Spanish Interactive (incl. 2 field trips)

Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC)

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Cursus onderwerpen

Het luisteren, sprekend, uitspraak, lezing, het schrijven, woordenschat, grammatica en activiteiten

Klas schema

Tijdsduur van de cursus
1-52 weken
Start data
Elke Maandag
Lessen per week
25 lessons per week (elke les duurt 45 min)
Lesdagen
maandag - vrijdag
Schoolvakanties
25 dec 2024

Les rooster kan veranderen afhankelijk van beschikbaarheid en seizoen.

Cursus beschrijving

"Spanish Interactive" combines a regular group course (20 les/wk) with 2 privately led educational field trips per week. The field trips are 2 hours (120 minutes) each.

During those field trips, the teacher takes the student onto so-called "Salidas Pedagógicas" into the city. They serve as conversational immersion training.

That way, the students apply and practice their newly acquired language skills from class right away on site in every-day situations with the local people under the guidance of an experienced teacher.

Salídas pedagógicas with your Private Teacher (examples):
* You will go to a market, learn about local fruits and vegetables, practice to ask for a certain product, and learn how to negotiate prices.
* Or you will visit a local restaurant and learn how to order a meal.
* You might also go with your teacher to a pharmacy and practice how to describe an illness and ask for medication.
* Or you will meet representatives of different professions and lead interviews about their job and their professional background.

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It may happen that in a certain week there is only one student signed up on a certain group level. Should there be less than 2 students of the same level enrolled to form a group, the course will not be cancelled but carried out as an individual course with a private teacher 1:1. Thus the school reserves the right to provide the individual course at a reduced number of lessons (usually 50% of the total amount of group lessons).

The school retains the right to determine the timetable of the lessons.

If there is an official holiday (see dates when the school will be closed), IIC offers for Group Courses an optional 2-hour “Spanish & Culture“-group class for compensation. Private Lessons will continue to be fully rescheduled.

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ADD-ON Spanish Trainings 1-on-1:
In addition to this course, students can book single Spanish Workshops (Add-on Trainings with a private tutor) on various topics at their own interest, learning path and budget, including workshops and field trips on Dominican culture and living. As there are:

Workshop “Cultura Dominicana” (1.5 h) = USD 45.-
Workshop “Conversación & Pronunciación” (1.5 h) = USD 45.-
Workshop “Español Médico” (1.5 h) = USD 45.-
Workshop “Español de Negocios” (1.5 h) = USD 45.-

-> price per Workshop (in addition to weekly Spanish course)

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Other SPECIAL PROGRAMS in Sosua:
- Bildungsurlaub
- University Credits
- Spanish & Dancing
- Spanish & Surfing (windsurfing or kite boarding)
- Spanish & Scuba Diving

Please ask for more information.

Klasniveau

Elementair
Halfgevorderden
Intermediaire
Meergevorderden
Geavanceerd
U zult een toets afleggen op je eerste dag om zo te kunnen evalueren welke uw klasniveau is. U kunt deze test ook doen voor aankomst in !Regio.

Klasgrootte

Gemiddeld 4 studenten
Maximaal 7 studenten

Studenten leeftijd

Leeftijdsgroep 16 jaren oud en ouder
Gemiddeld 35 jaren oud
(28 tijdens de zomer)

Certificaat

Een certificaat van voltooiing zal uitgereikt worden aan het einde van de cursus.
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"Very nice language school with great teachers and excellent staff"

Martin Müller, student van Duitsland

I had 2 weeks of private Spanish classes.
The school is close to the center of Sosua and its beach. But it is in opposite to Sosua an island of relaxation. The staff was always very friendly, offered coffee and were ready for a small chat.
My teacher was great and I could always demand what I wanted to learn that day.
I coming back again!
Thanks a lot!

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
School locatie
Studieduur
1 week
Studie datum
13 Feb 2023 - 24 Feb 2023
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.

"It was an experience."

Patricia Wade, student van USA

The mandatory pretest to determine ability level was ignored. Teacher told me it didn't measure anything and had me do another test of hers and determined me at a very low level and taught me as such. My level determined by the school's pre-evaluation test had been B1/B2. She was teaching me basic information I already knew, such as conjugating verbs in the present and preterite, and teaching me about pronouns.

The speaking domain was significantly ignored. The teacher spoke the most. After four weeks I received a certificate for level C1, which would be a miracle for the most intelligent person. How was the growth to C1 measured when there was not an exit exam? I did not receive what I paid for, nor what I expected. But, I made the best out of the situation.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
Sociale aktiviteiten
School locatie
Studieduur
3 weken
Studie datum
14 Jan 2019 - 8 Feb 2019
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer M.A. | Lic. Victoriano Perez, Director International Relations | Director IIC Sosua at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
21 February 2019

Add-on Sept2021: The student is continuing to study Spanish with us online to this day. She passed her exam.

RE Feb2019: Thank you for taking the time to share your impressions and providing your review. We appreciate it and we are very sorry that you have been discontent with your class at our school. Indeed, your pretest did not measure your level adequately and we are sorry for the inconvenience. Since we had been informed that you are on C2-level, we had sent out our advanced test; though when receiving your test last minute the Friday before your course start, we, together with your teacher, then considered it more appropriate to ask you to take our other pretest on a more adequate level on site. Accordingly, along our level system (we work along the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR), your proficiency level was then determined as completed B1/ entering B2-level, showing selectively already skills and knowledge of B2-level (sic! repetitions of subjunctive present and imperfect as part of your course content).

Regarding the certificate: Towards the end of your program, you started working on course content and materials of the C1-level which, considering your total amount of 120 lessons of class and following our course curriculum, places you on a (starting) C1-level. Our certificates for regular courses are certificates of participation, stating the highest course level a student has been working on along the CEFR, though not stating that a student has completed a certain level. This, of course, would require oral and written testing at the end of class, which we do only on request, e.g. for academic credits, demanding an official transcript.

We are very sorry that you, in the end, felt unprepared for passing an exam you obviously intended to take back home. We would have loved to serve you better. As explained to your agency prior to your booking, we do only DELE exam preparations; these follow a completely different curriculum and testing method, and are available in private tuition only. We do not prepare for other national nor international Spanish exams, in particular not in open group classes as in your course. Though, if we can support you in the further enhancement of your conversational skills, we are still gladly offering you the possibility to continue working with our professional, native-speaking teachers in online skype conversations.

"The teachers were fabulous!! I learned a lot and had an incredible time. Great people."

Shelah Shackelford, student van USA

The classes and teachers were phenomenal! Super engaging and kind. Location was spot on- perfect. Walking distance from the beach, restaurants, grocery shopping, and public transportation.
The facilities were decent but could use some upgrading if possible.
The activities were fabulous and very enjoyable. The housing was livable but could also use updating. (Mentioned bed in other message.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

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Studie datum
1 Oct 2018 - 5 Oct 2018
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer, Director of International Relations at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
29 October 2018

Muchas gracias - thank you very much for your review. We are glad to have had you, happy that you loved your class and our location, and appreciative for your feedback on areas of improvement which we work on. Hope to see you again soon!

"Great School"

Hulda Pétursdóttir, student van IJsland

I started out in a group of three people and then went to a private class.
The staff is very nice and accommodating and the excursions that are offered to us are fun.
I don't regret my money what so ever and I'd recommend this school to anyone.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
Sociale aktiviteiten
School locatie
Studieduur
2 weken
Studie datum
30 Jul 2018 - 17 Aug 2018
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer, Director of International Relations at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
10 September 2018

¡Muchas gracias! Thank you very much for your kind review and are glad that you enjoy being with us - as we enjoy having you!

"Professional teachers, classes outdoors in beautiful surroundings, great and various activitys and excursions - excellent for people travelling alone."

Line Wickman, student van Noorwegen

I had an exellent time here. I did not stay at the apartmens here, but they are really nice. I travelled alone, and met alot of new, interesting people at school. They arrange many excursions which you can choose to participate. This was at great help to see and enjoy nice attractions and places in the area. You can also ask if there's something you would like to do or see, and they will help you.

The school is situated in a beautiful area in Sosúa. I had classes outdoors, with a beautiful view over the green garden.

The classes were simply great. I had a highly qualified teacher for two weeks. He is very professional, with a great sense of humour and a great personality. He quickly evaluates your level of Spanish, and keeps doing so during your classes to adapt his classes for you to learn the best way possible. He uses a big repertoire of pedagogic tools/activities to make variations in class and for you to practice and learn in different ways. The most interesting part for me where the times when we just talked and discussed topics that came up, and new impressions of the Dominican culture - this was a great way to learn more about the country and the people as well as the Spanish language.

I highly recommend this school!

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
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Studieduur
1 week
Studie datum
3 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja from IIC Spanish School, Director International Relations at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
16 August 2017

¡Muchísimas gracias! Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We enjoyed having you here with us very, very much and hope to see you again!

"Very organized and comprehensive"

Elizabeth Barlow, student van USA

Teaching was intense and still fun. School totally took care us--from hotel accommodations to excursions to see the country including seeing whales in Samana! There was great camaraderie among the students from many different countries. In class, our assignments and homework were to write about
ourselves, our country's food, holidays etc. We really wanted to share ourselves and learn about the other students.
It was not boring at all! I learned a lot of Spanish. There was nothing I didn't like and I plan on going back next year.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
Sociale aktiviteiten
School locatie
Studieduur
1 week
Studie datum
9 Jan 2017 - 20 Jan 2017
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja from IIC Spanish School, Director International Relations at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
16 August 2017

¡Muchas gracias! It was great having you and you made such great progress in your Spanish language skills! Hope to see you again. Muchos saludos cordiales de todos aqui de tu familia dominicana de la Casa Goethe/ IIC Spanish School

"Warm welcome, qualified teacher, great teaching materials"

Claire Champion, student van USA

Great classes, teacher and location. N/A activities and housing

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
School locatie
Studie datum
29 Dec 2015 - 2 Jan 2015
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer M.A., Managing Director at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
08 April 2015

Muchas gracias, Claire. Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We are excited to see you again soon - ¡hasta luego!

"Learning Spanish in Sosua with a wonderful teacher - Sheilla"

Angela Conchita Isla, student van USA

IIC is located in the perfect area of Sosua. It is very convenient to the airport in Puerto Plata, local beaches along with the beaches in nearby cities, shopping and restaurants, and different types of transit services. The grounds are very nice and are in the local architectural style of the Republíca Dominicana. The housing is fair but could use updating and some repairs.

The administration, although extremely nice and helpful, could do a much better job in providing necessary information regarding local services at the very beginning, making certain that fixtures and equipment are working properly, and having more choices of low to moderate priced activities planned.

I liked both of my professors who were well-qualified. My 2nd professor, Sheilla, was amazing. She used a variety of teaching styles to meet the needs of everyone. Although I ended up being very pleased with Sheilla, I felt that my first week with a different teacher with a very different style of teaching was not very beneficial which made me feel like I did not get a full 3 weeks of studies. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5. I also think that I would have enjoyed learning w/ a more diverse group but overall the other students were nice. Also, I made some wonderful friendships which I am sure will last a lifetime and we will continue to help each other with Spanish.

Overall, I enjoyed IIC, and I am very happy with my Spanish Immersion experience with them.

Thanks much.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
Sociale aktiviteiten
School locatie
Huisvesting
Studieduur
2 weken
Studie datum
15 Sep 2014 - 3 Oct 2014
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer M.A., Managing Director at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
08 April 2015

Hola Angela, thank you so very much for taking the time to give us your feedback also in this review. We are glad that you enjoyed your program with us at IIC and we appreciate your suggestions. This will help us to further improve our services, e.g. as we now provide information on the leisure program and possible independent activities through different channels on site. Infrastructure still is a challenge in our country, but it is improving as well step by step. We truly enjoyed having you here with us and hope to welcome you again soon. Saludos cordiales from the whole IIC/Casa Goethe team - ¡hasta luego!

"Great Time in Sosua, DR."

Valentin Hopf, student van Duitsland

I really enjoyed my stay there. Had a great time. My teacher was just brilliant, a lovely nice person, including teaching skills and really fitted into this work. The school's student adviser was also very nice and helpful in some orientation and other stuff. Classrooms were okay, the furnishing was a little bad, just plastic chairs, etc. The location and facilities overall were very good and clean. And it's really a beautiful place! That's it.

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Mijn waardering voor deze school

Onderwijskwaliteit
School faciliteiten
Sociale aktiviteiten
School locatie
Studieduur
5 weken
Studie datum
7 Oct 2013 - 15 Nov 2013
Zou u deze school aanbevelen?
Ja
Dit is een geverifieerde recensie. Deze student heeft een opleiding aan deze school geboekt via Language International.
Tanja Hölzer M.A., Managing Director at Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) responded to this review.
08 April 2015

Hola Valentin, muchas gracias - thank you for taking the time to give this feedback. It was great to have you staying, learning, exploring, laughing, working hard with us and giving us the chance to getting to know you as a truly kind person during those intensive study weeks here with us in Sosua. We hope you will have many chances to continue practicing your Spanish. Muchos saludos de la familia IIC/Casa Goethe

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Huisvesting

IIC Spanish School biedt de volgende soorten huisvesting aan:
hotel

Hotel - Single-person room - Geen maaltijden

317 €
wekelijks

Economy Hotel (single/ no meals) - (to be booked directly with the hotel)

Leeftijdsgroep: 18 jaren oud en ouder
Locatie: In the city center of Sosúa
Soort huisvesting: Hotel
Kamertype: Single-person room
Maaltijden: Geen maaltijden
Faciliteiten: Eigen badkamer, keuken, wasserij, gratis internet, airconditioning, en tuin
Afstand tot school: 10 - 15 minuten met de walk
Beschikbaarheid: januari - december
Aankomstdag: zondag, altijd
317 €
PLEASE NOTE:
Rates differ, depending on low/high season and availability.

No booking through the school; students make their own bookings directly with the hotel:

-> Tropix Hotel: www.tropixhotel.com
-> Hotel Las Palmeras: www.hotel-las-palmeras.com

No agency commission included.

HOTEL DESCRIPTION:
City hotel centrally located in Sosua El Batey. Shops,supermarkets, and restaurants in direct neighborhood; public transportation just opposite to the hotel. It takes about 10 minutes walking from hotel to school, same distance walking to the next beach.

Interior: Single room with private bathroom (shower/toilet), air conditioning, and TV.
Facilities & Services: WIFI for free. Pool and relaxation area and/or community kitchen/ public restaurant with bar service in hotel area.

Accommodation in single occupancy/ no meals (self-catering).

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PLEASE feel free to ASK FOR REFERENCE if you look for other types of accomodation in Sosua or in Cabarete.

CABARETE - surfers' haven: The town is located 15 minutes by public transport to Sosua. If you like to surf, windsurf, wingfoil or kite board, you may prefer to stay in Cabarete. We are glad to recommend hotels and private apartments of different standards.

Availability check, prices and bookings directly with the location (no agency commission included).
visa

Visa assistentie

We kunnen geen visas voor studenten aanvragen. De school kan u echter wel met alle benodigde documentatie voorzien die u nodig heeft voor uw visa aanvraag.

Uw acceptatiebrief zal gratis naar uw huisadres per post worden gestuurd.

Vlucht en airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Sosúa based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

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