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Thanks for those recommendations! I hadn't thought of doing on in SdC. Great ideaWe have attended school a few times in Spain. My husband went to this one when he had a week to kill a few years ago. He enjoyed it and there were a lot of activities. He stayed in a shared apartment and his housemates were slobs though. A bunch of young adult men who never washed their dishes...
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We both attended language school in Santiago twice as well. It was much less expensive and plenty of cultural activities offered.
This is excellent advice; as is that from @J Willhaus - practice, practice, practice.Throw away any English-Spanish dictionary and instead buy a Spanish language dictionary that will give you explanations in Spanish and force you to keep looking up words until you understand.
Now that sounds interesting!I also spent 6 weeks at two different Spanish schools in Guatemala, staying with families at both, which was also a great experience - and a real bargain!
@trecile what school was that with?I'm sorry that you had a bad experience @Flatlander. I have taken a 2 week Spanish course in Barcelona that was geared to older adults and it was great. We had class in the morning, and in the afternoons (después la comida) we toured different parts of the city with our teacher, including a great your of La Sagrada Familia. I had a wonderful homestay.
I also spent 6 weeks at two different Spanish schools in Guatemala, staying with families at both, which was also a great experience - and a real bargain!
In Barcelona it was International House.@trecile what school was that with?
My brother-in-law did that 20+ years ago then spent a year travelling through South America. He was already very fluent in French and was almost immediately moved to an intermediate class. He absorbed the language like a sponge. By the end of his trip he was fluent in Spanish. He then moved to Italy for research at universities in Sicily and Trieste and within a year was teaching Physics to undergraduates in Italian. He has lived in China for a lot of years now and is fluent in Mandarin too. Deeply jealous of his facility with languages and his application to learning!I also spent 6 weeks at two different Spanish schools in Guatemala, staying with families at both, which was also a great experience - and a real bargain!
Visit Madrid, but go to language school an hour train ride away in the beautiful village of Toledo. I've been there a couple of times and attended the Aula Toledo school...fantastic experience. Several AirBnBs available as well to stay in. They have immersion courses from one to several weeks. You can walk everywhere as well. Lots of museums, great restaurants, and little bars and cafe's, and very safe. Check it out!Hola peregrinos. I'm seeking recommendations for a language school in Madrid. I'll be post-Camino del Norte. Probably 2 weeks, early August, reasonably intensive. I'm at A1, occasionally A2 (or Unit 1 Section 3 on Duollingo). I'm mid-50's and looking for some social activity options as well. Preferably homestay with central location overall. I'd love to hear from anyone that has personal experience along these lines, particularly post-covid (as I'm mindful some businesses have changed a lot in the last few years). Also, I've seen a couple of reviews that suggest 2 weeks is not really worth it as you don't learn enough. Any feedback on that? I've read the other posts on this topic and am looking for a bit more specific info. Thanks in advance. Sara.
That might be too much for me. Mrs H May not be happy if I go and live in China.My brother-in-law did that 20+ years ago then spent a year travelling through South America. He was already very fluent in French and was almost immediately moved to an intermediate class. He absorbed the language like a sponge. By the end of his trip he was fluent in Spanish. He then moved to Italy for research at universities in Sicily and Trieste and within a year was teaching Physics to undergraduates in Italian. He has lived in China for a lot of years now and is fluent in Mandarin too. Deeply jealous of his facility with languages and his application to learning!
Both Spanish and French are Romance languages plus something I have experienced and think is common...He was already very fluent in French and was almost immediately moved to an intermediate class.
I sent you a private messageNow that sounds interesting!
Could you share any details of where you studied?
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