September is
a very busy month for language teachers and agencies, as it is 'back to school'
or 'office'. It is the official end of summer in everybody's head. So why
should you start your French or Spanish lessons in August?
1. You will have priority access to
the teachers' timetable. Evenings, early morning and lunch times are very
popular slots. There are only 5 working days in a week if a teacher doesn't
work at weekends, so book them fast if you can only do these times. Bear in
mind tutors need travel time between lessons, so can only do 2 or 3 hours per
evening.
2. There is a certain 'joie de
vivre' in summer that we don't have in winter. Use this joy and summer
happiness to start your lessons. Language conversations in summer are mostly
around nice weather, holidays, which is the nicest and easiest topics to talk
about.
3. For tutors, travelling from
lesson to lesson in the evening in daylight is more pleasant in summer. If you
want a late start, book it now.
4. Tutors usually teach less hours
in summer and are less tired/more relaxed in summer, this means a more patient
teacher who has more time to reflect, prepare lessons and do research for you
and the topics/books/programmes you are interested in.
5. On holiday, you can study/revise
at the beach and maybe practise a few words with your family or even better,
the natives, if you're in France, Spain, Italy, Greece...
Have you ever started language lessons in summer?
How was it? Were you more relaxed to learn?
