teachers during the course. The teaching staff is coordinated by the Head of the Institute. In addition to their teaching duties, all their staff is available to help you in any way or to provide you with any information you may require. The teaching will be carried out entirely in Spanish using direct methods and looking for mental association between the concept and the corresponding words in Spanish. Vocabulary and grammar are learnt using situations which will help to be understood. We emphasize the continual practice in written and spoken language. There will be various exercises to practice different grammar structures, dictations, essays, reading with special attention to phonetics, and free or controlled conversation in Spanish. All these exercises will be checked by the teachers

Spanish Language Programs 2008:

(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application Procedures.)

All group prices include: number of  lessons as indicated below (each lesson = 45 minutes), study materials and books  (text books are loaned and must be returned at the end of your stay), use of computer, video and library, Internet access with free e-mail services.  Group Size: 8  students per class maximum (10 in summer!)

Starting dates 2008:

Courses for all level start EVERY Monday!

Holidays 2008:   28 February,  Good Thursday and Good Friday (Easter), 1 May, 24 June, 15 August, 12 October, 1 November, 6 and 8 December.  The school is closed from 19 December 2008 to 4 January 2009. 

   Additional courses available: (please contact us for prices and details!)

• Teachers Training Course
• Hispanic Studies
• DELE preparation courses
• Long Term Spanish Courses

Accommodations  2008:

Accommodations are offered in host families (single room or double room occupancy available for students traveling together) or in shared apartments (single room or double room for students traveling together).

*IMPORTANT: There is a 20% surcharge for all types of accommodation during HIGH season (any weeks between 1 July and 30 September!)

 Activities:

The school organizes activities on a regular basis.  The following activities are included in the price of the courses, participation is optional:

- Conferences on the literature, history, art, etc., of Spain and Latin-America.
- Informal talks of current topics related to the Hispanic world, with the aid of slides, videos, etc.
- Poetry workshop, with studies of different Hispanic poets and their work.
- Latin-American and Spanish music workshop.
- Series of Spanish films with daily showing of a recent film from Spanish cinema, directed by representative and current film-makers such as Pedro Almodóvar, Carlos Saura, Alejandro Amenábar...
- Class on Latin-America, with videos and informal talks.
- Various fiestas and free sangría, a typical Andalusian drink.
- Mountain biking, both in the town and in its neighboring rural areas. Those who are following our courses can use the bikes within the hours that they are not needed for the scheduled rides.
- Beach volleyball.
- Football and basketball.
- Visit to the Valle Tropical (Tropical Valley), including a walk and lectures on crops growing and their organisation.
- Visit to the ancient part of the town with a lecture on its history.

Additionally students can also participate in the following optional activities (extra cost involved!). The price of these activities will be kept to a minimum, enough to cover costs such as transport, entrance fees or necessary materials.

- Cooking workshop, with the preparation of dishes typical of Spanish gastronomy.
- Visit to the Alhambra and the Generalife.
- Visit to shows taking place in town.
- Paella on the beach.
- Visit to the Archaeological Museum.
- Visit to the Ornithological Park.
- Boat trips.
- Horse-back riding.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices are subject to change due to fluctuating foreign currency rates.

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