Quote: (05-17-2018 01:43 AM)Prince X Wrote:
Great post. I am learning Spanish right now. With Baselang, do the tutors use the total immersion style of teaching where they do everything in Spanish or do they teach in English and use the traditional approach used in schools to teach languages?
With Baselang you decide how you want to get taught, so i would not call it a tradional approach.
If you want an immersive experience then tell your teacher to only speak spanish, they will then do so. however, this is not a good idea when learning tough grammar ;-)
In my case, when I got to a certain level i started having many conversation classes. These conversations could be "real" or with a predetermined topic (of you choice of course). Sometimes I would read and translate articles with the teacher.
Baselang want's you to learn to actually speak the language ASAP. Therefore, the focus is to learn the most necessary/useful and important vocab, verbs etc. first.
An example of this:
They won't teach you the "future simple" tense until late (level 6-7 or something like that). Instead you'll be taught the "informal future" tense, which is very useful (especially when speaking) and way easier to learn.
There are 9 levels, when you have completed the curriculum of a level you'll get a test to insure that you actually have learned whatever you were taught.
If you decide to get it this following advice is of utmos importance:
Start out by trying a lot of different teachers like 8-12 (if you've got a lot of time, you could do this within like two days since classes are unlimited). You'll experience that some are way better than others (because of teaching skills and chemistry). Double down on the good ones. IMO when you're booking classes, it's preferable to book at least one hour with these good ones. (with conversation classes 30 min can be adequate)
P.S. The most popular teachers (usually the best ones) are booked pretty quickly. Therefore: be ready to book classes shortly after they're up. (If i remember correctly, you can book up to 4 days in advance)
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