Escuela Montalbán Granada

Escuela Montalbán teaches Spanish in a school building on Calle Conde Cifuentes, on the southern side of central Granada. Founded in 1986, it belongs to the Tandem language-school network. Its course design gives learners several ways to use the same teaching base. They can concentrate on general Spanish, set aside part of the week for individual work, or follow a course that pairs classroom teaching with a practical interest.

Combining Spanish with a second interest

The standard intensive course provides group language practice. A more intensive timetable adds further teaching, while individual lessons provide time for a learner's particular goals. One unusual feature is the choice of activities that can accompany the language course. Options named by the school include flamenco, tango, yoga and cooking. Students can look at what each combination actually teaches when deciding between cultural exploration and additional Spanish lessons.

Montalbán also works with examination candidates, visiting school groups and teachers of Spanish. Someone planning to sit the DELE can ask about preparation for their specific level and the timetable for the test. A student seeking university credit can check the proposed course with their home department before choosing a start date. Those decisions can lead to quite different weeks at the same Granada school.