Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC)
Calle Ayuntamiento #1, El Batey, Sosua, Puerto Plata 57000, Dominican Republic
Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC)
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L'emploi du temps du cours peut changer selon la disponibilité et la saison.
If you like to prepare for the DELE Exam, this is the right course for you. You will have your private teacher and intensively work on your Spanish language proficiency. The goal is to get you ready and prepared to pass the DELE exam.
Minimum package size: 40 private lessons
1 lesson is 45 minutes
You can flexibly distribute those lessons along your work schedule or throughout your stay in the country. Classes can be scheduled:
* as in intensive 2-week course with classes every day, Monday to Friday, 4 lessons per day
* OR with sessions only 1 or a few times per week; each session is 2 lessons (90 minutes).
Prior to inscription, the IIC evaluates with a written and oral placement test the language level of the participant. Placement test and study material included.
DELE preparation at IIC is offered for exams B1, B2 and C1, on demand as well for A1 and A2.
We recommend taking the exam in your home country.
Please be aware of inscription periods!
Moyenne | 1 étudiant |
Maximum | 1 étudiant |
Tranche d'âge | 16 ans et plus |
L'ICC, fondé en 1994, est le Département espagnol de l'Institut Allemand-Dominicain de la langue et de la culture EDASE. Avec une école à Santo Domingo et une école à Sosua, l'ICC offre à ses étudiants l'occasion d'apprendre l'espagnol tout en découvrant un pays magnifique.
L'Institut offre des cours pour petits groupes et des cours personnalisés privés tout au long de l'année. Les enseignants d'espagnol sont hautement qualifiés et chevronnés. Les cours intensifs de l'ICC sont certifiés en Allemagne (Bildungsurlaub). Il y a également des cours de préparation aux examens DELE et des cours spécialisés en espagnol des affaires. Les programmes spéciaux combinent les cours d'espagnol avec des activités telles que la plongée, la planche à voile, le kitesurf et la danse.
Le bâtiment de l'école, entouré d'arbres impressionnants et de verdure, est propice aux études. Malgré son emplacement très central, l'ambiance de l'école est très paisible et les cours se déroulent souvent sur les terrasses extérieures.
Les salles de classes sont équipées de façon simple, typiquement caribéenne. Les étudiants peuvent utiliser les tables de tennis, les jeux de société, les livres et les chaises placées au soleil dans le jardin.
Ceux qui ramènent leurs appareils électroniques peuvent utiliser la connexion Wi-Fi gratuite.
Le jardin, les terrasses et la cuisine ouverte créent une ambiance amicale et détendue. Les étudiants se sentent à l'aise et reposés. Les aires communes servent de lieu de rassemblement pour ceux qui apprennent l'espagnol et les Dominicains de Casa Goethe qui apprennent l'anglais ou l'allemand (dans le même bâtiment).
Le mélange d'âge et de nationalité à Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) varie selon la periode de l'année, les cours et les niveaux différent.
IIC Spanish School a des étudiants du monde entier, dont:
L'Institut à Sosua se trouve dans le quartier d'El Batey, à quelques pas du centre-ville et de la plage.
Si vous êtes à la recherche d'un endroit où vous pouvez vous détendre, faire du sport et être au milieu de la nature, la ville de Sosua est idéale pour apprendre l'espagnol.
Cette petite ville sur la côte nord de la République dominicaine a plusieurs activités intéressantes à offrir. Découvrez également Cabarete, à seulement 15 minutes de Sosua.
Sosua est populaire auprès des amateurs de plongée tandis que Cabarete est connue pour être un des meilleurs lieux de kitesurf et de planche à voile au monde. Il y a également d'excellentes vagues de surf entre les deux villes, à Playa Encuentro.
La nuit, les Dominicains, les surfeurs et les touristes se retrouvent dans les nombreux cafés, bars, restaurants et discothèques de Sosua ou Cabarete.
PROGRAMMES SPÉCIAUX à Sosua:
- L'espagnol et la danse
- L'espagnol et la planche à voile
- L'espagnol et le kitesurf
- L'espagnol et la plongée
- L'espagnol et le bénévolat
- Bildungsurlaub
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I had 2 weeks of private Spanish classes.
The school is close to the center of Sosua and its beach. But it is in opposite to Sosua an island of relaxation. The staff was always very friendly, offered coffee and were ready for a small chat.
My teacher was great and I could always demand what I wanted to learn that day.
I coming back again!
Thanks a lot!
The mandatory pretest to determine ability level was ignored. Teacher told me it didn't measure anything and had me do another test of hers and determined me at a very low level and taught me as such. My level determined by the school's pre-evaluation test had been B1/B2. She was teaching me basic information I already knew, such as conjugating verbs in the present and preterite, and teaching me about pronouns.
The speaking domain was significantly ignored. The teacher spoke the most. After four weeks I received a certificate for level C1, which would be a miracle for the most intelligent person. How was the growth to C1 measured when there was not an exit exam? I did not receive what I paid for, nor what I expected. But, I made the best out of the situation.
Add-on Sept2021: The student is continuing to study Spanish with us online to this day. She passed her exam.
RE Feb2019: Thank you for taking the time to share your impressions and providing your review. We appreciate it and we are very sorry that you have been discontent with your class at our school. Indeed, your pretest did not measure your level adequately and we are sorry for the inconvenience. Since we had been informed that you are on C2-level, we had sent out our advanced test; though when receiving your test last minute the Friday before your course start, we, together with your teacher, then considered it more appropriate to ask you to take our other pretest on a more adequate level on site. Accordingly, along our level system (we work along the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR), your proficiency level was then determined as completed B1/ entering B2-level, showing selectively already skills and knowledge of B2-level (sic! repetitions of subjunctive present and imperfect as part of your course content).
Regarding the certificate: Towards the end of your program, you started working on course content and materials of the C1-level which, considering your total amount of 120 lessons of class and following our course curriculum, places you on a (starting) C1-level. Our certificates for regular courses are certificates of participation, stating the highest course level a student has been working on along the CEFR, though not stating that a student has completed a certain level. This, of course, would require oral and written testing at the end of class, which we do only on request, e.g. for academic credits, demanding an official transcript.
We are very sorry that you, in the end, felt unprepared for passing an exam you obviously intended to take back home. We would have loved to serve you better. As explained to your agency prior to your booking, we do only DELE exam preparations; these follow a completely different curriculum and testing method, and are available in private tuition only. We do not prepare for other national nor international Spanish exams, in particular not in open group classes as in your course. Though, if we can support you in the further enhancement of your conversational skills, we are still gladly offering you the possibility to continue working with our professional, native-speaking teachers in online skype conversations.
The classes and teachers were phenomenal! Super engaging and kind. Location was spot on- perfect. Walking distance from the beach, restaurants, grocery shopping, and public transportation.
The facilities were decent but could use some upgrading if possible.
The activities were fabulous and very enjoyable. The housing was livable but could also use updating. (Mentioned bed in other message.
Muchas gracias - thank you very much for your review. We are glad to have had you, happy that you loved your class and our location, and appreciative for your feedback on areas of improvement which we work on. Hope to see you again soon!
I started out in a group of three people and then went to a private class.
The staff is very nice and accommodating and the excursions that are offered to us are fun.
I don't regret my money what so ever and I'd recommend this school to anyone.
¡Muchas gracias! Thank you very much for your kind review and are glad that you enjoy being with us - as we enjoy having you!
I had an exellent time here. I did not stay at the apartmens here, but they are really nice. I travelled alone, and met alot of new, interesting people at school. They arrange many excursions which you can choose to participate. This was at great help to see and enjoy nice attractions and places in the area. You can also ask if there's something you would like to do or see, and they will help you.
The school is situated in a beautiful area in Sosúa. I had classes outdoors, with a beautiful view over the green garden.
The classes were simply great. I had a highly qualified teacher for two weeks. He is very professional, with a great sense of humour and a great personality. He quickly evaluates your level of Spanish, and keeps doing so during your classes to adapt his classes for you to learn the best way possible. He uses a big repertoire of pedagogic tools/activities to make variations in class and for you to practice and learn in different ways. The most interesting part for me where the times when we just talked and discussed topics that came up, and new impressions of the Dominican culture - this was a great way to learn more about the country and the people as well as the Spanish language.
I highly recommend this school!
¡Muchísimas gracias! Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We enjoyed having you here with us very, very much and hope to see you again!
Teaching was intense and still fun. School totally took care us--from hotel accommodations to excursions to see the country including seeing whales in Samana! There was great camaraderie among the students from many different countries. In class, our assignments and homework were to write about
ourselves, our country's food, holidays etc. We really wanted to share ourselves and learn about the other students.
It was not boring at all! I learned a lot of Spanish. There was nothing I didn't like and I plan on going back next year.
¡Muchas gracias! It was great having you and you made such great progress in your Spanish language skills! Hope to see you again. Muchos saludos cordiales de todos aqui de tu familia dominicana de la Casa Goethe/ IIC Spanish School
Great classes, teacher and location. N/A activities and housing
Voir les détails » Lire plus...Muchas gracias, Claire. Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We are excited to see you again soon - ¡hasta luego!
IIC is located in the perfect area of Sosua. It is very convenient to the airport in Puerto Plata, local beaches along with the beaches in nearby cities, shopping and restaurants, and different types of transit services. The grounds are very nice and are in the local architectural style of the Republíca Dominicana. The housing is fair but could use updating and some repairs.
The administration, although extremely nice and helpful, could do a much better job in providing necessary information regarding local services at the very beginning, making certain that fixtures and equipment are working properly, and having more choices of low to moderate priced activities planned.
I liked both of my professors who were well-qualified. My 2nd professor, Sheilla, was amazing. She used a variety of teaching styles to meet the needs of everyone. Although I ended up being very pleased with Sheilla, I felt that my first week with a different teacher with a very different style of teaching was not very beneficial which made me feel like I did not get a full 3 weeks of studies. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5. I also think that I would have enjoyed learning w/ a more diverse group but overall the other students were nice. Also, I made some wonderful friendships which I am sure will last a lifetime and we will continue to help each other with Spanish.
Overall, I enjoyed IIC, and I am very happy with my Spanish Immersion experience with them.
Thanks much.
Hola Angela, thank you so very much for taking the time to give us your feedback also in this review. We are glad that you enjoyed your program with us at IIC and we appreciate your suggestions. This will help us to further improve our services, e.g. as we now provide information on the leisure program and possible independent activities through different channels on site. Infrastructure still is a challenge in our country, but it is improving as well step by step. We truly enjoyed having you here with us and hope to welcome you again soon. Saludos cordiales from the whole IIC/Casa Goethe team - ¡hasta luego!
I really enjoyed my stay there. Had a great time. My teacher was just brilliant, a lovely nice person, including teaching skills and really fitted into this work. The school's student adviser was also very nice and helpful in some orientation and other stuff. Classrooms were okay, the furnishing was a little bad, just plastic chairs, etc. The location and facilities overall were very good and clean. And it's really a beautiful place! That's it.
Voir les détails » Lire plus...Hola Valentin, muchas gracias - thank you for taking the time to give this feedback. It was great to have you staying, learning, exploring, laughing, working hard with us and giving us the chance to getting to know you as a truly kind person during those intensive study weeks here with us in Sosua. We hope you will have many chances to continue practicing your Spanish. Muchos saludos de la familia IIC/Casa Goethe
IIC Spanish School peut vous donner des conseils pour trouver un hôtel ou une auberge. Sinon, vous pouvez faire votre propre recherche.
Economy Hotel (single/ no meals) - (to be booked directly with the hotel)
Nous ne pouvons pas faire de demande de visa au nom des étudiants. Cependant, l'école peut vous fournir tous les documents dont vous avez besoin pour préparer votre demande.
Votre lettre d'acceptation sera envoyée à votre domicile par la poste sans frais.
Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Sosúa based on your budget, schedule and preferences.
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