But they are they expensive! And you
have to leave your house! London is a fantastic city to
learn Spanish in but it's a very big place, and these
central classes can be overbooked and overcrowded.
Sometimes the time the teacher has to focus on you
personally can be very little with so many students in one
class.
So you might want to consider a home study
course that saves you travelling to and from classes. There
are some very reasonably priced ones out there that offer
extremely good value and allow you to learn at your own pace
in your own time. You don't even need to take time out of
your day... you can listen to the lessons when you're on the
tube!
Rocket Spanish is the best home-study
Spanish course out there:
Despite a few inconviniences from the
great size of the city, it is a great idea to learn Spanish
in London.
London is the multi-cultural centre of
Europe and there are more opportunities to actually talk
with Spanish-speaking natives from Spain or Latin America
than you can find in any other European city outside of
Spain!
Perhaps more importantly there are more
jobs available every day in London that value employees who
can speak at least elementary Spanish. It’s a great skill to
have to make you stand out in the difficult job-market
today.
The Spanish-speaking community in London
is also big and well-established. So you can find many
opportunities to practise your Spanish without even leaving
the city!
Many Spaniards
settled in London following the Spanish Civil War from 1936-9
and by the end of the Second World War a new Spanish quarter
had developed in North Kensington and Victoria. Today there are
Spanish communities dotted throughout London. And there are
also large communities from most Spanish-speaking countries in
South American.
So if you want to
supplement your Spanish lessons with real practise you
shouldn’t have much trouble finding a Spanish-speaking
conversation partner, or even just finding a Spanish Tapas
restaurant or Argentinean steak house to start
visiting!
With good lessons
and a positive attitude you can rapidly learn Spanish in London
then in a few months hop on a cheap flight to Spain to put your
new-found skills to the test.
This is the end of page one of our Learn
Spanish in London article, for page 2 check out:Spanish Lessons in
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