St. James Language Center

The school

St. James Language Center opened in 1995 and primarily teaches English as a foreign language but also has French and Italian classes. We also provide supplementary classes for high school subjects such as English, Spanish Language and Maths. The school has 3 centres, the original in Ciudad Expo, one in Mairena Centro and a new one in Gelves. Some classes are also conducted offsite, in primary schools. St. James belongs to the following professional organizations:

• ACEIA (the association of language schools in Andalusia).
• The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Committee for PET.
• KET and CYLET exams.
• Trinity College Registered Examination Centre.

Location

The schools are located in a busy suburb of Seville called Mairena del Aljarafe and are easily accessible from the city. The metro which opened in March 2009 stops outside the main school and is also on many bus routes which come from different areas of the city.

Facilities

The schools have:

• Digitalised classrooms with equipment such as interactive whiteboards, cd / cassette players and air conditioning.
• A teachers' resource room with a library of supplementary material and teacher training resource books, computers with broadband Internet access,wifi access, a photocopier, a projector and laptop, a video camera and a digital voice recorder.
• Equipped kitchen for staff use.
• A reception area with a student lending library of books, DVDs and magazines.

Staff

Currently there are 13 EFL teachers, 3 Spanish support teachers for supplementary classes, a director, a director of studies and 2 secretaries. All EFL teaching staff hold a certificate in teaching English as a foreign language, such as the RSA CELTA. Some also have the Young Learner's certificate in EFL or the RSA DELTA.

Students

St. James mainly teaches extensive general English classes. The student population is mainly children (from age 3) and teens. Only about 10% of the students are adults. The levels range from pre-reading/writing beginner children to advanced (CAE) teen/adult classes.