METHODOLOGY

Our courses

At Sol Maya, we emphasize the Communicative Approach as a learning method which permits us to maintain constant interaction with students to help them develop their verbal skills from the very first class. This does not mean that we do not teach grammar, but rather that we teach it in a contextual manner. This helps students to structure their ideas and to speak fluidly. As a result, our students leave with sufficient confidence to communicate effectively due largely to the fact that they have a solid grammatical base and good verbal skills.

Organisation of classes

Classes are divided into two sessions. The first session generally emphasizes grammar. Grammar is the first step in communicating effectively in the Spanish language. We assess the students’ grammar level and design a curriculum to help them develop their language skills where they need it the most. 

The second session emphasizes conversation. In this portion of the class the students will apply the skills they have learned in the first session. In a relaxed environment we will practice speaking Spanish by discussing those things that are most important and interesting to the students.

In the classroom we use Spanish as the medium of communication, utilizing English for clarification purposes when necessary.

Course Materials

We prepare our lessons using materials from a variety of textbooks, with the objective of satisfying the individual needs of each student.  In addition, we have developed our own workbook which gives the student the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the information taught in the grammatical session through optional homework. In order to assist the learning process, we also make available all the learning tools and resources of the school, for e.g. textbooks, local magazines and newspapers, as well as audio and video material from the library.