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Staying with a Spanish host family - what you need to know
If you are considering staying with a Spanish host family alongside your intensive Spanish course in Spain but are a little apprehensive - there is nothing to be afraid of. Here we give you the low-down on what to expect.
You can still learn Spanish on the Costa del Sol - No excuses!
We all know that there are a vast number of foreign expats living on the Costa del Sol. In some areas there are foreigners living in Spain who are surrounded by all the services they need provided completely in English. You’d imagine that this would negate the need for Spanish. You might also think that it would make it hard to learn Spanish with so much English being spoken in the area.
Intercambio – A Great Tool for Learning Spanish.
When I first moved to Spain I attended an intercambio group that was organised by two teachers from the local village instituto (high school/college). It enabled me to practise the Spanish I had already learned at evening classes in England and it taught me about some really interesting Spanish ways and customs.
4 Ways to Maximise Learning Spanish Outside the Classroom
So you’ve booked your Spanish course in Spain and you’re ready for some immersion into the Spanish language. You’re thinking: now’s the time to really get to grips with Spanish and make a marked improvement on my current level. You’ve booked 4 weeks of a General Course of 4 hours a day Monday to Friday and you’ve got high hopes.
“I was 100% more confident in speaking to people in Spanish”
It’s always encouraging to receive feedback from clients that you have helped. People tend to write a varying amount when I send them questionnaires. I always send a feedback questionnaire to my clients on the last day of their course. Sometimes I get a couple of one line answers to the questions on the feedback form and sometimes I get more.
Why an intensive Spanish course isn’t like being back at school.
If you have never taken an intensive Spanish class in Spain before, read on for some interesting insights.
Gemini Spanish Courses - My vision & how it works
I felt that by way of a “launch” I would like to write a little post about why I have decided to incorporate the Spanish courses into Gemini Courses.
Gemini Courses featured on Ronda Today website
Interview by Andy from Ronda Today on a sunny day in Ronda:
Different Grammatical Structures Use Different Parts of the Brain
All languages have a vocabulary and a grammatical structure. However, the type of grammatical structure varies depending on which language you are looking at. In some languages, like English, the order of the words largely determines the meaning of a sentence.
Study shows bilinguals are unable to 'turn off' a language completely.
With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? Are we able to seamlessly activate one language and disregard knowledge of other languages completely?