Free Spanish classes to be offered to Axarquía’s foreign residents

The Mancomunidad de Municipios announced the pilot programme last week and 30 places will be offered to people needing to get an A2 level

Jennie Rhodes

Monday, 17 April 2017, 12:57

The Mancomunidad de Municipios, a collective of the town halls in the Axarquía, has announced a pilot scheme of free Spanish classes aimed at foreigners with little or no Spanish.

The course is designed to prepare students to take the official Spanish exam (DELE) level A2, which is the minimum required to obtain Spanish nationality.

In this initial pilot programme a total of thirty places are available and the window for registering for the classes is from 17 until 21 April, after which the successful applicants will be expected to start classes on 2 May. The intensive course will last until 13 July and students will have classes for two hours a week, from Monday to Friday.

Inscriptions are open to every foreign resident and students will be shortlisted on the basis of necessity for work or Spanish nationality applications. Priority will be given to those who need the qualification for those purposes.

In 2015 the Spanish government introduced the requirement of a minimum level of A2 in order to apply for Spanish nationality. The classes will also include information about Spanish culture and traditions, which is another part of the Spanish nationality test.

The Mancomunidads spokesperson for education and culture, Antonio Campos, said, Foreigners come with a certain urgency to learn the language as they come here and need to learn it whether its for work reasons or just to integrate more on a daily basis.

Mónica Cabo, who is coordinating the project, said that although the timing coincides with the UK triggering Article 50, this project had already been discussed before last Junes referendum. She was keen to stress that the programme is open to every foreign resident, regardless of where they are from. Further courses will be running depending on the uptake of the pilot programme.

Those interested in the classes should go to the Mancomunidad de Municipios building on Avenida de Andalucía 110, Torre del Mar, from 10am until 2pm between Monday 17 and Friday 21 April.

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