Study Abroad on Margarita Island, Venezuela!

You can enroll in the Study Abroad Program Margarita Island, Venezuela of any duration with flexible starting dates. We can help you design your own study abroad program in Venezuela according to your specific needs: you can combine Spanish Language and Academic courses for academic credit with different activities and excursions. Just contact us and our academic advisors will be happy to assist you.

Our school on Margarita Island is a small and very personal school. We take a limited number of students each month. For us it is very important for the success in learning that the groups never have more than seven students.

Students interested in courses for credit can study throughout the year with flexible starting dates. Standard group language courses may be taken on the normal schedule. Courses at our school comply with the generally accepted standard of 15 contact hours (50 minutes/hour) of class time per credit hour. 1 course (2 weeks/ 45 contact hours) = 3 credits.

Except for the Beginners level, in which some key explanations are given in other languages, the lessons are in Spanish.

To guarantee the teaching at the right level, we have developed several level tests. We highly recommend to fill out the test, so we can place you in the right group from the first day on. This also allows to offer the classes in homogeneous groups and to know the skill of the new students in the Spanish language.

At our Spanish school you will always receive personal attention. Because we keep our school small, we can attend the individual needs of every single student. Our school is one of the Spanish schools in Venezuela with the most complete collection of Spanish learning methods for each learning style. Excursions and activities to practice your Spanish while enjoying the country and learning about the culture are included in the program.

You can also choose to enroll in our Summer or Semester Study Abroad Programs in on Margarita Island, Venezuela.

• Spring Semester: 10 weeks, 12 to 15 credits.
• Fall Semester: 10 weeks, 12 to 15 credits.
• Summer sessions: 4 weeks, 6 credits

• Spanish group immersion classes, 25 lessons a week.
• Three excursions per week to the most beautiful places on the Island.
• Special Activities every week: social events, lectures, video, games, plays, dance, etc.
• Monday or Friday afternoon the school offers for all participants free salsa dance lessons.
• On-site orientation and counseling.
• Airport transfer.
• Lodging in a family home, in a private room, including breakfast and dinner.

Academics:

Our Spanish Language Immersion courses at different levels correspond to the following courses:

• Spanish 101. Beginning Spanish (3 credits)
  First semester college-level Spanish. Develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Some cultural readings are included. This course is intended for participants with little or no prior Spanish language instruction.


• Spanish 102. Elementary Spanish (3 credits)
  Second semester college-level Spanish. Develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Some cultural readings are included. This class is designed to further develop and strengthen the language skills acquired in Spanish 101.


• Spanish 201. Intermediate Spanish (3 credits)
  Third semester college-level Spanish. Further improve conversation and comprehension proficiency. Develop reading and writing skills through literary analysis and grammar review. This class is designed to further develop and strengthen the language skills acquired in Spanish 102.


• Spanish 202. Intermediate Spanish (3 credits)
  Fourth semester college-level Spanish. Further improve conversation and comprehension proficiency. Develop reading and writing skills through literary analysis and grammar review. This class is designed to further develop and strengthen the language skills acquired in Spanish 201.


• Spanish 301. Spanish Conversation and Composition (3 credits)
  Emphasis on the development of communication skills: the ability to comprehend both written and spoken texts, and to speak, read, and write in Spanish beyond the intermediate level.


• Spanish 312. Business Spanish I (3 credits)
  Includes vocabulary of Spanish business, skills in report writing, proper format for business communications, and conversational fluency of trade-related topics. Encourages cultural and interpretive study of specific business-related situations using business community as a learning resource.


• Spanish 412. Advanced Business Spanish II (3 credits)
  Emphasis on the development of Business communication skills: the ability to comprehend both written and spoken trade-related texts, and to speak, read, and write in Spanish at advanced level.


• Spanish for Law I (3 credits)
  Includes vocabulary of Spanish for Law, skills in writing legal papers and conversational fluency of law-related topics. Will improve communication with Spanish speaking colleagues and clients or customers and learn about the Venezuelan legal system.


• Advanced Spanish for Law II (3 credits)
  Emphasis on the development of communication skills: the ability to comprehend both written and spoken law-related texts, and to speak, read, and write in Spanish at advanced level. After the completion of the classroom instruction the school will help organizing a suitable placement to practice your Spanish skills in an actual working environment, which will provide an excellent source of future contacts.

Credit Approval and Certification

You should check with an advisor at your institution concerning whether or not additional information (course syllabus, description, etc.) is required to guarantee credit acceptance. We will send such information upon request. Upon program completion you will receive an official transcript endorsed by our school.

Accreditation Process steps:

1. Visit your university Spanish department for study abroad credit requirements.
2. We will mail you a set of documents to pre-approve your studies.
3. Study Spanish abroad at our school on Margarita Island.
4. Submit transcripts to your university for credit.

Your transcript will be given in local grading standards (scale of 0.0 - 100.0). We will supply an explanation of the corresponding North American grades. 1 course (2 weeks/ 45 contact hours) = 3 credits.

Click here to apply for Spanish Language courses.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Spanish Language School on Margarita Island, Venezuela!