5/5 Richard S. 2 years ago on Google
I
spent
two
weeks
at
the
school,
four
hours
per
day,
and
it
was
an
absolutely
fantastic
experience.
The
team
at
ELE
Aleph
was
such
a
pleasure
to
work
with,
from
start
to
finish!
Here
are
some
of
the
highlights
that
I
experienced:
1.
They
have
a
good
website
that
was
very
clear,
and
the
entrance
test
was
very
helpful
to
ensure
that
I
was
placed
in
an
appropriate
class
-
I
found
the
level
of
instruction
was
just
about
right
for
me
-
challenging
but
not
overwhelming
at
all.
2.
The
teachers
were
so
enthusiastic
and
friendly,
and
the
curriculum
was
a
great
mixture
of
a
textbook
with
exercises,
and
a
lot
of
in
class
games,
exercises
and
a
variety
of
other
techniques.
I
had
been
worried
that
four
hours
a
day
would
become
boring
or
overwhelming,
and
instead
I
was
surprised
at
how
fast
the
time
went.
3.
Each
day,
the
Intensive+
class
was
2
hours
in
the
morning,
from
10-12
AM,
then
a
break
for
30
minutes
(to
get
a
quick
lunch),
then
continuing
from
12:30
to
2
PM.
It
felt
like
an
ideal
amount
to
really
immerse
ourselves
in
Spanish,
but
wasn't
exhausting.
4.
The
immersion
level
was
very
good
-
virtually
no
English
was
spoken
during
the
entire
two
weeks,
and
it
really
got
me
thinking,
talking
and
listening
in
Spanish,
without
any
internal
"translation"
happening.
5.
Finally,
a
shout-out
to
Miriam,
Juan
and
especially
Daniel,
our
instructors
for
the
time
I
was
there.
They
each
had
their
own
individual
style,
but
all
of
them
were
super
helpful
and
encouraging,
and
kept
the
games
and
exercises
really
fun
and
interesting,
while
keeping
us
moving
forward
in
absorbing
the
new
material.
Overall,
this
far
exceeded
my
expectations
-
I
had
been
taking
Spanish
here
in
the
US
for
about
two
years,
with
1.5
hours/week
and
homework,
but
this
40
hours
of
instruction
in
just
two
weeks
really
moved
my
level
of
Spanish
way
up.
I
met
a
number
of
local
Valencianos
and
made
some
wonderful
new
friends,
entirely
using
the
Spanish
I
had
available
-
one
hour
conversations
were
no
problem!
I
really
can't
imagine
a
better
experience,
and
am
already
planning
another
trip
to
continue
my
studies
-
and
Valencia
is
a
wonderful
city
to
enjoy
it
in
-
lots
of
food,
music,
theater
and
other
culture,
but
not
as
crowded
as
Barcelona.
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