Do you already speak a few words of Spanish or have you never uttered a Spanish sentence before? Do you already have a Spanish diploma (e.g. a DELE) and would you like to expand and deepen your knowledge of this beautiful-sounding language?
Then you have a wide range of exciting options. Numerous language schools offer different courses in all regions, and you are sure to find the right Spanish course for you!
However, choosing the right course is always a challenge. It is immensely important to focus on the essential decision-making criteria. To help you find the right Spanish course, we have listed the most important points in the form of a checklist below. If you proceed in this way during the selection process for your Spanish course, nothing can go wrong and you will soon make good progress in the Spanish language.
In most cases, a lot of time and money is invested in learning Spanish. Both are very precious commodities these days. It is therefore important that the money invested in the Spanish course pays off and that the desired linguistic progress is achieved in the desired time. For this reason, it is essential to avoid both under-challenging and over-challenging yourself. You can avoid both by taking advantage of the reliable onlineSpanish placement testwhich Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch has designed for you and makes available free of charge. If you complete the placement test without any aids and without guessing answers, you will soon find out which course level corresponds to your current knowledge of Spanish!
How a course is structured can vary greatly depending on the language school, teacher and teaching material and is an important point, as it has a direct impact on the learning progress and motivation of the individual students. However, when designing a course, it is impossible to categorize it into wrong or right, good or bad - as different as the schools, teachers and teaching materials are, as different are the learning styles and preferences of the learners. To make sure that your Spanish course achieves the desired linguistic progress, find out about your own learning type first and about the individual language courses in your focus second. Which courses suit your learning preferences? Which lesson structure would help you learn Spanish?
The following table provides a helpful insight into the different learning types and the appropriate courses for each:
| This is how you want to/can learn well: | This is the easiest way to learn: |
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- independent - independent - with individual learning pace - without pressure, as you react to pressure with counter-pressure or a learning blockade |
Distance learning, apps, online tools, relaxed courses combined with lots of fun, self-study, on language trips |
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- under pressure to perform - under pressure - with clear orders - with homework |
Diploma courses (DELE etc.) as a Spanish course |
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- if the management is structured - with clear orders - in teams - with homework |
In classic lessons With structured and well thought-out teaching materials If a teacher is present With homework control |
Do you recognize yourself in this table? Then you will certainly develop a feel for the right course offerings.
What former students say about a language school or a Spanish course is very meaningful and has a big impact on the choice of school. Would you therefore like to find out what others have to say about a particular Spanish course or language school? Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch gives former course participants a voice and has launched a survey. Around a third of those surveyed have benefited from their Spanish course in their everyday working life and career. All Spanish course participants from all schools say that they would take the course again immediately and recommend it to others. If you want to find school-specific feedback and ratings, you can find the star rating on Google or on social networks such as Facebook. In some cases, detailed comments in the customer reviews provide a helpful insight into the satisfaction of former language course participants.
For many prospective students, money, school distance and teaching time are the most important factors when choosing a suitable school or course. This is very understandable, especially as these issues are very central; time and money are powerful arguments. Nevertheless, these aspects should only be considered as the fourth criterion after points 1-3 above have already narrowed down the range of possible Spanish courses. Otherwise, the risk of booking the wrong course is far too high. The following questions should therefore only be clarified as the fourth criterion:
Once the above points have all been clarified, you know:
- Which course level corresponds to your knowledge of Spanish.
- Which form of course design is best for you to learn.
- Which schools and which Spanish courses are rated highly by former students.
- Where and when to find suitable language schools.
Now the choice of possible schools for your Spanish course will no longer be too great. Find out more about the courses on offer by clicking onEducation-Further-Education.chorder extensive documentation with detailed information. This service costs absolutely nothing and is guaranteed to be non-binding. Register for an information event or an individual consultation using the online inquiry forms of the individual schools. At information events, you can talk to the respective teachers and perhaps also talk to former pupils. In this way you can get to know the mission statement and structure of a school. Personal consultations with those responsible for a school's courses will clarify any unanswered questions and help to ensure that you are soon on the right Spanish course.
We wish you lots of fun and success in learning Spanish!
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