Travel Tree City/State: Seville Country: SPAIN (Sevilla), SPAIN Spanish Academic Year Course in Seville REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» CESA Languages Abroad CESA House Pennance Road Lanner Cornwall UNITED KINGDOM TR16 5TQ Phone: + 44 1209 211 800 Program description: If you looking to seriously improve your Spanish talk to CESA.  We offer 24, 36 or 44 week language courses in Seville for students who really want to get to grips with their Spanish language skills.   The Academic Year Programme is perfect if you want to combine your Spanish language study with an exploration of Spain and the Spanish culture, through living and studying in Seville.  It is aimed at students with beginner to intermediate Spanish, aiming to achieve fluency over several months.  The Programme ensures rapid acquisition and long-term retention of all aspects of language knowledge and is an invaluable way of focusing on your language skills development, with like-minded people.  It provides a solid grounding in core skills and leads up to recognised Language Diplomas, so you have something concrete to add to your CV, at the end of your course.   In beginner/elementary levels the spoken language is the most important part of the tuition.  Continually promoting the use of verbal communication permits students to learn Spanish “naturally”, to unite theory and practice and increase your knowledge quickly and with confidence.  In high elementary/intermediate/advanced classes the written language will be thoroughly covered. Matteo, 19, wanted a Gap Year to remember, to have fun but to really tackle his languages. He followed a full Academic Year course in Italy and then booked again for a German course in Berlin - now that's dedication! Katherine wanted a Gap Year to remember, to have fun but to really tackle her Spanish. She followed the Academic Year course in Seville: “I expected after several months in Seville to be more or less fluent in Spanish, to gain greater confidence in myself and my language abilities, I also expected the lessons to be partly in English. After 4 ½ months in Spain I wasn’t fluent in Spanish but I do believe it is possible if you work super hard and only speak Spanish. The fact that all the lessons are in Spanish and Spanish only is fantastic! I have definitely come home with a lot more confidence, and lots of new friends! In general I expected the whole trip to be a lot easier than it was, but this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing…….. its all part of the adventure! The school was lovely, bright and airy, really comfortable and all the staff were very friendly and smiley. The school is in the perfect location, right in the very centre of everything, with a perfect street with breakfast bars right up the road. The school made a really big effort to provide the best activities for the students. During my first week, a group of us went to the Carnaval 2003, all the staff were dressed in costumes and taking over the dance floor! I only ever went to one excursion, to the Musee de Belles Artes. A Spanish guide shows you around and makes an average museum seem very interesting. There was a perfect balance between the amount of lessons and free time we had, but both went too fast. The best parts of my course was meeting so many people and realising you can hold a conversation with someone in another language, and being in Seville. The worst part of my course was sitting in front of the class and doing a presentation, it was a bit daunting! It was fabulous having a mix of younger and older students on the course from all sorts of different countries, it made everyone really enthusiastic about being in Seville! Everyone I mixed with at the college were really friendly and lots of fun. I spent my last two weeks travelling around Andalucia and even though I am obviously biased, Seville is the best place by far. Eating out is good and also cheap, but you need to search for the best Tapas bars because there are so many. Local people were surprisingly friendly, seeing as there was so many foreign students around. The nightlife is fantastic; we started the nights out with a few drinks in the Plaza (the done thing to do in Seville, plus cheap and sociable) and then went onto one of the bars or clubs along by the river. During the day, siesta time is a super safe time to walk around the city. We spent most of our time down by the river, sunbathing again another sociable place to be. What about my accommodation? I stayed with a host family during my stay in Seville. My host was fantastic; she was really chatty and friendly. There were two American students staying with her as well as me, she always cooked us good food and you never left the dinner table feeling anything less than full. They were a really chatty and friendly family. Perfect for making you feel at ease when practising the lingo. The flat was lovely with a gorgeous terrace outside. My most memorable moments are on a paddleboat on the river, sunbathing on the terraces, seeing the Alcazar, times spent in Alfalfa. Watching the women dance at feria, and lunchtimes at the school when lessons have just finished. As for CESA, you were fab! Without you this would never have been a part of my life, I’m definitely going back. Thank you!” General program information: Program open to: Everyone Age range: Minimum age 17 yrs old Travel to site: Independent Travel Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group No. in group: 6-10 Living arrangements on the program: Varies, Apartment, Home stays (living with local families), Independent Living How long does the program last?: 6 Months to 1 Year What are the dates of this program: 2008 Start dates: All levels including beginners can start on the following dates: 07 January & 01 September 2008 Benefits and advantages of the program: *A detailed cultural programme and social activities as an inclusive part of the course. *Spanish classes are ALL taught by native speakers, qualified to teach Spanish as a foreign language. *Friendly and welcoming atmosphere at each of the schools, and helpful on site staff. Cost or price of this program: 2008 Prices: 24 wks Tuition and College Residence accommodation from: £4558.00 36 weeks Tuition and Flat sahre with Spainards from: £5404.00 44wks Tuition only: £3643.00 Terms: Academic Year Other Gap Year Programs listings from CESA Languages Abroad argentina, chile, costa rica, dominican republic, mexico Spanish Private Tuition in Latin America biarritz, france French & Surfing in Biarritz rome, milan, siena, florence, italy Italian Academic Year Programme montpellier, france French Academic Year Course in Montpellier various, portugal Portuguese Languages for Life Programme san jose, coronado., costa rica Spanish Language Courses in San Jose, Costa Rica berlin, germany German Academic Year Course in Berlin okazaki, japan Japanese Languages for Life Programme various, morocco Arabic Languages for Life Programme varies, france, guadeloupe French Private Tuition varies, austria, germany German Private Tuition buenos aires, argentina Spanish Language Courses in Buenos Aires tenerife, spain Spanish & P.A.D.I. 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