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To my knowledge, www.enforex.com has a school in Granada too.I am considering two weeks in Granada come spring.
@peregrina2000 : Easy. www.enforex.com 4-5 hours/day, depending on your wish, Monday-Friday. Intensive and very educational. Professional and friendly. I can now survive in Spain and even have fun with the locals, in Spanish.
I took a 4-week course in Alicante; it gave me A1 skill. A1-A2-B1-B2-C1-C2 is the ladder of language skill. So as you can understand, my Spanish is just basic, but it is surprising how well i can manage getting around now. Directions, politeness, questions, dialogues, and so much more.
I stayed private, arranged by the school. Total cost for school+accomodation with half board: ca. 1.300 Euros for the whole deal. A bargain.
Edit: Alicante is a not too big city, but still a city, by the sea on the south-east coast of Spain. A very long, popular beach with all you need. Great climate and facilities. A very nice place, popular amongst Scandinavians, but of course, during a longer stay, you'll blend in with the locals in a positive way. The advantage of letting the school find you a place to stay (they have a selected group of places/families), is that you will be forced to speak Spanish also after school time. It really enhances your skills rapidly. And you get to eat exactly as the locals. A value in itself.
OTOH: They have schools in many places in Spain, Latin- and South America, so it's all up to your friend to pick.
!!! GREAT!Great suggestion, thanks. And the added bonus is that since I hope he will join me as I start from Alicante on the Lana next year, this would be a great destination!
Ask your friend to study this veery carefully: It is a very good bargain.Great suggestion, thanks. And the added bonus is that since I hope he will join me as I start from Alicante on the Lana next year, this would be a great destination!
I was 62 at the time. Many young people and a few older than me. All were accepted as a group, so it was nice.Hi folks,
I have looked at enrolling in a 4/5-week intensive programme for a little while now, and had researched Don Quixote, the University of Salamanca, and a couple of others. The Enforex offering does look similar to Don Quixote, as others have said, and it's good to have @alexwalker's recommendation. Like you, my interest also lies in taking the homestay option. I would probably study in Salamanca and then head south to Sevilla to start the VDLP. Even though I have been studying on and off for years, my current Spanish is probably still at the A1 level, in part because I just don't practice enough, and in part because the old brain has difficulty retaining very new and different knowledge.
Which brings me to a question of @alexwalker or anyone else who has done such a course. All the brochures and websites focus on bright young things in their 20s and 30s having fun (oh, and learning Spanish). I'm in my late 60s. In your view do the courses and teachers accommodate an older person? (I see that they do also offer 50+ courses, but these seem very restricted in terms of timings, and I'm not drawn to that structure.)
Thanks in advance ...
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