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Their programme consisted in a Spanish course in the morning. Theses Spanish lessons were complemented by the following cultural activities during the afternoons:

- Experienced students and beginners had a horseback riding afternoon in Sierra Nevada National Park.
- In a cooking session at the Javier Vilchez cooking school students learned to prepare a Paella.
- In a Flamenco workshop they practiced the first steps of Flamenco dancing.
- A guided visit to the Alhambra with our guide Juan and a afternoon at Nerja beach closed the cultural programme.



We hope that you will have a nice trip back home ... and see you next year!

We have still place in our courses and accommodations for May and June!

This offer applies to a Standard Spanish Courses (4 lessons of 45 minutes per day from Monday to Friday) with accommodation in a DOUBLE ROOM in a shared flat with other students from the school (use of kitchen facilities). The accommodation is reserved from Sunday to Saturday.

Starting dates for all levels during May and June 2013:
20.05/27.05*/03.06/10.06*/17.06/24.06*
* absolute beginners only start on these dates.

Enrol through our website and indicate in the field "Notes" (at the end of the registration form) that you are applying for the May/June 2013 discount!

Learn Spanish at Escuela Montalbán and travel to Morocco! Here are some images from our last trip in Abril:









For further information visit: www.studytravel-spain.com

A one-week Spanish course with 4 Spanish lessons of 45 minutes per day is complemented by the following guided visits: Granada city centre, Cathedral, arabic quarter Albaicín, gypsy quarter Sacromonte, Alhambra and "Carmen de los Mártires". And last not least they will spend one free afternoon in Salobreña to relax on the beach.

We remind you that the D.E.L.E. exam is the most important recognition of the Spanish knowledge on an international level.

The exams will take place on the 24.05.2013 and include these parts:

• Written comprehension
• Written expression
• Oral comprehension
• Grammar and vocabulary
• Oral expression

... and you can be examined in all the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference:

A1 - Breakthrough or beginner
A2 - Waystage or elementary
B1 - Threshold or intermediate
B2 - Vantage or upper intermediate
C1 - Effective Operational Proficiency or advanced
C2 - Mastery or proficiency

Our school is the D.E.L.E. exam centre in Granada and it offers courses leading to these exams. If you want to register into the D.E.L.E. exam, please click here: www.dele.fedele.org/montalban

This event was organized in collaboration with the Spanish editorial Edinumen.
The main topic of the workshop session was: “El uso de la imagen en la clase ELE”.

Students from Ratcliffe College in Leicester (UK) and from the Bundesgymnasium Lustenau in Austria are going to participate in a Spanish course combined with cultural activities such us tapa tours, guided visits to Alhambra and Albaicín, Flamenco at the Sacromonte, a Flamenco workshop at the school, cooking classes and a guided day trip to Seville.

We hope, that they all enjoy the Spanish lessons and the cultural activities!

Our teacher training course fulfills the requirements for a COMENIUS-GRUNDTVIG grant. The main objective of this Spanish course “Curso práctico de 1 y 2 semanas - perfeccionamiento y reciclaje para profesores NO-NATIVOS de español como lengua extranjera - Niveles C1/C2” is to offer non-native Spanish teachers the opportunity to update and perfect their knowledge of the Spanish language and to exchange experiences regarding methodological and pedagogical issues.

For further information regarding dates & prices visit:
http://www.escuela-montalban.com/en/courses/group_course.php

In the mornings students are participating in Spanish lessons. In the afternoons different cultural activities are complementing the Spanish course: cooking classes with Javier, guided tours to the cathedral, the old arabic quarter Albaicín and the Alhambra with Juan, a workshop about Semana Santa processions and a half day trip to an olive oil mill in Nigüelas are part of the cultural programme.



Enjoy your language holidays with us!

He had sent us this beautiful image from the Alhambra:



Congratulations Laurin! You are the winner of a 2 weeks Spanish course at our school!

The Escuela Montalbán Team