We offer three levels:

1. Beginners who have no knowledge or a very basic knowledge of the language.
2. Lower Intermediate who have had a few semesters at High School or University.
3. Intermediate level, to advance and perfect your Spanish.

Class Focus and Methodology
The classes are aimed at English speakers and emphasize the characteristics of Spanish compared to those of English.- Text books and exercise books are used as well as audio visual methods and the learn by doing, practical, hands on method.

Diplomas and Accreditation
We give you a diploma to certify your participation in the program- Our course is the equivalent of the 4 university units which will be accredited in accordance with each university's criteria.

Practicing the Language in Everyday Situations

Some classes will be dedicated to practicing the langauge in everyday situations. You will go with the teacher to different places to practice Spanish with the locals. For example:

• Interview practice in Spanish and presentation of projects.
• Public Speaking practice.
• Going shopping to different types of shops (department stores, supermarkets)
• Going to a café / bar / restaurant and talking to the waiter: ordering, paying, etc.
• Using public transportation, asking prices, itineraries, timetables and so on.

Field Trips During the Spanish courses we do field trips. They will show you the culture and history of the capital and its surrounding area, as well as the natural environment of the province of Madrid, such as the Guadarrama mountain range with its woods, rivers and other natural beauty spots. Just a few of the possibilities are a visit to El Escorial, the Zoo, the Parque de Atracciones, the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum and more. During these trips, students will be encouraged to talk to the local people and enter into situations where they have to practice speaking in Spanish.

Class Times
Class times are generally from 10:00 - 14:00.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE GENERAL SPANISH COURSE OUTLINE IN SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS (LOWER INTERMEDIATE AND INTERMEDIATE OUTLINES ARE AVAILABLE AT CANTERBURY) FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY (FRIDAYS ARE FOR EXCURSIONS)

General Spanish Course Outline in Spanish for Beginners
From Monday to Thursday (Friday are for excursions).
Lower intermediate and intermediate outlines are available at Canterbury.

Introducción al Programa.

Semana 1: Introducción, Actividades prácticas.

Lunes.
1. Introducción.
2. Pedir y buscar información.
3. Direcciones.
4. Números.
5. Fechas.
6. Turismo.
7. Léxico.

Martes.
1. Organización del tiempo libre.
2. La ciudad.
3. La montaña.
4. La playa.
5. Experiencias personales.
6. Léxico.
7. Prácticas.

Miércoles.
1. Las compras.
2. Las tiendas.
3. Los supermercados.
4. El mercado.
5. Género y número.
6. Léxico.
7. Práctica.

Jueves.
1. Salida práctica.
2. El metro.
3. Correos.
4. Pedir información.

Semana 2: Actividades prácticas.

Lunes.
1. El correo.
2. La carta formal.
3. Carta informal.
4. El teléfono.
5. Verbos regulares: presente.Irregulares: presente.
6. Léxico.
7. Práctica.

Martes.
1. El bar.
2. Usos y costumbres.
3. Tapas variadas.
4. El aperitivo.
5. Cine.
6. Debate.
7. Léxico.

Miércoles.
1. El pasado en español.
2. Pretérito indefinido.
3. Pretérito perfecto.
4. Diferencias.
5. Puntos en común.
6. Ejercicios.
7. Léxico.

Jueves.
Salida/experiencia práctica...

Semana 3

Lunes.
1. Situación.
2. Estados de ánimo.
3. Verbo Ser.
4. Verbo Estar.
5. Hablar de tópicos.
6. Pretérito imperfecto.
7. Vocabulario.

Martes.
1. Ejercicios de pasado
2. Hablar sobre hoy.
3. Hablar sobre ayer.
4. Hablar sobre cosas habituales en pasado.
5. Descripción.
6. Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto.
7. Ejercicios.

Miércoles.
1. Enfermedades.
2. Médicos.
3. Síntomas y dolores.
4. Enfermedades habituales en la sociedad.
5. Hablar en pasado simple sobre enfermedades.
6. Un cuento en pasado.
7. Vocabulario del cuerpo.

Jueves.
Salida o actividad práctica.

Semana 4

Lunes.
1. Futuros.
2. Condicionales.
3. Usos del futuro.
4. Usos del condicional.
5. Cine.
6. Debate.
7. Vocabulario.

Martes.
1. La casa.
2. Objetos de las partes de la casa.
3. Para qué sirven.
4. Finalidad, causa.
5. Por y para.
6. Ejercicios.
7. Vocabulario.

Miércoles.
1. Uso básico del Imperativo.
2. Uso básico de Pronombres.
3. Se, impersonal.
4. Prueba final escrita.
5. Prueba final oral.
6. Conversación.
7. Sugerencias.

Jueves.
Salida final.
Práctica final.

Our Teach English Program in the afternoons is an excellent opportunity to gain international experience in Spain, as well as to help pay for the Spanish course and earn extra money. You will work teaching between 3 and 8 hours a week (at 10 Euros an hour). After you have paid the Spanish course in full, you are paid in cash once a month for your teaching. This means that if you teach about 8 hours a week, your teaching pays for the whole Spanish course.

Special offer for students who are taking
the Canterbury TEFL Certificate International

Most of the students who take our TEFL certificate program first take our Spanish course. This choice is completely optional and depends on the student. A typical Canterbury Spanish School student does the Spanish program in lets say March, starts teaching English classes towards the end of March, informally in the afternoons. In April, they start the one month TEFL program (Teaching English as a Foreign Language, see TEFL), and continues to acquire more English classes until they have a minimum of 15 hours a week. The times of both programs are designed to leave you free to teach English classes in the evenings, while the courses are in progress.

For students who do both programs, there is a 40% discount on the Spanish program (normally 799 Euros, now 499 Euros). For more details see Cost of the Program and Price Options below.

After finishing the Spanish and the TEFL programs, the student is now a professionally trained English teacher and speaks the suggested minimum (to teach English) of lower intermediate Spanish (the level reached after the one month of intensive Spanish classes, if the student started with a beginning level). The student now has all the tools to remain in Spain for a year or more, as a Spanish speaker and as a professional English teacher.

Teaching at Canterbury English
Canterbury English was founded in 1991 by Richard Clarke, MBA, and the Canterbury Spanish School a few years later and is directed by both Richard and James Clarke.

1. Canterbury English specializes in teaching English in companies and in peoples homes.
2. We will give you all the necessary teaching materials and you will be advised/backed up and trained by our Teacher Trainer.
3. Teachers walk or travel by metro to their classes which are from 1 to 2 hours in duration.
4. For teachers who have no experience teaching, we will give them easy to teach conversation classes, with small groups of 2 or 3 people.
5. You are paid once a month for classes taught.

Why Spain?
From its stunning beaches to its medieval castles, Spain is a country as diverse as the Roman, Jewish and Arab cultures that have influenced its art, architecture, music and lifestyle. It is a land where cathedrals, palaces, flamenco guitars and dancers, friendly 'tapas' bars, famous museums and folklore festivals, make it a unique and enchanting place to work, study and enjoy the Spanish art of living.

Why Madrid?
The Spanish coast and islands are the most popular vacation spots of Europe, while Madrid is Europe's most exciting capital city. Rich in history and tradition, it provides the perfect surroundings for your studies. You will delight in discovering the world famous Reina Sofia Museum, the Plaza Mayor, the magnificent Retiro Park and Botancial Garden, as well as the Rastro, Madrid's famous street market. After these visits, we recommend going to one of Madrid's popular 'tascas' (taverns), where you will find a vast array of 'Tapas' (canapes). Night owls can enjoy the many late night bars and terrace cafés that the city has to offer.

Why Canterbury Spanish School?
SPANISH CULTURE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND EXCURSIONS: The Canterbury Spanish School program includes Spanish culture classes on history, civilisation, art, politics and drama. Our cultural agenda includes guided excursions to local attractions. Sample excursions include: Royal Palace, Prado Museum, Romantic Museum, and much more.

The evening agenda includes fiestas, tapas, flamenco performances and more organized by the Canterbury Club. These activities are optional and there is always representatives and other teachers from the school present. This improves the relationship between teachers and pupils, who become friends and thus create a better atmosphere in the classroom and enable a greater understanding of the life of the country, its residents and culture.

The activities facilitate getting in contact with Spaniards and, thus, considerably accelerate the language learning process. And what is more important, they are lots of fun! For these optional activities, the student pays for themselves (although Canterbury always arranges special discount prices for students and teachers) as they would for drinks, entrances to the cinema etc.

At the weekend, most students go on day or weekend excursions to Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Ávila, Aranjuez, etc. Our professors also facilitate 'Intercambios' or language exchanges with Spanish students.

1. The Canterbury Club has a very active social calendar with students and professors, which includes Pub Nights, Movie Nights, Theatre Nights, etc. (see our newsletter for this month's event).
2. You will find out about the many cultural opportunities in Madrid, such as Museums, Botanical Gardens, Live Flamenco Shows, Bull Fights, and of course the fabulous and unrivaled night life that this city has to offer.
3. You will see articles in the newsletter and find out about information on cultural visits to Toledo, Segovia, Seville, Barcelona and other places of interest, which you can do on the weekends.

At Canterbury, we have a family vision of studying, teaching and having fun. That is the reason for the Canterbury Club. The Club is a chance for students, teachers, office staff, friends and family of everyone to get together and have a great time as well as sharing experiences and making new friends. There are two fun social activities a month, where you can practice your Spanish with students and friends.

Canterbury English assists in finding accommodation for students who are in our Spanish program.

Cost of the Program:
799 Euros (990$, 570 pounds sterling). This includes a 200 Euros cash rebate for teaching in the Work and Study Program. (Work and Study Spanish Course: 999 Euros - 200 Euros Cash Rebate = 799 Euros). You pay 799 Euros.

Program Cost Includes:
Choice of Programs (Four weeks of Intensive Spanish Classes of 80 hours total plus the option of the Teach English program), Total Program Fees, Registration, Orientation, Orientation Welcome Pack, Cultural Adaptation, Tutoring and Counselling, Placement Test, Accommodation Assistance, Travel Tips, the Canterbury Club, Newsletter, Graduation Certificate and more.

To reserve your place and enroll in our program:

1. Send us an E-mail asking for an application form.
2. Return the application form by e-mail.
3. We will notify you of your acceptance into the program within one week of receiving your application form.
4. Pay the reservation fee (you have two weeks from notification of acceptance to pay the reservation fee, otherwise you lose your spot in the program for the month you have chosen).

To pay the Non-Refundable Reservation Fee (300 Euros):
Pay 300 euros ($370, 214 Pounds Sterling) by credit card. You can fax, e-mail or call us to give us your credit card number.

ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND E-MAIL
Canterbury English
Calle Augusto Figueroa 47, 1 Izq
28004 MadridSpain

Tel: +34.915229898
Fax: +34.915319278
E-mail: canterbury@canterburyenglish.com

In order to speak with Luca, the Director of Studies, please call between 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., Spanish time, otherwise you will get a secretary who doesn't speak English, or an answering machine. Don't forget we are 9 hours, West Coast, to 6 hours, East Coast, ahead of the US. So if you are calling from California, you'd have to call between 12:30 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. and from New York, between 3:30 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.

We highly recommend calling and talking to Luca (who is North American), because he can clear up your many questions and doubts and fill you in on the latest Spanish and English class availability, special discounts and more than anything else, give you the real live information and friendly advice to help you make that final key decision.

Payment of the course
When you arrive in Madrid, please come by the Canterbury offices so that we can meet you. The remaining course fee, minus the paid reserve fee, can be paid in cash (we do not accept credit cards for the remaining course fee). You can change travellers checks at a bank near Canterbury. The dead line for this is sometime during the week before the Spanish course begins.

Payment of the Remainer TEFL + Spanish Program Fee
If you are paying for both the Spanish and TEFL programs, then the double program cost is (including the 40 % discount for the Spanish):

899 (TEFL) + 499 (Spanish) - 300 (Reservation fee) = 1098 Euros.

Cancellations
In case of withdrawal before the start of the course, the deposit is non-refundable but can be put toward any future course, subject to availability. The course tuition fee is non-refundable.