Escuela Oficial de Idiomas

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The Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (EOI) (English: Official School of Languages) is a Spanish network of schools specialized in the learning of foreign languages and Spanish for foreigners.

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[edit] Regulation

They are regulated in the current Spanish Law of Education (LOGSE) under the "Special Regime Schools" (Enseñanzas de Régimen Especial) and the Royal Decree 967/1988, 1523/1989 and 47/1992.

Before the Organic Law of Education 10/2002 the language studies were composed of two cycles:

  • Elementary (3 years, minimum 120 hours each) and
  • Superior (2 years, minimum 120 hours each).

After the Law the study plan follows a slightly different structure based on three levels (Basic, Intermidiate and Advanced). The new structure will gradually take over the old one in a period of five years.

[edit] Number of EOIs

The schools are dependent on each Autonomous Community. The number of schools in each Community is as follows (in approximate numbers):

[edit] Requisites

The requisite to enter an EOI is to have completed the first cycle of secondary education in Spain (ESO) or abroad. Spain is the only country in the European Union offering this kind of public education and issues official certificates for it.

[edit] Languages offered

The languages offered vary according to the school size within a total of 21:

Some EOI offer also summer courses and programs specialized in translation, writing, business or law.

[edit] External links

Languages