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| Is it worth booking Spanish + Tango in BA? Has anyone done this? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 emskibub emskibub Post Count: 5 Msg: #1 61 days ago, September 22nd 2009 | Is it worth booking Spanish + Tango in BA? Has anyone done this? I understand you can arrange some Tango lessons once you're there so I'm not sure if it's worth booking them with Spanish lessons. I'm thinking of booking with Expanish. Any recommendations or advice appreciated! |  ElAustraliano Paul Morrison Post Count: 180 Msg: #2 60 days ago, September 24th 2009 | My friend did this and loved it.She is in Canada atm but I will ask her for info next time we chat. | emskibub emskibub Post Count: 5 Msg: #3 59 days ago, September 24th 2009 | Thanks, that would be great! | ElAustraliano Paul Morrison Post Count: 180 Msg: #4 57 days ago, September 26th 2009 | Sorry I just spoke with her and she did Salsa lessons in Cali ,Colombia not Tango in BA.Male memory LOL | emskibub emskibub Post Count: 5 Msg: #5 56 days ago, September 27th 2009 | Haha, never mind! Thanks for checking. | Dave0881 Dave Morgan Post Count: 12 Msg: #6 26 days ago, October 27th 2009 | I studied Spanish at 2 different schools in BA, then again in Bolivia and then again in Colombia. | I put in a lot of research before choosing a school in BA, but neither of the ones I tried were right for me. Itīs a very popular place to learn Spanish and I think there is a bit of a "formula" to the way many of the schools teach. I 1st went to a small one (which was more intense) but because it was small the group was very mixed, and as a complete beginner I was with 1 or 2 people who were fairly conversational. This simply did not work. So I tried a bigger school, where the group standard was a bit more consistent but the curriculum was poor. I didnīt learn a great deal but I enjoyed the school so I stayed, and I came out with some knowledge of grammar but very little else. The I went to a school in Sucre, Bolivia, which was half the price I was paying in BA, for semi-private (not group), and the school seemed great. We got a little bored in Sucre and only stayed a couple of weeks but Iīd recommend the school as good value for money. However, itīs only now, studying in Colombia that I realise how much better classes can be. Iīm going to probably the most reputable Universtiy in Colombia (EAFIT, Medellin) and the standard of the teaching is really good. There is still a curriculum but thereīs less emphasis on grammar and more on conversation, which I think is really important. To be honest I think the grammar is quite easy to learn and you could almost do it in your own time using studyspanish.com or something. Itīs the confidence to speak naturally and make mistakes which takes longer. So, if money is tight there are cheaper place to do it (and Sucre is a lovely place, a little boring perhaps but thatīs perfect if you want to study a lot). But if money is not a problem, BA is a great city to stay in for a while. Just be careful when selecting a school as I think itīs big business and the schools donīt need to be great to succeed. I wasnīt sure whether to go to the University here as I could get private lessons for cheaper than my group ones at the Uni, but now Iīm so glad I did. I finally feel like Iīve got a skilled teacher, which makes such a difference. I havenīt been to Equador but I think Quito is probably a pretty good place to do it. I think they have a good accent and itīs cheap. Good luck. By the way, I spent 3 months is BA and am heading back in about 2 months. Itīs a very cool city and probably remains the one place in SA so far where I could live permantenly. emskibub emskibub Post Count: 5 Msg: #7 25 days ago, October 28th 2009 | Thanks for the multitude of information, Dave! I am actually planning on spending a few weeks in Sucre. Was it Fox Academy you studied at there? Are you able to let me know which were the schools in BA that you tried out? I hadn't thought about the big business thing - food for thought. | Dave0881 Dave Morgan Post Count: 12 Msg: #8 25 days ago, October 28th 2009 | The small school I went to 1st, which I really didnīt get on with was called Elebaires, it was very highly reviewed online. The second I think was called Iberia, or something, like the airline. Anyway a good site for reviews of the schools by students is www.123teachme.com | In Sucre we went to a school called Bolivian Language School. It had a really nice vibe about it with communal areas and young teachers, who would come on nights out with the students n stuff. It was also $100 for 20 hours of semi-private (and I believe not much more for private, $6 or $7 an hour), while in BA I was paying up to $170 for 20 hours in a group. It was also super relaxed. If you woke up with a hangover and phoned in they would simply re-schedule the lesson for you, I donīt know anywhere else which would do that. emskibub emskibub Post Count: 5 Msg: #9 25 days ago, October 28th 2009 | Thanks a lot, Dave, that's really useful. Sounds like you're having an amazing trip! Hope it carries on that way. | Dave0881 Dave Morgan Post Count: 12 Msg: #10 25 days ago, October 28th 2009 | No probs, good luck with yours. | Yeah, itīs been great. Just wish Iīd written a blog or something. You forget so much! Enriquev enriquevaldemar Post Count: 6 Msg: #11 2 days ago, November 20th 2009 | I know a place of tango , sabor a tango, in buenos aires, travell and see. | I stayed in Buenos Aires , amable buenos aires hostel , the best hostel in buenos aires. if you need a place . this is a nice . saludos enrique Number of Users: 4 | Number of Posts: 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
