Academia Berceo Salamanca

Academia Berceo has taught Spanish in Salamanca since 1994. Its school is on Calle Pedro Cojos in the centre of the city. The regional language-school federation describes year-round teaching and groups of up to ten students. That detail is useful for a learner who wants time to speak in class but also values hearing how other students approach the same conversation or writing task.

Studying Spanish or learning to teach it

Berceo’s provision includes Spanish language and culture, private tuition and preparation for DELE. The school separately identifies itself as a SIELE examination centre. For a prospective exam candidate, it is worth establishing the exact assessment required, then checking which preparation group and examination session correspond to it. A student who only needs help with a particular spoken or written skill can look at the individual option.

Berceo also offers training for teachers of Spanish and describes its involvement in regional cultural programmes for teachers. Its work with language learners and with teachers gives the two audiences a shared setting but different study aims. The accommodation service includes placements with Spanish families, shared apartments and university residences. A learner deciding between these arrangements can weigh the opportunity for conversation at home against the independence of a shared flat.