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Spanish Student Reports
Katherine / Seville
12 week Languages for Life Programme in Seville, February to May.
"I expected after 3 months in Seville to be more or less fluent in Spanish, to gain greater confidence in myself and my language abilities, I also expected the lessons to be partly in English... Read more...
Christian / Seville
4 weeks programme/ 2 wks Standard + 2 wks Mini group programme in Seville when making new career plans
“ I expected quite an academic approach to learning Spanish, in particular with reference to the grammar aspects of learning. I also expected most people to be much younger than me (I’m 35).... Read more...
Tom / Seville
4 week Spanish course in Seville, April to May
Before arriving on the course I hoped that I would be able to achieve a firm grounding in Spanish in preparation for an EU work placement in Barcelona during the Summer.... Read more...
Elizabeth / Granada
Two week Intensive language course
(30 lessons per week) in Granada - July
“I expected quite formal lessons in a similar way to school. Lots of grammar and writing! The style of the school was very different; it was very relaxed and fun.... Read more...
Janet / Malaga
Two week Over 50's Programme in Malaga
“I have done two similar courses at other schools in Spain so I expected this to be rather similar in most respects... Read more...
Mrs Collis-Hastie / Malaga
Two weeks Over 50's Programme in Malaga.
“I expected to have an opportunity to extend my Spanish vocabulary especially the verb tenses and to improve my pronunciation... Read more...
Sarah / Malaga
Short term : Summer Programme in Malaga.
"The lessons were better than I could have imagined! Fantastic! After being a little disappointed with my assessed level I really got to grips with the grammar and now have a much greater understanding. Read more...
Julia / Malaga
4 week Summer Group Course in Malaga.
"At the start of my course I was a little worried that all the students would be too studious and not want to have a good time. How wrong I was, there were lots of friendly people all very willing to enjoy themselves, which meant I had a brilliant social life whilst in Malaga... Read more...
Howard / Barcelona
8 week Languages for Life programme in Barcelona for his Gap Year
"I expected to find the course very difficult linguistically as I had found French at school very hard. I did not expect the lessons to be very interesting, as I’ve not found languages interesting in the past. Read more...
Shezre / Madrid College One
Shezre decided to follow several language programmes with us; to Cannes, Madrid, Seville and Granada. Here she talks about her initial 4-week Intensive Group course in Madrid in November for her Gap Year.
"Having studied A-level Spanish I already have a basic knowledge of the language, and expected it to become easier to speak in everyday situations, without having to think so much! Read more...
Victoria / Nerja
4 weeks Intensive Group Course in Nerja, June as part of her Gap Year
" Since having no previous knowledge of Spanish I hoped to gain a basic grasp of the language and have fun at the same time...Read more...
Jack / Cuenca
4 week Spanish course in Cuenca followed by work experience, coaching at a local tennis club.
"I expected the course to further develop my grammatical and linguistic Spanish skills and generally improve my conversational Spanish. Read more...
Lucy / Cuenca
Attended: 4 weeks Spanish language course, prior to travelling in Latin America
I was very tired and very nervous, I was on the other side of the world from home and didn't know a soul. I tried to ring home to let them know I had arrived safely in Quito but the card I had didn't work. Read more...
Gizelle / Cuernavaca
An 8 week Language Course in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
“I always wanted to learn another language and loved the sound of Spanish. I like to travel and studying Mexican history in primary school was the beginning of my fascination with Mexico. Read more...
Nadine / Alicante
Nadine spent 2 weeks on an Intensive Course in Alicante in July.
“I expected a well structured Spanish course with both language and cultural elements to give me the ability and confidence to teach KS2/3/4 Spanish to UK students. Also the fact I opted to stay with a family hopefully would give me an extra boost in terms of Spanish/everyday life... Read more
Jo / Marbella
Jo Samways (18) spent 4 weeks on a Standard Course in Marbella from April to May.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect,...I took the course because I wanted to get away for a month and learn a new language, but meet a lot of new people and have a good holiday too... Read more...
Katherine / Vejer
Katherine Priest, (26), went on a 2 week Standard course in Vejer in July.
“I thought I would re-gain confidence in speaking Spanish and I certainly did... I feel more secure in speaking Spanish than prior to the course..." Read more...
Fay / Salamanca
Fay Lomas (16) spent 1 week on a Standard Course in Salamanca in July.
“I wanted to do the course to improve my Spanish a little and meet new people.I learnt much more than I thought was possible in a week..." Read more...
Evelyn / Benalmadena
Evelyn, 2 week Standard Course in Benalmadena in March
"I expected that I would be older than the other students in my class and hoped that Iwould not. My class consisted of a Japanese gent even older than me! ....My grammar teacher Rosa was brilliant and my spoken Spanish teacher Julio was excellent...." Read more...
Mr Roberts / Santiago
16 week course in Santiago from January to June.
“I expected a more intensive course (in the style of a regular school in England) and for the accommodation to be smaller, but with more Spanish speakers.The accommodation met my expectations. The lessons were well planned and presented, with a good mix of textbook learning and oral practice..." Read more...
Jenny / Buenos Aires
6 weeks Standard course in Buenos Aires
"BA is a fantastic city. An experience I will never forget ... talking for hours in Spanish with local people ... experiencing "milonga" (tango salons are seriously cool)...eating seriously good steak... and a great language course. Wonderful stuff!" Read more...
Adam / Valencia
One week - Super Intensive course in March.
“I wanted to bring together my known Spanish vocabulary so that I could use it effectively in sentences. My expectations were met; I thought the course was at the right level for me... "
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Miss Renshaw / Quito
2 week Standard Spanish course in July.
"I expected classes of 4-5 students, to get perhaps slightly tired/bored of two, two hour sessions (all my previous learning experiences at College/School have been a maximum one hour session then a break), and to reach a conversational level...." Read more...
Emma / Palma de Mallorca
2 week Private Tuition course in May.
"I expected to improve my rather elementary Spanish as much as possible in the time available. This was something of a voyage of discovery – ideally I would take a much longer course over a period of several weeks/months...." Read more...
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