21 Spanish! Learn Spanish in three intensive weeks

It only takes 21 days to build up a habit

Get the habit of speaking Spanish!

21 Spanish is an intensive language course for very beginners, and when we say intensive is not only referring to classes, but to the students’ work too

Three steps to speak Spanish in 21 days

Step 1 – Classes

 

Three week classes, from Monday to Friday, from 9 to 12:30 (including a break) in which all content will be taught by our experienced qualified native teachers

 

The first two hours will be exclusively dedicated to Grammar. After a 30 minute break, we will learn about Spanish culture and lifestyle

 

Weekends are just fun!

 

 Step 2 – Study

 

Then, each student must take the determination of studying for another 3 more hours. Plenty of homework will be given in addition to the course theory

 

Most of our activities are developed in a very repetitive way, so never feel discouraged about them. It is as practicing a sport, the more you do it, the easier it becomes

 

Record yourself!

We encourage each student to record a video of themselves speaking for three minutes non-stop about the content they’ve studied each day

 

This will enable you to become confident enough to hit the street with your new Spanish skills!

 

Step 3 – Enjoy!

 

Dedicate at least another three hours a day having fun in a Spanish speaking environment, because above all, you are on holiday in Sunny Spain!

 

The school will inform you about what to do and where to go, but the area is one of the best in the world for having fun, as our school is located in the heart of the Costa del Sol

 

The school will also promote trips and activities such as eating out, adventure sports, horse-riding, clubbing or just sunbathing on the beach. If you have any ideas, let us know and we’ll tell you how to make them come true

 

We will also provide you plenty of online resources for indoor enjoyment such as video links, articles to read and so on

 

And remember, weekends are just fun, but do whatever activities you want to do in a Spanish speaking environment

 

21 Spanish follows the pedagogical approach developed by our head teacher Paco Naranjo. You can get the latest information about learning languages by visiting Thinking Languages! the revolutionary method that is making the difference in language acquisition.

Back to school!

Classes have been resumed after the Summer break, and so the posting. More articles to come soon to help all students and friends who read this blog.

This year, we are full of new projects, new classes, new students, several material to help students, and a book to help everyone to achieve learning a language!

Keep an eye on us!

Lingua-Franca

El futuro en Marbella, el futuro en español

Nuevo proyecto de ampliación del Puerto Deportivo de Marbella.

Dentro de muy poco el español y la Costa de Marbella volverán a ser referentes mundiales. Si quieres vivir en el mundo, habla español.

Marbella's new Port Proyect.

I won't be long until Spanish and Marbella Coast will be the world reference again. If you wanna live in today's world, speak Spanish.

Get some extra cash with us! - Consigue un poco de dinero extra!

For this summer season we are still working with our Commercial Agents in order to promote our intensive Spanish courses. Whether you are a student willing to attemp or just need some extra cash you better have a word with us. The position is available for anyone, anywhere, and we will discount your benefits from your courses, or give it directly to you. As you say.

Este verano continuamos trabajando con nuestros Agentes Comerciales para promover nuestros cursos intensivos de Español. Ya seas un estudiante que quiere asistir a nuestras clases o simplemente busques algo de dinero extra, deberías charlar con nosotros. El puesto está vacante para todo el mundo, en cualquier lugar, y te descontaremos tu beneficio de los cursos o te los daremos directamente. Como prefieras.

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El día E

Mañana día 18 de Junio se celebra el día e, día del español. Pensamos que es muy importante apoyar este tipo de iniciativas para promover nuestro maravilloso idioma en el resto del mundo. Más info aquí.

... ¡Y un pepino!

We all know the events that are now striking Europe with the e.coli, and the subsequent action taken against Spanish farmers all about the cucumber, o "pepino" as we know it.

I understand that any kind of action must be taken when public health is implied. In the end, we get angry farmers, angry politicians and the threat of legal actions between Spanish and Germany. I hope everything comes to a good end soon.

However, it is more than proved that the e.coli does not come from Spanish cucumber, which are delicious and we strongly recommend its consumption to everyone.

But this is not a blog about food or health, is about language, and all this has made me think of a couple of Spanish expressions using "pepino"

EXPRESIONES CON LA PALABRA PEPINO

¡Y un pepino! This is the best answer to express you do not agree with someone or something. It is very direct and not very polite, but it is not rude. Actually this is the euphemism for: "¡Y una mierda!"

Un pepino Regarding any device, but specially for vehicles (cars or motorcycles) with a great power. But anything you buy which is considered a first class product can be a "pepino". So the typical expresion is: ¡Vaya pepino!

But the funniest of all is that you can also use the expression above to refer to an extemely sexy woman ¡Qué pepino de tía! or man ¡Qué pepino de tío! However, do not expect the listener to be grateful as it doesn't sound very beautiful.

And my last commitment before ending this post, love rather than anger.

Spanish Summertime!

In Lingua-Franca, we are more than proud to announce that our Summer Courses are getting ready now. We offer different types of courses according to your needs, you tell us when and for how long.

We are teaching you Spanish in the mornings or evenings, right before or after ejoying the beach!

No more strikes on flights to Spain - No habrá cancelaciones para volar a España

No habrá cancelaciones para volar a España

El sector turístico español así como los propios viajeros pueden respirar tranquilos. Tras la amenaza de huelga en los aeropuertos españoles, parece haberse alcanzado un acuerdo para así poder mantener los servicios estipulados.

La empresa encargada de la aviación en España es AENA, que hasta ahora ha ejercido como una empresa gubernamental, es decir, una empresa con dinero público español. Debido a la crisis económica mundial y a diversos factores políticos, parte de esta empresa pasará a ser de capital privado. Por eso sus trabajadores amenazaron con una huelga.

Todo el mundo recordará la huelga que tuvo lugar en Diciembre del año pasado en los aeropuertos Españoles en la que el colectivo de Controladores Aéreos paralizó el tráfico aéreo y el consecuente caos. Esta huelga respondía, por el contrario, a cambios en el salario únicamente de los Controladores. Sin embargo esta vez se han tomado medidas previas y afecta a todos los trabajadores de AENA.

Todos los trabajadores de AENA han alcanzado un acuerdo con el gobierno mediante la revisión de los cambios de su compañía. Así se han comprometido a ofrecer sus servicios con absoluta normalidad, asegurando los viajes a España y también han visto mejoradas sus condiciones laborales.

Los propios trabajadores de aeropuertos y AENA confirman que no habrá cancelaciones ni en Semana Santa ni en verano 2011.

There won't be cancellations in flights to Spain.

Tourist industry and travellers do not need to be alarmed. After the strike threaten in Spanish airports, an agreement has finally reached to maintain all services.

All flights in Spain are managed by a company called AENA, which has been a governmental company, which means it is funded by public money in Spain. Due to the Global Financial Crisis and several political orders, this company will become partly private. That was the reason why its workers threaten to go on strike.

The last strike taken place in December 2010 is still remembered by all of us. A strike in which the Air Controllers paralyzed the air traffic with the subsequent chaos produced. On the contrary, that strike was only for the changes in the sallary of the Controllers. However, this time several actions have been taken place and it involves all AENA employees.

All AENA workers have reached an agreement with the Government and they have made revisions in the changes to come in their employer company. So they have announced that the service will be offered with normality, assuring all travels to Spain as well as their working conditions.

AENA workers and airports assure there will not be any cancellations during Easter holidays or Summer-time 2011.

FURTHER DETAILS

Notice that the word Government is spelt with a b in Spanish:

Government - Gobierno

This is a very common mistake for people who can speak both English and Spanish and the truth is you'll never know in what language can this affect to you. Another example is this are the words Abbility and its Spanish form Habilidad.

¿Conoces más? / Do you know more examples?

Semana Blanca - The White Week

Semana Blanca, which literally means white week, refers to the week after the Día de Andalucía, Andalusian Day, on the 28th of February.

Only children from Málaga get this holiday, specifically thought to give the chance to Málaga students to go skiing on the snow in Sierra Nevada (Granada).

Snow is quite typical in Spanish winters, however, not in all places. Sunny Spain don't see much of it and that's why we have to move to different places. Sierra Nevada, which is one of the best places in Europe to practice skiing or snowboarding, is not very far from Costa del Sol. In less than two hours you can change from sunbathing to skiing are there aren't many places in the world that can offer you that, are they?

Visit our new website!

We are proud to announce our new website is completely working now! Click here and check.

Flyers!

We are proud to show our new flyers promoting our Spanish courses. Most of them are for the Costa del Sol and are as show below

   

Another set of additional flyers, specifically design to the foreign market, has also been produced. These flyers are only to be sent to our agents all arround the world, people who get an extra money by promoting our courses in their home countries. Want to become an agent? click here.

   

LEARN SPANISH

We are proud to introduce the brand new intensive courses in Costa del Sol for 2011. Please contact us on that regarding and we will be more than happy to assist you.

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