Learning a language through series and films is a really good (and fun) way of exposing yourself to the language naturally at the same time as connecting with something that you enjoy doing… So, basically, a double win! 

For me, it was “Friends”. My visit to the States back in 2002 helped me discover this hilarious all time series and develop real commitment to improving my English through understanding what they were saying. It even became addictive because the more I understood, the more motivated I felt to keep learning the slang, the expressions, the jokes...

This was a huge insight for me, to connect my learning with something that I thoroughly enjoyed. I could recall the language so much easier because what I had learned made sense and it was contextualized.

For Pete it has been “Cuéntame cómo pasó” without a doubt. This is the longest running Spanish series which tells the recent history of Spain through a typical...

Over the past few months, we keep hearing, seeing and experiencing how everything around us has changed. We’ve been forced to adapt, reconsider and incorporate new ways of doing things that previously wouldn’t have crossed our minds.

But, let’s challenge for a moment the statement that everything has changed.

Because in my daily practice, what I have witnessed over the years and hasn’t changed at all is that, above all, people wanting to learn Spanish are in need of connecting, making new friendships, integrating into a community and getting involved. 

And whereas the teaching industry is changing to adapt to online learning, there is a much deeper change required than simply taking the traditional classroom approach and doing it online. 

For me, the world can totally turn upside down, but basic learning principles remain the same. I’ve been tailoring language learning for many years already and I know that, in essence, it doesn’t matter...