{"id":58908,"date":"2015-10-14T08:18:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T06:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58908"},"modified":"2016-06-10T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T14:57:37","slug":"top-language-schools-in-bcn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Language Schools in BCN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spanish, one of the most beautiful and most studied languages by many all around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those of you who are about to embark on a journey to Barcelona to learn the <strong>beautiful language of Spanish<\/strong>, I highly recommend studying at a <strong>language school<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Learning-Spanish-Online-Vs.-Abroad-imagen-by-keepcalm-o-matic-257x300.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Learning-Spanish-Online-Vs.-Abroad-imagen-by-keepcalm-o-matic-257x300-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Learning-Spanish-Online-Vs.-Abroad-imagen-by-keepcalm-o-matic-257x300\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>This city is becoming less Spanish and more Catalan, and independent of Spain.\u00a0As such, people tend to speak a mix of <strong>Castellano<\/strong> (Spanish) and <strong>Catalan<\/strong> (language of the\u00a0region of Catalonia) around this city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way to <strong>learn Spanish<\/strong> in this city is not on the street, but rather\u00a0in one of the <strong>Cervantes Institute<\/strong> accredited <strong>language schools<\/strong>. There is a list of many <strong>language schools<\/strong> throughout the city, some good, some not so good, however if you come from the <strong>EU<\/strong>, you don&#8217;t have to worry about residency and getting a student visa. If you are not from the EU, and you want to stay for an extended period of time in Barcelona, the Cervantes accredited <strong>language schools<\/strong> permit a student visa and temporary residency here in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taking classes in a<strong>\u00a0language school<\/strong> was the first step in creating my new life here in Barcelona, making friends both seasonal and permanent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/#Related_article_Learning_a_New_Language_in_Barcelona_has_never_been_easier\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0Learning a New Language in Barcelona has never been easier\">Related article:\u00a0Learning a New Language in Barcelona has never been easier<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/#Speakeasy_Language_School\" title=\"Speakeasy Language School\">Speakeasy Language School<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/#Ole_Language_School\" title=\"Ole Language School\">Ole Language School<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-language-schools-in-bcn\/#Camino_Language_School\" title=\"Camino Language School\">Camino Language School<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Learning_a_New_Language_in_Barcelona_has_never_been_easier\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-learn-a-new-language-barcelona-made-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning a New Language in Barcelona has never been easier<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speakeasy_Language_School\"><\/span><strong>Speakeasy Language School<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located between\u00a0<strong>Plaza Universitat<\/strong> and <strong>Plaza Catalunya<\/strong>, this is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakeasybcn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">language school<\/a> I can actually vouch\u00a0for. I went to this school, and can say that the teachers invest wholeheartedly in their students. They not only teach colloquial <strong>Spanish<\/strong> words and phrases, but also they get to know you as individuals, challenging you to progress, and becoming your first friends in the city. The classes are small and you receive personal attention from your professors. Apart from classes, there are extracurricular activities that enhance\u00a0your Barcelona experience and teach you about the culture in the city.<strong>\u00a0<span class=\"_Xbe\">Ronda de la Universitat, 7, 08007<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ole_Language_School\"><\/span><strong>Ole Language School<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This <strong>language school<\/strong> does not offer the latest and greatest when it comes to facilities, but why attend <strong>language courses<\/strong> if not for the teachers? The professors at this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olelanguages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">language school<\/a> are enthusiastic, the classes are small and the course material is guaranteed to better your <strong>Spanish<\/strong> in no time.\u00a0<strong><span class=\"_Xbe\">Av. de Mistral, 14, Local 6, 08015\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Camino_Language_School\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caminobarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Camino Language School<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/download.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-58967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/download.jpg\" alt=\"download\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>&#8220;<\/strong>Camino&#8221;, which in <strong>Spanish<\/strong> means the path, is a great place to start when trying to learn this <strong>language.<\/strong> The school is located in a tranquil spot, with efficient teachers who accurately gage the student&#8217;s levels of Spanish and place them in classes accordingly. This school has some of the best\u00a0facilities, wifi, and even terraces for the students to drink coffee and chat\u00a0during breaks. Apart from group <strong>language courses<\/strong>, there are business and private courses\u00a0for those who have more specific goals for learning or bettering the language.<strong>\u00a0C\/Comte d\u2019Urgell 78<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"58908\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish, one of the most beautiful and most studied languages by many all around the world. For those of you who are about to embark on a journey to Barcelona to learn the beautiful language of Spanish, I highly recommend studying at a language school. This city is becoming less Spanish and more Catalan, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":63296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4599],"tags":[3029],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58908"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108917,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58908\/revisions\/108917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}