EDEAQ: your Spanish language school in Arequipa (Peru)

Courses and Starting Dates

Course Duration (lessons per week)

Standard Course: 20 lessons per week (five days; one lesson = 55 min.),

for your choice of one, two, three or more weeks.

Intensive Course I: 24 lessons per week (five days; one lesson = 55 min.),

for your choice of one, two, three or more weeks.

Intensive Course II: 28 lessons per week (five days; one lesson = 55 min.),

for your choice of one, two, three or more weeks.

Under special circumstances, starting dates other than Monday and course durations of less than five consecutive days and/or 20 lessons per week may be considered.

Course Levels / Performance Levels - Classes / Instruction

Classes are offered on three main levels, including two sub-levels each: Beginner (I+II), intermediate (I+II), Advanced (I+II). – For a description of the six levels, click here.

The most important components of the language training are grammar and syntax (structure), basic vocabulary (tools), vocabulary extension, idiomatic terms, reading and conversation, listening comprehension, and pronunciation.

Beginning with Intermediate l or II in particular, teaching may take place outside the classroom, i.e. practical field exercises are held (how to telephone, shop, or to be able to resolve breakdown situations, as for example with a car, etc.).

Crash Courses. Also available are “crash courses” and customised course programmes for “Affinity Groups” as well as “crash courses” or personalised teaching programmes for students with one-to-one lessons (private classes), including a focus on specialised vocabulary.

Assessment Test and Certificate of Participation

During the first lesson, each student whose performance level is Beginner I/II or higher, completes an assessment test that determines the level at which he/she will be placed. – At the end of the course, each student receives a Certificate of Participation.

Course Types

One-to-one Lessons (Private Classes)

Instruction is held on the six performance levels mentioned above. Minimum duration: one week (five consecutive days) to begin on a Monday. However, under special circumstances, starting dates other than Monday and course durations of less than five consecutive days and/or 20 lessons per week may be considered.

Another option is a completely personalised teaching programme (including pure "crash courses"); i.e. the instruction elements are freely selectable. The first day of the course will thus be used to formulate, based on an assessment test and an oral interview, a personalised teaching programme, in view of specific goals to be elaborated by the student and his/her head teacher.

DELE. For students who would like to prepare for the Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), the EDEAQ offers special courses (one-to-one [private] lessons) of between 24 and 28 lessons per week.

The last course day in 2011 is 23 December. – Officially, the EDEAQ is closed over Christmas/New Year. For students, who would like to extend/begin their language course/stay beyond/after 23 December 2011, individual arrangements, however, can be made.

Small Group Classes

Instruction is held on the six performance levels mentioned above. Minimum two, maximum five students per group. Minimum duration: one week (five consecutive days, i.e. 20 lessons per week).

Small group courses at a given performance level can not be guaranteed, in particular during low season. If no group (at least two class participants) can be formed at a given performance level, 13½ (Standard) or 16 (Intensive I) or 18½ (Intensive II) one-to-one lessons per week will be held (without price increase).

Starting Dates 2012. 09 + 23 January, 06 + 20 February, 05 + 19 March, 02 + 16 + 30 April, 14 + 28 May, 11 + 25 June, 09 + 23 July, 06 + 20 August, 03 + 17 September, 01 + 15 + 29 October, 12 + 26 November, 10 + 17 December. – The last course day in 2012 is 21 December. Officially, the EDEAQ is closed over Christmas/New Year. For students, who would like to extend/begin their language course/stay beyond/after 21 December 2012 , individual arrangements, however, can be made.

Starting Dates 2013. 07 + 21 January, 04 + 18 February, 04 + 18 March, 01 + 15 + 29 April, 13 + 27 May, 10 + 24 June, 08 + 22 July, 05 + 19 August, 02 + 16 + 30 September, 14 + 28 October, 11 + 25 November, 09 + 16 December. – The last course day in 2013 is 20 December. Officially, the EDEAQ is closed over Christmas/New Year. For students, who would like to extend/begin their language course/stay beyond/after 20 December 2013, individual arrangements, however, can be made.

Affinity Group Classes

The participants know each other, they (will) travel/arrive together, and they want to form an „Affinity Group“. This means: starting date, course duration and performance level must be identical for all participants (minimum: two; maximum: five). Minimum duration: one week to begin on a Monday. However, under special circumstances, starting dates other than Monday and course durations of less than five consecutive days and/or 20 lessons per week may be considered. – An option for “Affinity Groups” is a completely customised teaching programme; i.e. the instruction elements are freely selectable. The first day of the course will thus be used to formulate, based on an assessment test and oral interviews, a made-to-measure teaching programme, in view of specific goals to be elaborated by the group members and their head teacher.

Course Days and Timetables

Course days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On occasion, lessons can be held on Saturdays or Sundays, provided that student(s) and teacher)s) agree.

Timetable Standard Course. Four lessons of 55 minutes per day in the morning (09:10 h - 10:05 h/10:10 h - 11:05 h/11:25 h - 12:20 h/12:25 h - 13:20 h), from Monday to Friday. The beginning of the classes can be changed, provided that students and teaching staff come to a mutual agreement, but the starting time in the morning cannot be earlier than 08:10 h or later than 09:30 h, and classes cannot end later than 13:40 h. – If circumstances make it necessary, classes will be held in the afternoon as well (or rescheduled, also at short notice, from the morining to the afternoon), with the following schedule: 14:00 h - 14:55 h / 15:00 h - 15:55 h / 16:10 h - 17:05 h / 17:10 h - 18:05 h.

Timetable Intensive Course I: in addition to the standard course, one lesson of 55 minutes is given in the afternoon, from Monday to Thursday.

Timetable Intensive Course II: in addition to the standard course, two lessons of 55 minutes are given in the afternoon, from Monday to Thursday.

Classes on public holidays. Lessons falling on workdays (Monday through Friday) that are public holidays are held, in accordance with the wishes of the student(s) and the teacher(s), a) either on that given day or b) before or after. There is, however, no obligation on the part of the school to hold these lessons, either on that given day, or before or after.

Public Holidays 2012:. 01 January (Sundaz): New Year's Day. - 05 April: Maundy Thursday. - 06 April: Good Friday. - 01 May (Tuesday): Labour Day. - 29 June (Friday): St Peter's and St Paul's Day. - 28 and 29 July (Saturday and Sunday): Independence Day Celebrations. – 15 August (Wednesday): Anniversary of the Foundation of Arequipa. - 30 August (Thursday): Santa Rosa de Lima Day. - 08 October (Monday): Battle of Angamos. - 01 November (Thursday): All Saints' Day. - 08 December (Saturday): Immaculate Conception. - 25 December (Tuesday): Christmas Day.

Public Holidays 2013. 01 January (Tuesday): New Year's Day. - 28 March: Maundy Thursday. - 29 March: Good Friday. - 01 May (Wednesday): Labour Day. - 29 June (Saturday): St Peter's and St Paul's Day. - 28 and 29 July (Sunday and Monday): Independence Day Celebrations. - 15 August (Thursday): Anniversary of the Foundation of Arequipa. - 30 August (Friday): Santa Rosa de Lima Day. - 08 October (Tuesday): Battle of Angamos. - 01 November (Friday): All Saints' Day. - 08 December (Friday): Immaculate Conception. - 25 December (Wednesday): Christmas Day.

The last course day in 2012 is 21 December. Officially, the EDEAQ is closed over Christmas/New Year. For students, who would like to extend/begin their language course/stay beyond/after 21 December 2012, individual arrangements, however, can be made.

EDEAQ - Escuela de Español Ari Quipay
Calle La Merced 125 (2nd floor)
Arequipa - Peru

e-mail: contact@edeaq.com

Phone (Monday to Friday: 07:30 h to 14:00 h and 17:30 h to 21:00 h)

+51 54 27 25 17 or +51 95 956 82 17 or +51 95 934 26 60 or +51 95 999 29 95

Phone (Saturday and Sunday: 09:30 h to 14:00 h and 18:30 h to 21:00 h)

+51 54 27 25 17 or +51 95 956 82 17 or +51 95 934 26 60 or +51 95 999 29 95