Welcome to SPANISH CLUB with Victoria
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Thank you for joining SPANISH CLUB
If you’ve joined SPANISH CLUB at Level 1:
I will invite you to join our Facebook Group, where 6 days a week you’ll receive some learning input from Victoria, some questions and an invitation to speak your answers out loud. We’ll use the email address you used to make the payment through Paypal to invite you to the group, unless you let us know otherwise.
Here, you’ll also find all the past content I have posted to the group: interviews, grammar points, Idioms and sayings, feedback on group sessions etc. All yours to view for as long as you are a member.
If you’ve joined SPANISH CLUB at Levels 2-4:
In addition, I’ll contact you to arrange a free 15 minute conversation by Zoom where we can get to know each other and you can let me know which of the Sunday Spanish Club group sessions you would like to attend.
To help everybody in the group feel welcome, comfortable and included, be aware of the following norms:
Be courteous and kind
Don’t dominate the conversation so that everyone can speak
Bear in mind we all have different opinions and personalities; treat this as an opportunity to widen your horizons and perspectives
Please don’t give advice, it is better to talk about our own personal experience
Don’t judge other people or what they say
Let’s see the group as a platform of support to improve our Spanish, let’s have an attitude of help.
Thank you!
If you’ve joined SPANISH CLUB at Levels 5-6:
In addition, when we meet for our 15 minute conversation by Zoom, we can also discuss availability for your 1-2-1 lessons, and what objectives you have for those lessons.
Group etiquette in SPANISH CLUB:
“When you want to notice how weird people are, look at yourself without judgement! Thus you will become a trusted friend, partner, co-worker…” (Victoria’s mum!).
To help everybody in the group feel welcome, comfortable and included, be aware of the following norms:
Be courteous and kind
Don’t dominate the conversation so that everyone can speak
Bear in mind we all have different opinions and personalities; treat this as an opportunity to widen your horizons and perspectives
Please don’t give advice, it is better to talk about our own personal experience
Don’t judge other people or what they say
Let’s see the group as a platform of support to improve our Spanish, let’s have an attitude of help.
Thank you!
Now watch this short video where I speak about this in Spanish. How much can you follow?
Tip for Youtube videos:
You can add subtitles and slow down the speed to help your comprehension. Then try without afterwards! Or speed it up for a real challenge!
About me and SPANISH CLUB:
Please familiarise yourself with the other information on the website about me, my teaching style, and business ethics. See also the FAQs below and don’t hesitate to ask if you still have unanswered questions.
Next Club Meetings:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You can join at any time as long as you have the right level. We’ll have a chat first to meet each other.
Please let me know your concerns as soon as possible. We have clear, firm rules in Spanish with Victoria and those people who do not follow them will need to leave the community. Respect and none judgement are essential for all people to feel part of the group. Thank you!
We are a small and unique school where you can be sure to get individual attention. There are many, much bigger, and probably cheaper schools than ours, but I think you’ll find it hard to find better value or a more personable and friendly school. There’s only one teacher here and that’s me!
I offer a free 15 minute video intro session for everyone joining my courses, so nobody is anonymous to me. I will welcome you individually and answer your questions. You can tell me your needs and learning priorities so that I make sure they are met.
If you take the ¡YA HABLO ESPAÑOL! course, in addition to our weekly Zoom lesson, you’ll have chance to ask questions through a Whatsapp group, and through a weekly video Q/A session so I can understand your specific needs and expectations, both in terms of the language and in terms of motivation. It takes motivation and commitment to complete the course and I want to be able to help you with that.
Please do not miss a session for this reason! There is so much to learn from the others in the club! And you will always have something to say, as we will be dealing with quite common topics.
You’re very welcome to join us! I will contact you straight away to let you know how it all works and add you to the wahatsapp group. Moreover, you will get your password to this website (section for members) to have access to all the material of the course.
Whenever it is convenient to you. And no need for explanation or justification, but we always welcome feedback. We like people coming freely and enthusiastically and leaving in the same way. You will still have access to the ten lessons you have paid for though.
Apart from having an intermediate level of Spanish, only one simply thing: being willing, determined and enthusiastic to improve your Spanish!
My methodology is based on engaging, real life topics which encourage students to speak and express themselves.
Kindness, care, acceptance and respect are essential, as the student’s comfortability will allow them to feel safe and relaxed to speak.
Communicative approach is the main aim, as I understand a language as a means of communication, connection, link with another culture. Obviously, perfection will be happening as we communicate regularly and in a determined and enthusiastic way.
My sources for discussions are varied and so the pair work and group activities. Thus we avoid boredom, apathy and monotony.
The role of the student is always active. Students spend most of the time interacting, talking, discussing and commenting topics.
Students have access to feedback constantly.
Sense of humour is crucial to learn. Our brain relaxes, opens up and absorbs naturally the language. Moreover, it brings an atmosphere of trust and peacefulness.
