Escuela de Idiomas Nerja is a private, independent school dedicated primarily to teaching Spanish
as a foreign language. It also gives English lessons and provides student accommodation.
The School was founded in 1980 by the current directors, Luis Carrión and Renate Urban.
Its educational activities include sixteen Spanish programmes for all ages and interests, Spanish
Language and Culture courses, and courses for specific purposes: preparation for DELE examinations,
business Spanish, and Spanish for the tourist trade.
The School completes its core activities with an attractive programme of cultural and leisure
activities related to the educational process.
It provides various accommodation options at its own facilities: Club Costa Nerja, a student hotel
with room for 50 students which is also a cultural centre and a student community centre. Other
options include Spanish host families and apartments.
The School has a staff of 25 teachers and employees, on average.
Qualified Directors and Teachers who are Philology and Arts graduates.
The administration team are specialists ready and able to meet customer needs with the appropriate
services targeting customer well-being.
The School welcomes around one thousand two hundred students per year from over forty
countries. Students, professionals, teachers and anyone who seeks a common goal: to learn to
communicate in Spanish and share an enriching cultural experience.
The School works with agencies, schools and universities worldwide. Many customers repeat the
experience or recommend the School to friends and family.
The educational philosophy at Escuela de Idiomas Nerja is based on communication, on learning
and using Spanish effectively in real-life situations. Students are given the opportunities and
instruments they need to attain their goals.
With that aim in mind, the Study Programme is diverse and open, with plenty of variety in student-teacher
interaction and cultural exchanges. All this is backed by new technologies.
Escuela de Idiomas Nerja is a School Accredited by Instituto Cervantes.
It belongs to several languages teaching Associations in Spain and abroad: IALC (International
Association of Language Centres), FEDELE and Español en Andalucía. It cooperates with the
Madrid Chamber of Commerce, the University of Castilla La Mancha and ESERP (business
school).
The School submits to regular inspections and audits by external agents that guarantee the
services are given to its students.
The facilities are top quality and in the Andalusian style.
School on No. 73 Almirante Ferrándiz Street, Club Costa Nerja (School Hotel), at No. 39 San Juan
Street, built in the Arab-Andalusian style. It has 30 comfortable rooms with bath and air conditioning.
Apartments Club Costa Nerja, situated next to the School, for one or two students each, very
comfortable, with air conditioning, WIFI access, and good views of the garden or the mountains.
EINERJA has partnerships with the following universities and colleges in Spain. You can gain full or conditional acceptance into one of these institutions.
The nationality and age mix at Escuela de Idiomas Nerja S.L. varies over different time periods, courses and levels. Throughout the year, the average age is 35. In the summer, the average age is 22.
EINERJA teaches students from all over the world, including:
EINERJA does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.
The Escuela de Idiomas Nerja stands in the very centre of town, housed in a typical Andalusian building with a good-sized tropical garden, only a few minutes’ walk from the local scenic beaches. Nearby, you will find all types of shops, boutiques, restaurants and night spots, which will help make your stay both lively and enjoyable.
The School has 14 fully-equipped classrooms (interior and exterior). Special mention should be made of the garden, which is perfect for holding a class or just relaxing during breaks at our outdoor cafeteria.
A short stroll will bring you to the Club Costa Nerja. Here, apart from having one of the possible choices of accommodation that we offer our pupils, you will be able to make use of the Students’ Common Room, Internet, WIFI zone, bookshop, library, cafeteria, as well as a spacious courtyard (patio), where you can study or chat with your classmates in a friendly, restful setting.
Our teachers are Philology and Arts graduates, who are all specialists in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language and who form a well-coordinated, enthusiastic team ready and able to make your learning as effective as possible.
We offer a wide variety of courses designed to meet the needs of pupils and combine our professional experience with the most up-to-date methodology and resources.
The Escuela de Idiomas Nerja was founded in 1980 by its current directors, Renate Urban, and Luis Carrión.
I really appreciated the professionalism of the whole organization! I am myself an ex director of a language school and I can tell that tour school is an excellent one! From the first day to the last day, absolutely nothing to complain! The quality of the teachers is to be mentioned! I am a language teacher myself! I had three in two weeks and all excellent… dedicated, professional, nice, and very patient!
Also, the quality of the workshops and tours are exceptional!
I will definitely recommend your school and probably come back! I learned a lot in 2 weeks! Classes are very well structured!
Muchas gracias!
I really enjoyed my time in Nerja The size of the town is perfect, in that you can walk everywhere and you have accessibility to other towns via bus. The intensive class moved very quickly for me, and if I were to do it again, I would probably take a week off between the two weeks that I studied to allow the information to sink in, I definitely came away, knowing a lot more Spanish than when I started and that was just in a two week period in the intensive course
Show details » Read more...Es war alles sehr gut organisiert und die Klassenzusammensetzung passte hervorragend. Der Unterricht war fordernd, aber nicht überfordernd. Die Stimmung war entspannt und ich fühlte mich jederzeit wohl. Das lag in erster Linie an den beiden tollen und verständnisvollen Lehrerinnen. Die Zeit verflog wie im Flug- ein sehr gutes Zeichen. An den sozialen Angeboten habe ich nicht teilgenommen- die Angebote waren jedoch vielseitig. Insgesamt waren alle super nett, von der netten Empfangsdame bis zur Reinigungskraft. Negativ war der kurze Aufnahmetest von einem Lehrer, der einem das Gefühl gab, „ Was willst DU denn hier?“ Dass er mich nicht unterrichtet hat war mein Glück. Ferner fand ich die Präsentation auf der Leinwand etwas ungünstig, da die Lehrkraft gebückt tippen musste und dadurch die Sicht beeinträchtigt war.
Die Schule ist klein und heimelig und sehr charmant.
I took a sabbatical time of my work and booked a course for 7 weeks. The first 5 weeks I started with six people in the class and due to the Christmas period every week there were fewer people. The last week there was only two of us. To me this is not very important, but about 6 is the maximum, I think.
The last 2 weeks in January I had privat lessons due to the fact that no one had signed up with the same level as me.
I had a very good contact with all the teachers and with pain in my heart I left the schoolbuilding the last day. I had a great time and learnt a lot.
Following the capitals in the books went now and then a bit fast. The explanation was clear enough, I understood everything, but then using it straight away was a bit difficult. I was lucky enough to have 4 weeks holiday due to the closure of the school, so I had the time to repeat everything for myself. The privat lessons following were perfect, so I could ask all the questions I wanted to. Francisco explained everything very clearly to me.
There was nothing I did not like, the teachers, the facilities, the location, everything was perfect.
I am definately coming back to Nerja and I will also join classes again in the future.
the classes were well balanced and very cooperative
our teacher was genial
the general organization was on top
the location is a dream: flowered garden, patio, terrace, cafeteria, well equipped classrooms, meeting rooms, movie/conference room, outdoor teaching possibilities (!)
facilities: I appreciated the modern teaching facilities like internet, video, audio, electronic (black) board....
stimulating environment: staff very friendly and helpfull, relaxed atmosphere, calm...
social activities were welcome
the school is well situated in old Nerja, not far from the busy center
I loved the school and the experience. As a language teacher it was interesting to observe how intensive language is instructed in short periods of time, and with beginners at different acquisition levels. I will return next year, but I want to stay longer , and really try to encourage all to stay in the target language. Some times there was too much non Spanish being spoken- I am also a German teacher and found I spoke more German than I wanted:) . The first week the class was too big- 10 students , also because there were some beginners in the class who would have benefited from more differentiated instruction-very basic what is your name, where do you live etc This said we had a wonderfully lively group, and we laughed a lot- I also would have liked more partner work in the first week.I found , because the class was big we were not able to speak as much. I think Sergio and Paco are very intuitive and superb instructors.
My super intensive with Paco was excellent! It would have been great to have had one more student in the class because I probably would have spoken more. I will challenge myself next year to hablar more. I plan to take courses at the uni here.
The second week we had 6 in the class. I was annoyed that the first day we went to Torrox where I heard more German than Spanish. I would have loved to do a market scene in the class and really force us all to ask and answer questions. Celia is an excellent instructor, but the make up of our class was not as lively and I missed that dynamic. I liked that we did partner work, and it was excellent for me to be paired with a non German or English speaker- I loved this aspect. It would have been fun to interact in Spanish with the upper levels.
The excursions were wonderful! Thank you! The paella was wonderful! Thank you!
The hotel was fine- it needs a coffee machine for the off season months! I think next year I will look for an apartment.Also could there not be a cheaper school taxi? I found on for 28 Euros cheaper and the driver was wonderful!
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Show details » Read more...Well organized transfer from the airport to Nerja. Competent teachers, beautiful accommodation and garden. Good classrooms, teaching aids and class size.
The resort of Nerja is located directly on the sea, the school is centrally located.
Interesting excursions organized by the school.
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The school is a perfect choice for many reasons. The location is just great, the school is a few minute walk from all the attractions and beaches. The teachers in school were very friendly, dedicated and most importantly very professional. They explained things really clearly and patiently. A good thing about the school is that it's not only a school for teenagers but also for middle-aged students and older. I took an intensive course in July and there were many people in my group in their forties or fifties. The accomodation was ok. The room was small and very basic but the host lady was very friendly and helpful. I can definately recommend Escuela de Idiomas and all the servises they provide.
Show details » Read more...I really liked the school and the teachers. The classes were perfect because of the small groups. And I loved the activities. The activities made it easier to get to know the other students. I had a great time at the school. It’s perfect for learning spanish and I would really love to come back some day.
Show details » Read more...Very professional - both in methods, teachers, daily plans and dealing with very different levels. Both in language skills and learning-ability. They really know how to help and/or challenge their students.
All logistics are perfect.
I did not participate in activities, but they seem good and relevant for those who did so.
I bought an extra week on-site. That should pretty much call for a thumbs up :-)
Had to go down a class as I had not been for 10 years. Same teachers and secretary which is always a good sign. Self catering facilities were quite poor.
Show details » Read more...Die Sprachschule ist sehr gut geführt und der Unterricht professionell. Die Professoren haben gutes bis sehr gutes Niveau. Die Sprachschule und der Club liegen im Herzen der Altstadt, von allen Seiten Nerjas gut fußläufig zu erreichen. Die angebotenen Zimmer und Studios sind recht gut ausgestattet, jedoch teilweise recht laut und kein Meerblick, da weit vom Meer entfernt, daher meiner Meinung nach zu teuer. Ich würde empfehlen, sich privat ein Zimmer oder Appartement zu buchen.
Die angebotenen, kostenpflichtigen Aktivitäten habe ich als überteuert empfunden.
Der Lehrstoff wurde ziemlich zügig durchgenommen, alle 2 Wochen musste ein neues Buch verwendet und natürlich auch gekauft werden. Es bestand zwar die Möglichkeit, das Buch auszuleihen, doch dann erhielt man meistens ein gebrauchtes Buch, in das schon jemand hineingeschrieben hat.
Very good professors. Easygoing atmosphere in the school.
Show details » Read more...I really liked the school and the sourrondings.
I had 5 teachers in three weeks and they were all god.
Maybe the speed with an new chapter everyday was a little bit to high for me
I liked the class, even though it was very intense and difficult, but I think I was in the right level.
The teachers were very sympathetic and entertaining, and good pedagogues I think. I really liked the garden with the cafe for our
Coffee-breaks. Sadly their was some noise in the street going on so we had to change our class room at some time.
I lived outside the school in a private accommodation, which I was pleased with, so I just came for the classes.
I was overall pleased with the school , and would like to go back another time if possible. Thank you!
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I joined a group called 50+. It was very good. It was organized with lessons before lunchtime and had other activities in the evenings. I was in a beginner group with only six students from different countries. We had a very nice teacher. The school has a good location in the center of Nerja with a nice garden. I stayed in my own house so I have nothing to say about the housing.
The activities in the evening were well-organized and interesting.
We were only 5 pupils in our class, which made it great to learn, as you are obliged to follow each moment during the lessons.
I learnt a lot Spanish and improved my knowledge.
I didn’t know exactly the distance between where I was living at the hotel in Torre del Mar and Nerja, but it was about 20 km one-way, so I lost lot of time on the bus. Anyway, it was a nice trip along the shore.
I couldn’t attend all the free-time activities, because it was too far away for me, so I just had the trip to Cordoba. It was a hot day and we didn’t find any place to eat or drink. The time there passed by to quick and we couldn’t see that much, because the town was really crowded with people from all over the world as there was a big fiesta.
Anyway, I enjoyed taking classes in Spanish a lot!
Homestays are carefully selected and offer students the opportunity to learn more about the local culture in a comfortable setting while studying Spanish in Nerja. These homes are often between 5 - 15 minutes away from the school by public transport. Families usually offer affordable meal plans that allow you to sample the local cuisine. If you have special requests or diet restrictions (because of religion or health reasons), please let us know in advance. Your housing starts on the Sunday before your first day of class and ends on the Saturday after your last day of class, unless otherwise noted. Learn more about homestay housing
It is possible to live in a rented apartment during your study in Nerja, but this tends to be more expensive. EINERJA provides some assistance with apartment rentals or you can rent an apartment on your own. Learn more about apartment housing
EINERJA provides some assistance with hotel or hostel reservations or you can reserve a room on your own. Learn more about hostel housing
We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.
Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.
Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Nerja based on your budget, schedule and preferences.
Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.
The Escuela de Idiomas Nerja stands in the very centre of town, housed in a typical Andalusian building with a good-sized tropical garden, only a few minutes’ walk from the local scenic beaches. Nearby, you will find all types of shops, boutiques, restaurants and night spots, which will help make your stay both lively and enjoyable.
The School has 14 fully-equipped classrooms (interior and exterior). Special mention should be made of the garden, which is perfect for holding a class or just relaxing during breaks at our outdoor cafeteria.
A short stroll will bring you to the Club Costa Nerja. Here, apart from having one of the possible choices of accommodation that we offer our pupils, you will be able to make use of the Students’ Common Room, Internet, WIFI zone, bookshop, library, cafeteria, as well as a spacious courtyard (patio), where you can study or chat with your classmates in a friendly, restful setting.
Our teachers are Philology and Arts graduates, who are all specialists in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language and who form a well-coordinated, enthusiastic team ready and able to make your learning as effective as possible.
We offer a wide variety of courses designed to meet the needs of pupils and combine our professional experience with the most up-to-date methodology and resources.
The Escuela de Idiomas Nerja was founded in 1980 by its current directors, Renate Urban, and Luis Carrión.
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