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Instituto Cervantes

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Nonprofit organization promoting Spanish culture
Instituto Cervantes
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Founded11 May 1991; 34 years ago (1991-05-11)
FounderGovernment of Spain
TypeCultural institution
Location
Area served
Worldwide (45 countries)
ProductSpanishcultural andlanguage education
Members148,670 students (2019)[1]
OwnerGovernment of Spain
Key people
Felipe VI(Honorary President)
Susana Sumelzo(Chairwoman)
Luis García Montero(Director)
Employees951 (2019)[1]
Volunteers1,240 (2019)[1]
Websitewww.cervantes.es

Instituto Cervantes (Spanish:[instiˈtutoθerˈβantes], theCervantes Institute) is a worldwidenonprofit organization created by theSpanish government in 1991.[2] It is named afterMiguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author ofDon Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history ofSpanish literature. The Cervantes Institute is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the study and the teaching ofSpanish language andculture.

This organization has branched out to 52 countries with 103 centres devoted to the Spanish andHispanic American culture and Spanish language.[3] Article 3 of Law 7/1991, of March 21, created the Instituto Cervantes as a government agency. The law explains that the ultimate goals of the Institute are to promote the education, the study and the use of Spanish universally as a second language; to support the methods and activities that would help the process of Spanish language education, and to contribute to the advancement of theSpanish andHispanic American cultures throughout non-Spanish-speaking countries.[4][5]

Functions

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Spanish language
A manuscript of theCantar de mio Cid, 13th century
Overview
History
Grammar
Dialects
Dialectology
Interlanguages
Teaching

The functions and services of the Cervantes Institute are:

  • It designs Spanish language courses, offering two kinds of courses: general and special.
  • It offers theDiplomas of Spanish as Foreign Language (DELE) examinations on behalf of theSpanish Ministry of Education. This is an official qualification certifying levels of competence in the Spanish language, and is the only certificate for non-native Spanish speakers that is officially recognised in Spain. The diplomas are subdivided into six levels, each one corresponding to a certain proficiency level as described by theCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.
  • It improves the methods of Spanish education.
    • On-line Spanish language learning environment Ex) AVE (Aula Virtual de Español)[6]
    • Creating a social, cultural and educational environment in each centre[6]
    • A student-centred plan, focusing on the dialogues between teacher and student over objectives and contents[6]
  • It supportsHispanists and "Hispanism", which is the study of the culture of Spain and Hispanic America.
    • Sponsors lectures, book presentations, concerts, art exhibitions, The Spain Film Festival and Festival of Flamenco. Supported by other organisations and communities.[7]
  • It organises and promotes the program to spread the Spanish language throughout the world.
  • It administers theConstitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge of Spain (CCSE) examinations worldwide, which are a legal requirement for the acquisition of Spanish nationality.
  • It establishes libraries and centres.
  • It also publishes theAnuario del español to analyse and report on the situation and development of the Spanish language in different places.
  • It supports theCentro Virtual Cervantes on the internet since 1997.

Academic programme

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General language courses are offered at four different levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced and high advanced.[7]

  1. Improving specific language skills, such as reading, speaking, and writing
  2. Teaching Spanish for specific purposes, such as business, medical, legal, or translation
  3. Learning about the literature and cultures of the Spanish-speaking countries
  4. Preparation for Diplomas of Spanish as Foreign Language

The Cervantes Institute offers comprehensive Spanish language classes to:

  1. Develop the student's ability to use the language in a variety of contexts, paying special attention to the differences of Spanish accents.
  2. To provide different resources, including Spanish on-line, to improve the teaching.
  3. To allow the students to use any of the facilities of the Cervantes Institute around the world.
  4. To issue Spanish language diplomas and certificates

Administration

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Cervantes Institute headquarters, inMadrid

The administration of the Cervantes Institute is subdivided into three parts. A commitment and interest in planning the activities and direction of the Institute are managed by a high-profile membership.[6]

  1. Patronato (Board of Trustees): The Cervantes Institute is overseen by its governing body, the Patronato. The Patronato normally includes KingFelipe VI as honorary president and thePrime Minister, as well as representatives from the world of culture and letters in Spain and in the Americas.[6] The executive presidency is held by the Secretaries of State of Education and Science, Culture, the president and vice-president of the Council of Administration, the Director of the institute, 25 elected members from cultural and language institutions. It gives general directions for the activities of the Institute and informs on its annual activities.[6]
  2. The Consejo de Administración (Board of Directors) is a management body and approves the general plans and projects of the institute. It consists of representatives from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, Culture and Sport, Treasury, and Home Affairs, as well as from the Patronato. This is presided by theSecretary of State for International Cooperation and consists of two vice-presidents (Under-Secretary of the Science and Education Department and the Under-Secretary of the Department of Culture), two advisers of the Patronato, and four advisers from the Secretaries of State, Education and Science, Culture and of Economy and Treasury and the Director of the institute.[6]
  3. The Director is appointed by theCouncil of Ministers. The Director is in charge of guiding the management of the institute, and other pertinent executive and administrative tasks.

Virtual presence

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Centro Virtual Cervantes is an online service that was created in December 1997 by the Instituto Cervantes of Spain to contribute to the diffusion of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. It became one of the most important reference sites devoted to Spanish language and culture, having reached an average of over 100,000 visitors a month, including both professionals and the general public.[8] It offers resources and services to teachers, students, translators, journalists and other professionals involved with the Spanish language, and as well as to Hispanists throughout the world, who study Hispanic cultures, and to any person who is interested in the language and Hispanic cultures.[7] It also includes announcements of cultural events (Actos Culturales), four discussion forums, each of which focuses on a specific topic, and the language classroom, Aula de Lengua, designed for both teachers and learners of Spanish.[8] The Instituto Cervantes also has a virtual presence in the 3D virtual worldSecond Life.[citation needed]

Centro de Formación de Profesores

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On 13 December 2004, the Cervantes Institute formed itsCentro de Formación de Profesores in its headquarters, located inAlcalá de Henares, where Cervantes was born. This institution was founded to encourage the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language and to provide useful resources to its members. Throughout the year, it organises the specific activities and programmes for the centre, with several different goals, which include teaching, providing the resources to the teachers to use in their education field, and developing specialised knowledge of the Spanish language for educational purposes. The centre supports the future teachers of Spanish through its 'Master of Education in Spanish as a Foreign Language', in collaboration with the International University Menéndez Pelayo. For teachers already involved in teaching, the Centre provides advanced activities that produce a deeper knowledge, focusing on research or discussion in the classroom, and improving the students’ skills in Spanish language for them to become responsive in any communicational situations.[7]

Free translator service

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The Automatic Translator Service of the Cervantes Institute, "Portal de las Tecnologías Lingüisticas en España", was launched by the Cervantes Institute on 10 January 2005.[7][9] It is a free service of machine translation sponsored by Telefónica. Since its launch, demand has steadily increased monthly to 55%,[9] and it has performed more than 582,000 free translations.[9] The Cervantes Institute's purpose in creating this service was to facilitate the access of Spanish to thoseinformation technology contents developed in other languages, and so people who speak other languages can have access to contents that are only available in Spanish.[9] This service permits translation of texts and text files, as well as web pages, from Spanish to Catalan, French, Galician, English or Portuguese and vice versa.[7] The pairs of language percentages used are as follows: English–Spanish, 23.47% of the total; Spanish–Catalan, 21.12%; Spanish–English, 13.64%; Portuguese–Spanish, 12.63%; Spanish–Portuguese, 10.39%; Catalan–Spanish, 6.48%; Spanish–French, 6.24%, and French–Spanish, 6.03%.[9]

Publications

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Since 1998, the Instituto Cervantes has published the annualEl español en el mundo highlighting the state of Spanish in the world, and current trends. This publication also includes the annual reportSpanish: A Living Language,[10] which quantitatively analyzes the situation of the Spanish language worldwide. The Instituto has also run theInternet-based Centro Virtual Cervantes since 1997.

Recognition

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In 2005, along with theAlliance française, theSocietà Dante Alighieri, theBritish Council, theGoethe-Institut, and theInstituto Camões, the Instituto Cervantes was awarded thePrince of Asturias Award for outstanding achievements in communications and humanities.

Locations

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The Instituto Cervantes has developed its educational project on a system of local institutions and centres:[11][12]

  1. Institutos Cervantes (IC: full-fledged centres)
  2. Antenas (A: establishments that depend on a IC)
  3. Aulas Cervantes (AC: inside universities with "lecture halls, sometimes with teaching and cultural activity")
  4. Extensiones (E: small spaces or classrooms, located in cities where there is no IC or AC. They depend, for all purposes, on a IC.)
  5. Centros Acreditados (CA: they are Spanish teaching centers, whose quality has been expressly recognized by the IC, by meeting the requirements established by the ELE Center Accreditation System of the Cervantes Institute. There are 220 centers. 183 inSpain[13] and 37 in other countries)[14]

A representative list follows, the most recent and complete list can be found atwww.cervantes.es.

Map of the Institutos Cervantes in the world as of 2016.

Gallery

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  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
  • Paris
    Paris
  • Munich
    Munich
  • Warsaw
    Warsaw
  • Belgrade
    Belgrade
  • Sofia
    Sofia
  • Manila
    Manila
  • New Delhi
    New Delhi
  • New York
    New York

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^University of Calgary
  2. ^Harvard University
  3. ^University of Washington
  4. ^HELP University
  5. ^University of Hanoi
  6. ^The original Athens Cervantes Institute opened in 1992; in March 2010, Greek-bornQueen Sofía of Spain opened its new building.
  7. ^53°20′31″N6°15′06″W / 53.341975°N 6.251575°W /53.341975; -6.251575
  8. ^University of Zagreb
  9. ^Comenius University

References

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  1. ^abc"Cervantes Institute in numbers"(PDF).www.cervantes.es. 2019. Retrieved13 November 2020.
  2. ^[1]Archived December 14, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  3. ^"El Cervantes avisa de que la falta de PGE limitará muchas de sus actividades".La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2025-02-05. Retrieved2025-10-25.
  4. ^"Instituto Cervantes: Spain's Language and Cultural Center | Manila Bulletin". Mb.com.ph. 2005-08-25. Archived fromthe original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved2012-06-10.
  5. ^"Instituto Cervantes celebrates its 15th year | Manila Bulletin". Mb.com.ph. 2007-11-06. Archived fromthe original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved2012-06-10.
  6. ^abcdefghi"Thinkspain News Feed". Thinkspain.com. Archived fromthe original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved2012-06-10.
  7. ^abcdef"Cervantes homepage". Cervantes.es. Retrieved2015-08-01.
  8. ^ab"El Pais Edición Impresa".El País. Elpais.com. 1990-05-12. Retrieved2012-06-10.
  9. ^abcde[2]Archived December 31, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  10. ^Fernández Vítores, David (2023)."El español: una lengua viva. Informe 2023".cvc.cervantes.es (in European Spanish). Madrid: Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved2023-12-18.
  11. ^(2018)
  12. ^(2023)
  13. ^acreditacion.cervantes.es/centros_espana.htm
  14. ^acreditacion.cervantes.es/centros_mundo.htm
  15. ^cervantes.org

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