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100% Spanish culture

and traditions

Seville, friendly and welcoming

The ideal city

to learn Spanish

Sevilla “tiene un color especial”

Seville

If you have ever dreamed of experiencing the Spanish way of life you’ll find it here in Seville more than anywhere else: hospitality, friendliness, history, tradition, flamenco, tapas and sunshine.

Seville is known as one of the most friendly and hospitable Spanish cities: qualities that make it ideal for communication and learning.

Seville is one of the most accessible cities in Spain: an international airport with direct flights to and from Frankfurt, München, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome. High speed trains connect Seville to other Spanish cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga.

Seville is a medium-sized city with a population of appoximately 700.000. It is easy to get round by bike and on foot.

A secure and safe city to enjoy street life both day and night.

Seville is a vibrant city, the capital of Andalucía, and an ideal destination for learning Spanish language and culture.

Image: Seville has the largest navigable river in Spain offering visitors a wide range of water sports: rowing, canoeing and sailing.

Seville has a thriving social life throughout the year thanks to its excellent weather and open character.

• 4 universities• More than 80.000 students• An inmense historical heritage• Opera House, many theaters and concert halls• Film festival and “Bienal de Flamenco”• 2 Champions League football teams • Olympic stadium• Aircraft industry• Renewable energy technologies• 140km of cycle paths• More than 4.000 bars and restaurants

...and much more!!

Giralda CenterGiralda Center Spanish House is a language school in Seville. Founded in 1983, we’ve been receiving thousands of students in our classrooms for more than 30 years, helping them in their Spanish learning process.

Giralda Center has a privileged location in Seville: A stone’s throw from the Royal Alcazar gardens, the Santa Cruz quarter, The Cathedral and Giralda, and 100 metres from the central University of Seville.

The school occupies a modern building, with 18 spacious classrooms, equipped with interactive technology. The school premises have access facilities for students with disabilities. We provide the stu-dents with both computers and free WiFi access throughout our premises as well as spacious study areas and an open air roof terrace. The school is surrounded by the beautiful Murillo Gardens.

Giralda Center offers 14 types of Spanish course,designed with the formative needs of the differentstudent profiles in mind.

Giralda Center is an international languages center open all year round with students from more than 25 countries.

We cater to students of all age ranges: adult courses as well as junior school groups.

All our staff is committed to helping our students with any matter related to their studies, housing or stay in Spain.

Our objective is that students feel comfortable in a respectful and friendly atmosphere, and above all that their time at the Giralda Center is as productive as possible.

Our variety of courses

• General intensive Spanish courses • Internships and work experience • Access to Spanish university • Tailor-made programs for high schools and universities

• Spanish courses for families • Spanish and cooking • Au-pair work • Business Spanish • DELE preparation • Private one-to-one Spanish courses

Friendly and professional

The widestselection ofSpanishcourses

International atmosphere

The best location

in Seville

1. Learning Spanish • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week. • Intensive Spanish Plus Course - 25 or 30 hours per week. • Intensive Spanish Course + 10 extra hours/week of One-to-one classes. • Intensive Spanish Course for Professional Use - 25 hours per week. • One-to-one Spanish Course available from 5 hours upwards. • Spanish Course for families available from 10 hours upwards.

2. Learning Spanish + Culture • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + cooking session of 2h30 per week. • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + dance session of 1h30 per week. • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + cultural session of 1h30 per week.

3. Learning Spanish + Work experience • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + Internships. • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + Paid work. • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + Au pair work.

4. Learning Spanish + Specific training • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + University Access Course. • Intensive Spanish Course - 20 hours per week + 6 extra hours/week focusing on DELE.

5. Official Diploma of Spanish Language contents • Intensive DELE Official Diploma of Spanish Language Course - 60 hours over two weeks. • Teacher training course for ELE teachers (Spanish Foreign Language).

6. Spanish Courses for school and university groups • Tailor-made Spanish language and culture courses for high schools, colleges and university groups. • Spanish Immersion Course in your own country.

Spanish courses for adults (18+)The main objective of all our Spanish courses is to develop the students’ ability to communicate. Our immersion method favors communication: grammar put into practice.

Flexible and adapted to your needs

Spanish teaching for 21st century students

Workexperience

DELE:officialDiploma

• Six levels of Spanish learning • Maximum 10 studensts per class

• Course length: from one week to entire year• Starting dates every Monday

Giralda Center is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes

Giralda Center has considerable experience in organizing Spanish courses for schools, institutes and universities.

We organize tailor-made programs, according to the needs of your organization or we offer the possibility of integrating your students into our Intensive Spanish Courses. We arrange accommodation, insurance, cultural programs, trips, transfers and any other service you may need during your stay in Spain.

Spanish courses for school and university groups

30 years of experience

and confidence

Everything planned down to the last detail

The safety of your student is our first priority

Learn, experience, communicate, have fun…

Feel

Have fun

Experience

Taste

Dance

Cultural activitiesGiralda Center offers you an additional program with free sessions (mínimum 8 hours per week) to better acquaint yourself with the cultural, social and leisure aspects of the city. A great opportunity to learn more while sharing the soul of Seville with your companions and teachers.

Seville in flavors Share, taste and savor Spanish cuisine along the different gastronomic routes we suggest: tapas in bars, bodegas or restaurants, wine-tastings, beer-tastings and cooking classes.

Learn more Our extra-curricular language workshops, with tips for grammar and vocabulary, will help you to review and better understand concepts in Spanish. In addition we’ve designed creative activities to practise writing, reading and oral expression.

Excursions To travel is to live, to live is to learn…We suggest well-known destinations such as Cordoba, Cadiz or Granada, as well as discovering other places hidden from the eyes of the conventional tourist: the treasures of the province of Seville and its pueblos.

Seville on foot or by bike Seville, together with Venice and Florence, has one of the most extensive historical centers in Europe. We invite you to discover the incomparable richness of its quarters: from the Alameda to Santa Cruz, from La Macarena to Triana and from San Bernardo to La Encarnacion.

AccommodationWe want our students to continue their Spanish learning outside their classes to achieve a real immersion into Spanish language and culture.

We are also conscious that each student looks for different types of accommodation (shared apartment, host family, pri-vate apartment, hotel); for this reason, the Giralda Center

team makes every effort to ensure our accommodation fulfills the expectations and needs of our students and contributes to the success of their stay in Seville.

Share facilities and

experiences

In the center of Seville. Withinwalking distanceof the school

Comfort and independence

Chat&enjoyhomemade food

• Enjoy communication and homemade meals with our selection of Spanish host families. • Share facilities and social life with Spanish and foreign flatmates. • Comfort and independence in a private studio or apartment in the historical district.

• Experience a new concept of student hostel & boutique hotels at unbeatable prices. • Giralda Accommodation PLUS, Wifi, only 1 student per house, private bathroom, air-conditioning. Tell us your personal needs.

We prepare for the Cambridge English exams, German diplomas from the Goethe Institute as well as the French exams (DELF and DALF).

Our quality is based on the design of our courses, our facilities and our teaching team.

Other language coursesGiralda Center is a language school and has been offering not only Spanish courses since 1983 but also English, French, German and Italian.

English, French, German And Italian Courses

• Intensive and semi-intensive English, French, German and Italian courses in the morning or afternoon.

• Extensive English Course in the evenings from October to June.

• Cambridge exam preparation courses (PET, FCE and CAE), morning and afternoon timetable.

• Cambridge exam preparation for young students.

• Goethe Institute exam preparation, ZD Zertifikat Deutsch, morning and evening timetable.

• Preparation for the official French exams, DELF and DALF, morning and afternoon sessions.

• Intensive English, French, German, and Italian summer courses in July, August and September.

Other languages taught at Giralda Center:English, French, German, Italian courses all year round with qualified native teachers.

www.giraldacenter.com · [email protected]

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