Our Spanish courses for executives and professionals are designed specifically for business people who, because of their responsibilities and the demands on their time, are only able to devote short periods of time to foreign language study.
The courses are intensive and highly practical, based on participants’ individual needs and cover a wide range of highly relevant areas such as the language of meetings, presentations, negotiations, using the telephone, etc. Our aim is to provide communication courses that enable students to achieve high levels of self-confidence, fluency, clarity of expression and understanding in the target language.
Our Centre:
Located in Madrid’s Central Business District (AZCA), the training centre boasts excellent facilities, with 6 classrooms designed specifically to create a stimulating and pleasant environment in which our students can study effectively. The centre is equipped with TV/video, multimedia equipment with study material on CD Rom, a video library, library and access to Internet, with e-mail facilities. The centre is fully air-conditioned.
We are conveniently located for many of Madrid’s museums and art galleries, shopping centres and restaurants. Less than 2 minutes’ walk from the Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid’s main thoroughfare, the training centre can be easily reached by public transport from all parts of the city.
Accommodation:
Every care is taken when selecting accommodation for our clients. The different options available include:
- Spanish families carefully chosen to fit client profiles.
- 3, 4 and 5-star hotels near our centre.
- For longer stays, accommodation in serviced apartmentscan be arranged.
Complementary Activities:
A varied social programme including cinema, theatre, museums and restaurants, is offered so that every student can make the most of the opportunities to practise the language in accordance with his or her interests, always accompanied by one of our staff.
The Teaching Staff:
All our teaching staff for are university graduates and specialists in second language teaching for adults, with broad experience of the business world. Teachers are provided with on-going training and are supported by our DOS department.
Travel:
A direct link to the airport via Nuevos Ministerios Metro station (5 minutes from the school). An optional shuttle service from Barajas airport to the accommodation is also available on request.
Types of Course:
- Intensive Business Spanish Courses
Tailor-made courses with an intensive schedule aimed at executives, managers and professionals who need to improve their language abilities in a short period of time. There are options ranging from 15, 20, 25 to 40 hours per week, usually lasting from 1 to 3 weeks. These learner-centred and very practical courses focus on areas of business Spanish. Participants need to have already attained a lower intermediate level in the language.
These courses are for personnel from the same company who need a made-to-measure extensive course of study. They last from a minimum of 1 month, and the number of classes per week varies according to the course chosen.
It is also possible to opt for one-to-one courses at all levels and designed to fit individual needs.
Preparatory Course for the Madrid Chamber of Commerce Examinations in Spanish
We provide special courses to prepare for the examinations of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce (Elementary Certificate, Higher Certificate and Diploma) and for the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) of the Cervantes Institute (initial, elementary and higher levels).
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