LA a great city to learn Spanish in. So many people speak Spanish in LA that is is easy to practise with native speakers – Just under 50% of the population of LA are Latino or Hispanic! Not really surprising in a city with a Spanish name – ‘Los Angeles’, ‘The Angels’.

There a number of ways you can go about learning Spanish in LA. The first is to find classroom-based lessons at one of LA’s many Spanish language academies, your second choice is to learn from a home-study course.

Students often discover that in LA’s Spanish schools, the teachers have to divide their attention and time between many students and do not give that much personal attention to individual students. Also, the pace of the classes always slows down so that the slowest students could keep up, which can be unfair on students who want to study at a faster speed. This situation is unfortunately unavoidably in LA’s Spanish academies as teachers have an obligation to give as much attention to each student as they need, and slower students need more attention.

If you do decide to learn in one of LA’s Spanish academies, try and make sure you investigate the academies before hand and check they have a policy of keeping classes going at a fast speed, this usually means removing students who do not keep up, or do not attend regularly.

Your second option is to learn from a good Spanish home-study course. There are many good Spanish schools in LA, but there are also many excellent home-study Spanish courses available today. These courses are a fraction of the price and allow you to study in your own time and comfort. You can do lessons at home or as you travel to and from work every day!

You’ll find information about different Spanish schools in LA and the best home-study courses here: Learn Spanish in LA

Whichever route you decide to take, LA is a fantastic city to study Spanish in because it has such a diverse and growing community of native Spanish speakers. Because of this it won’t be hard for you to find a native-Spanish speaking conversation partner to help you practise your new found language (this is very highly recommended to get you used to using your SPanish with native speakers).

And of course, a result of the growing number of Spanish speakers in LA is that employers are increasingly looking for employees who could speak Spanish. So if you’re looking for a promotion, or a new job, giving yourself the skill of Spanish will greatly help your prospects in LA’s tough job market today.

You can find details of Spanish schools in LA and home-study courses here: Learn Spanish in LA