Our courses

We offer a wide variety of Spanish language courses in Bilbao. Whether it is linguistic, academic, or professional, our program is always tailored to meet your needs.

No matter how long you have been learning Spanish, we will help you to acquire this international language quickly and easily. Our experienced teachers are here to answer all your questions, queries and concerns. Teachers and other staff are also available to support you in making the cultural transition as smoothly as possible, as well as to boost your learning and progress in Spanish. Whatever you need to make the best of your experience!

Generally, the Spanish classes are from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday. The classes each last 50 minutes. Afternoons are filled with a wide variety of courses along with fun activities, outings, fiestas, barbecues, concerts, cinema and sports. You will have the chance to meet Spanish people, make friends, and practice what you have learned through contacts provided by INSTITUTO HEMINGWAY.

In our Spanish language school, we have a Wi-Fi connection throughout the facilities for your convenience.

The curriculum is designed with you as a learner in mind: to build your skills and confidence. The Spanish classes are focused on the essentials of language acquisition: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Lessons are lively and interactive, with discussions, projects, role-playing, and specific tasks. Your progress is carefully monitored and your weaker points in the language are corrected immediately.

Levels

There are 3 levels available according to your previous experience in the language:

Beginner: For those who have very little or no prior skills in Spanish: you are unable to communicate in everyday situations.

Intermediate: You have an acceptable level of Spanish, but there are still basic grammatical and lexical errors requiring improvement.

Advanced: You are familiar with a wide range of grammatical structures, but you still have some practical problems in applying them. Special attention is paid to typical errors, as well as to colloquial and literary expressions.

On the first day you will be asked to do a placement test which will reflect your current level of proficiency and enable us to assign you to one of the groups.

Instituto Hemingway makes sure that the levels of language competency it adopts correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, in order to facilitate the equivalence of students’ assessment and students' certificates.

Didactic Material
All didactic material is provided free of charge by Instituto Hemingway. This includes a text book corresponding to your level with a grammatical appendix and the necessary extra class material.

Other Resources
Instituto Hemingway is open every weekday afternoon until 8.30 pm. You can use the computers and internet connection, the library and film collection and all of the resources available free of charge in order to keep improving your Spanish.