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Would you like to learn Spanish? Are you looking for a suitable provider of Spanish language courses? Here on Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you can quickly and directly find numerous interesting offers from language schools in Switzerland and abroad:

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Discover language travel in Spanish-speaking countries

Spanish is a world language and is an official language in 22 countries. In several other countries, such as the USA, there are millions of Spanish speakers, often of Hispanic descent. In 2003, this amounted to 45 million people in the USA alone. You can probably just guess from these figures how many people you could speak to in their native language after learning Spanish in a school on your language travels. An estimated 388 million people. So it's really worth taking a language course.

To refresh your knowledge of Spanish or to learn a completely new language, you can attend a variety of language schools in Switzerland and abroad. Language courses are particularly popular in Spain, as this country is not too far away and the standard of living is more similar to Switzerland than in many parts of Latin America.

However, if you are drawn beyond the borders of Europe, there are a considerable number of countries which, in addition to language learning, will introduce you to a completely new culture and way of life that we Central Europeans are not familiar with. The experience you gain in a foreign country will certainly enrich your life immensely and give you a much better feel for the country, the language and the life of the locals than any language course in Switzerland could. More and more language schools are offering Spanish language courses in the following countries, among others:

- Spain

- Cuba

- Guatemala

- Costa Rica

- Argentina

- Chile

- Bolivia

- Mexico

- Ecuador

- Panama

- Dominican Republic

- Colombia

Within these individual countries, there are also a large number of cities that could be suitable for a language study trip. This means that it won't be easy for you to decide on a single language school in which to learn Spanish. However, we give you a little help in "How do I decide on the right school?".

Each language school has its own course types and course programs, which can vary greatly in terms of orientation, designation, duration, number of lessons, group size, admission requirements and many other points. It is therefore only advisable to compare the individual schools once you have researched the subject a little and already know which country you would like to study in. The course model is certainly an important criterion in the selection process, but not the only one.

Despite the variety of countries and options, it can be said that there are some basic similarities when it comes to course orientation. For example, you will find standard courses almost everywhere, which cater for everyone from beginners to advanced learners of Spanish. These standard courses usually comprise 20 lessons, sometimes more, which are completed per week. If you would like to study the language more intensively, intensive courses offer the perfect opportunity. In a language course comprising around 30 lessons, you will be trained more intensively and can therefore make faster progress.

In addition to these two types of Spanish courses, many schools also offer further education courses that combine standard courses and private lessons. You will benefit from sociable lessons with your fellow students and consolidate what you have learned in the Spanish language course during a few private lessons with a private teacher. In this way, your linguistic expression is encouraged and all your questions and problems can be discussed in detail.

In some places you will also find other Spanish course models that prepare you for upcoming language exams, for example, or offer you one-to-one tuition or a combination of language training and leisure activities, such as Spanish and dancing, Spanish and culture or Spanish and cooking.

It is not always easy to find the right Spanish language school for your needs. The choice of providers and offers is very large, so you should first obtain information documents from some of the schools you are interested in. This will give you a good overview of all the possible courses and allow you to choose the one that suits you best. Once you have found a model that interests you, such as a standard course, you can now start looking for the schools that offer such a course. First of all, compare the duration and number of individual lessons. It then makes sense to take a closer look at the size of the course and the minimum age in order to narrow it down further.

Next, take a closer look at the language school. Where is it located? Is it far away from the sights, the city center and the beach? If you have already decided on a city, the number of suitable schools will already have been minimized and you will be able to make a targeted selection. What accommodation is on offer? How far are they from the school and the places of interest? What are the school and accommodation facilities like? What qualifications, training and further training do the teachers have?

You should answer all of these questions in order to quickly and successfully find the right language school for your language travel in Spanish. You can also find out which other points will make your search easier and are important in our guide "How to choose the right education provider". (see navigation point "Education help" above. You can find clear information and numerous offers for language courses to learn Spanish at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. Order free online documentation on the various travel offers and book your language vacation!

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For youth language trips, all meals are included in the price for each type of accommodation and are organized. Students usually receive breakfast and dinner with the host family or in the dormitory as well as a packed lunch or lunch at the school, if this is possible. Three meals are therefore guaranteed.
This is not standardized for adult Spanish language trips. With host families, you will usually be offered breakfast in any case, as well as dinner under normal circumstances. You will have to take care of lunch yourself. In shared flats (WGs), student residences or all other types of accommodation, you are usually self-catering and can either use the kitchen to cook your own meals or, if available, use the cafeteria in the student residences or on campus at a reduced price.
Many language travel providers arrange language study trips directly with a language teacher in your home, where you will both live and learn. This means that you take one-to-one lessons with a qualified Spanish teacher who develops a language course for you based on your individual goals and needs and adapts to your learning pace. This type of course is also suitable for people who want to improve their business Spanish or gain knowledge in this area. However, you will not only learn this foreign language during the Spanish course, but also at all other times of the day that you spend with the teacher and his family, improving your language skills sustainably, be it at meals, on excursions or at evening events. You receive language training around the clock, so to speak, without it feeling like it. As you have no contact with people who speak your native language, unlike is often the case with accommodation in halls of residence or shared flats, you will speak Spanish from morning to night on this form of language travel, so you will make considerable progress very quickly. The minimum age for this learning program is usually 16 and is suitable for all language levels. Your individual wishes are also usually taken into account, whether you want a host family where there are no children, where special dietary requirements such as diabetics, diets, intolerances, etc. are taken into account, or where you specify the age group and gender of the teacher. As a rule, you can stay with a teacher at home for as little as one week, but at least two weeks are recommended in order to make actual learning success visible. You can also usually determine the number of lessons per week yourself, ranging from 15 lessons a week to 30 or more, which you can book yourself.
You can take a language course in any country where Spanish is spoken and use your foreign language skills directly. You talk to Spanish-speaking teachers every day, make contact with other course participants of different nationalities and hone your language skills in daily interaction with the locals. Such language trips for Spanish offer many advantages and can be organized in the following countries, for example:
  • Spain
  • Colombia
  • Mexico
  • Costa Rica
  • Bolivia
  • Peru
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Puerto Rico
As soon as you go abroad, it is highly recommended that you take out international health insurance if you don't already have it. Depending on how long and how often you are going abroad, whether for a Spanish language course or a conventional beach vacation, you can choose between several options, such as temporary insurance or a one-year contract. Calculate this and consider which option is best for you. In addition to international health insurance, it is also advisable to take out travel cancellation insurance for language trips to Spain or another Spanish-speaking country. This will cover the costs of your stay in the event of a sudden serious illness or accident involving the participant or a close relative. However, it is important that you read the terms and conditions of such insurance carefully and compare individual products from different insurers. The conditions should be clearly regulated and presented so that you understand when you are entitled to reimbursement of costs. Also pay attention to the amount of the excess that you have to pay with some insurance policies in the event of a cancellation, which is often 20%, but does not carry much weight in the premium bill. Other insurances such as luggage insurance or rebooking fee cover are not really necessary in most cases and are often already included in other insurances. Spanish language travel providers often offer complete packages, which are often very attractively priced when booked together with a language study trip. If you are interested, find out about this option in advance from the respective provider.
At all language schools, you will receive a certificate at the end of your language course to prove your participation. Often, you will also take a short test to show what level of Spanish you speak after your language course. However, this test is not the same as an internationally recognized language exam, such as the DELE (Diploma de Español) certificates, the TELC (The European Language Certificates) Español language certificates or the professional language certificates such as CEC, DEC, CBEN, CBET, CSEN, CSET or DEN.

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