Intensive 20 lessons per week

Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena

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Course description

Intensive 20 is the course for everyone who is looking for an introduction to Spanish or who wants to refresh and extend his/her language skills. The topics depend on your needs and previous knowledge.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar

Class schedule

Course duration
1-48 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday (except for beginners)
Start dates for beginners
13 Jan 2025, 24 Feb 2025, 07 Apr 2025, 19 May 2025, 30 Jun 2025, 22 Sep 2025 and 03 Nov 2025
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday
School holidays
01 Jan 2025, 06 Jan 2025, 20 Jan 2025, 03 Feb 2025, 04 Mar 2025, 17 Apr 2025, 18 Apr 2025, 01 May 2025, 30 May 2025, 11 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025, 08 Dec 2025, 22 Dec 2025 - 28 Dec 2025

Desilena does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class times

You can choose from the following class times:

Morning session
09:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test before your arrival in Tenerife to determine your class level.

Class size

Average 6 students
Maximum 10 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older
Average 35 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

100% recommend

based on 20 reviews
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"Eine freundliche und professionale Sprachschule, sehr zu empfehlen"

Manuela Pillwachs, student from Germany

Hallo,
über die Schule kann ich nur positives berichten.
Ich wurde am Montag sehr herzlich empfangen . Mir wurde alles genau erklärt.
Die Klassengröße war sehr gut da nicht zu viele Schüler in einer Klasse waren.
Die Lehrerin war ehr sympathisch und freundlich , sie hat den Unterricht prima gestaltet,es hat viel Spaß gemacht und man hat viel gelernt.
Die Lage am Puerto Colon ist hervorragend.
Ich kann diese Schule nur bestens empfehlen .

Ganz liebe Grüße und bis bald

Manuela

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
1 Apr 2024 - 5 Apr 2024
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
06 May 2024

¡Hola, Manuela!

Muchas gracias por tus palabras.
Esperamos verte de nuevo muy pronto.
Un abrazo desde Tenerife,

"It was fantastic. Intense and very proactive lessons and Andrea did a great job."

Raphael Mueller, student from Switzerland

Lovely people working there and very good atmosphere. Was very pleased by Andrea as a Teacher.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
6 Feb 2023 - 17 Feb 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
13 March 2023

¡Hola, Raphael!
Muchas gracias por tu opinión :)

"A well-structered course with vers helpful staff"

Adrian Christopher Hughes, student from Ireland

Very professional and helpful staff, well-structered courses and in a great location

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
16 Jan 2023 - 27 Jan 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
14 February 2023

Muchas gracias por tu opinión.
Esperamos verte de nuevo muy pronto :)

"I had a very good teacher who made the lessons fun and interesting."

doug Cockcroft, student from UK

I enjoyed my week learning. I had a very good teacher who made the lessons fun and interesting. I learnt as much as I believe is possible in a week.
I would definitely go again and would recommend it to anyone.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
9 May 2022 - 13 May 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
08 June 2022

¡Hola, Doug! Muchas gracias por tu opinión. Esperamos verte de nuevo en Tenerife :)

"Very nice teachers, good classes"

Jonathan Roedel, student from Germany

The course was a very good experience, the time went fast and I learned good Spanish for four weeks.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
7 Feb 2022 - 4 Mar 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
28 March 2022

Muchas gracias por tu opinión, Jonathan :) Esperamos verte pronto ;)
Un abrazo

"I think it was a nice school, and I have an intension to come back next year"

Lis Sommer-Sørensen, student from Denmark

I wrote an E-mail to the school before attending the school, and the answers I got back was really good and informative, with all I needed to know before attending the school.

When I arrived at the school everything was easy, because I got all the information I needed, the books I needed ect.

The class was okay, especially the grammar, I learned a lot.

The location was nice.

I didn`t attend any activities outside the class because I didn`t have any interest in them - they were for young people, about love - Valentines Day.

I am 66 years old, so therefor I didn`t have any interest in those activities.

We stayed in a hotel so therefor we didn`t need any housing.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
7 Feb 2022 - 18 Feb 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
10 March 2022

Muchas gracias por tu opinión, Lis :) Vamos a tenerla en cuenta a la hora de elegir las actividades. Un abrazo desde Tenerife

"Good school , very good, nice and helpful teachers!"

Marie Haagen, student from Luxembourg

What I liked:
Teachers who are helpful, very kind and professionel .

What I didn’t like:
The location of the school is not the best. Because no light from the outside.
Also if you are in an upper level, most of the time, you are alone with the teacher and the best way to learn a language is practice with other students......Unfortunately, I was alone most of the time and the lessons last just 1 1/2 hour.....if the class has 2 students, the lesson will be 3 hours....

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
6 Jul 2020 - 24 Jul 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Coordinadora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
13 August 2020

Muchas gracias por tu opinión :) Esperamos verte de nuevo en la escuela cuando pase esta pandemia y haya más estudiantes en los grupos ;)

"One useful week of spanish"

Gro Arnhild Vinje Roenning, student from Norway

I was Very pleased with the classes, teacher,location and facilities, iI did not attend any activity and had privat housing

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
4 Nov 2019 - 8 Nov 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Coordinadora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
27 November 2019

Muchas gracias por tu opinión :) Nos vemos muy pronto ;)

"Useful week of Spanish in a good school"

Tom Erling Roenning, student from Norway

I only attended the school for one week, so I have limited experience with Desilena.
However my experience was very positive - both registration, planing and execution of the course. The teacher was excellent.
I only missed one thing: I think the course should include some contemporary topics of general interest, for example climate change, the political situation in Spain, Cataluña, energy situation in Spain .

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
4 Nov 2019 - 8 Nov 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Desire Afonso, Coordinadora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
27 November 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión, la tendremos en cuenta para incluir algunos temas de interés en nuestro programa. Un abrazo desde Tenerife :)

"We will be back"

Harald Hartmann

We have been learning Spanish in this school for five years during our holidays in Tenerife.
We like individual classes. There we have to speak Spanish and only Spanish during the 90 minutes, that's why we learn a lot.
We had different teachers and each one was super. Thanks to all the teachers.
We are going back again in February.
Maija and Harald from Germany.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
29 Jan 2019 - 26 Feb 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
05 June 2019

Muchísimas gracias por vuestra opinión :) nos vemos otra vez en Febrero ¡os echamos de menos! Un abrazo desde Tenerife

"This is my best experience in learning a foreign language."

Olga Popova

My studies at Desilena School are associated only with positive impressions. I liked the punctuality and professionalism of the teachers. Teachers are always polite and friendly. Available to explain the difficult moments of the Spanish language. Lessons are easy and easy.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
28 weeks
Date of study
1 Mar 2017 - 14 Sep 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
08 May 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión, esperamos verte de nuevo muy pronto :)

"Very convenient and efficient."

Artem Boltin

I studied Spanish in this school for two winter seasons. The school is very conveniently located in the middle of the resort. Very good teachers and general atmosphere in the school. I find very helpful the practice when the student has lessons with 3-4 different teachers changing during the day.

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Duration of study
66 weeks
Date of study
1 Feb 2017 - 15 May 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
29 April 2019

Muchas gracias por tu opinión, Artem. Esperamos verte de nuevo en invierno :)
Un saludo

"Best learning experience of my life"

Catherine Hall

I studied at Desilena between 2017 and 2018. The classes at Deilena are kept small, this enables the teachers to focus on each one of the pupils, thus ensuring that no one is being left behind. Whilst the teachers are very professional they are also friendly and take a real interest in each pupil. As well as very enjoyable classes, different social/cultural activities are organised on a weekly basis within the school and excursions are made throughout the year to different areas of the island to experience some of the important fiestas and events that are so important to Tenerife. The focus of the school is to immerse the pupils in living and learning Spanish. The school is in an ideal location for anyone living in the south of the island and has comfortable study rooms and a well stocked library.

In summary, a friendly, professional and competitively priced language school. I often felt I was part of a family when studying with Desilena

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
47 weeks
Date of study
3 Apr 2017 - 1 Mar 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
26 April 2019

Nos alegra saber que te has sentido parte de la familia porque lo eres :) Muchas gracias por tu opinión. Te echamos mucho de menos

"Excellent school"

Vadim Nikolaychuk

It is not easy to start with new foreign language learning when you’re more than 50 years old and when you don’t have any outstanding capabilities.
I used to learn English and Spanish in many various schools and now can say that Desilena is the best one I have ever seen.
I could say a lot about the warm atmosphere of the school, about excellence of the teachers and the director Desi.
But the most important thing is the result.
After 3 years in Desilena my Spanish is better than my English despite 45 years of my learning of English.
And now I can solve any issues at any place in Spain
Thank you so much Desi, Lena and all the teachers of Desilena.
Good luck,
Vadim Nikolaychuk

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Duration of study
162 weeks
Date of study
1 Mar 2016 - 10 Apr 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
26 April 2019

Muchas gracias por tu opinión. Esperamos vernos de nuevo muy pronto :)

"I recommend the school without problem for me it is the best"

Roland Marlier

For two years we have followed the courses to the school, we learn many things, the teachers are very good and the atmosphere is very pleasant.

When we come to Ténérife every time we go to school, to improve and maintain our level with pleasure
Desilena the best school for us

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
1 Apr 2019 - 26 Apr 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchas gracias, estamos encantadas con estas palabras :)

"Do you want to quickly speak Spanish - go here!"

Volha Belevets

I really liked the intensive course. I had a small vocabulary and could not speak at all. Already half a week of training, I began to do without a translator. Training is built on communication. The method of presenting the material is such that knowledge lies down carefully in the head. Later they are easy to use. I recommend not to waste time searching and immediately go to this school!

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Duration of study
11 weeks
Date of study
1 Feb 2019 - 25 Apr 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión. Esperamos verte pronto :)

"Escuela familial"

Véronique Keymolen

I loved the first year (2017-2018) in which we talked a lot and talked about our current life.
We did many educational games
The teacher was very attentive, there was a good complicity.

I was less comfortable in the second year or they asked us for too much work in past history, geography or old-time painters.
I work too technical for me, to learn ordinary Spanish.

But I loved the school, the place and all the people who work there.
If life allows me to return, I will return.

Friendships Véronique

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
34 weeks
Date of study
1 Oct 2017 - 31 May 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchas gracias por tu opinión Veronique. Es verdad que los pasados son un tema un poco complicado. Esperamos verte de nuevo muy pronto.

"Perfecto"

Myriam Rijsdijk

For me, the school is perfect. The teachers are very kind and they can make you feel comfortable even if you are afraid that you do not know anything.

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Duration of study
26 weeks
Date of study
15 Sep 2018 - 16 Mar 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión, esperamos verte pronto :)

"Professional and customized education in a welcoming family like atmosphere."

Elisabet Baggström

The teachers are very skilled and professional and give challenges on the right level so my Spanish really improved. The lessons are built up in a clever way, with a variation of activities to keep the spirit up all day.

When practicing conversation, the focus is to manage real life conversations and encouraging to express opinions while keeping the grammar in mind. I felt very welcomed in the school, the atmosphere is friendly and family like. Seems teachers are well taken care of and that they have a fun time at work. You can always hear laughter from the canteen :)

I can really recommend Desilena!

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Duration of study
108 weeks
Date of study
1 Nov 2016 - 30 Nov 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión. Esperamos verte pronto y tomar un café :)

"A friendly, professional and competitively priced language school."

Frederick Hall

Desilena is the best Spanish language School I have been to. They put together a personal study programme for me that met my specific needs and learning style. Desilena is a privately owned and managed Language School and that in my experience resulted in a more personal, professional and customer focused service. The school also offer a number of cultural events each month. In my experience a friendly, professional, customer focused and competitively priced Spanish Language School.

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Duration of study
50 weeks
Date of study
4 Jan 2017 - 23 Dec 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Desire Afonso, Directora Académica at Escuela de español para extranjeros Desilena responded to this review.
25 April 2019

Muchísimas gracias por tu opinión. Estaremos encantadas de volver a verte :)

visa

Visa support

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. If you wish to receive your paperwork by express mail, you will be charged 20 € when you register.

Flights and airport transfer

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 Tenerife based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

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.

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