Spanish As A Second Language For Children

Is studying abroad something you can just ‘jump into’ after studying a language for six years?

Here’s the deal: I want to study abroad in Spain. However, I’m not quite confident enough in my spanish speaking abilities even though I’ve studied it for a long time. My solution to this is to spend some time in Spain before I actually have to start taking classes, possibly volunteering or working. Right now the front runner is taking a TOEFL class and teaching English as a second language to Spanish children.

Studying abroad IS something you can just ‘jump into’ after studying a language for six years. If you have studied for a long time, within a couple of weeks you’ll you’ll start to feel more comfortable with the language. I studied for a year in France 9 years after completing my degree in French and everything came back immediately. I also studied in a German language school with practicaly no prior formal German instruction. I knew other students thta had only studied the language one year and were able to survive in class.

Or as the person above suggested, you can always spend a summer, semester or year as an auditing student. it’s good practice before it really starts to count.