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dianne · Novice Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 31 Location:

I’ve just returned from my holiday really inspired – I did a French language course in France and loved every minute! The trip to France was initially just meant to be a holiday but my travel buddy convinced me to do a language course and I’m so glad I did – we even extended our trip! It was a great way to get involved with the culture – the teachers showed us round the whole of the town and I don’t think we would have seen half as much should we just have been holidaying alone. I am studying in Barcelona at the moment and I noticed similarities to the Catalan spoken there and French. I’m looking to learn Castilian Spanish too (I love Spanish life and would like to stay here, though not necessarily just in Barcelona, for a while yet) and so after my great holiday language learning experience in France, now I have found vuelos Barcelona Tenerife for cheap, I think I’ll try out a Spanish language course there – after all, my curso de francés was most definitely a success! Any related input would be of great help; I do worry perhaps the Canary Island accent may make learning Spanish difficult – would I be better just having the beach holiday there and going to a city such as Madrid to study Spanish? I hear the accent is clearer and being a beginner (and learning two other languages!), I don’t want to challenge myself too much!
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Dianne Pabayo

dianne · Novice Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 31 Location:

My holiday trip observing an English course Canada and really had a great time! Though English, and so clearly not needing an English course from a language learning perspective, given the fact I want to teach English as a foreign language (ideally being applying to be one of the EFL home tutors), it was really useful for me to be able to watch my cousin (my teaching inspiration!) in action – it gave me a good idea what to expect for when I finally qualify. It’s not just the English language that interests me though…and this is where I need your help…

I am interested in learning either Spanish or German and was wondering which would come in most useful, which would be easier to learn and which would help me in my career most. I will have the chance to take a 3 month language course abroad and so think I should be able to learn a decent level of either (I’m certainly willing to apply myself!). I realize German is probably more useful for industry and business but I suppose one has to consider that more German speak English than Spanish people do. And by learning Spanish, the whole of South America would open up to me too. I could always do a sprachkurs Sevilla – learning Spanish with German people in Spain in class and learning German my interacting with my German class mates out of class but I really do fell tat would be too much!

Please, if there’s any one who has learn and knows the relative difficulties of the languages then your advice would be more than welcome!
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Dianne Pabayo

jacabjane · Cohort Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 144 Location:

Key West is a fun little party town. You definitely need to see Hemingways house, The little white house and the lighthouse. I would also make sure you go Mallory square at Sunset. There are also a lot of interesting tours. Key West Resorts