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Post by babyruthcoming on Aug 6, 2008 21:54:16 GMT -5
Hi at all travellers out there! Since I have been studying English in school for a couple of months now and heard so much about the great experience of taking a language course abroad, I’m now planning on taking one myself soon! I already started to read up on different possibilities but there are so many options! Until know I really don’t know where I would like to do this. Can anyone recommend me a place? After my research I am now especially interested in three options. The first one is an English course Malta. Has anyone ever done that? What I have heard till now sounds great! I like the fascinating eclectic culture there. Due to the long relationship between the Islanders and the various nationalities that occupied Malta over the centuries there seems to exist an interesting variation of styles and traditions. Next I heard a lot about courses in Ireland – cursos de ingles en Irlanda as they call it here. For me Ireland seems particularly exciting! It is so different in its culture, climate, vegetation and fauna than every place I have ever been to that I am pretty sure I would have a lot explore there! Has anyone ever been to Ireland or even took an English class there? I would love to see cities like Dublin or Belfast and visit monuments like the Blarney Castle. I’m further considering a curso ingles Madrid. Though I know that the mother-tongue isn’t English and it is a city in my home country, I feel like this could be a good option to get started and see whether or not I like language classes. If this goes well I could do another class in an English-speaking country next year! I know a couple of students from my school who did it and they were all more than pleased with this experience. Madrid seems to be an astonishing city with a lot to explore! Since I’m especially interested in art, I know that Madrid is a living art market. I can already picture myself visiting the Golden Triangle of Arts composed of three of the most important worldwide art galleries: Museo del Prado;, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. I really cannot seem to decide! But I am more than sure that I’m going to do this language class to further improve my English since I feel language learning is crucial in this globalised world we live in.
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Post by babyruthcoming on May 30, 2008 0:33:05 GMT -5
I’ve come up to write about my friend's recent vacation to Europe doing a German course Germany…it really was a great experience for here, so much so that it has affected my life back in the US, She had given up her career to teach English at home to German people living in our city – it’s great to still be connected to the German culture! Her sprachkurs was in Berlin, a fantastically cosmopolitan and exciting city. Even though she had learnt German to university level, for all those interested in learning a language, I really would say that you have to go to the country itself to polish your skills to perfection; it’s impossible without! It’s also a great way to motivate yourself and learn about the culture…Like my friend, you are sure to come back inspired! Once there, as long as you make every effort to integrate yourself into the culture and mix with local people, you’ll see your language skills improve and your passion for learning increase ten-fold – hers certainly did and both professionally and personally it has been an experience of immeasurable value!
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Post by babyruthcoming on Apr 24, 2008 8:05:14 GMT -5
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! NOTE: babyruthcoming - this is bit "off topic" from the OP. Please advise if you want your Post moved to the more appropriate "Living Room" section.
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Post by babyruthcoming on Apr 24, 2008 8:00:59 GMT -5
Hola language learners! My name is Isobel and I’m writing to you with my recommendations for language learning; I am fluent in 5 langauges (Spanish (native), Italian, English, French and Portuguese) so I think I should be able to help budding translators, teachers or even just those of you wanting to make the most of your holidays. I lived in the Canary Islands when I was little – a fantastic place to grow up! The Canary Islands attract many tourists each year and it was mixing with people from abroad that fired my curiosity – I wanted to speak how they spoke! So I checked out vuelos Tenerife and planned my escape. I first went to London; after hearing so much about this wonderfully cosmopolitan city and thinking speaking English was a great way into business, I decided to make my stay 2 years; I loved every minute! I took the examen Cambridge which was a reward for my success – it now means finding teaching jobs is so much easier (a great way to fund travels abroad) and I feel proud to have something to show for my 2 English years. That is my advice to language learners – get certified. Employment options increase almost immediately and you differentiate yourself from those who put “English language speaker” on their cv but can only really speak the basics. For similar reasons to learn English (its utility in industry), I am now off on a sprachaufenthalte im ausland to learn German – I’ll let you know how it goes!
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Post by babyruthcoming on Apr 10, 2008 21:48:26 GMT -5
Yeah, just go on the external drive. It's cheaper these days. Or may be you can buy a cheap laptop for the things you'd like to do with the images and videos you'll get. May be for editing, cd burning and stuff!
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Post by babyruthcoming on Apr 10, 2008 21:45:46 GMT -5
I have decided to teach english abroad and I am currently on my travels through South America to decide where exactly it is I want to teach it! Does anyone have any recommendations? I’m from Cardiff and strangely, people have told me there’s a big Welsh community (even with its own newspaper!) in Argentina! It’s not like I particularly want to be surrounded by home comforts (I certainly didn’t travel across the Atlantic for that!) but it does appeal to have a little familiarity, especially since I’m so far away. I have travelled alone before, through Spain and Europe (a kind of mini gap year using one of the flexible europasses) but I have never travelled so far and it does worry me a little. I am fluent in Spanish and took a class of twenty from Madrid who travelled to London to “ aprender ingles en Inglaterra” and so I have experience at least for the teaching side. I am hoping to go to a big city as I think it is easier to integrate there – or at least you have more choice with what you want to integrate yourself with! Has anyone else travelled this side of the world? Anyone who might have recommendations for me?
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Post by babyruthcoming on Apr 10, 2008 21:40:36 GMT -5
Unlock those iPhones and insert local sims wherever you are. These sims will cost for only a few bucks. That would be wise budget enough. Besides iPhone unlocking these days are rampant so no worries about being tied to AT&T. Just don't flash it to those who steal phones.
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Post by babyruthcoming on Mar 26, 2007 8:42:32 GMT -5
No ads on GFE please And yes, learning languages is a great reason for travelling, but there is no need for links to say so! Jen
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