CELA Spanish School students’ opinion
In this section of our website, we publish opinions and recommendations of some of CELA’s former and current students.
For those interested in Spanish courses online who already have some knowledge of Spanish, we offer a level test to determine the most appropriate course at CELA Spanish School. We try to provide as much information as possible about our Spanish courses and offer a trial lesson to make sure that our method suits the needs and preferences of those interested in our courses.
In this section of our website, you will find detailed information about our Spanish courses online:
Spanish courses online in 6 leves A1 until C2
I have already completed three courses at CELA and am about to complete the C1 level. The courses are extremely conscientious and comprehensive. At first, I didn’t think that online lessons could cover all aspects of learning so well. For example, current YouTube videos are used for listening comprehension and questions are answered afterwards. There are also regular tasks in which you record voice messages yourself (e.g. reading out texts or answering questions). Sabine then gives very detailed feedback on pronunciation, intonation, and accent. Overall, I can only recommend the courses – I made progress very quickly and can communicate well in Spain and Latin America. Goal achieved!
Melvin (Translated from German)
After deciding to learn Spanish from scratch without any previous knowledge and to go on a big trip at the same time, I was looking for a way to do this online and as flexibly as possible. In the meantime, I have completed the A1, A2 and B1 courses with the CELA Spanish School and Sabine as a brilliant teacher and am now in the middle of the B2 course. And I couldn’t imagine a better way to learn the language. The very good explanatory videos, the exercises for self-monitoring and those with teacher feedback are well structured. Compared to language learning apps on cell phones, where you mainly learn phrases, here the language is taught from the ground up with detailed grammar. The courses include varied, interesting, and fun topics so that you can quickly start communicating with different people in different situations in Spanish.
To be honest, I didn’t expect to get such good quality for such a fair price. So, I can only thank Sabine and highly recommend the course.
Heimo (Translated from German)
I like the course because it really helps me to understand the different tenses. Through the exercises we can practice them thoroughly. Sabine is a great teacher, she controls the exercises fast, so we can quickly practice further. There are a lot of audio activities, that help us to understand and practice the pronunciation.
Bettina
I can absolutely recommend Cela Spanish School. For me it was a perfect mix of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary to learn the language. What I particularly liked was the flexibility and the free time management, which allows you to complete the individual tasks offline and without any pressure. The individual work packages build on each other, are well structured and include different types of exercises. You receive feedback from Sabine on each completed exercise.
It is also possible to contact Sabine at any time via WhatsApp or email.
The Cela Spanish School offers exactly what I think is important for learning a language.
Thank you very much for the great experience!
Mateja (Translated from German)
It was absolutely the right decision to learn Spanish online with CELA Spanish School. Sabine accompanied me for a year on my way from A2 to C1 and it was a fun, interesting, educational and varied journey. I was free to organize my time, could reach Sabine daily via whatsapp, got feedback and corrections back within a few hours and always had fun. The topics and types of exercises are very wide-ranging, gave me something to think about, made me laugh and let me get to know myself a little better. She regularly includes links to her YouTube videos for repetition. I never had to search for explanatory videos. She provided everything at the right time. This course has real added value. Many thanks to you, Sabine, for your uncomplicated, great manner and your always quick, patient feedback.
Katharina (Translated from German)
I attended the CELA Spanish course and found it very good. It is the right mix of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary and I can only recommend the course. Thanks to the quick feedback, I was able to manage my time well. I learned a lot in a very short time and would like to thank Sabine in particular for the excellent preparation of the course.
Patrick (Translated from German)
I have been learning Spanish with CELA for 18 months and they are excellent. Before starting with CELA, I had tried some self-learning platforms and individual tutors but had limited progress. With CELA there is a structured approach that teaches the language and how to use it, outside of just a basic situational approach, using a combination of written material, videos and video classes, which I find to be the perfect mixture. Sabine has tremendous experience and uses this to tailor the pace according to ability, progress, and the amount of time one has available, whilst being very flexible with live online Spanish classes timings. I recommend CELA highly for any level of student.
Paul
I did the CELA online Spanish course. The course is very well structured, you learn things from the very first lesson that you can use in everyday life. Sabine is a great and nice teacher who explains everything very well, takes time to answer questions and always helps if a problem arises. The personal support is great! A really great course – promising, friendly and competent!
Julia (Translated from German)
I can only wholeheartedly recommend this course! The course was great! I was able to start at the level I was currently at, tailored to my individual needs. Sabine is great at teaching the material and if you have any questions, they are answered clearly. The material offered very interesting and entertaining topics. Sabine is a great, patient teacher and I have never enjoyed learning a language as much as with her.
Beate (Translated from German)
In January 2016 I traveled to Margarita Island to improve my Spanish with the help of the CELA Spanish School. I really enjoyed the time and the classes. Sabine is a very good teacher who discovered my strengths and weaknesses. We identified them and improved. I am still a student at CELA and I am using the online classes to make progress. I like the lessons because they deal with current and interesting topics. They are also very structured and professional. I also enjoy using the possibility of live online Spanish lessons in the form of video conferencing. In the video conferences I can speak live to improve my communication and pronunciation. The advantages of online classes for me are the flexibility and the professional care of Sabine. I want to continue to improve my Spanish as a student at CELA Spanish School.
Hendrik (Translated from Spanish)
My journey to Sabine
My journey begins when I decided to learn Spanish.
How do you do this today?
-You load an App or look for a course on the internet.
That’s a good idea to start but I didn’t learn to speak.
Then I signed up for a language academy with weekly group lessons – and for me it was too slow.
Another school and individual lessons – better, but very expensive and my teacher was not a teacher but a native speaker working with the book of this school.
During my search I found this hidden link to Cela Spanish School…and end of my journey.
Here I can do the lessons at my speed, there is a good combination with YouTube videos, I really like the well thought out explanations and the experience of the teacher and a weekly Live Spanish Videoconference class to apply what I have learned and ask questions is very good for me.
Also the price is very fair.
Julia K. (Translated from Spanish)
I’m glad I did this Spanish course with you Sabine. It’s not just about learning the language, but I especially liked the structure and the topics. They made me think a lot and were always a source of conversation between me and my girlfriend. THANK YOU for everything and please keep up the good work.
Rudi (Translated from Spanish)
The best language course I’ve ever taken! It is very well structured, easy to understand and very easy to remember thanks to the repetition of the learning content.
I really enjoyed learning Spanish with this course!
Sabine is a patient and very friendly teacher. I can highly recommend this course!
Thank you for a fantastic Spanish course year!
Best regards
Michele (Translated from German)
I took the A2, B1, B2 and C1 courses with CELA. I loved the course topics. There was a lot of homework in the course, but the schedule was very flexible, so it was easy to do if you work or travel. Sabine is a very professional teacher, always available if I had questions. In addition, she is a very nice and friendly person. The topics of the course were very interesting and current. The course offers a great variety of exercises to learn speaking, writing, listening, reading. I can recommend CELA to everyone who wants to learn or improve their Spanish. I am also going to take the next course, level C2, in a few months.
Melanie (Translated from Spanish)
I have done the C1 level course with CELA Spanish School and I would like to give my feedback, because I really liked it very much. A big advantage is the flexibility in organizing the time and in handing in the exercises – the students are totally free to hand in their work according to their pace of studying. At CELA, the study is quite self-determined so I could benefit a lot from it.
The content is very interesting – Sabine tries to choose topics with a focus on psychology, art, Spanish-American history, personal development and many other things. So, I enjoyed the course very much.
It should be said that Sabine not only has very good knowledge of the Spanish language, but also has very good abilities to transmit her wisdom. The structure of the course is quite good – the manuscript is expanded with video lectures, so the tasks are very clear. In case there are questions, Sabine is always available (be it by WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram or email). From the beginning to the end, I felt very well taken care of.
Another thing I really liked is the various skills that are practiced in the course: speaking, listening, reading, and especially writing skills. Essential grammar topics are also covered and reviewed. I never thought I would make so much progress with an online course – I can heartily recommend the CELA course!
Franziska (Translated from Spanish)
My wish was to learn the basics of Spanish grammar in a good and well-founded way, with flexible time management. The CELA online course has more than achieved this. The course material, the assignments, the corrections and the correspondence with the course instructor were extremely good! The materials and exercises are didactically well prepared so that you simply must follow the instructions in the course materials to achieve the desired learning success. The flexible time management makes learning uncomplicated and the tasks, whether written or oral (voice recordings via whatsApp, Signal…) were always corrected within the following 24 hours.
All in all, I can highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn Spanish!
Astrid (Translated from German)
More information:
In this video we give information about our Spanish courses online and our course methodology:
CELA Spanish School Spanish courses online
CELA Spanish School
Centro de Lingüística Aplicada
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