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Emily Reynolds 8 weeks in Granada Intensive Course I’m an English graduate who wanted to pull up my Spanish, so having spotted CESA’s courses on line I decided that a couple of months in Granada was the ideal solution.  In the weeks before going, I  had visions (nightmares?) of my school days, large classes of mainly […]

Colin Heath 5 weeks in Granada Standard Course     I really hadn’t a clue what to expect, but hoped to receive a background in conversational Spanish which I could build on in the years ahead. I certainly received a very broad insight into Spanish grammar in very pleasant surroundings whilst enjoying my stay and […]

Clara Jones 4 weeks Spanish course San Sebastian I liked having different teachers, so we could learn different accents, mannerisms etc. I already had A level Spanish, though I’d not used it for a couple of years, so I really needed to refresh my skills as much as improving them.  I found the tutors were really […]

Jake Thomson 2 weeks Standard Course     I felt the school community was terrific – the staff and teachers were friendly and easy going and everyone was very approachable.  The lessons were well prepared and having to speak in Spanish throughout class time every morning made a huge difference to my confidence and overall […]

Hannah (23) spent 20 weeks in Madrid on a Spanish Gap Year course from July to November: I had been to the Spanish language school in Madrid before. My expectation was that I would achieve fluency in Spanish at the school, by the time I had completed 20 weeks there. My expectations were met! The […]

I expected that I would be thrown in at the deep end as it was a Spanish immersion course and I know no Spanish at all. I thought that the other people on the course were likely to be young people travelling in South America. The Spanish language course in Santiago was brilliant and met […]

We are having an amazing time! I think the classes are very well set up and I am learning alot. I enjoy going to classes! Emily and I walked up Mount Urgull yesterday and after a tough climb, we reached the top. The views of San Sebastian up there are breathtaking and it´s so peaceful […]

“ I expected quite an academic approach to learning Spanish, in particular with reference to the grammar aspects of learning. I also expected most people to be much younger than me (I’m 35). Linguistically the course proved more challenging than I first imagined – the pace of learning was extremely quick. The other students were […]

Before arriving on the course I hoped that I would be able to achieve a firm grounding in Spanish in preparation for an EU work placement in Barcelona during the Summer. Having not enjoyed languages at school I had only a vague hope that I would be able to communicate in simple Spanish by the […]

Elizabeth 2 weeks in Granada Intensive Course “I expected quite formal lessons in a similar way to school. Lots of grammar and writing! The style of the school was very different; it was very relaxed and fun. It never felt like you were working hard even though you were learning a lot. They used so […]