We agree 100% with this article. I have completely changed my teaching style when we are on Zoom. I use videos, Powerpoints, Boom Learning Cards and digital activities. We use the digital whiteboard and the Annotate function. When I teach in person, I use manipulatives: task cards, picture cards, games, and movement. How would you […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually all classes have become virtual. So, what is the best way to learn a language while interacting through a video chat medium? Make sure that you and the host have high-speed, reliable internet. There is nothing worse than being booted out of a Zoom session or having your teacher freeze […]
There is so much to do and see in Costa Rica. For those who are not into Bird Watching, seeing exotic mammals in the wild may be more your thing. What happens when you are fluent in Spanish and your Tico friends tell you what animal you just saw (or took a picture of)? You […]
There is no Spanish Immersion Program like this on the market. We will offer Spanish classes; you will live with a host family in the town where founder, Gina Covello, completed her Peace Corps service AND you will see the countryside. You will start off at the beach and then hit a waterfall and wild […]
Our Costa Rica Program has been in the making for 7 years and we are launching this August, 2018. It all started when students would ask us if we had an international immersion program that we would recommend. We did not. We do NOT recommend Berlitz, but other than that, we didn’t know who we […]
by Gina Covello, Founder Habla Language Services I have come across many individuals who have studied Spanish in the past and want to be conversational but are very hindered by the negativity they received in high school or college classes. Now that you are an adult, you are learning Spanish to communicate; you are not […]
Learning English: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of a Recent Immigrant by Gina Covello, Founder Habla Language Services I interviewed Francy M who arrived from Columbia seven months ago. The majority of the interview was conducted in Spanish because she is still learning English. Francy started studying English in her home country in high school, […]
Rosetta Stone is clearly the biggest name in language education to date. Because they have marketed their product so much online as well as in kiosks in the mall, many people consider using this program to learn a language. As such, I receive many inquiries as to my opinion on its effectiveness. One of the […]
Here is a great New Year’s Blog posted by Transparent Spanish and reposted with permission. My New Year’s Resolution is to post more regularly to this blog. I am organizing the office as I write this and have completed digital conversion of Levels 1-3 for Conversational Spanish. One more level to go and that project […]
Give your children the bilingual edge. Have them learn Spanish in a fun, interactive environment serving Campbell and San Jose, CA.