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I would recommend the “meet up” group!
It is a gentle way of learning and improving! It is also great for a social group setting.
There are spanish speakers who are interested in improving their English and vice versa!
For me there is no substitute for having the nerve to speak it and having it explained!
Good luck with your method of choice!
It’s all good.
Well I attended mine in Bristol. They are not specific to any area unless it is more prevalent and needed in my area (should I have said popular). Meet up groups serve so many interests and social gatherings (dog walking groups for example).Bristle boy do you recommend one in particular (in London) or were you talking in general?
When I looked up Meetup groups there were quite a few and in the end I wasn’t quite sure so I gave up.
But if anyone has one in particular that they recommend I’ll give it a go .
I've started on the Michel Thomas course and I am enjoying picking up useful phrases and words. There was a Groupon offer the other week for some of CD language packs.Having walked across great swathes of non-English-speaking Europe, and learned from painful experience that preparation was indeed necessary, I can relate to your concerns. I had wonderful success in French and in German with the Michel Thomas course (available as smartphone apps), and he also has a Spanish course. https://www.michelthomas.com/learn-spanish/ The terrific aspect of his method is that I actually learn to think in the new language: he teaches short bits which you then must assemble into longer constructions. I had some college German 30 years ago, but no previous instruction in French whatsoever. And I still use those courses for review before current travels. Very highly recommended!
Hi All,
I'm lucky to live in central London so I have a overwhelming choice of places to learn beginner Spanish after work e.g.
I've had a go with courses like Pimsleur and Duolingo but they don't give me the confidence to actually speak Spanish. So looking for something where I need to talk to real people. Does anyone have any other recommendations/thoughts? Are the more expensive courses likely to be significantly 'better'?
- The Cervantes Institute course is £325 per term + books, but the classes are 2.5 hours long !?! (this is the one people tend to recommend on camino forums)
- Various universities run classes which are around £300 per term, with 1.5 hour classes
- CityLit classes are £179 per term + books, with 1.5 hour classes
- Spanish House classes are £165 per term + books, with 1.5 hour classes
- Stripey Spanish courses are £390 including 3 activities like cooking classes [These classes look good fun]
- Local council course £120, with 1 hour classes
- A Spanish tutor is £20-£40 per hour. (A term is 10-12 weeks, so works out as a similar price to a course)
Thanks! Helen
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