How long will it take me to learn Spanish?
Learning a new language takes dedication and time. We find that most students, taking 1.5 hours of group class per week, can reach a conversational status (intermediate level) after a year to a year-and-a-half of study.
Students in private and immersion classes tend to go faster. In either case, learning rates for students in our classes are excellent in comparison to those who take traditional “grammar-lecture” foreign language classes for years and never learn to speak the language. But you can’t expect fluency by studying only a couple of hours per week.
Such a level of proficiency takes years of study and experience in a country where the language is spoken. You can increase your rate of learning by completing all homework assignments, doing additional independent study, or even spending a few weeks studying abroad to jump-start your learning. Ask us for suggestions.
What is different about 100% Spanish’s Program?
At 100% Spanish in Louisville, we believe in a conversational approach to learning a foreign language. We believe that the more you speak the language, the faster you’ll learn it.
Our classes are designed to encourage you to speak, rather than to listen to your teacher lecture. Of course grammar is essential, but we prefer to have you practice new forms rather than having your teacher lecture about them.
100% Spanish instructors strive to make the classroom experience a comfortable and enjoyable one where learning takes place via realistic use of the new language instead of through lecture or translation.
Why choose 100% Spanish Language Center?
Most other schools require a yearly or semester commitment. We don’t. Our membership is paid monthly, and you can withdraw at anytime with only 30 day’s notice.
Most other schools do not allow private classes to be rescheduled. We try to accommodate everyone’s busy schedules and allow reasonable rescheduling of private classes.
100% Spanish has been committed to the local community and Louisville, KY since 2005.
Why Spanish lessons?
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world; more than 350 million people speak Spanish as a mother tongue.The demand to learn Spanish has doubled in the last 10 years.
In 15 years there will be 500 million Spanish speakers in the world.There are more than 30 million Spanish speakers in the USA and it is still growing. Every year more than 55 million tourists visit Spain.
He are some facts to consider:
- Spain is the second most visited country in the world
- The ability to speak Spanish enlarges the opportunity of enjoying everything that our community offers
- It is also one of the most frequent languages used to do business and is
one of the most important languages in international political meetings - It is the official language in 21 countries and it is an official language in the E.U., UNESCO, U.N.O., GATT, ONUDI & U.I.T.
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100% Spanish Language Center is based in Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded by Paola Moretta Gallagher, a native Spanish speaker using 100% Spanish resources to teach in an atmosphere that is the same as visiting a Spanish speaking country.