Spanish for speakers of other languages

The mission of the European University of the Atlantic in relation to teaching Spanish as a foreign language consists in:

• Consolidating and developing Spanish courses that integrate all the levels described in the CEFR, thereby meeting the needs of students.
• Promoting an action-oriented methodology that develops not only communicative skills, but also a student’s general skills as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): knowing how to know, knowing how to be, knowing how to do, knowing how to learn.
• Creating a friendly teaching environment through cooperative work, as well as developing intercultural activities, integrating new technologies, and enhancing the value of Spanish varieties.
• Strengthening teaching evaluation tools and feedback from our students.
• Encouraging methodologies and linguistic intercomprehension processes between Spanish and Portuguese speakers, as well as knowledge of their respective cultures.
• Consolidating and promoting the professional and academic growth of teachers as a fundamental strategy in improving the teaching and learning process.

Furthermore, the university has outlined a series of strategic lines of action aimed at consolidating the educational offer in Spanish, as well as achieving the following objectives:

• To become an international benchmark of excellence and quality in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language by managing certification systems and the training of teachers and research projects related to this area.
• To become an international benchmark in the Iberophony area in the dissemination of reciprocal knowledge of the Spanish and Portuguese languages and their corresponding cultures.
• To become a member in the network of centers accredited by the Instituto Cervantes.
• To become an examination center for the official diploma of Spanish as a foreign language (DELE, diploma oficial de español lengua extranjera).
• To consolidate and broaden agreements with foreign universities.
• To renew strategic alliances with other Spanish teaching centers that enable us to continue expanding the network and establishing new agreements to facilitate student and teacher mobility.
• To promote specialized meeting points through congresses, faculty meetings, lectures, publications, internship exchanges, etc.

Learn about our courses

General Spanish courses – Extensive mode

(60 hours)

General Spanish courses – Intensive mode

(80 hours)

Specific DELE preparation course

(16 hours)

Specific Spanish for Business course

(30 hours)