Friday, October 02, 2009

English Class in English - Teaching Second Languages in the Spanish Education System

A few days ago I went to the home of a 10-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister to give them a 90 minute English class. In the end, the class lasted almost 2 hours and we all enjoyed it.

A few days later the mother of the children told me that her son was very surprised by the fact that I had conducted the entire class in English.

It's unbelievable that so many children in Spain are still being taught English in Spanish, which is the primary reason why very few Spaniards finish their education and begin their professional careers with a decent level of English.

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