Best Writing Courses In Mexico City Near Me

Allyson Joy: I was in CDMX with my boyfriend for 3 weeks in December 2018, and we took private classes at Frida Spanish Language School the whole time. It became a kind of home base for us while in the city, and we looked forward to our classes every day. We shopped around a bit For language schools when we arrived and ultimately chose Frida school because of the flexible start and end dates, homey atmosphere and the enticing smells wafting in from the bakery next door :) Teachers and staff were warm, friendly, and encouraging. Most teachers are university students or recent grads with degrees in linguistics, so they have a deep understanding of the Spanish language and language acquisition in general. After 30 hours of private lessons I felt much more confident with my conversational skills and grasp of more advanced grammar. In addition to classes, Frida School offers guided outings to experience cultural events in and around CDMX. We took advantage of the opportunity for guided outings to Teotihuacan and the Lucha Libre. It saved us a lot of time and hassle trying to organize the trip and we had a lot of fun talking with our guide and his wife. Most amazing of all, my teacher went out of her way to organize a group outing to Xochimilco, and we actually got to participate in a posada there-not something we ever would have been able to experience on our own as outsiders. Overall, I highly recommend this school to any travelers wishing to improve their Spanish in a short period of time and connect with the city!

miguel esquivel martinez: Excellent place and project to restore, classify, investigate how to expose elements of different themes. A unique academic option. Very adequate place, its modern and functional facilities. Good location, close to public transport.

Abigail Waters: I’ve been very happy here as a student, even as a total beginner. My tutor Jeannie is very flexible and practical, and I feel like I get so much out of our x2 a week lessons that are a balance of instruction (like learning verb conjugations) and conversation. Each class feels tailored to me and what I’m interested in talking about, so everything is very natural. Even after a month I feel my Spanish improving a lot! This is a great choice for those out there who need a more flexible schedule as well.

Daniel Uranga: Arrogant people here, almost annoying.

Roger Kenyon: I use the library. It is probably the best English language library in Mexico City, and I take out 3 books at a time. Very cheap to join: about $150 pesos a year.

merle bartholomevis: We took one week beginners classes + 1 hour private lesson on a daily basis. Adrian was our teacher during the group lessons and he was an amazing teacher, very enthusiastic and kind! If you want to get a proper understanding of the Spanish language, if you want to expand your Spanish vocabulary and if you want to get to know the Mexican culture, this is your best option! ☺️

Harriet Bell: I thoroughly recommend this school. My teacher Johnathan was a great teacher and highly educated and we had many interesting conversations about Mexico, Mexican food and museums and locations to visit in Mexico. He used good teaching materials with photocopied worksheets for me to take home as homework. Our one to one classes were really enjoyable. Thank you Jonathan!

Arturo Alva: Very good attention and with activities that bind one too much to correctly search for postgraduate options in the US

Kunal Mathur: I am currently doing an internship at L&C. As an employer, they are very professional, helpful and supportive. They offer high quality teaching and make students feel like being part of a big family. Students have the chance to discover Mexico City alongside their studies with L&C, they have an amazing conversational teaching approach. They continuously want to improve their service, they never stop developing and learning which is amazing for every student choosing L&C which also inspires me. Best Spanish School Around. Really good teachers. Smooth functioning, always prepared beforehand for any situation. Definitely recommend it!

Thomas Pham: First, I have to give five stars to the teachers. They put in their full efforts and more. 2 stars on the books. Poorly written. Introduced alot of vocabulary, but even the Spanish translation were insufficient, if provided. I took level 5 and 6. Example of extremely poorly written explanation in the level 6 book is the teaching of the passive voice. Rather than providing sufficient examples to demonstrate how the past participle will be gender and numerically modified, they used only singular masculine, giving the false demonstration that the past participle is not changed. No other text books were that unclear. A problem I find with Mexican Spanish, is that they use their own terminology (pretérito imperfecto is called copretérito), which is very confusing, and they do not have the conversion printed in the appendix or back page. Their covid policy is schizophrenic, wanted to painfully swab everyone’s nose when teacher is off for covid, yet sick students and teachers do not have to be tested, and they discouraged me from getting tested when I was very sick (half of the class was sick), and the students and some teachers refused to wear masks. I think the CEPE model for teaching Spanish using only Spanish in class and in the book is inefficient. Although it makes it fair for students of different countries in the same class, you can acquire Spanish much faster at the beginning levels using Spanish book written in your native language. This gives a huge advantage to those who speaks an anglosaxon or romance or latin based language. Even at a higher Spanish level, a book written in Spanish but have glossary or vocabulary list with your native language helps to expedite the acquisition process. I am used to the traditional way of learning languages- repeated conjugation, fill in the blanks and hand writing drills. The new methods used now, including CEPE incorporating games, multimedia, etc is just not for me. There were an excess of essay requirement, which took too much time, and does not have as much value as conversion. No one said that you must have a smartphone with wifi for CEPE, but, yes, you need it. It is part of the teaching, playing games on your smart phone. I rather have exercise sheets and a no 2 pencil. The final exam and the oral exam is silly. You take it, but can not see what you got wrong. I flunked my first oral exam (7 of 20), how the heck? No explanation. And got at 19 of 20 on the second. Doesn’t make sense at all. At least you need feedback, especially when they failed me on my final exam in the oral section. The SIELE exam is provided free. It is more of a test of memory and less on language competency. Even the native teachers failed to achieve C1. The more you focus on memory of the lecture, the better you score. The administration seems to to very rigid, and inflexible to feedback. There were like 3 editions of the books issued in my level 5 course, leading to confusion during class. Although I did review alot of my Spanish from 30 years ago, and met very good people at the school, there are better methods to teach Spanish. And that is to use a book well written, such that you can learn from the book alone, and not have the teachers make up for the deficiencies in the books.

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Jana Stepankova: I’ve had the pleasure to have studied 3 months full time with the Spanish in the City school and it has been a great experience! All the teachers are highly qualified in both conventional and non conventional teaching methods and easily adapt to the students needs. Within the 3 months I worked closely with Fernanda and Omar who have accompanied me from my very beginner level to a more advanced one. I enjoyed also going to different places every day and meeting new students. I will continue private classes in the new year with the school and can highly recommend it to anyone, as the teachers truly exceed all expectations with great professionalism.

Alan Parker: The British Council is an excellent place to learn the English language and culture at all levels, to help with business practice and to further a professional career. It also promotes international relations in business and all legitimate occupations. The BC tutors are excellent in a classroom environment or on a one to one basis. I recommend them whole heartedly.

Aline Moreno: Excellent University: Good academic programs, beautiful place and best people ever!