But watch out new Spanish students, these
courses are very expensive! Like many things in Dublin over
recent years the prices for Spanish classes have shot up to
something more like London-prices.
You may want to save time and money and
study with a good home-study course. Some of these home
courses are excellent quality, and you can study in your own
time and comfort. It makes it easier to learn a language
when you can fit lessons around your social life, rather
than the other way round!
This is the best value home-study Spanish
course out there:
It is definitely a good idea to learn
Spanish in Dublin as a city. One great advantage of all the
business Dublin has attracted over recent years is that it
has become a very multicultural place, and you can find
native Spanish-speakers all around to practise your Spanish
with.
There are many people from Spain and Latin
America both working in Dublin, and studying at Trinity
College Dublin or Dublin City University. If you made
it to the Viva Spanish film festival in March you’d have
seen the strength of the Spanish-speaking
community.
So make sure you take the opportunity to
find some Spanish-speakers to practise with. You should be
able to find a conversation partner if you browse the
university notice-boards or post an ad on Gumtree Ireland
(www.gumtree.ie).
If you’re looking to learn Spanish in
Dublin for professional purposes it’s also an excellent
place to study, as a lot of business is now done with
Spanish-speaking companies. Also, the job market is very
tough these days and speaking even elementary Spanish can
certainly give you an edge if you’re looking for work in the
near future!
If you're not already familiar with the
city of Dublin, it’s a vibrant and beautiful place, with
over 1,000 years of history. Crammed full of great pubs,
great shopping, great museums, art galleries and historic
sites, Dublin is a city many people fall in love
with.
Some things may be a tad on the expensive
side, but it’s a very easy place to relax and have fun in,
making it an easy place to live and study in, despite a high
cost of living.
When you begin to learn Spanish in Dublin,
in between your lessons take the time to visit the city’s
legendary Guinness brewery and the Old Jameson Distillery.
Or visit some of the castles and fortifications in the
surrounding countryside. Before heading into town for the
nightlife and if you’re lucky one of the regular festivals
the city puts on.
And of course find some Spanish-speaking
friends to practise your new-found language skills
with!