Reviews of Gadir - Escuela International de Español
Total No. of Reviews: 68
NOTE: All evaluations are authentic. Only former participants who have booked a course with us at the school can publish evaluations after the end of the course. Schools could therefore not manipulate evaluations and you can trust in all published evaluations.
| Overall rating Gadir - Escuela International de Español, Cadiz, Spain | 4.3/5.0 (68 reviews) |
|---|---|
| City | 4.5/5.0 |
| Organisation | 4.1/5.0 |
| Facilities | 3.5/5.0 |
| Social activities | 3.5/5.0 |
| Course Quality / Progress in language | 4.4/5.0 |
| Value for money | 4.1/5.0 |
| Accommodation | |
| Host Family | 4.0/5.0 |
| Shared flat (apartment) | 4.0/5.0 |
| Other | 3.8/5.0 |
Individual Reviews
16. Nov. 2011
1. Antti (63 years) - Finland
1. Intensive course - 4 weeks
1. Intensive course - 4 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
25. Sep. 2011
2. Maria (48 years) - Russian Federation
2. General course - 2 weeks
2. General course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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Being near old town, all teachers were very good and lessons were interesting
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Don
29. Apr. 2011
3. Sally (68 years) - Switzerland
3. Spanish Intensive Course - 2 weeks
3. Spanish Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Homestay Low Season
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Friendly staff. Good organisation. Good teaching. Loved the little garden in front and the terrasse
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To me, it seems very important that language teachers don
31. May. 2010
4. Kerstin (43 years) - Germany
4. General Spanish Course - 1 week
4. General Spanish Course - 1 week
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small class, interesting, varied
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
the cities around: Sevilla, Cordoba, Vejer, Jerez
19. Apr. 2010
5. Morag (36 years) - United Kingdom
5. Easter Spanish Course - 2 weeks
5. Easter Spanish Course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
8. Aug. 2009
6. Sylvia (47 years) - United Kingdom
6. Intensive course - 1 week
6. Intensive course - 1 week
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staff
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
make sure you know exactly where the school is before your first day!
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it was more staightforward to go through LanguageCourse.net , and more easy
27. Jul. 2009
7. Nicola (28 years) - Ireland
7. Intensive course - 2 weeks
7. Intensive course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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excursions organised by Ricardo
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
if you can stay with a family because a lot of students end up communicating in English in the shared flats
Other comments
Very efficient, simple and straight forward booking service. Thanks
6. Jul. 2009
8. Frances Anne (68 years) - United Kingdom
8. Spanish Course over 50 - 1 week
8. Spanish Course over 50 - 1 week
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Homestay Low Season
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Flexibility - I had to change host family and course level and it was dealt with smoothly
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I would have preferred to have been on a specific "over 50" course
6. Jul. 2009
9. Dorothy (73 years) - United Kingdom
9. Spanish Course over 50 - 1 week
9. Spanish Course over 50 - 1 week
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Homestay Low Season
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Friendliness of everyone, and the classes of course!
Other comments
I was quite happy with the experience of using your service, especially when I had a query about not receiving information about the accommodation shortly before the course was due to start. Maaike responded very quickly to my email, and I am grateful that he sorted it out immediately.
5. Dec. 2007
10. Grit (30 years) - Germany
10. Intensive/ Low season - 1 week
10. Intensive/ Low season - 1 week
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Shared flat Low Season
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Small classes (due to season)
5. Aug. 2006
11. Eve (37 years) - United States
11. Intensive/ High Season - 2 weeks
11. Intensive/ High Season - 2 weeks
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Shared flat (apartment)
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having direct contact with people (the teachers) from Spain
21. Jun. 2006
12. Lucy (29 years) - United Kingdom
12. Intensive/ Low season - 1 week
12. Intensive/ Low season - 1 week
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The teachers - they were patient but firm and my confidence really grew over the period of the course.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
You will have homework most nights - so give yourself time to do it as well as going out on the town!
Other comments
I felt the school could be better organized. I was never told that there was a board listing social activities in the main building (I didn't do any social activities with the school, but I did meet up with a couple of my classmates in the evening), and it was never explained to me that students doing a less intensive course would just turn up later in the morning. All these students had already been at the school for some time, they mix everyone up instead of putting the new students on a separate course. Having said that, I definitely improved over the week and, after my dreadful first day, I did enjoy myself.
27. Feb. 2006
13. Yas - Uk
13. Standard Course
13. Standard Course
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small classes
Other comments
Good school, good teachers and small classes.
17. Dec. 2005
14. Jesse -
14. Standard Course
14. Standard Course
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Positive aspects of school
Having Alberto, Nano, and Patricia as my professors most of the time.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Cadiz doesn't have the party-scene reputation some larger cities do, but you will meet people and have a fun time!
Other comments
I went to Cadiz from May to August of 2005. Cadiz was the place I had hoped for; a nice climate, beautiful and authentic, with warm people. I can't say enough good things about my experience there. I debated for a long time between many different places in Spain. Thankfully, I chose Cadiz. What a great combination of students, engaging and caring teachers. Alberto, Nano, y Patricia: I will never forget my time in Cadiz.
8. Sep. 2005
15. Rainer (28 years) - Italy
15. Standard Course
15. Standard Course
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Two out of three teachers were very nice and very good.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Be punctual and don't eat your fingernails!
Other comments
The entrance test was not taken into any consideration whatsoever. Classes were mixed in level, from absolute beginners to intermediate, despite the entrance test. Grammar classes were sometimes too easy, but conversation was ok. In the end I got a diploma for an A level, although I was looking for an intermediate/advanced course. The diploma does not reflect my acutal language skills.
8. Sep. 2005
16. Karin (32 years) - Italy
16. Standard Course
16. Standard Course
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the teachers
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It's not clear to me, what the initial language test was good for. The classes seem to have been formed in disregard of the tests, since in our group there were students with levels from absolute beginners to lower intermediate. Furthermore, I received a certificate for level A1, which does not correspond to the level I reached by the end of the course.
25. Aug. 2005
17. Darja (28 years) - Slovenia
17. Standard Course
17. Standard Course
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teachers
24. Jun. 2005
18. Hanna (21 years) - Germany
18. Standard Course
18. Standard Course
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The teachers
20. Jun. 2005
19. Eirik (21 years) - Norway
19. Standard Course
19. Standard Course
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Shared flat (apartment)
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The atmosphere in class
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Travel around in the region!
16. Jun. 2005
20. Jo-inge (20 years) - Norway
20. Standard Course
20. Standard Course
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The atmosphere was great and the teachers fantastic
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Be very active in the beginning, to make sure that you are put in the right class from the beginning!
Other comments
Personally I had a great time, the teachers I got there were the best teachers I've ever had, you learn a lot, but you have fun at the same time, a great school! The shared flat I lived in was OK as well, it was big and a bit old, but that didn't matter much!
7. Oct. 2004
21. Seb (21 years) - Germany
21. Superintensive(+35h)
21. Superintensive(+35h)
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great Patio especially in the summer, great teachers, awesome school
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
join the trips the school organizes
Other comments
a great place to go on holidays and at the same time get to learn a foreign language and a culture.
Make sure to plan trips for the weekends. Don't miss: Sevilla, Granada, Gibraltar, Tarifa!!
23. Mar. 2012
22. Dominique (60 years) -
22. General course - 1 week
22. General course - 1 week
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Shared flat Low Season
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La pédagogie, disponibilité des enseignants, groupe limité favorisant les cours
12. Sep. 2011
23. Nadja (23 years) -
23. Intensive course - 2 weeks
23. Intensive course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat High Season
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small and homy, all students and teachers spended lot of time together --> big togetherness
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
yogurtería
Other comments
ricardo and arantxa a great teachers
15. Jun. 2011
24. Roya (44 years) -
24. Super Intensive Combi Course (25 group+5 individual) - 2 weeks
24. Super Intensive Combi Course (25 group+5 individual) - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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Die Kompetenz, Freundlichkeit und Geduld der LehrInnen
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Unterrichtsform ist zu intensiv,
zu kurze oder ungünstige Pausezeiten. Die Unterrichtsräume sind nicht so gut(klein, nicht richtig isoliert.
5. Oct. 2010
25. Anna (19 years) -
25. Intensive course - 3 weeks
25. Intensive course - 3 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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Teachers, program, activities and CADIZ!!!
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Sevilla ist eine Reise wert
20. Apr. 2010
26. Katrin (25 years) -
26. Super Intensive Combi Course (25 group+5 individual) - 4 weeks
26. Super Intensive Combi Course (25 group+5 individual) - 4 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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nette und kompetente Lehrer
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Sonnenuntergang am alten Strand
20. Nov. 2009
27. Hannah (50 years) -
27. Spanish Course over 50 - 2 weeks
27. Spanish Course over 50 - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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Sehr engagierte Lehrerinnen und Lehrer und kleine Klassen
2. Nov. 2009
28. Stefania (35 years) -
28. D.E.L.E. Preparatory course - 2 weeks
28. D.E.L.E. Preparatory course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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classi poco numerose
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spiegare meglio le pratiche per l
12. Oct. 2009
29. Evelien (41 years) -
29. Intensive course - 2 weeks
29. Intensive course - 2 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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small classes, small school, personal attention
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
no, just enjoy and ask for staying in the old part of Cadiz
Other comments
I would like to advise the school to organise a sort of meeting every monday when new people arrive. just to get more informed about everything.
5. Oct. 2009
30. Benjamin (25 years) -
30. General course - 3 weeks
30. General course - 3 weeks
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Shared flat Low Season
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The teachers are perfect!!!They are like friends and if you want to, you can meet them in several bars in Cádiz and enjoy your time together with all the other pupils and the teachers!
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Visit Morocco over the weekend! It's not that far and it's amazing to see!!!And ask for the bar "El Jopo" in Cádiz if you like Rock Music!!!
3. Oct. 2009
31. Sascha (23 years) -
31. General course - 4 weeks
31. General course - 4 weeks
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The teachers were really kind and motivated. There weren't many people from my country,which was great for my Spanish
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Try to see every flamenco-show you can. Also the sunset from Castillo Santa Maria is great
Other comments
My roommates were a lot older (some more than 25 years), roommates at my age would have been nicer.
24. Aug. 2009
32. Roberta (24 years) -
32. General course - 3 weeks
32. General course - 3 weeks
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Shared flat High Season
19. Dec. 2005
33. Susanne -
33. Intensive/ High Season - 4 weeks
33. Intensive/ High Season - 4 weeks
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I had the best teachers ever, but if you don't like yours, do try and change the course
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Playa Cortadura is the nicest beach with the most beautiful water
Other comments
Changing apartments is possible, just consider that you talk to the school a few days in advance, moving to another place is mostly only possible on a Monday!
19. Dec. 2005
34. Bettina -
34. Intensive/ High Season - 4 weeks
34. Intensive/ High Season - 4 weeks
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friendly and young teachers
8. Sep. 2005
35. Benjamin (23 years) -
35. Standard Course
35. Standard Course
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They did not have a speciality
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Cadiz is a very nice town with very friendly people! But I would recommend to not stay much more than 4 weeks. There are other great cities in Andalusia!
Other comments
It is good for students when they are placed in the right course, but once you placed there is basically no chance to switch. The school and it´s staff is very unflexible.
30. Jun. 2005
36. Anonymous (24 years) -
36. Standard Course
36. Standard Course
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great teachers
28. Apr. 2005
37. Florian (25 years) -
37. Standard Course
37. Standard Course
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I liked the mixture of students from all over the world. It was very interesting, to get to know other cultures so intensive. And the teachers at the school were amazing. I would have never believed that you can learn so much in 8 weeks course duration.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Cadiz is a beautiful little city with some cultural features and a great nightlife in the old part of the town. And renting a car, you can reach so many famous places in Andalucia in a one-day-trip.
12. Nov. 2004
38. Anonymous (25 years) -
38. Standard Course
38. Standard Course
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The conversation lessons and the little garden
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
The camera oscura
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Teachers were very nice and lectures interesting. I think our teachers would deserve a permanent contract so that they wouldn't be unemployed as soon as student number drops during winter time.
30. Sep. 2004
39. Xxx (20 years) -
39. Standard Course
39. Standard Course
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small groups of pupils, interesting teachers (more friends than teachers, but nevertheless they taught a lot!!!!!!)
2. Aug. 2004
40. Regula (27 years) - Schweiz
40. Standard Course
40. Standard Course
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9. Jul. 2004
41. Anonymous (19 years) - Netherlands
41. Standard Course
41. Standard Course
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12. Jun. 2004
42. Michael (25 years) -
42. Standard Course
42. Standard Course
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19. Feb. 2004
43. Robert (56 years) - Netherlands
43. Standard Course
43. Standard Course
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13. Feb. 2004
44. Nancy (24 years) - Germany
44. Standard Course
44. Standard Course
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i felt very comfortable
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the school lessons and the teacher were very good, i would like to make another course once again and I'd always recommend it to a friend
9. Jan. 2004
45. Siv (30 years) - Norway
45. Superintensive(+35h)
45. Superintensive(+35h)
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Small groups
1. Jan. 2004
46. Anonymous (24 years) - Usa
46. Superintensive(+35h)
46. Superintensive(+35h)
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the teachers were wonderful
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
try and live in the old town
13. Oct. 2003
47. Anonymous (26 years) - Alemania
47. Standard Course
47. Standard Course
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9. Sep. 2003
48. Daniel (29 years) - Schweiz
48. Standard Course
48. Standard Course
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6. Sep. 2003
49. Marika (18 years) - Deutschland
49. Standard Course
49. Standard Course
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i liked really much the teachers because they know you to teach with fun and serius
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
you should not miss to talk to the spanish peopel they are so polite and open-minded it is amazing, as well you should go on the 16. august to the barbecue at the beach just try it,
Other comments
i had a very good time in cádiz because its such a beautiful town and the people there are pretty nice you feel never alone.if you go there you have to visit the chiringito "marimba" or to plaza victoria that is there people meet like the picadilly circus in london but don´t forget your "tinto de verano" so, enjoy your time, i will go back, that is for sure
15. Aug. 2003
50. Michael (27 years) - Deutschland
50. Superintensive(+35h)
50. Superintensive(+35h)
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small size and original town
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It all depends on the teacher. Better change classes soon, if you do not like the one in your class.



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