This course is suitable for learners who have studied the language beyond GCSE or A Level, and can hold their own in most every day conversations with native speakers. Through a month-by-month look at a typical year in Spain, you will broaden your cultural knowledge, as well as improving your listening skills and developing confidence in speaking.
Expect lots of opportunities to practise spoken French/Spanish/Italian – without the safety net of a tried-and-tested structure. If you visit France/Spain/Italy a lot, your classmates will want to hear all about it!
If you’re not sure about your level, have a go at our level test here
Hi! I graduated from Oxford uni with a first class degree in Spanish and French back in 2000, qualified as a language teacher shortly after,, and have been teaching Spanish, French and English ever since! I lived and worked in Spain for several years and learned to love the Spanish language and culture, liking nothing better than helping my fellow native English speakers to appreciate it too.
I've taught my language - and the languages I have learned - to the highly educated and the barely literate, to people in their eighties and toddlers still in nappies,to accomplished linguists and the truIy terrified, and I love adapting what I do to the needs and pace of my learners and watching everyone make progress (at their own speed) towards their personal goals, whether that be mastery or an easy-going hobby.
I firmly believe in lifelong language learning and in my free time I'm trying to improve my (basic) Mandarin Chinese and Italian. I may be fluent and qualified to teach French, Spanish and English, but I am still a beginner learner of Chinese and Italian, so I know how daunting learning a language can be and how important it is that the atmosphere and materials in a class are non-threatening, easily accessible, and thoughtfully designed, and what a difference it makes to have an approachable, understanding teacher.
I am confident that you'll love the experience of learning with Language for Fun, and can't wait to hear from you.