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¡Hola!
I am a native Spanish and Swedish speaker, offering lessons in French, Italian and Spanish. Bilingual by upbringing, I studied Modern Languages at the Sorbonne in Paris and at L'Université de Pau in the South of France, before moving on to learn Italian at the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Rome.
In my experience, the most inhibiting factor that prevents people from continuing with a language is the belief that learning a language is difficult. If learning a language is so difficult how come you've never met anyone who couldn't speak one? People associate language learning with tables and rules, but really you don't need tables or rules to speak a language accurately. If you don't believe me, try conjugating the present tense of the verb "to be" using contractions, starting with "I'm". Now try saying a sentence with one of those phrases in it. Which is easier? Alternatively, try explaining the subjunctive. You may not be able to, and yet you use it all the time in expressions like, "if I'd know that I wouldn't have done it".
The truth is, language is about communication. Once you start using foreign phrases in context - with waiters, tourists, or whoever - it will simply become "something that you do" from time to time, and before you know it you'll be able to remember phrases without even trying. Then, when you come to use the same phrases is a native setting they will come naturally, without you having to apply rules or recite verb tables in your head. Of course, accuracy is important if you want to say what you mean, and learning to speak a language accurately takes time. However, fluency should always come before accuracy, and developing accuracy need not be a painful process. Your natural curiosity will carry you through.
If you would like to learn more, e-mail me and I promise to answer your query within two days. My rates are £25 p/h, and I teach adults and children of all ages. Please note that because of my schedule I require 24 hours' notice if you need to cancel a lesson.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Ciao!
Sara
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