| > | | | | intensive course in a Spanish speaking country. |
| A course is a course is a course, right? In fact | | | | Although the results won't be as good as fully |
| you've got several options when you're learning | | | | immersing yourself in the language and culture |
| Spanish, some of them more effective than | | | | you should still see a dramatic improvement in the |
| others. But learning effectiveness is not the only | | | | standard of your Spanish. 3. Regular Course A |
| consideration when choosing a course that fits | | | | regular Spanish course will usually consist of one |
| into your own lifestyle. There are several types | | | | or two classes a week, each of them 2 to 2 and |
| of course you can take if you want to learn | | | | a half hours in duration. You should easily be able |
| Spanish and while no one method will suit every | | | | to find this type of course in your hometown and |
| person some are much more effective than | | | | so if you're unable to make the time necessary |
| others. Here we take a look at the types of | | | | for an intensive course this is a good option |
| course you can take and how effective they are | | | | instead. When choosing a course make sure it |
| likely to be. 1. Immersion Course The idea behind | | | | concentrates on speaking, with grammar study |
| an immersion course is simply to surround | | | | restricted to helping you with specific learning |
| yourself by Spanish to such a degree that all your | | | | points when necessary. 4. Home Study Studying |
| senses are saturated with it, in a similar way to | | | | at home has many huge advantages but with it |
| how you learnt to speak English as a kid. The | | | | are also some major drawbacks. The advantages |
| absolutely best way to do this is to go and live in | | | | include the ability to be able to study exactly |
| a Spanish speaking country and insist on speaking | | | | when and where you can. If you can do this on a |
| nothing but Spanish. Ask people you are in regular | | | | daily basis all the better, but otherwise whenever |
| contact with to correct your Spanish when you | | | | you can — the train on car on the way to |
| make mistakes and never be afraid of making | | | | work are good for listening to Spanish audio for |
| those inevitable mistakes. Your best option is to | | | | example. The downside is that you'll need much |
| combine focused class work with speaking in real | | | | more discipline to make it work and nobody to |
| situations and staying with a host family who you | | | | help you when you get stuck, as you inevitably |
| will live with and interact with in Spanish. A good | | | | will at some stage. It's also much harder to learn |
| part of the class can focus on useful aspects of | | | | conversational Spanish because you have no real |
| grammar — forget anything you won't | | | | conversations where you have to think on your |
| actually use — and teach you how people | | | | feet. Conclusion As you can see no one method is |
| really speak rather than how they are supposed | | | | right for everyone due to factors such as money, |
| to speak. 2. Intensive Course Many major cities | | | | family commitments or simple lack of time. |
| run intensive courses and so you may be able to | | | | However, anyone who wants to learn Spanish |
| find one where you live. You'll spend all day in | | | | should be able to find a course that suits their |
| class 5 days a week and practice speaking | | | | own lifestyle and time constraints. The key to |
| Spanish in your group, or preferably with a single | | | | learning is to be as effective as possible; that |
| native Spanish speaker. Once again some | | | | means whichever option you take you need to |
| grammar way be helpful, but it shouldn't be the | | | | study the right things in order to make progress. |
| focus of the course. You could also take an | | | | |