Reviews of Die Akademie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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4.4
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Die Akademie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Die Akademie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Based on 127 reviews of former students of Die Akademie
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (5 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (11 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (31 ratings)
Students 50+ years (79 ratings)
Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.
Individual Reviews
Die Akademie
3. Nov. 2025
Vaida (48 years) 
Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The location of the school, the architecturally very interesting and beautiful surroundings, the relaxed atmosphere in the school, the size of the school (that it is so clearly laid out), the approachability of the school management. It's great that there are drinks on offer, coffee, tea, water, snacks. That is really commendable."
Negative aspects
"The only usable spacious toilet and queues in front of it. Sometimes you miss half of your break because you have to wait 15 minutes in line to get in. It would be great if there was a possibility to set up a second one.
It would also have been nice if at least one activity had been offered. Furthermore, it was probably planned, but apparently it didn't work out."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"None."
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Other comments
"A nice place to learn."
City/place
"A cosy, versatile, historic and chic city with lots of great offers."
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"The course was just right for me. I wish it had been longer so that I could have had more practice."
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21. Oct. 2025
Sonja (53 years) Germany Course: Course C - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Jörg as contact-person is easy going, always super friendly and in a good mood.
Jessica is a very encouraged teacher who enjoyed her job every minute."
Negative aspects
"Luckily we were only 3 people in class. Can't Imagine how it would have been with 4-5 in this very small room…"
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"I was surprised to find coffee and water - the description of the school should mention, that it is recommended to bring lunch food as it might be complicated to grab something in the more lively city center during lunch break."
City/place
"Palma is always a good place to be - for a language school but also to explore the island: every bus and train starts here."
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"Super prepared, intense and exactly the way I wanted it to be."
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21. Aug. 2025
Kerstin (60 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I had a great teacher in Jessica. Jörg from the office was super nice and approachable. It was a well-rounded experience."
Negative aspects
"The air conditioning in the classroom was very cold and draughty. So we had to turn it off. This made it very warm. The classroom was a bit small for 8 people."
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"As I live there part of the time, I know Palma very well."
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15. Apr. 2025
Annette (65 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers are really nice."
Negative aspects
"Despite having done a good placement test 4 weeks before (after 2 years of Spanish), I was placed in the absolute beginner class. According to the school, it was because I didn't book directly with the school."
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11. Nov. 2024
Eliane (58 years) 
Course: Course A - 1 week
Course: Course A - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very very good!!!"
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22. Oct. 2024
Ulrike (71 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Great teacher. High proportion of conversation in addition to grammar. Small group. Friendly atmosphere in the school."
Negative aspects
"Too bad that the confirmation of participation was incorrect. (Unfortunately I saw it too late.) The rooms are quite cramped when the group is full."
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"Appropriate."
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7. Oct. 2024
Teresa (37 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Super instructive lessons, very nice people, relaxed atmosphere."
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1. Oct. 2024
Peter (71 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Excellent, motivating organisation of the lessons. Very good teaching of even the difficult topics of the Spanish language, especially the use of the different tenses and the conjugation of verbs. Perfect location in the old town centre. Free coffee and water during the breaks."
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"Definitely worth a visit."
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30. Sep. 2024
Jochen (47 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Personalised lessons, small classes, good location.There are drinks and you feel well looked after."
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City/place
"A great city that is always worth a visit."
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18. Sep. 2024
Aleksej Nikolaj (59 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Very good teachers"
Negative aspects
"Difficulties with the air conditioning"
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Other comments
"Small but nice"
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"Great!"
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20. Aug. 2024
Lore (32 years) Belgium Course: Course A - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Very friendly and skilled teachers! Lot of interaction during class. Loved it."
Negative aspects
"The classrooms are a bit too small, but it's cosy. I missed a study place or a place for connection: a space just to have a coffee, a snack during the break, to have a chat, to work on your laptop would improve the interaction and connection between students."
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17. Jun. 2024
Rena (61 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Everyone is really nice, helpful and even has time for the students during the breaks."
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21. May. 2024
Renate (63 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I had a good teacher who allowed me to talk a lot about what was important to me. I learned a lot, even though there were quite a few language levels thrown together in one group. But it didn't do any harm."
Negative aspects
"A single toilet for the entire school is not enough. Waiting in line was normal..."
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"The school is incredibly beautiful inside and out. Everyone is very friendly."
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"Super!"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Too many people with too different previous knowledge"
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22. Apr. 2024
Beverly (74 years) United States Course: Course B - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Liked the teacher. Had good activities."
Negative aspects
"Should have scheduled one afternoon activity for class or a lunch. Probably should have assigned us more presentations so we could practice speaking more."
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"Great place for a Spanish school."
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11. Mar. 2024
Gisela (56 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Beautiful location in the old town, nice people, very committed teacher"
Negative aspects
"Very small classrooms, it was very cold, coffee/snacks often "ran out", no afternoon activities or excursions offered (ok for a week, you can explore Palma); due to the internationality of the students, it was sometimes a jumble of languages; explanations in English were not always understandable for everyone"
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"Palma is worth a visit (but not in the high season and not when there are 3 cruise ships in the harbour...)"
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"The "placement" on site was a short sentence"
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18. Dec. 2023
Beatrix (58 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"There are small groups, so you are often asked to speak"
Negative aspects
"The classrooms are very sparsely equipped"
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4. Nov. 2023
Nicolas (24 years) Course: Course B - 3 weeks
Course: Course B - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location of the school was very, very good. I am very content with Lorena's lessons."
Negative aspects
"Unfortunately, some of the students in my class had a different language level. It was therefore difficult to structure the lessons in such a way that they were interesting for all the students. However, Lorena made the best of the situation."
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"Palma de Mallorca is very beautiful. The only drawback is that it has become quite expensive."
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27. Sep. 2023
Volker (56 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Small group, great teacher, varied lessons, learned a lot."
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City/place
"Of course, there is a lot of tourism, especially in the city centre. If you leave these well-trodden paths, there is much to discover. You just have to have courage."
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"Course A"
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21. Aug. 2023
Joa (56 years) Course: Course A - 4 weeks
Course: Course A - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The school has very good teachers who challenge you well without being too demanding."
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21. Aug. 2023
Dieter (57 years) Course: Course B - 3 weeks
Course: Course B - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The school is very flexible to the wishes of the customers..."
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25. Jun. 2023
Jutta (53 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"That we could change course without any problems"
Negative aspects
"No results of the entrance examination received, small rooms"
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25. Jun. 2023
Andreas (53 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The lessons were fun, after a trial day we were able to change to another class according to the language level and our wish for more speaking practice. Everything was unproblematic. The school is also centrally located in the old town and easily accessible on foot from all sides."
Negative aspects
"The classrooms are quite small, but this is probably also due to the central location in the old town buildings."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"If necessary, in the heat of the discussion on current topics, make sure not to switch to English for too long, as you really want to bring up your topic :-)"
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City/place
"Very nice city, clean and safe. Good to explore on foot at all times. The "Ballermann" crowd is obviously not in the city, but rather on the outskirts. The gastronomy offers a paradise for vegans, from simple to very upscale cuisine, everything is there!"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"It was a lot of fun, language application was the goal and that's how it was."
Accommodation
"The host family was super nice and also eager to support the use of the language. The location was great, on a side street close to the old town. Not too noisy, apart from the rubbish trucks in the morning, but you probably have that problem everywhere in the city."
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19. Jun. 2023
Marlies (55 years) 
Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location was great! The profesora good and really Spanish-speaking, coffee and some goodies available every day, good class, nice classroom. Well divided by level."
Negative aspects
"No afternoon programme or an excursion. No certificate of participation received so far. Would be sent via mail."
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"Many German participants of adult age in my week."
City/place
"Great historic centre, beautiful, clean, idyllic, well-maintained, safe and convenient with plenty of culture and many nice shops, terraces and Spanish restaurants."
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"Good, met my expectations."
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25. May. 2023
Helena (33 years) 
Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Skilled and motivated teacher."
Negative aspects
"Don't know."
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"Best place to travel to."
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15. May. 2023
Steffen (54 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location in the centre near the Catedrale is very nice. The lessons and the Spanish teacher were very good and the attention is individual."
Negative aspects
"Unfortunately, the classrooms have no windows or daylight and are only air-conditioned."
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Other comments
"Very nice management at Die Akademie and the teachers are very competent."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"My Spanish A1 course was supposed to be for beginners, but I had to join an advanced group and it was very hard to follow."
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1. May. 2023
Charlie (61 years) United States Course: Course B - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Great teachers. Wonderful old town location. Small. Went out of their way to help. Good courses. Very nice head of school, very personable and engaging."
Negative aspects
"Classrooms have a strong echo and the lighting is positioned low so it reflects off the whiteboard. This made seats in the back hard to see and hear sometimes. Some carpet or sound damping would help. Additional afternoon or evening excursions would have been desirable."
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"The room was nice and had a deluxe bathroom. The landlady let me store some medicine in her fridge and she greeted us when we came home. The beds themselves are old spring mattresses and while adequate are not very comfortable. Location was excellent."
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4. Apr. 2023
Iris (55 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location of the school is great and the excursion to the Royal Palace was also very interesting."
Negative aspects
"The level of the participants in a class was unfortunately not homogeneous."
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"Amazing!!"
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20. Feb. 2023
Marzena (47 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very nice Spanish teacher who tutored me, helpful director of Die Akademie"
Negative aspects
"The classroom was very cold at the beginning, the teaching materials were limited and not of good quality."
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13. Feb. 2023
Dirk (51 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"It was a great experience and we enjoyed it. In addition, we learned really well. There was a good atmosphere every day. There was an "Get together-Event" in the evening once a week, which we were unfortunately unable to attend."
Negative aspects
"Due to the season, the classrooms were sometimes too cold. The fan heaters that were set up did almost nothing."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Perfect structure"
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City/place
"As I love the island and go there often, it was important for me to learn the local language."
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"A1/A2"
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19. Dec. 2022
Ulrike (60 years) Course: Course B - 4 weeks
Course: Course B - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers were very good at explaining and communicating the content."
Negative aspects
"Maybe it was due to the time of year, but the organisation of the courses was a bit "chaotic" and the rooms quite cold. The acoustics are poor, so a lot of things were not understood properly and you had to concentrate a lot when listening."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I would like a course that takes place twice a week and not a course that takes place every day, but where you attend twice a week and miss the rest of the week.....and then start again the following week with new participants...."
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"Me encanta!"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Unfortunately, the language skills of the participants were very different. The online level test couldn't really help with that."
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31. Oct. 2022
Heidrun (53 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Teachers were very friendly."
Negative aspects
"Spanish lessons as a German in English."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Private lessons for sure."
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City/place
"Beautiful old town"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Make sure that you learn the language in your own language."
Accommodation
"Breakfast for 11.00 euros included 2 rusks, 1 piece of butter a 10g, 2 capsules of coffee and tea. No jam, no charcuterie. Simply bad. I had to prepare everything myself with the 3 ingredients."
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26. Sep. 2022
Dorothee (71 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Daiana from Colombia is an incredibly nice and dedicated teacher. Humorous and varied lessons. The whole team is friendly and helpful. The location of the school in the middle of Palma is very central."
Negative aspects
"The organisation and allocation on the first day was a bit confusing. The rooms in the old building are rather small, especially the sanitary facilities."
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"Great city, lots of sights and excellent places to eat."
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31. Aug. 2022
Peter (70 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"The lessons were also held with three people in the class. The Teacher Milka was very caring and helped us to progress. Moderately air-conditioned."
Negative aspects
"No activities offered. Windowless classroom."
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"A charming city (even in sizzling summer temperatures) with a lot of history, individual architecture from many eras and styles. A little short of cultural events."
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25. Jul. 2022
Carla (13 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Everyone was very nice and it felt good to be there."
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"I love Palma de Mallorca."
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16. May. 2022
Helena (54 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I liked the teacher Sara and my classmates. The contact with the headmaster Jörg was good. The area of old Mallorca is very interesting and well preserved. Nice surroundings."
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"Very good. I want to do more courses there."
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"Very good. We also stayed in a nice hotel with only 5 min to the school."
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17. Jan. 2022
Katharina (47 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Everyone at "Die Akademie" is very friendly and the location is super central."
Negative aspects
"It seems as if there is no curriculum as to what content is taught at what level. So it depends very much on the teacher how the quality of the teaching turned out. In my case, the teacher was totally unprepared from my point of view, we were supposed to talk, were hardly made any improvements. He was super nice and the conversations with him were fun, it's just that there was a complete lack of structure and grammar wasn't his thing either. So overall, a 3 for "Die Akademie"."
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9. Nov. 2021
Jochen (44 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Friendly staff, good location, small groups, good facilities"
Negative aspects
"Echoing rooms, no activities out of season"
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"Good place to learn Spanish, quiet out of season. Nice old town with many sights. Unfortunately, there are many buildings on the coastline."
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"Good course to practice and learn intensively"
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13. Oct. 2021
Ingebjørg (65 years) Norway Course: One-to-One - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Friendly and simple tone, unbureaucratic. Had only one-on-one teaching and did not participate in activities other than teaching. Have known and know Palma."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Always be prepared, homework every day."
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"Brilliant place - also for an "old" lady who wants to learn."
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6. Sep. 2021
Eileen (61 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The lecturer was super competent, friendly and motivating."
Negative aspects
"Technical devices (eg CD players) could have been better."
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20. Apr. 2021
Natalia (48 years) Course: One-to-One - 11 weeks
Course: One-to-One - 11 weeksOverall rating
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"Everyone is very nice, flexible. It was fun"
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"Super"
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9. Aug. 2019
Reinhard (64 years) Germany Course: 1 week
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"Lovely teacher, environment and location. Got the most out of 30 intensive hours of learning."
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20. May. 2019
Anja (54 years) Germany Course: Course B - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Very personal contact all the time."
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City/place
"The hotels are too expensive and medium quality only, the beach was dirty and not nice."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"My basic Spanish course was in small group and we learned and talked a lot with our native speaker. I will come back."
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8. Dec. 2018
Barbara (61 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Helpful and personal support. Dedicated and motivating teacher, who knew how to keep interesting and entertaining lessons despite 9 participants and different languages."
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"Again any time."
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5. Dec. 2018
Anette (59 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The very personal attention"
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29. Oct. 2018
Brigitte (52 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The possibility to switch courses"
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27. Aug. 2018
Julia (44 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very nice teacher and a nice farewell."
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"It was a bit strange that the school had an online placement test (which also contains errors and is not really selective). My level has been proven to be between B2 and C1.
It is not entirely okay that the school, without saying anything, then put me in an A2 course, which was the highest level that was offered. It would have been nice if I had known beforehand. There was a lack of transparency. It was okay in the end, I just repeated past tenses, ... . And you can practice speaking at any level, but, as I said, I would just like to know that beforehand."
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27. Aug. 2018
Mareike (44 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The graduation party. The teachers."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Take the bus and drive to different places and beaches."
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"Better grading of the language level. More personal contact in the academy outside the classroom (secretariat)."
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11. Aug. 2018
Barbara (48 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The location in the middle of Palma de Mallorca"
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"A train ride to Soller in a train from 1912"
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"Rather suitable for beginners. For my level (B2) there was no course. :("
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17. Jul. 2018
Ulrike (64 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Family atmosphere. Small group. Professional quality of the teacher. Buffet with Mallorcan specialties on the last day of the course when the certificates were handed out."
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"All 4 participants of the study group would have liked more (everyday) conversation. The main focus was on grammar.
The small classroom had poor acoustics and no cooling during the first three days. At over 30 degrees is was not very pleasant. After that, luckily there was a fan."
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"I will definitely come back ..."
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3. Jul. 2018
Beat (56 years) Course: Course B - 3 weeks
Course: Course B - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Teacher, class size and composition"
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14. Jun. 2018
Martina (54 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The location in the middle of the old town; Carmen, our teacher, who always tried to make the most of the situation."
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"Despite the unanimous realisation of all 7 German-speaking course participants that there were sometimes considerable discrepancies in language levels (from participants who just completed an A1 course in the same school to 3 B1 level students who spoke fluent Spanish with the teacher), the school declined the participants' request to divide the group according to their levels, although this possibility was always offered as an option in the preliminary assessment. That was a cheek, so the school did not deliver in this regard."
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22. May. 2018
Philip (70 years) Denmark Course: 1 week
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"WE were 2 persons and 1 professor and had 10 lessons over 4 days. Really individualised education adjusted to our level. Really value for money. We are both 69 years old and have had Spanish classes for 4 years."
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18. May. 2018
Gabriele (68 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The form of teaching"
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26. Apr. 2018
Kitty (60 years) Course: Part Time Course - 12 weeks
Course: Part Time Course - 12 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"That you were taught by native Spanish speakers. All teachers are very nice."
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"I had three three different teachers within 3 months. Classes are taught in a very fast way."
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27. Feb. 2018
Walter (80 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The relaxed style in the school routine, the common break room, the possibility to help oneself with drinks,
the generosity of the school with providing apples, snacks etc."
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"Unfortunately we had a bad weather period with rain. (from 10 days 8 days rain). The persistent humidity with low room temperatures gave trouble to many participants. I assume that it was an exceptional situation."
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20. Dec. 2017
Sibylle (57 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I was able to switch from one class to another without any problems. I got along very well and benefited a lot. For me everything was tip top, I would have liked to have more role plays, I had no idea, had never been in an intensive language school, but would do it again immediately. It is a successful introduction to a language, only then you should be able to continue. The lesson with the owner of the school was the best, Nieves had a very profound knowledge of grammar, had to put up with criticism, but countered it well. After that there was silence and everyone was satisfied."
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"I noticed that most of the participants do not want to learn grammar. They misjudge the necessity of the grammar of a language and think, if they can only speak, but how? Participants should also learn after school, maybe do translations. Spanish is not so hard at first but later it can be quite tricky. Also with pronunciation you have to practice again and again."
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"The school is well located. It would be nice if we as a class, which we have not done, e.g. 2 h would have gone outside and e.g. ask for directions or / and we should have described at the sea the way etc.. The price-performance ratio has been very good."
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31. Oct. 2017
Barbara (57 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The quality of the lessons, the friendly atmosphere"
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19. Oct. 2017
Ulrike (64 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"The teacher (Natalia) addressed the language deficits and picked them up the next day. The learning content was didactically and methodically sound. Learning was fun, also because it was varied and there was always positive feedback."
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"In my case, I did not find the division into the learning group entirely satisfactory, as I felt partially underchallenged.
The problem was that there were only 2 classes at that time and thus my learning level could not be covered. But repetition does not hurt either."
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"Beautiful old building. Nice reception. One feels immediately at home."
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19. Sep. 2017
Isolde (45 years) Austria Course: Course B - 1 week
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"Nice teacher"
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17. Aug. 2017
Bettina (73 years) Spain Course: Course C - 1 week
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"I liked most the atmosphere and energy in the rooms and with our teacher."
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"The progress I have made was good and I will soon continue to study."
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19. Jun. 2017
Annelie (57 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Very nice layout on the lessons, nice atmosphere, inspiring and varied teaching"
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"The school is located in the picturesque old district."
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10. Oct. 2016
Frank (74 years) United Kingdom Course: Course B - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Good teachers and helpful staff."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"No tips, every thing was fine."
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"The accommodation was too far from the school. The hostess was too strict."
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10. May. 2016
Matilde Lea (35 years) Denmark Course: Course B - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The location"
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"The first week was ok, though it would have been great to have more focus on speaking the language than doing text exercises.
But the second week, there was no class for us, because we did not fit into either of the levels. Basic or high level. So I had to wait until Tuesday to have lessons. And the teacher was unprepared and showed no enthusiasm at all. Friday we ended up with another teacher. She was good, but it was a very confusing week, I feel my money was wasted :("
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11. Nov. 2015
Brigitte (55 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"- The class size
- lesson structure"
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12. Oct. 2015
Katarina (31 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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"The staff were always so friendly and helpful, there was always tea, coffee, fruit and pastries for the student, the home-made tapas at the end of the week were great!"
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23. Sep. 2015
Marcella (47 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"There was always the possibility and flexibility to take individual classes due to a lack of students, although a course was booked."
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"One should insist to know if a course will actually take place. Otherwise it can happen that you have to take individual classes. This has benefits in terms of the learning effect on the one hand, if on the other hand you don't want to come to school every day for an hour only, it costs more. Although this is clear from the start, it was not clear that there would be no course."
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"Advertised accessibility does not exist. While this did not affect me, because I have no physical handicap, a wheelchair user had to be carried up and down the stairs on a daily basis."
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8. Sep. 2015
Elmira (31 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Quality of teaching"
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Homestay Executive
17. Aug. 2015
Annelie (55 years) Course: One-to-One - 1 week
Course: One-to-One - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I paid for individual lessons and it worked very well, perfect chemistry with my teacher."
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"Incredibly charming location in a 1600s stone building amidst the narrow streets of Palma's street life."
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12. Aug. 2015
Lisa (65 years) Denmark Course: Course B - 1 week
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"I did not like the school. It was dirty, dull and the teacher was not prepared for the teaching. And the secretary was not helpful."
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"German is the favorite language. Make sure that your hostfamily understand a little English."
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"Die Akademie needs to be a lot more inviting and modernized in every possible way. I Got sick from the very bad conditions."
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4. Jun. 2015
Katharina (37 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The great location in the city center"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Definitely look for another school"
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"Classrooms in the basement, very dark, no placement test, therefore wrong group composition, time-wasting audiobooks with 10 min music droning, unpleasant automatically triggering room spray every 30 minutes. Teachers were unprepared and copy during the lessons. No homework, noticably little motivation"
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1. Jun. 2015
Gabriele (52 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location, charming building"
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"Classrooms in the basement are unacceptable (bad exposure to light, ventilation, cellar smell). Documents and media are outdated. Poor organization of teachers. They go unprepared to class, then have to copy in between ... Carmen once left us wait endlessly after the CD was finished."
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7. May. 2015
Joachim (51 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Personal, nice communication with the teaching staff"
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20. Apr. 2015
Trine Denmark Course: Course B - 1 week
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"It is very centrally located. Fine facilities with toilets and water and coffee"
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"I think the teachers should do a couple of lessons outside, because it is a long time to sit inside with no actual windows to see the sky."
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Homestay Executive
24. Nov. 2014
Sara (24 years) Italy Course: Course B - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Frendly atmosphere"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Don't book accommodation with the school. it's too expensive."
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"I had great time. thanks."
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1. Oct. 2014
Gabriele (52 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location in the city, our teacher Carmen (very professional handling of difficult students !!!), fruit in the morning, efforts of the organizers and teachers."
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"I'll be back in 2015 !!!!!"
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29. Sep. 2014
Gabriele (57 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The very competent, friendly and flexible profesora (Carmen)! The rooms were extremely well presented! Thank you also for coffee, water and snacks!"
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"I will recommend The Academy definitely to interested friends!"
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3. Sep. 2014
Sandra (43 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location, People"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Guided visit at Almudaina"
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25. Aug. 2014
Anita (60 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Very nice female employees and teachers"
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6. Aug. 2013
Gudrun Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Good atmosphere"
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"It would be better to have the common activity at the beginning of the course and not at the very end."
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6. May. 2013
Karen (50 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very relaxed and varying atmosphere."
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"I would recommend to perform a test in the beginning of the course. According to their level, the participants will be arranged into groups."
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"I highly recommended it"
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2. Oct. 2012
Sandra (65 years) 
Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"THE TEACHING AND THE KINDNESS OF EMPLOYEES"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"THERE ARE NO SECONDARY CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOON"
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"THE FREE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES"
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4. Sep. 2012
Jacqueline (19 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Amazing teachers and great classmates"
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27. Aug. 2012
Iuliia (20 years) Course: Course B - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers."
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"Thank you)))"
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23. Jul. 2012
Andrea (40 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Peaceful and homely atmosphere"
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"Great central location, clean rooms and comfortable. Great welcome. Learning modules a little bit dated and sometimes boring. Excellent teachers availability and school staff"
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3. Jul. 2012
Yoshiki (56 years) 
Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Small group. Friendly atmosphere."
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"It's a small school, but very comfortable."
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"I couldn't receive the prompt replies from the school. I felt slightly concerned."
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9. Apr. 2012
Emma (30 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
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"Teaching and small class sizes"
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"A little disorganised."
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5. Apr. 2012
Volker (54 years) Course: Course C - 1 week
Course: Course C - 1 weekOverall rating
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"School is located in the centre and is personal, the school apartments are very good for a short term course"
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25. Jul. 2011
Clélia (15 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The fact that the teachers were very good teachers"
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"Hanging out with the class"
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29. Nov. 2010
Wolfgang (66 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Good atmosphere, central location"
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"It gets chilly in the rooms in November"
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12. Aug. 2010
Emily Marie (16 years) Norway Course: Course B - 2 weeks
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"As a beginner with no experience with Spanish whatsoever, two straight weeks of the intensive course is more than enough, if not too much. You don't have time to practice what you just learned, which makes it hard to keep track with everything you are meant to learn. But still, this is a good kick-start as long as you keep it up by practising and try to speak as much Spanish as you can, whenever you get a chance!"
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"Teachers: My first week, I had a great teacher who was patient and tried her best to make me understand everything. My second week was not as great. My new teacher was not as patient and he made me feel lost. It felt as if he had given me up. I am sure he is a good teacher, but i have to say, his sympathy and connection with other people are not. He should work on his social skills."
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29. Apr. 2024
Jana (48 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Cooking is not allowed in the kitchen."
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20. Jul. 2023
Reinhard (67 years) Course: Course A - 2 weeks
Course: Course A - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"One of the most beautiful cities on the Mediterranean Sea"
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28. Jan. 2019
Sandra (31 years) Course: Course B - 2 weeks
Course: Course B - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"The classrooms are extremely cold in winter. Also, the organization at the school is not so good (certificate only on request, no leisure activities)"
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17. Jun. 2014
Frank (47 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
Course: Course C - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Unfortunately, I assumed when someone is German and ants to learn Spanish a German-speaking teacher would be available. Unfortunately, there were only English-speaking teachers in the two weeks I have been there. Luckily, I know a little English! But I did not understand everything as good as if I would have had a German-speaking teacher. Too bad! :-( But otherwise nice and easy teachers!"
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22. Apr. 2024
Stephane Course: Course B - 1 week
Course: Course B - 1 weekOverall rating
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27. Feb. 2024
Michael (62 years) Course: Course B - 1 week
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28. Nov. 2023
Cord Germany Course: Course B - 1 week
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21. Oct. 2023
Ulrike Germany Course: Course B - 1 week
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21. Aug. 2023
Isabel (50 years) Course: Course C - 2 weeks
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8. May. 2023
Stephan Germany Course: Course C - 1 week
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