Should I study catalan or spanish?

If you’ve come this far, I imagine it’s because you want to take another step towards integration in the city of Girona, put English aside for a while and get to know (understand and speak) the languages that make up the city. 

However, you are not sure whether to start first with Catalan or with Spanish (Castilian). I’ll warn you right off the bat that this is not an easy decision and that giving it some time for reflection makes sense.

Beyond the usual list of considerations, which you may have already discussed with a local friend or family member, I would like to offer you some further thoughts to help you decide which language best suits your purposes.

Taking into account the effort, perseverance, commitment and enthusiasm needed to learn a new language, you might want to meditate a little on the following questions and think about which ones best reflect your current situation.

I hope that this reflection exercise will help you to choose the option that suits you best:

• Have you thought about making Girona your home?
• Do you have young children to take to school?
• Would you like to have an active and participatory cultural life?
• The people you normally interact with… what language do they normally use?
• Do you want to get rid of the tourist label?
• Do you intend to travel or live in another Spanish-speaking place?
• Do you want the effort, perseverance, commitment and enthusiasm you put into learning a language to be used to speak with millions of other people in the world?
• Do you find it difficult to learn languages?
• Would you like to study at university?
• Do you want to work in the city of Girona?
• Have you thought about starting a business in Girona?

I have been teaching Spanish & Catalan  to people like you for over twenty years.
My view is that when you feel you’ve begun to be fluent in one language,
that’s the time to start studying the other.
For me, living in a land where people can communicate in two languages is fortunate.

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Laura is a talented and inspiring teacher who draws from her own learning experiences to understand how students can feel vulnerable when learning a new language, especially speaking it. From the first moment she welcomed me into her lovely and cozy home, I felt relaxed and comfortable and this helped me to learn a lot. We made good use of the time, we even got to enjoy a beautiful walk around a lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains and chats in front of the fireplace. Everything in Spanish! I will definitely come back!
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Living The Language is a different way of understanding a language. It offers you a linguistic immersion, practical and fun at the same time. It makes learning feel fun and necessary. Laura has a gift for making you feel good about learning. My understanding and confidence when speaking increased already from the first session. If you are a person who is committed to learning and you want to try a totally personalized and unique experience, this is for you.
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With Living the Language Laura offers you the necessary push to start or to continue advancing in the study of the language. In the calm of her charming house, I was able to concentrate on the different tasks that we previously agreed on. Laura is a very prepared teacher, who knows how to listen to her students and who always makes sure that everything is clear before taking the next step. As well as being an amazing cook!
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Living the Language has been a very good, useful and very pleasant experience to help me prepare for the B1 level of Catalan. In addition to helping me get to know the Catalan culture. Due to my lack of availability it was impossible for me to have enough time to do an extensive language course, but with Laura it has been very easy to adjust the program to my schedule and that has allowed me to work quickly, intensively and efficiently. And I had a great time too!
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