Tim's student review of our night course
We check in with Tim who is currently studying a Spanish course which takes place in the evening at The Language Academy.
Course language: Spanish
Course length: Level 4 (10 weeks)
Fun fact: Recently travelled to Mexico and Guatemala and volunteered in an orphanage.
🅠 What is your favourite thing about studying at The Language Academy?
Ⓐ “I love how it’s really engaging. The teachers make you speak and ask you questions, it’s interactive in that way. I also like how they always encourage us to join other classes and and activities, it keeps pushing us forward.”
🅠 What has been your biggest challenge while studying Spanish?
Ⓐ “I struggle with the speaking side of things, as I only speak it here at school. Outside of the classroom I don’t have that much of a chance to practice with someone. I only know a few Spanish people, but don’t see them that often. I think that would have to be my toughest challenge, consistently trying to speak Spanish outside of school.”
🅠 What has improved the most?
Ⓐ “My grammar side of things and my pronunciation. My listening skills have also definitely improved. It improves with very class I go to. I can do a lot of listening stuff at home, for example movies in Spanish; I think it requires the least amount of effort [laughing].
I can watch movies in Spanish and put English subtitles on, or if i can understand the context of the movie, I’ll play it in Spanish with Spanish subtitles, so I can read and learn. I also pump the Colombian music [laughing].”
🅠 What was it like studying a night course?
Ⓐ “I work in a hotel, so my hours do change quite a bit, and I found it worked in quite well with my work schedule. Pablo has been very accommodating. If I can’t make it to class because of work, my teacher sends me the homework so I can keep up.
The courses and times at night have been really helpful for me.”
🅠 How has this course prepared you for the future?
Ⓐ “I’m planning to move over and live in either South or Central America. Most likely Mexico, a place call Sayulita or Puerto Vallarta. Those places are both really well-known for surfing. I think I’ll go travel there first next year, then move over in future and do some volunteering in South America.”
A big thank you to Tim for sharing his experience of studying Spanish with us here at The Language Academy.
If you’re interested in learning Spanish in one of our evening classes, call us on (07) 5578 6838 or email us to find out more.