Our native speaker qualified Spanish language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning, afternoon or evening. In certain circumstances, if your home or office is not suitable, you can take your classes at the trainer's office. Lesson books are provided.
This set of Spanish tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning Spanish. Even though all novice students will cover survival Spanish: enough Spanish to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these lessons have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in Spanish culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in Spanish.
These Spanish lessons are driven towards people who have a requirement to learn Spanish to bolster their work output. For novices, you will find it useful to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and once you have become more proficient then reading and writing will come to the fore. Typical students include those concerned with import/export, those seeking work in multinational companies, international negotiations, and anyone working with international colleagues or administration. Even on our most rudimentary beginners lesson, students can expect to finish the lesson with decent telephone and e-mail Spanish, as well as a good enough grip on the language for a short trip to the country.
2 or more people can benefit studying Spanish together as these Spanish lessons are also offered to groups (Two-to-One Spanish Lesson or Small Group In-Company Spanish Lesson). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster Spanish Lessons can be experienced by up to 12 people.
In terms of grammar and vocabulary, Spanish is fairly similar to French and Romanian
Spanish was the national language of the Philippines until 1987
What we call 'Spanish', Spanish people would generally call Castilian ('castellano') to differentiate it from other regional Spanish dialects
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Ottawa may be only the fourth largest city in Canada, but it is the capital of the nation, and as such is a leader in terms of government, commerce and even entertainment. With a population of well over a million people, Ottawa is a melting pot, where individuals from all over the country come to live and do business in the robust economy. Ottawa is home to the finest museums in Canada as well as a number of national landmarks. The town's professional hockey team, the Ottawa Senators, recently won a championship, bringing additional pride to a city that treasures hockey above all other sports. The ethnic makeup of Ottawa is unique as well, with a large number of South Asian, Chinese and Arab families calling the area home. With such a vibrant mixture of people, and the thriving international business community, this might be the best time to learn a new language in Ottawa. Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese are all considered 'hot' languages of the 21st century. Learning them, and others, will help individuals do business in the global economy and communicate more effectively with their neighbors.