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ESCUELA MONTALBAN - TANDEM GRANADA

ES Granada - Spain

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Amber B.

Posted by Amber B.

on March 2016

Good language school!

I was for 4 weeks at Escuela Montalban to follow a... Read more

Freye E.

Posted by Freye E.

on March 2016

Good times at the Spanish language school Escuela Montalban in Granada

I just finished a 3 month Spanish course at Escuel... Read more

Bas R.

Posted by Bas R.

on October 2015

12 weeks of awesomeness

I was here for 3 months, and I can say that i enjo... Read more

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Language school overview


Accreditations


Instituto Cervantes
D.E.L.E. Examination Centre
TANDEM International

CSN (Accreditation for the CSN Programme of the Swedish Government)
FOREM (Accreditation through FOREM in Belgium for Professional Training)
Bildungsurlaub Germany
Erasmus+ Teacher Training



Organisation memberships


TANDEM International
«Asociación de Escuelas de Español de Granada»
(Association of Spanish language schools in Granada)
Granada Chamber of Commerce
Madrid Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Association Granada
E.E.A. - Español en Andalucía  
(Association of Spanish language schools in Andalusia)
C.E.C.E.
(Association of private public schools in Andalusia)
F.E.D.E.L.E. 
(National Federation of Spanish language schools in Spain)



Language School description


We have been teaching Spanish as a foreign language since 1986. Our Spanish school is located in Granada, one of the most fascinating cities in Andalusia, southern Spain. The Spanish courses are held throughout the year. The friendly atmosphere and personal touch of our Spanish classes as well as Granada's Andalusian charm will turn your language holidays into an unforgettable experience. Students from all over the world and from different age groups participate in our Spanish language programme throughout the year. An extensive cultural programme always complements the Spanish courses. With 800 students every year we can be considered as a medium-sized Spanish language school.



School facilities description


The school building, characterised by its Andalusian style, its friendly classrooms, and its beautiful courtyard, retains much of the charm and intimacy of a family home. It is situated in a quiet location just ten minutes away from the city centre.

We offer the following services:

  • Student service and councelling in 5 languages: travel advice, visa application, accommodation reservations, airport transfer and travel health insurance.
  • 24 hours emergency phone line.
  • An extensive Culture Programme.
  • TANDEM language exchange.
  • Nearby coffee bar.
  • courtyard as a meeting place for students.
  • Internet access (WiFi)
    We offer free and unlimited Internet access; 8 computers are available to our students.
  • Book and Video Library
    Our library with approximately 500 novels, grammar books, course books and journals, and the video library with more than 400 recent Spanish films are all available to our students free of charge.
  • Bike rental
  • At the nearby O2 Centro Wellness our students can take advantage of reduced fees.
  • Reduced fees at the nearby O2 Centro Wellness.
  • Certificates
    A certificate of attendance will be given at the end of each Spanish course and is included in the course price. If they so wish, students are also able to participate in a final, internal examination to obtain the "Certificado de Nivel de Español como Lengua Extranjera" (Price 40 €).



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Language Course type


Au pair program
Bildungsurlaub
Courses for Academic purposes
Courses for Business/Executives
Courses for Specific purposes
Courses Plus (sport, culture etc.)
Examination preparation courses
General and Intensive courses
Group programs
High School
  High school preparation courses
Language immersion at teacher's home
One to one courses
Senior programs
Summer or camp programs
Teacher training programs
University Foundation/Access courses
Vacation courses for adults
Vacation courses for young learners
Work experience programs

Language courses description and prices


Standard Course: A Standard Spanish Course of 4 lessons of 45 minutes per day allows students to complement holidays with language study. The Standard Spanish course is recommended for those who wish to combine a relaxed language course with the study of Spanish culture in real life situations. Students can start to learn Spanish from scratch, or improve their linguistic skills.

Intensive Course: An Intensive Spanish Course with 5 lessons of 45 minutes per day guarantees maximum progress during a short period of time. These Spanish courses are ideal for people whose stay in Spain is mainly work-oriented or study-based. With more Spanish classes added to the Standard Course, students put into practice the communication skills learnt in the morning sessions.

Superintensive Course: A Superintensive Spanish Course of 6 lessons of 45 minutes per day guarantees maximum progress during a short period of time. These Spanish courses are ideal for people whose stay in Spain is mainly work-oriented or study-based. With more Spanish classes added to the Standard Course, students put into practice the communication skills learnt in the morning sessions.

Standard-Plus 1: A Standard-Plus 1 Spanish Courses combines 4 group classes with 1 private Spanish classes per day. The group classes are interactive and help students to improve their speaking skills. The private classes allow individual students to cover areas that need extra practice or to study special topics.

Standard-Plus 2: A Standard-Plus 2 Spanish Courses combines 4 group classes with private Spanish classes per day. The group classes are interactive and help students to improve their speaking skills. The private classes allow individual students to cover areas that need extra practice or to study special topics.



Certificates & exams preparation


The D.E.L.E. Preparation Courses are designed for students at the intermediate or advanced levels. In Granada you can prepare the A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 or C2 examinations. In order to sit the D.E.L.E. exams, students must have a pre-intermediate level for the B1 examination; for the B2 examination, they should be at least intermediate level; and students wishing to sit the C1/C2 examination should be at an advanced level at the beginning of their Spanish course. After the D.E.L.E Preparation Course, students can take part in the following examination. Starting date: every Monday.

D.E.L.E. Course (8 weeks):
8 week Standard Spanish Course with 4 Spanish classes per day in a group and 4 private Spanish lessons per week of specific D.E.L.E. exam preparation.

D.E.L.E. Course (4 weeks):
4 week Standard Spanish Course with 4 Spanish classes per day in a group and 8 private Spanish lessons per week of specific D.E.L.E. exam preparation.

D.E.L.E. Course (2 weeks):
2 week Standard Spanish Course with 4 Spanish classes per day in a group and 10 private Spanish lessons per week of specific D.E.L.E. exam preparation.



Student nationalities, average age & average number per class


Student nationalities:
Mainly European students; also students from the USA, Australia and Japan

Average age:
Minimum age: 16 years / average age: 25-35 years

Students per class:
Maximal number of students per class: 8
Average number of studens per class: 5



Activities


You can combine the  intensive Spanish courses with the following cultural activities:

Spanish & Culture: This Spanish culture course of 5 private lessons per week is designed for intermediate and advanced students to practice the Spanish language by discussing historical, social and cultural topics.

Spanish & Flamenco
: Complement a Spanish Course with 6 Flamenco dance lessons of 45 min. per week. The classes are given in collaboration with a recognized and qualified dance teacher; There are classes at all levels, starting with beginners (rumbas) up to the more advanced levels (alegrías, tangos, bulerías, soleá).

Spanish & Tango: In addition to a general Spanish language course, 4 Tango dance lessons of 60 minutes per week on Tuesday and Thursday from 20.30 to 22.30 h.

Spanish & Cooking
: Combine a Spanish course with 6 cooking classes of 45 minutes per week. Our teacher, Javier Vilchez, is a professional cook with many years experience in catering. He will demonstrate the preparation of special dishes, or a tapas selection.

Spanish & Yoga: Combine a Spanish course with 4 Yoga classes per week.

Spanish & Horseback Riding in Sierra Nevada: Combine a Spanish course with a horseback riding programme in the Sierra Nevada National Park during 3 afternoons (approx. 9 hours).


Spanish & Hiking in Granada Natural Parks: Combine a Spanish course with two hiking afternooons.


Spanish & Rock Climbing: Combine a Spanish course with two climbing afternooons.





Accommodation

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At teacher's home
Campus
Courses without accomodation
Flat/Appartment
  Host family
Hotel/Hostel
Student House

Accommodation details


We offer the following accommodation options:

  • Accommodation with use of kitchen facilities in shared flats with students from the school.
  • Accommodation with use of kitchen facilities in shared flats with Spanish residents.
  • Host family accommodation with breakfast, half board or full board.
  • Accommodation in a Student Residence with breakfast, half board or full board.
  • Accommodation in a Hotel** or Hostel.
  • Accommodation in a self-catering apartment.
  • Accommodation in a Casa Rural.
  • Accommodation at the teacher's home.


Facilities for disabled students


No



Airport / Station transfer


If you would like an organised transfer from either one of these airports to your accommodation in Granada, please provide us information on the airport of your destination, your arrival date and time, you airline and flight number as soon as possible. Travel health insurance can also be obtained through the school.

Price for a one way transfer:
Malaga Airport - Granada Accommodation: 170 €
Granada Airport - Granada Accommodation: 45 €

Travel health insurance:
Price up to 15 days: 15 €
Price up to 30 days: 30 €

Please ask us if you require any further information on train and bus connections from other Spanish cities to Granada. 



Visa support


Before you enrol for a Spanish course please note that the conditions for granting a Visa include medical insurance covering your stay abroad, a residential address in Granada and sufficient financial means. You can obtain information regarding a Visa application from the Spanish Embassy in your country. Addresses of Spanish Embassies worldwide can be found at the website of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.




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ESCUELA MONTALBAN - TANDEM GRANADA
C/ Conde Cifuentes, nº 11
Postcode : 18005
City : Granada
Country : Spain

Website : http://www.maxlanguages.com/escuela-montalban-granada



Latest student review

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Amber B.

Posted by Amber B. (Utrecht - Netherlands)

on March 2016 - Netherlands

Good language school!

I was for 4 weeks at Escuela Montalban to follow a level intermediate B2 course. The quality of the lessons is really good since they offer only small classes and teachers are really friendly and knowledgeable! They only speak Spanish to you, therefore, it enforces you to speak and it develops your Spanish!

The atmosphere in the school is great! The school is cozy and the teachers, people that work there are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and warm. But also being able to experience the culture and lifestyle in Granada cannot be underestimated. Therefore, they organize different kind of activities, one of them was a tapa tour through the center of Granada with Ruben!

I definitely want to go back to follow another course, maybe in combination with cooking classes that they offer!

Freye E.

Posted by Freye E. (Copenhagen - Denmark)

on March 2016 - Denmark

Good times at the Spanish language school Escuela Montalban in Granada

I just finished a 3 month Spanish course at Escuela Montalban. I enjoyed my time there a lot. The atmosphere was relaxed and the staff was really friendly, so that I felt welcome and like a part of the school comunity. I learned a lot. The lessons were effective and interesting and I liked the teachers.
The school offered a lot of different activities, such as hiking, rock climbing and horse riding in Sierra Nevada National Park, Flamenco dancing, cooking classes or movie evenings. The activities make it easy to get to know the other students and to make new friends from all over the world.
Granada is a great city. I love the tapas culture for example. With every drink you get a tapa for free. What I liked the most was hiking in the Sierra Nevada and dancing Salsa and Bachata. There are dance partys every night and I improved a lot while being here. Dancing Salsa helped me as well to make Spanisch friends and to use my new knowledges of the language.
I was sad when I had to leave Escuela Montalban and Granada.

I will come back for sure as soon as posible and I can recommend everybody to go there as well!

Bas R.

Posted by Bas R. ()

on October 2015

12 weeks of awesomeness

I was here for 3 months, and I can say that i enjoyed every second of it, and cannot wait to go back. What is so great about this school is that the teachers are just amazing. I followed 3 hour classes every day, and that used to seem long for me. But here the times flew by. Teachers always find fun and engaging ways to keep classes interesting. As I was there I have experienced every single teacher, and whenever you transfer from one class to a higher class, and everytime you think, "ahh but i really liked this teacher!!" but then every time you get a new teacher who is just as amazing as the last. Besides the teachers the school itself also spends a lot of time to make sure you make the most of your time in Granada, regularly offering trips to go scubadiving, a weekend to the alpujaras, snowboarding in the sierra vnevada, and even trips to Marocco.

Granada itself also has everything you could possibly want. It bursts of the cultural sights to see, but it is also a stdents town and thereforoffers a lot of nightlife opportunity for younger people.

Overall I can say that I would recommend Escuela Montalban to anyone that wants to learn Spanish and have fun doing it!

Basia P.

Posted by Basia P. (Warszawa - Poland)

on September 2015 - Poland

Super Szkoła!

Byłam na miesięcznym kursie w Escuela Montalban i nie wyobrażam sobie co mogłoby być lepiej! :)

Zajędzie prowadzone są na bardzo wysokim poziomie, są ciekawe i zawsz bardzo zróżnicowane. Mialam okazje mieć zajęcia z różnymi nauczycielami i wszyscy byli świetni, bardzo zaangażowani, sympatyczni i zawsze chętni jeśli trzeba było coś dodatkowo wytłumaczyć! Duży nacisk kładizony jest na konwersacje więc codziennie spora częśc lekcji przeznaczana była na rozmowy!

Kolejnym plusem było to, że escuela montalban organizuje bardzo dużo aktywności dodatkowych, codziennie można wziąć w czymś udział, wyjścia do kina, na pokaz flamenco czy tapas. Szczególnie polecam poniedziałkowe wyjścia na tapas, jest to dobra okazja, żeby poznać nowe osoby, porozmawiać po hiszpańsku i spróbować pysznej hiszpanskiej kuchni! No i sama Granada jest po prostu przepiękna, nie wyobrażam sobie lepszego miejsca na naukę hiszpańskiego! Polecam zdecydowanie!

Serap K.

Posted by Serap K. (Germany)

on November 2010 - Germany

Merhaba Arkadaşlar!

Ben Ispanya´nin güneyinde „Girnata“ adiylada bilinen Granada şehrindeki „Escuela Montalbán“ dil okulunda 3 aylik bir staj yaptim. Hem şehrin kendisine, hemde ordaki yaşam tarzina hayran kaldim.

Endülüs tarzindaki hoş bir avluya sahip olan okulda, bilgili ve neşeli öğretmenler sayesinde, stajim çok eğlenceli ve rahat geçti. Bu okul yaklaşik 20 senedir yabanci öğrencilere ispanyolca kurslari vermekte. Buradaki kurslarda, ispanyolcayi daha çabuk ve verimli bir şekilde öğreniyorsunuz. Ayrica farkli ülkelerden gelen öğrenciler sayesindede ingilizcenizi bile geliştirme ve yeni arkadaşlar edinme şansiniz var. Kursda öğrenmiş olduğunuz ispanyolcayi, burdaki günlük hayat´da kullanabilmek, çok faydali oluyor.

Granada şehri çok farkli bir karaktere sahip. Bu şehir en parlak çağını, Müslümanların yönetiminde olduğu 13-15 asırlar arasında yaşamış ve günümüzde caddelerde, arka sokaklarda, binalarda ve anitlarda bu izler hala görülmekte. Hiristiyanlarin görkemli katedralleri ve kiliseleride görmeye değer. Elhamra sarayinin eşsiz bahçeleri, havuzlari ve zarafetide bugünkü zamana adeta meydan okumakta.

Ayrica dünyaca ünlü yazar Federico García Lorca ve Flamenko sanatçisi Enrique Morente gibi bir çok Flamenko şarki ve danscilari bu şehirde doğup büyümüşler. Genelde akşamlari, muhteşem bir atmosferde büyüleyici Flamenko ve müzik şovlarini muhakkak izlemelisiniz . Granada´nin farkli semtlerinde değişik etkinlikler sunulmakta olduğundan, burdaki zamaniniz çok renkli ve macerali geçecektir.

Granada´da her zevke göre bir şeyler bulmak mümkün: kültür, tarih, sanat, eğitim, eğlence, yemek, müzik vs.

Bu staj benim için unutulmaz bir tecrübe idi ver herkese buraya gelip bu güzelikleri yaşamanizi tavsiye ediyorum!!!

Muchos saludos!

Serap

Sylwia L.

Posted by Sylwia L. (Lodz - Poland)

on August 2010 - Poland

Hola!
Mam na imię Sylwia i w ciągu miesiąca uczestniczyłam w kursie języka hiszpańskiego w szkole Montalbán. Moja podróż językowa okazała się być świetnym doświadczeniem i bez wahania mogę polecić tą szkołę :)

Co więcej, Granada jest miastem naprawdę różnorodnym i z pewnością przyciągnie tych, których ciekawi historia muzułmańskiej epoki miasta i jego piękno! To właśnie ten aspekt sprawia, ze Andaluzja aż kipi mieszanką kultur i ma swój wyjątkowy urok!!

Mimo, że zajęcia z języka hiszpańskiego były prowadzone na wysokim poziomie i nieraz trzeba było przyłożyć się do nauki, to zawsze pozostawało trochę czasu wolnego na rozrywki :) Szkoła oferuje wiele ciekawych programów, ja postanowiłam wybrać się na spektakl Flamenco w ogrodach Generalife, zwiedzić Alhambrę, Sewillę i zarzyć kąpieli w arabskich łazniach, które mogę serdecznie polecić! Pobyt w Granadzie zdecydowanie podniósł mój poziom języka hiszpańskiego, ale był również czasem zawarcia międzynarodowych przyjazni, które mam nadzieję przetrwają lata! W szkole Montalbán miałam okazję poznać wspaniałych ludzi z całego świata, razem uczyliśmy się języka, zwiedzaliśmy Andaluzję i bawiliśmy do białego rana w weekendy!!!

Pozdrawiam wszystkich, których miałam okazję poznać podczas moich wakacji w Hiszpanii i nie Adios, ale Hasta Luego Compañeros!!!!!

Saludos de Polonia!

Sylwia

Karla A.

Posted by Karla A. (Münster - Germany)

on August 2009 - Germany

Studying at the Escuela Montalban has for me been a great experience from both a cultural and linguistic point of view. The classes, always organised in small numbers, are interesting and dynamic, and the teachers always make sure to create a fun and relaxed atmosphere so that it becomes a pleasure to learn Spanish! You also study in a truly international atmosphere with students representing cultures from all over the world, which you discover in addition to the Spanish lifestyle. What I enjoyed most about this school was the staff and the students’ friendliness and openess, which definitely helps to make you feel at home in a foreign country. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone who is looking to improve their Spanish in a friendly environment and keep great memories of Andalusia!

Irina H.

Posted by Irina H. (Ansbach - Germany)

on June 2009 - Germany

I stayed 8 weeks in Granada, learning Spanish at Escuela Montalban. I would like to recommend this school to everyone with the aim to learn Spanish in a efficiant way and at the same time in a very friendly and personal atmosphere. The teachers are great and all classes are designed to the personal level and personalities of the students! - It was definatley a good choice!



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