Studying Spanish – Do An Intensive Course

By Author: Paul Collins
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Whether you’re working up to a qualification – an A-level or degree perhaps? – or you want to develop your Spanish beyond basic holiday speak, the best way to learn a language is through an intensive course while living in Spain. You can complete an intensive Spanish course during holidays and it’s not all work and no play (remember you’ll be living in Spain) have the half of every day free to do whatever you like and finish your holiday with a much better understanding of the language. If you want to improve your language skills, then here’s a list of why intensive Spanish language courses in Spain are a great idea to bolster your knowledge…

Lesson Hours

Imagine being in a classroom for up to five hours a day, five days a week. If there’s a way to improve your Spanish it is enrolling yourself in intensive Spanish courses in Spain. Often in language schools the class sizes can be small so the teacher can give you all the attention needed – but do check this out when looking for a language school. Also, intensive Spanish lessons can be adapted somewhat to your needs and therefore can be as intensive ...
... as you need: two, three or four hours a day can also be supplemented with one-to-one tuition as well.

Living and Studying in Spain

Obviously the main advantage of taking Spanish classes in Spain is the simple fact that you’re in Spain. You’re surrounded every day with Spanish being spoken and words being tossed around. So you’re listening, reading and speaking just to live, to get by, never mind when you start socialising, living with Spanish speakers and travelling in Spain.

Immersion

If you’re very strict with yourself you can only speak Spanish the whole time you’re studying in Spain. Your Spanish classes in Spain don’t have to be the end of your Spanish experience, though – try to ‘become’ Spanish and never speak English from the moment you get off the plane to the moment you land back in the UK.

Extracurricular Activities

By signing up to intensive Spanish language courses in Spain you don’t have to restrict your learning to just the Spanish language. There are so many other things you can do as an extra part of your Spanish experience. From learning to dance Sevillanas (a type of dance from Seville) to learning Spanish guitar or even sporting activities such as water skiing and even (snow) skiing. All these fun activities get you out of your Spanish classes in Spain and into the real Spain where you can practise what you’ve learnt in the classroom.