How to choose a language school in Spain

In Spain, with the exception of a few international business administration schools where some courses are taught in English, the vast majority of colleges and universities use Spanish for teaching. Therefore, learning Spanish has become an essential step for studying in Spain, and it is an extremely important step. Learning Spanish well is a necessary condition for studying and working in Spain, so it is particularly important to choose a good language school for Spanish learning. Below we briefly explain several aspects that you need to pay attention to when choosing a Spanish language school. First of all, choosing a language school means comparing and considering the cost-effectiveness among several schools. Here, we will explain it from several aspects such as teaching quality, course arrangement, and teaching environment. 1. Teaching quality There are basically two types of Spanish language schools: one is a language college affiliated with a public university or a department in a certain college of a public university has a department responsible for language teaching; the other is a private language school. It should be noted that students enrolled in the language school of a public university are not equal to those enrolled in the public university, and may not necessarily be able to use the facilities of the university for free; similarly, in terms of teachers, the classes are not taught by professors from the Spanish language department, because Spanish The language issues studied by domestic students and the Spanish used by foreign students for life and work are two different teaching areas. When comparing teaching quality, we should pay attention to whether the school's teaching team has rich teaching experience and whether the teacher mobility is high. This is difficult to figure out in China, but one thing is certain - the school's size and operational stability - these two points can be reflected by the school's financial resources, and financial resources are an important indicator of gathering excellent teaching resources. Secondly, you can ask seniors or professional consultants who have experience studying in Spain, and then compare based on public reputation. However, it should be noted that regardless of whether it is a language school affiliated with a public university or a private language school, its language teaching is independently operated, which means it is a commercial behavior. The quality and reputation of the university's own education cannot be used to measure its language school equally. 2. Course Arrangement Course arrangement is actually an important criterion for measuring the cost-effectiveness of a language school. The most important thing is the number of classes. Sometimes you can see language courses for only 1,000 or 2,000 euros for 8 months, but if you look closely, the number of classes is only 300 hours. Anyone who can do division should be able to see the truth behind the propaganda. Here I will make a table so that everyone can understand intuitively: Total tuition hours (9 months) Average tuition (EUR/study hour) School A4500 Euro 500 semester hour 9 Euro/study hour School B4500 Euro 720 semester hour 6.25 Euro/study hour School C4500 Euro 900 semester hour 5 euros/study hour School D6480 euros 720 class hours 9 euros/study hour It is not difficult to see through the chart comparison that School C has the best price/performance ratio, while School D, which seems to be the most expensive, actually charges the same fee as School A. In addition to the number of class hours, language schools with many branches can choose to study in branches in different regions. Study tours are very beneficial for improving your spoken English, and the most important thing is that you can stay in a state of learning new things in a new environment. But if you are a beginner in Spanish, it may be better to lay a solid foundation in a fixed place. 3. Teaching environment Teaching environment refers to two aspects: language environment and learning environment. The language environment mainly refers to the atmosphere where standard Spanish is used inside and outside the school. In this regard, most people think that choosing the Castilla region in central Spain to learn the language will have a better language environment. This is true, the written and spoken language in Castile is closer to standard Spanish. But language is embodied in two aspects: reading and listening. In most areas of Spain, there will be a good language reading environment; and when it comes to language environment, in fact, in your main living area (school, residence), large schools across Spain Cities are pretty much the same. The main regions in Spain with a poor language environment are as follows: The regions with a poor reading environment are: The regions with a poor listening and speaking environment are: Catalonia Extremadura Galicia Murcia Basque Andalou Sianavarre, Basque Murcia, Catalonia. It should be noted that the language environment of large cities in non-Castian speaking areas is often better than that of small cities in Castilian speaking areas, because of the immigration from large cities. The increase has driven the popularity and use of standard Spanish. And university towns should be the first choice places to study because of their academic atmosphere. But as mentioned above, as long as the school teaching quality is good, the language environment on the street does not actually matter, just like foreigners learning Chinese in Shanghai. It is important to note that you need to initiate the conversation so that others speak Spanish to you, not the dialect. The learning environment mainly refers to the school, which includes the school's software and hardware facilities, the source of students in the school, students' attitude towards learning, etc... Do not go to schools where Chinese people gather, or do not go to schools with a bad learning atmosphere. ...These are the judgment concepts that most applicants have, so just collect information from multiple sources and screen based on previous experience.