A 7-day General English course in Benalmádena, near Málaga, for school groups aged 12–19 — level-matched lessons, full-board residence.
Why this course. General English is a 7-day course in Benalmádena, near Málaga, that drops your school group inside an English-language environment for a week — the Benalmádena International College campus, where lessons, lunch breaks, and corridor chat all happen in English. It’s the closest a single trip can get to a study-abroad term, without the Spanish-town setting becoming a distraction for your students.
What it covers. Daily lessons calibrated to each student’s level after a Day 1 placement. Mornings work through grammar, vocabulary, listening, and speaking; afternoons take the language outside class — guided activities on campus and supervised trips in the surrounding area, with English as the working language for the group throughout. The week ends with your students presenting in English to peers and leaders.
How it is run. Your school group of 15 to 32 students, ages 12 to 19, travels together with its own group leader. Your students sleep in the on-campus residence with full board, supervised by EUTA staff and your travelling leader. One leader place is free for every 15 students. A guided Málaga half-day excursion closes the week (Friday afternoon, after certificates).
Daily life in a Spanish coastal town — markets, beaches, Andalusian rhythm — turns the programme into context rather than a side trip.
A week abroad with the group builds the social confidence and self-reliance a classroom can’t — first café orders in another language, first navigating a new town as a team.
Mornings in class, afternoons using the language with hosts, shopkeepers, and trip guides — the gap between learning English and using it closes fast.
Vocabulary, grammar, and discourse practiced where they actually appear — ordering food, asking directions, presenting work, holding an opinion in a debate.
Day-one placement sorts students by level so beginners are not left behind and stronger students are not held back — every lesson is calibrated to the group it’s in.
The week closes with each project group presenting their work in English to the wider cohort — public-speaking practice in a real audience, with stakes.
Whether you’re a school coordinator planning a group mobility or have a question about this programme — we’re here to help.
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EUTA’s training rooms sit inside Benalmádena International College — a gated international-school campus in Nueva Torrequebrada with security, controlled access, and EUTA staff on-site. Where you sleep depends on who you are.
School groups stay on the gated EUTA campus inside Benalmádena International College, where the training rooms, dining hall, and activity spaces all live. 24/7 reception and controlled access, with a dedicated EUTA coordinator on-site for the full week.
All levels. On Day 1 students take a short placement task and are grouped by level (typically A2 to B2), so a B1 student is not stuck in an A1 class and an A1 student is not lost in a B1 group. Lessons within each group are calibrated by the teacher across the week.
Your travelling group leader stays with the students throughout the week and is the first contact for anything they need. EUTA staff supervise the on-campus residence, lessons, and trips. One leader place is free for every 15 students booked.
Students stay in the on-campus residence inside Benalmádena International College, our gated campus in Nueva Torrequebrada, near Málaga. Full board is included — breakfast, lunch, and dinner from the school kitchen, with dietary needs accommodated when flagged at booking. More on the accommodation page.
No. The General English course is paid direct by the school out of its own budget — it is not eligible for Erasmus+ funding. If your school is looking for an Erasmus+ eligible option, see our Erasmus+ eligible school courses or read the official Erasmus+ programme guidance.
Tuition (30 hours over the week), full-board accommodation in the on-campus residence, learning materials, certificate of completion, WhatsApp support channel, and supervised trips including the Friday Málaga half-day. One leader place is free per 15 students; the per-student rate is shown in the pricing block above.
Use the enquire form with rough dates, group size, and the students’ ages. We’ll confirm availability and send a draft invoice plus a learning agreement template for your school to review before any deposit.
General English is the everyday language of reading, writing, listening, and speaking — grammar, vocabulary, and conversation for real situations, rather than a single specialist subject. On this course your students build all four skills in level-matched groups, then use English across campus life and on trips.
Voices from students and group coordinators who’ve spent their week with us in Benalmádena.
Teachers booking Erasmus+ courses or schools organising group mobilities — we’ll help you map dates, funding, and logistics from first email to arrival day.
