Learning Spanish?

Question

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has learnt Spanish in Spain? I'm looking at going to Salamanca to study and have found a couple of good courses. Although I can't decided between a company called Enforex and the Uni.
I just wanted to know if anyone has any experience of doing this. What was the course like, what was Salamanca like etc. Good and bad points.
Thank you!

Answer 1

wows mee to i wana go to spain to learn spanish =( but after my graduation hehehhe so ill be happy if some1 helped him/her..

Answer 2

They say that Salamanca is like the Oxford of Spain. A very pleasant place based around the University. Very much a student town.
It is also the best place to learn Spanish. The grammar used in Salamanca is the purest sort. You´ll find that in Spain each region has a variation of Spanish. In Gallicia they speak a Spanish closer to Portuguese, Barcelona=Catalan etc. with other regions speaking Spanish but not grammatically correct.

Answer 3

Hi,I don,t know if my opinion will help you too much cause I,m spanish,from Madrid,and of course is diferent my experience in salamanca than for an english student (excuse my english) but I can tell you a bit about that city
I,ve been there twice,last time 2 years ago and the things I like is that is a really beautiful city,people is nice and is not so expensive (for example you can eat a good menu for less than 10 euros and there are hostels for 20 euros a night,to rent a room in a flat can coust you about 200euros a month more or less).There are lots of students living there in winter
The only thing that I don,t like is that for me is a bit small (thinking about stay there for months),but I,m used to Madrid that is a big city,and is so cold in winter
Another good thing for you maybe is that is not so far away from other cities,1,1/2 hours from Avila and less than 3 hours from Madrid and the tickets are not expensive
Is different the perception I have of the city than the perception you,ll have,I,m spanish and I,ve been there as a tourist,but anyway I hoope this little information can help you
If you decide to go I wish you good luck!!
Besos

Answer 4

I learned Spanish in Spain, partly in Segovia but mostly in Madrid. I was there for a total of three years. My time in Segovia was spent living with a host family which, frankly, I didn't like that much. I got the distinct feeling that the family took on students to help pay their bills, not because they were interested in any kind of cultural interchange. That shocked me because my parents had hosted a student from South Africa and we bent over backwards to make her stay fun and interesting. When I went to Madrid, I lived in a Spanish dorm at the University. Much, much better!

As for Salamanca, I went there a few times and thought it was a beautiful, small city. It is definitely a college town, with lots of stuff to do. As someone else pointed out, you will learn to speak Spanish with an accent only used in Spain, but you will still be understood by any Spanish speaker the world over. I have since dropped the Spanish accent in favor of a more neutral Latin American one, for the simple reason that no one here (California) speaks like that. People tell me that some of my vocabulary words are different, but, again, we understand one another.

I loved living in Spain -- it's a fascinating country with a rich history. You won't be disappointed!

Answer 5

Salamanca is a beautiful and historic city, but only learn Spanish there if you want the "alveopalatar" accent. Sorry that word is in Spanish, but I don't know how to say it in English. The truth is, you will come away not only with the "lisp" (how Spaniards pronounce their c's and z's) but your pronunciation formation will be different, because your speech will be focused on the upper palate. It's a very distinctive way of speaking, plus you will learn the "vosotros" form which isn't used anywhere else. The "vos" form is used in Colombia and Chile, but that is completely different. I personally speak Spanish like an Argentinean, you notice all the different dialects, but if you like the way Spain Spanish sounds, go for it. I personally think it is a very ugly way of speaking, and a lot of other nationalities think it sounds pretentious, so many Americans choose to "mask" it when they go to other places. It is supposidly a very high-class way of speaking but when I hear a non-native Spanish speaker speaking that way it definately sounds forced and affected. As an American speaking that way, you will sometimes get people thinking you're pretentious. I personally love Spaniards, I think they are very warm and interesting as can be, but there are other Spanish-speaking nationalities who see it as how we would see somebody taking on a phony English accent to seem more "cultured." However, aside from the linguistics of it, everyone who I have heard of studying in Spain has absolutely loved it, and every Spaniard who I have ever met has been incredible. My suggestion is rent some Spain Spanish movies, and then rent some Latin American ones and try to hear the difference in pronunciation. A lot of people like Spain's pronunciation and even strive for it, so if that's what you like, go for it.

Answer 6

Salamanca is meant to be probably the best uni in Spain, so try that. As a town it's beautiful and you should learn standard Castellano.

Answer 7

If you are a newbie who is aware of quite little if any Spanish but you will like to understand far more then you have to get a course https://tr.im/q1VmL the online course of Spanish

Answer 8

Salamanca is a beautiful place full of students. It is a typical students´ city.

You will really enjoyed it. I would recommend you the Uni.