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Centro Superior de Idiomas de la Universidad de Alicante

Language school in San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

The Centro Superior de Idiomas (CSIdiomas) is the language centre of the Universidad de Alicante. It is located in the Germán Bernácer building on the university campus in San Vicente del Raspeig, about 15 minutes from Alicante city centre, on a campus with around 30,000 students.

  • Spanish courses: intensive, semester, Erasmus/exchange semester, special summer programme and tailor-made courses
  • Pathway programmes combining Spanish with preparation for the PCE university entrance tests (UNED)
  • English, French, German and Italian courses, some also online
  • Preparation for official exams such as DELE, SIELE, CCSE, Cambridge, Oxford and IELTS
  • Training courses for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language

The centre is an examination centre for the DELE and SIELE. It runs activities, trips and conversation exchanges, and offers international students an accommodation service with shared flats, homestays and university halls of residence, as well as an airport and station pick-up service and help with student visas. It also provides a translation and interpreting service.

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Programmes

  • Spanish: intensive, semester and Erasmus/exchange semester courses, a special summer programme and tailor-made courses
  • Pathway programmes: Spanish plus three subjects for the PCE tests (UNED) required to enter Spanish universities, with application processes, paperwork and counselling included
  • English, French, German and Italian courses
  • Official exam preparation: DELE, CCSE, SIELE, Cambridge, Oxford, IELTS and CertACLES
  • Teacher training in Spanish as a foreign language

Language requirements

From Beguinners to advanced students.

Housing

The centre runs an accommodation service mainly for international students, with three options:

  • Shared flats
  • Homestays with families
  • University halls of residence

For international lecturers and visitors to the university it can also arrange studios, flats or hotels. A pick-up service from the airport or bus/train station to the accommodation is available.

Services and activities

Sports Trips Visits

Subjects taught

  • Humanities
    • Spanish for foreigners
  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Spanish Language and Literature (in Universities)
    • Spanish Language and Culture
    • Spanish Courses
    • Spanish Studies
  • Social and Cultural studies
    • Spanish Culture and Society
    • Spanish Civilization and Culture