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Another chance for beginners in April 2023
Spanish with Victoria is one of the few schools that has three intakes per year of beginner classes. We have two new groups of up to 10 people starting in April and with only 10 places per class, courses are likely to fill up before they start.
Victoria teaches all the classes personally and is renowned for putting you at ease [More…]
NEW: Intermediate Course starting September 2023
Continue your Spanish adventure with Spanish with Victoria! Register now for a thirty week course over the next academic year to continue your Spanish journey with confidence and ease.
Whatever your reason for learning: holidays, travelling, work, speaking with Spanish family members, this course will take you to the next level!
Choose from group classes (Monday evenings [More…]
Courses filling up starting January 2023
NOTE: only 10 places per class, and courses likely to fill up before they start.
The new year is a time many of us look for a new challenge, a new hobby, and something to occupy the dark winter evenings. So let me invite you to join one of our new Spanish courses which take place in Sheffield, UK, week beginning [More…]
Now available: 3 ten-week Beginners’ Courses for Supported Self-Study
If you’ve missed out on joining this term’s classes, why not follow a Spanish with Victoria self-study Spanish beginner course? You get all the course material just the same as if you’d attended a live class, but for a much lower price! Included: Video of the lessons, audio to listen on the move, PowerPoint class notes, Vocab [More…]
Some feedback at the start of the summer term
Last week was quite hectic with seven new classes beginning! I asked for some anonymous feedback from my Advanced Beginners class (students who have had either 10 or 20 lessons with me) and here’s some of the nice things they said:
- Really relaxed, low pressure
- Everything being conversational is really good
- Friendly atmosphere and I don’t feel silly if I [More…]
Learn Spanish with a group of friends?
Is anyone interested in gathering a a group of friends to form a lunchtime Spanish beginners’ group in Broomhill, Sheffield? If you think you can gather 5-10 people to join a fun, no-pressure, group and learn some Spanish in time for your holidays, just contact me with your suggestion. I can offer a 10 week course, or a one [More…]
New Spanish groups start next week
New courses for the summer term are starting next week, and are filling up, so here’s a quick update on what’s available.
Complete beginners (spaces on Thursdays in Sheffield at 6:30pm),
Beginners who have had 10 lessons, or equivalent experience (COURSE FULL),
Beginners who have had 20 lessons, or equivalent (spaces on Mondays in Sheffield at 7pm and 8:10pm),
Intermediates, online on Thursdays at [More…]
Group etiquette for my Spanish classes
With lots of new groups starting again soon for the summer term, it’s a good time to highlight some principles that I ask all students to sign up to.
To help everybody in the groups 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
What happens when my students go travelling?
I’m always grateful for unsolicited feedback. One student has recently been to Mexico and said this: “I’ve been speaking Spanish everyday… the confidence you gave me has really flourished here and I’ve been able to hold conversations and get around pretty much everywhere thanks to your approach to teaching and helping me develop! [More…]
Free recorded Spanish lesson & chance to win a 10-week course
Please head over to my Spanish Tuition Sheffield Facebook page where you will find a chance to win a 10-week Spanish course. Choose from an in-person group course in Sheffield beginning in April or September, or an online self-study course if you’re not lucky enough to live in Sheffield! PLUS, everyone who shares a post from my [More…]