Dear learners,
I’d like to share with you my view, understanding and approach to language learning and teaching. This presentation (click the link below) will probably help you understand the mechanism behind the effort and energy you’re investing in learning English, which will -hopefully- have a possitive impact in your progress.
All the best,
Sonia
Celebrate the European Day of Languages wherever you are!
Following the success of the Year of Languages in 2001, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year throughout its 47 member states. The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:
Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;
Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges.
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Las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas, centros públicos e independientes ofrecen la posibilidad de un aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras de calidad y al alcance y servicio de todos nosotros, y no sólo de los que pueden permitirse desembolsar grandes cantidades de dinero en centros privados. ¿Por qué no reconocen en Europa nuestros certificados y sí los de organizaciones privadas como el British Council? Grrrr….
FIRMA Y COMPARTE ESTA PETICIÓN:
The Official School of Languages is a public funded school specialised in teaching of modern foreign languages, Spain´s co-official languages and Spanish for Foreigners. The Official Schools of Languages network, which has almost 100 years history and approximately 250 centers and 400.000 students nowadays, is part of the Spanish system of non-obligatory special education.
It is the aim of this organisation to provide the students with the appropriate tools to communicate in the foreign language they may choose (Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Euskera, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Irish, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish for Foreigners and Swedish). Some schools also offer a variety of courses for specific purposes: Medical English, Legal French / English, Business English, Translation, Culture and Literature Courses, etc. There is also a variety of courses designed to tackle specific skills: written expression, reading, speaking and writing.
A detailed insight into this system here
Certification in our schools takes into consideration CEFR principles (Common European Framework of Reference for Language Teaching and Learning) although it has not been given real international recognition yet.
Dear learnes,
Some of you may be starting a new course these days. You know I always remind you of the importance of being strategic. Learning implies making a big effort and we don’t want to lose time or energy.
I recommend that you do the following questionnaire which will make you think about yourself as a learner and about what you can do to make the most of your course.
I hope to get feedback from you; let me know what you think about the questionnaire and if I should include something you believe important.
Cheers,
Sonia
If you are thinking of continuing learning English next summer, here you can find useful information, EOI Villaverde Novedades
My latest tip for ‘fun learning’:
Click here: INGLES_Y_SENDERISMO_-_PRIMAVERA_2011.pdf
If you like the idea and are thinking of going, here you have some related vocabulary to warm-up: interactivelesson16.html
And… as always:
Have fun as you learn – this time in contact with Nature! Sounds great to me…
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