• the school
• adult programmes
• accommodation
• leisure
• about barcelona
• flights and airports
• student visa information

the school

Babylon Idiomas Barcelona is centrally located in downtown Barcelona, in a quiet street with spacious classrooms, a large common room and a beautiful big terrace: the ideal location for you to learn Spanish. The school is situated on the 1st floor of a typical building in the heart of Barcelona that was built in the late 19th century and is one of the architectural highlights of our city. High ceilings, French windows and original mosaic floors create a very special surrounding. We are confident that you'll like the ambiance and intimacy of our language school as much as we do. Our large outdoor terrace is the heart of the school's social life and you can always find students and teachers talking and mingling here. There is also an inside living room where you can get a fresh espresso ("cafe solo" as we like to call it), surf the web or read a newspaper. Although our school is non-smoking, smoking is allowed on the outdoor terrace. All our class rooms have air-conditioning to keep you cool in Summer and warm in Winter. Worth mentioning are the ergonomical chairs that make your Spanish course just that little bit more comfortable.

Adult programmes

Intensive Course
Our intensive Spanish course is the building block of your Spanish language study. We distinguish 8 different levels so regardless if you are a beginner or already speak Spanish, there will always be a group that suits your Spanish language skills.

Facts:
Weeks: 1 - 52
Class Max: 8
Lessons per week: 20
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: All Levels
Start Dates: Every Monday, Beginners every other Monday starting on Jan 7, 2008

Super Intensive Course
The Super-Intensive course adds 2 class hours per day to your Intensive Course. The extra 2 hours are mainly spent on applying the newly learnt grammar in daily conversation. It quickly boosts your confidence and enjoyment you find in speaking Spanish.

Facts:
Weeks: 1 - 52
Class Max: 8
Lessons per week: 20 Intensive Course + 10 extra
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: Beginners to Proficiency
Start Dates: Every Monday

DELE Exam
Babylon Idiomas offers DELE preparation courses for the Intermedio and Superior DELE exam levels.
This three week course helps you revise and specifically test and improve your grammar knowledge. One of our teachers will also accompany you to the examination centre to make sure that you can focus on the test and do not need to worry about how to get there.

Facts:
Weeks: 3
Class Max: 8
Lessons per week: 30
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: Intermedio: Intermediate, Superior: Advanced
Start Dates: 28/04, 28/07, 27/10

Español Expres
For students who have little time and need to learn Spanish fast for project or business reasons, we have developed Español Expres, a full Spanish immersion course based on private tuition. Español Expres is a complete Spanish immersion program that aims to provide beginners with a working understanding of the Spanish language in the shortest time possible. You can choose from 20 hours of private classes per week or 30 hours of private classes per week.

Facts:
Weeks: 1-4
Class Max: 1
Lessons per week: 20 or 30
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: All Levels
Start Dates: Every Monday

Individual
Individual classes are a great way to progress really fast learning Spanish or review key specific issues. The classes can be tailor-made to your specific needs (exam preparation, living in Spain vocabulary, interview practice etc.) and are well worth the investment. A lot of our students add a number of individual Spanish classes to their weekly group schedule to work on specific issues or to simply practice more intensely what has been taught in class.

Facts:
Weeks: 1 – 52
Class Max: 1
Lessons per week: flexible
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: All levels
Exam dates: Every Monday

Evening Classes
For those who work and live in Barcelona and cannot follow an intensive daytime study program, Babylon Idiomas offers Spanish evening classes from 20:00 till 22:00 on Tuesday and Thursday [4 hours in total per week].

Facts:
Weeks: 3
Class Max: 8
Lessons per week: 4
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Start Dates: 15/01, 15/04, 02/09

Spanish & Salsa
You will have 4 hours per day of Spanish classes and a total of 5 hours of Salsa classes with Verónica.

* Tuesday and Thursday night – Veronica can recommend salsatecas if students wish to go out on these nights.

Facts:
Weeks: 1
Class Max: 8
Lessons per week: 20 + 5 salsa practice
Lesson time: 52,5 minutes
Levels: All levels
Start Dates: 31/03, 14/04, 12/05, 26/05, 09/06, 01/09, 15/09, 13/10

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Accomodation:

Host Family
Staying with a host family is a great way to learn the language and make new friends. all families are carefully selected by our school and they look forward to making you feel at home in our city and help you learn Spanish. You will have your own room in the family's house. You will have your own set of keys so you have complete freedom. Towels and linen are provided. All tax, electricity and water charges are included. You can receive telephone calls. Family homes are no more than 30 minutes away from the school by public transport.
Please note that 'family' may mean a single household as well and that no more than 2 other students could share the household with you and the family member(s). Please inform us about any dietary requirements.

Student flats

Staying in a student flat is the most budget friendly way to stay in Barcelona. It is also a great opportunity to meet new friends!

Barcelona is a densely populated city where rooms are often not as large as students sometimes expect and where the flat is sometimes occupied as well by the landlord.

A student flat + offers a higher level of comfort and accommodation pleasure. The flats are more spacious, and of higher standards than a regular student flat.

Apartments
The apartment option gives you the privacy and the space to make the most of your stay.

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Leisure

Babylon Idiomas Barcelona takes great pleasure in organising a wide range of cultural and social activities:

¡CULTURA NOW!
Every week we organize a culture class. Our teachers prepare a different presentation on subjects such as architecture, Spanish movies, Spanish literature or Spanish history.

HAPPY MIÉRCOLES
Every Wednesday evening we organize a social activity where all the students participate. Some examples of activities we organise: beach party, salsa lesson, cava & tapas, paella night, “degustación internacional”, wine tasting.

CINE HISPANO
Every Thursday evening you can get your popcorn ready, sit back and enjoy one of the many excellent movies that the Hispanic film world has to offer [with Spanish subtitles to make it just a little bit easier to follow].

WEEKEND OLÉ
Every month we organise an activity or excursion such as a trip to the Dali museum in Figueras, a sailing trip on the Mediterranean or a visit to the monastery of Montserrat.

In addition to these activities, we'd be delighted to help you book alternative activities such as dancing classes or sailing lessons.

About Barcelona

Flights and Airports

The airport of Barcelona is called "El Prat " and is located approximately 20km from the city centre. You can take the bus or train from the airport to the centre. A taxi will cost around EUR 25.00.

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Student visa information

If you hold a passport from one of the European Union countries then you do not need a visa.

If you are from the United States, Canada, Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland or Iceland you can stay up to 90 days without a visa.

If you want to stay longer or you are a citizen from another country, check with your local Spanish consulate or embassy. You can find a list at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign affairs.

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