IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

General Information on San Jose

San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, is Central America´s most cosmopolitan city and known as the core of Costa Rican life. A part from a vibrant night life, San Jose also hosts the Gold Museum, which offers a rare look at various gold artefacts of the ancient Latin American civilizations. If you are interested in exploring the land outside the city limits, you will find a stunning variety of landscapes, micro-climates, flora and fauna. The country is an ecotourism heaven, making it one of the best places to experience the tropics. Nature lovers will not be disappointed.

2. Language School  IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica, San Jose

General Information on IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica

The language school IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica was founded in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1996. The IECR is located in the capital, on the East side of San Jose. The school lies in a quiet neighborhood of Guadalupe, close to places of interest. It’s a convenient 10-minute bus ride to downtown San Jose.



Facilities

School facilities include: Internet room for all students for free, wireless Internet connection in our whole building, a green area with volcano stones for taking sun and relaxing as well as a terrace in the front and in the back part, and a library.


Accreditation & Organisation memberships of IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica, San Jose

ACTFL; UTMB (University of Texas at Galveston, Medical Branch);Coastal Carolina University for Study Abroad Programs; Ministry of Education of Costa Rica


Airport transfer

Best arrival airport is Juan Santamaría Int. Airport.  It takes 30 m minutes by car, taxi to school.

2.1. Language School IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica in figures

Average no. of students: Adult courses in summer: 50
Adult courses throughout the year: 20
Average no. of levels: in summer: 6
throughout the year: 6
Spanish teacher qualifications: 100 % hold a university degree
50 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification
Facilities for disabled students: partly
Average age of students: in summer: 28 years
throughout the year: 30 years
Minimum age of students: 16 years
Student nationalities: France 10 %
Holland 5 %  
Japan 10 %
Switzerland 15 %
USA 45 %  

3. Spanish Courses

All prices in US $ (convert currency) Below the original school prices are displayed.  The 5% DISCOUNT on the tuition fee will automatically be deducted on receipt of your registration.

1
Regular Spanish Course (20)
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 6
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 210 400 600 800 1000 1200 1600 2000 2400 200
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
2
Regular Spanish Course (20) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 6
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 280 540 810 1080 1350 1620 2160 2700 3240 270
Consists of 4 hrs per day in a group, plus homestay (single room, half board).
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
3
Regular Spanish Course (30)
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 6
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 310 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2400 3000 3600 300
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
4
Regular Spanish Course (30) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 6
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 380 740 1110 1480 1850 2220 2960 3700 4440 370
Consists of 6 hrs per day in a group, plus homestay (single room, half board).
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
5
Individual Course (20)
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 245 470 705 940 1175 1410 1880 2350 2820 235
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
6
Individual Course (20) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 315 610 915 1220 1525 1830 2440 3050 3660 305
Consists of 4 hrs per day of individual lessons, plus homestay (single room, half board).
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
7
Individual Course (30)
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 345 670 1005 1340 1675 2010 2680 3350 4020 335
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
8
Individual Course (30) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 415 810 1215 1620 2025 2430 3240 4050 4860 405
Consists of 6 hrs per day of individual lessons, plus homestay (single room, half board).
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
9
Specialized Individual Courses (20)
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 315 610 915 1220 1525 1830 2440 3050 3660 305
Consists of 4 hrs per day of individual lessons in one of these areas: -Business Spanish-Legal Spanish-Medical Spanish-Spanish for Teachers-Spanish for Missionaries and Religious Organisations
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Lower intermediate (B1)
10
Specialized Individual Courses (20) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 385 750 1125 1500 1885 2250 3000 3750 4500 375
Consists of 4 hrs per day of individual lessons in one of the areas below PLUS homestay (single room, half board): -Business Spanish-Legal Spanish-Medical Spanish-Spanish for Teachers-Spanish for Missionaries and Religious Organisations
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Lower intermediate (B1)
11
Specialized Individual Courses (30)
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 415 810 1215 1620 2025 2430 3240 4050 4860 405
Consists of 6 hrs per day of individual lessons in one of these areas: -Business Spanish-Legal Spanish-Medical Spanish-Spanish for Teachers-Spanish for Missionaries and Religious Organisations
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Lower intermediate (B1)
12
Specialized Individual Courses (30) with Homestay
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 1
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price US $ 485 950 1425 1900 2375 2850 3800 4750 5700 475
Consists of 6 hrs per day of individual lessons in one of the areas below PLUS homestay: -Business Spanish-Legal Spanish-Medical Spanish-Spanish for Teachers-Spanish for Missionaries and Religious Organisations
Starting dates: Every Monday
Required minimum language level Lower intermediate (B1)
Lesson duration (minutes): 55 minutes
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Note: All courses offered by IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica, San Jose can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form.
Individual classes: Single individual lessons of tuition can be booked at 12 US $. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses.
Prices include: Language level placement at first day of course, Free certificate of course attendance, Wireless LAN zone at school, Internet access, organized activities, course material, tuition
Course material: Generally course material is distributed free to students and will stay in student property.
School closed: National holidays in Costa Rica:
01.Jan, 21.Mar, 22.Mar, 23.Mar, 24.Mar, 11.Apr, 01.May, 25.Jul, 15.Aug, 15.Sep, 25.Dec
Languages spoken by school staff (cannot be guaranteed by school): German, French, Spanish, English
Languages taught at the school: Spanish

4. Accommodation

All prices in US $ (convert currency)

1
Homestay
 / Distance from school: 5 minutes by public transport
Accommodation weekly rate monthly rate
Price US $ 90 450
As indicated accommodation is in general, already included in the course fees.
Includes: Access to laundry service, Half board (breakfast + 1 meal), Shared bathroom.
Room Occupancy: Single room.
Price extra night: 15 US $
Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price.
Comment Families usually live within the area of the school so that students may either walk to class each day or take the bus.
Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? yes
Single room always
Optional airport transfer: yes, for 20 US $ (one way)
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5. Leisure activities

Leisure activities: activity possible course possible organized by school distance from school
Dancing     1 km
Diving     100 km
Horse riding     20 km
Mountainbiking     5 km
Music     3 km

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7. Brochures

For additional information you can view and download the brochure IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica



Important note: You will only be able to receive the 5% discount on your Spanish course at IECR Instituto de Español Costa Rica, San Jose when registering online here at the Languagecourse.Net website. If you book directly at the school, you will have to pay the full course price and no discount can be applied. The LanguageCourse.Net booking service for language studies is 100% free of charge.

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