The general course runs five days a week, four hours a day. Two weeks is the minimum. The lessons are either in the morning or afternoon. Each lesson lasts 50 minutes. Participants, without any previous knowledge, can learn to communicate within four to six weeks.
Extensive facilities are available for the student's self-study.
Depending on the number enrolled and their Spanish proficiency, the school may have as many as ten levels at one time. Beginners Course objectives are to understand simple spoken and written texts, to speak freely in everyday situations, to produce simple texts, and to work through basic grammatical structures and Spanish vocabulary with the help of specific exercises and language games. Intermediate Course objectives are to understand longer and more complex spoken texts from everyday life, to speak freely in situations, to write longer and more complex texts, and to acquire more complex grammar skills and advanced vocabulary on a wide variety of topics. Copyright 1999 European Heritage Institute.