Greater interest in Spanish in Ashton-under-Lyne

It's great to note that people are still interested in learning Spanish
We are getting calls on a daily basis from local companies and the general public wishing to learn Spanish. I think that this is so encouraging, when the English are normally branded as being lazy, regarding learning a foreign language.

I am continually impressed by people's interest and enthusiasm to learn Spanish and by how hard they work, and the varying resources that they use to study. It's great from our point of view to be able to offer a flexible learning solution that doesn't stop for 6 weeks in the summer or 2 weeks at Christmas.

I encourage our learners to either read or listen to a bit of Spanish every day for only 5-10 minutes. This is a far better technique than sitting for prolonged periods of time studying text books, and not enjoying learning the language or having any fun.

My students either keep a list of spanish words in their briefcase or handbag to refer to when in a queue or waiting room, or listen to CD's in their car or around the house. Some have even logged onto various Spanish websites (such as www.about.com or www.bbc.co.uk) for further guidance. I was recently asked to procure several copies of Usborne's Spanish for Beginners for my "introduction to Spanish" class, which is very light reading and in full colour to add a bit of interest.

I will continue to support this level of enthusiasm in learning Spanish, as we may slowly negate our bad image as "Brits abroad", which would be great wouldn't it?