| If you're interested in learning a new language, the best | | | | developing country. On the other hand, if you study in a |
| way to immerse yourself in it is by studying at a | | | | country with a high cost of living and you're on a tight |
| language school abroad. Language schools around the | | | | budget, the costs of one-on-one language training may |
| world cater to students of just about every language | | | | be out of reach. The cost of tuition is certainly |
| you could imagine, making it possible for you to travel, | | | | something important to consider when selecting a |
| make new friends, and discover a new culture, all the | | | | language school. For example, studying Spanish in Latin |
| while becoming fluent in a foreign language of your | | | | America is far less expensive than studying Spanish in |
| choice. Attending language school is the one of the | | | | Spain. However, the accent and words you learn in |
| most effective and accelerated ways to learn a | | | | Latin America will be very different from what you |
| language because you get to live in a country where | | | | would learn in Spain. |
| people speak the language you're trying to learn, and | | | | Accommodations are another factor to consider when |
| you can dedicate hours every day to language study. | | | | selecting a language school. Does the language school |
| If you've ever taken language courses in high school or | | | | offer to let you stay in the home of a local host |
| college, you've surely been frustrated by the fact that | | | | family? Will you receive help finding a hotel or other |
| you couldn't utter a single sentence in the language, | | | | accommodations? Your best bet is probably to stay |
| even after years of study. There is something | | | | with a local host family because you will be immersed |
| inherently wrong with the way language is taught in | | | | in the language 24/7 while getting a glimpse into local |
| traditional settings. Your friend who spent one month | | | | customs and culture. However, you may feel |
| studying at a language school in Spain probably | | | | uncomfortable staying with a family and prefer the |
| learned far more than you ever did after four years of | | | | freedom of staying in your own hotel room or |
| university-level Spanish study. | | | | apartment instead. |
| Studying at a language school in a country where the | | | | No single accommodation choice is the best for |
| target language is spoken is highly effective because it | | | | everyone, although the majority of language school |
| immerses students in the language learning process. | | | | students find that staying with a host family is the ideal |
| Inside of the classroom, teachers typically speak in the | | | | way to learn a new language and interact with a new |
| language that is being taught, so students are exposed | | | | culture. If you stay at a hotel or apartment with other |
| to the language as much as possible. Taking a | | | | students, you will probably end up speaking your native |
| language course in a language you do not understand | | | | tongue most of the time and the exposure you get to |
| can be difficult at first, but you come to understand a | | | | the language you're learning will be minimal. While |
| lot more than you would otherwise because the | | | | staying with other students and going out with them |
| teacher speaks slowly and clearly while using lots of | | | | every night might make for a fun vacation and great |
| gestures. On the other hand, if the teacher continues | | | | memories, you won't learn as much about the culture |
| speaking in your native language, you'll never get past | | | | of the host country. |
| the stage of translating every word you learn into your | | | | Another factor to consider when selecting a language |
| native language. When a teacher only speaks in the | | | | school is whether you want to be in the city or the |
| language your learning, you're forced to think in the | | | | country. Both locations have their advantages and |
| new language. | | | | disadvantages. Cities are cultural centers that are full |
| At language schools, you can study one-on-one or as | | | | of attractions and activities. However, the countryside |
| a group. Typically, one-on-one courses are more costly | | | | will put you in touch with the less seen side of a |
| than group classes. However, one-on-one classes | | | | culture. Furthermore, some language students prefer to |
| offer the ideal set up since they are taught at your | | | | be in the country because there are fewer foreigners |
| pace and you get to decide what you would like to | | | | around and it is easier to be immersed in the language. |
| study and which course materials you will use. Group | | | | Ultimately, no route is the best route for every |
| classes are usually best for beginners since most | | | | language student. You have to make decisions based |
| people starting from scratch are at around the same | | | | on your personal tastes and requirements. Whatever |
| level. Furthermore, group classes are fun and give you | | | | your learning style may be, find a language school that |
| the opportunity to meet and interact with new people. | | | | can accommodate it in order to enhance your overall |
| If you study a new language on a budget, one-on-one | | | | language learning experience. |
| classes will be a lot more affordable for you in a | | | | |