Group of Italian students at Imsol

Last week Imsol had the pleasure to receive a group of 19 students from the north of Italy.
We organized an interesting week for them full of activities and nice things to enjoy in Granada!!
As accommodation, they chose to stay in a Hostel and have the lunch included, so we looked for a comfortable place at only 5 minutes walking from school, where we were sure they'd be feel like at home.
Every morning they received their Spanish intensive course, divided in 2 groups, according to their Spanish level assessed through an online level test done before their arrival. The timetable was from 9 to 12.30.
Then, in the afternoon they took part to a cultural program that includes:
guided tours discovering Granada (Albayzín, center and Sacromonte), a funny activity in San Agustín Market, a tour to the Alhambra and Generalife gardens and a practical lesson of cooking paella in a Cooking school in Granada that was their dinner at the end :) .
At Instituto Mediterráneo Sol we can organize a personalized stay for groups of adults or teenagers, according to their special needs. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you have to live! What's the best way to practice Spanish with your friends in the charming city of Granada?

DELE exam in Granada. November 2013 Call.

Today, November 21st, the oral DELE exams will be held in Instituto Mediterráneo Sol, for B1, B2, C1 and C2 levels. These will start at 15.00 and will finish around 21.00.

The written exams will be tomorrow, November 22nd, from 9.00 to 14.00.

From 2012 Instituto Mediterráneo Sol, as FEDELE exam centre, is in charge of organization and management of these exams in Granada, for call in May, August and November.

Moreover it offers preparation courses leading to D.E.L.E. the whole year round and it’s an enrollment centre.

Cooking Gazpacho and Spanish omelette at Imsol

At Instituto Mediterráneo Sol you can daily take part to varied activities that will make you get closer to the Spanish culture in a pleasant way.
Last week the program was:

• Monday: guided tour through Albayzin
• Tuesday: Seminar about colloquial expressions
• Wednesday: Extra grammar lesson
• Thursday: Cooking lesson and recipe of gazpacho and Spanish omelette
• Friday: Movie at school
• Saturday: Trip to Alpujarras

One of the activity that mostly student liked has been the Cooking lesson.
After buying the ingredients, students met Odile (the teacher) at school and following her advices all together they prepared the famous Andalusian gazpacho and the Spanish omelette.
And of course the had lunch at school!!!
Here some pictures:

European scholarships for non native teachers of Spanish

Teachers of a training at Imsol

If you are a teacher of Spanish as a second language and you'd like to come to Spain to take a teacher training course, you have to know that you have the chance to get a scholarship from the European Union!!
At Instituto Mediterráneo Sol you can take a Teacher course that is recognized as a Grundtvig activity; this means that this scholarship is for those who teach to adults.


Details of this course:

• REFERENCE CODE:  ES-2014-385-001
• 4 hours of 60 minutes/day
• Maximum number of students per class: 8
• Price includes: Classes, certificate, activity program, Alhambra ticket entrance.
• Price: 730 euros
• Date for the next Spring session: March 10th, 2014
• Deadline for applying to the National Agency of every country: SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2013 

Preparation
The Training Course for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language is for those teachers who have a Spanish level between intermediate and advanced. According to this level, the student can choose between 3 options:
Option A:
For teachers with an independent use of the language (B1- Threshold), who wish to improve their
grammatical and cultural skills aiming at Spanish teaching.
Option B:
For teachers with an independent use of the language (B1-Threshold and B2 - Advanced), who wish to improve their grammatical, teaching and cultural skills for the Spanish teaching. It's also directed to all those who wish to get into knowledges, skills, techniques and instruments to start the professional Spanish teaching.
Option C:
For teachers with an independent use of the language (C1- Total Control), who wish to know about or
improve all aspects of applied didactics and extend their knowledge about culture and traditions in Spain.

Before starting the course, the student will receive:

• Daily course sequencing according to the option chose
• Contents of the didactic and culture of the course 
• More detailed Level Test in order to know the exact grammatical level of the student 
• Form requirements, in order to know the needs and worries of the student learning Spanish

Aims:
It's a General Training Course for:

• Non-native Spanish teachers with professional experience and a skill level from B1. 
• Non-native people, who wish to become familiar with the didactics of Spanish as a Second Language with professional goals. 

Therefore, the aims of this course are:
-Improve the knowledge of the Spanish language
-Become familiar with basic conceptual and methodological aspects for the Spanish teaching
-Analyze the roles of teachers and students in the process of teaching/learning
-Identify the general objectives and the contents of learning
-Offer a forum for debate on current issues of Spain
-Deepening socio-cultural aspects of Spain
 
So, what do you have to do to get the scholarship? Just visit your national agency website or contact them and you'll get all the necessary documents.

Don't lose this chance and come to take a teacher training course at Imsol!!