Online Spanish courses for self-study with continuous teacher guidance
At CELA Spanish School, we have developed online Spanish courses that allow you to learn at your own pace and in your own time, while receiving ongoing personalized guidance from an experienced tutor.
At CELA Spanish School, we have been teaching Spanish since 1997 and have specialized in online Spanish courses since 2017.
Our school director and author of the Spanish distance learning courses, Dr. Sabine Löffler, holds a master’s degree in distance education and a Ph.D. in linguistics (UNED, Spain). She has been teaching Spanish since 1992.
In our courses, we give equal attention to Spanish of Spain and Spanish in Latin America, so that our students can become familiar with different variants of the Spanish language.
In our experience, the Spanish courses currently offered at CELA are the best way to learn Spanish effectively in a short amount of time.
Our method combines the advantages of traditional distance learning courses—such as written, well-structured teaching materials, some of which include answer keys for self-assessment—with the advantages of modern online courses, such as: explanatory videos on our YouTube channel, up-to-date videos and texts from the internet, ongoing feedback from the teacher via email and WhatsApp, and the option to supplement the course with occasional Spanish lessons via video conference to improve pronunciation and conversation skills.
In this video, the author and teacher of the course explains more about:
- our Spanish language school, CELA
- our Spanish teaching method
- how the courses are structured
- provides some valuable explanations and study tips
- gives a glimpse into the course materials using two examples from different course levels, A1 and B2
The video is about 42 minutes long
🎬Information about our self-paced Online Spanish courses
For anyone interested in our self-study, self-paced, Spanish course, we offer a free, no-obligation trial lesson so you can try out the course.
What do our students say?
Testimonials from CELA students
Our Methodology:
We offer courses at 6 levels from beginner to advanced: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
The course material is comprehensive and consists of didactic material divided into 12 lessons per level with an average of 12 to 15 exercises and activities in each lesson.
It consists of clear and simple grammar explanations on video with application exercises that have solutions for self-checking. When students correct their own exercises, they focus their attention better.
Then there are grammar exercises that are sent to the teacher by e-mail for correction and explanation. We have many reading and vocabulary exercises. Pronunciation exercises with solutions and pronunciation exercises to send to the teacher by voice message for feedback. Spanish videos from different sources with different topics and different accents with exercises to train listening comprehension. Writing exercises that are corrected by the teacher by e-mail, and much more.
Although our students learn according to the time they have available, they are never alone, they are always assisted by the teacher.
The course costs US$ 260 per level and includes the didactic material and the teacher’s feedback by e-mail and voice message.
For students who do not have many possibilities to speak Spanish on a daily basis and for those who want more oral practice we offer online Spanish classes by video conference as a complement. The videoconference class costs US$ 25 (60 minutes class).
The information is available at this link:
Live Spanish lessons by videoconference
Online Spanish courses in 6 levels:
At CELA Spanish Language School we offer 6 levels of Spanish courses:
➡️Spanish course A2 intermediate
➡️Spanish course B1 upper intermediate
We will now answer some frequently asked questions from people interested in the course:
Frequently asked questions:
Who is the course teacher?
The teacher of the course is Dr. Sabine Loffler (1965), author of the material and director of CELA Spanish School. Sabine holds a degree in Literature from the UCV in Venezuela, a PhD in Hispanic Philology from the UNED, a Master’s degree in Distance Education from the UNED, a Specialist in Adult Education from the UNED, she is Spanish teacher since 1992 and Spanish teacher trainer. Sabine is perfectly bilingual German-Spanish because she is the daughter of Germans raised in Venezuela, she also speaks English and Italian. Also collaborates with her occasionally native teachers trained in the CELA teacher training course.
How long does the course last?
The student determines the length of the course and the pace at which he/she wants to work. However, to complete a level, about 240 hours of work are required. At a rate of 20 hours per week, the course can be completed in 3 months. However, we recommend that students work at a leisurely pace in order to have sufficient opportunity to assimilate the knowledge. Each level of the course has 12 lessons and each lesson has 12 to 15 activities.
What do I need for the course?
The didactic material is very detailed. You will need internet access. A computer or tablet for the writing exercises. A cell phone to send voice messages. Two notebooks: one for vocabulary and grammar and a correction notebook in which you will write down your teacher’s corrections.
What is the course schedule?
Each student determines his or her own schedule. We recommend having one or more fixed days and times to study Spanish in order to create a habit. If you include the study of Spanish in your daily habits you will also work when your motivation has ups and downs.
How long will it take me to speak Spanish if I start from 0?
The A1 course can be finished in 3 months and the A2 course as well. Our students start speaking Spanish spontaneously from lesson 4 of level A2. This is because at this stage they have a good basic vocabulary and know the structure of the language. They master the present, past and future tenses.
How many hours a week should I study to progress at a good pace?
We recommend studying a minimum of 6 hours per week.
In which languages is the course material available?
The A1 and A2 courses have instructions in German and English. The B1 course is available with explanations in English, but from B2 onwards the course is in Spanish only. Nevertheless, all explanatory videos are offered in Spanish, English and German.
What variety of Spanish is learned in the course?
We consider in the course the standard Spanish of Spain and the standard Spanish of Latin America. The course material includes speech samples from different Spanish speakers. Sabine speaks standard Latin American Spanish. She is from Venezuela.
Is there a certificate?
Yes, after the students have completed all the activities of a course and have received feedback from the teacher, we do an oral evaluation by videoconference and deliver the level certificate.
Which course should I choose?
For students who already have some knowledge of Spanish we always do a level test. You will receive the test by mail, you will have to complete it without using the translator and send it to us so that the teacher can correct it. You will receive a corrected and commented test with the recommendation of the ideal CELA course for you.
Is there a trial lesson?
Yes, when you receive the corrected test, you will receive as a test lesson the first lesson of the course recommended by us.
How can I enroll in the course?
To enroll in our courses please send us an email to contact@cela-ve.com or cela@posteo.de with more information about yourself. Names, age, gender, nationality, country where you live, the level of Spanish you think you have, your expectations about the course, other languages you speak and anything else you want to tell us. We will get back to you as soon as possible with more information. For us it is very important the personal contact with our future students. We are a small and personalized school.
If you have more questions, please write to us
Ask for the placement test and the trial lesson for free and without obligation.
We also invite you to consult our Spanish grammar questions section on this page:
Spanish grammar questions
On our Youtube channel you will find many of our video classes:
🎬Spanish lessons on Youtube