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PAIS / COUNTRY NOMBRE/ NAME LOCATION TESTIMONIO / TESTIMONIAL
USA (Washington) Katharine and daughter Cartagena CLICK
Suecia / Sweden Samantha Rossi Cartagena

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Suiza/ Switzerland Stefan Enzler Bogota

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Canada / Quebec Emilie Bigham-Desrochers Bogota

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USA (Chicago) Steven Werlin Bogota

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USA (Boston) Tara Ahmed Cartagena

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USA (Atlanta) Roger Friedman and family Cartagena CLICK
USA (Florida) Alfred Cross Bogota  CLICK
USA (Houston) Lloyd Omenson Bogota

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USA (Illinois) Brandon Petit Bogota CLICK
Česká Republika (Praha) Zora Pitakova Bogota CLICK
Sweden /Stokholm  Tord Lindstet Cartagena y Medellin CLICK

 

 

Kataharine ( 4 weeks) 

During the month of August, 2003, I decided to take a three-week vacation and use it to study Spanish. Since I take my four-year-old daughter with me when traveling, I wanted to study someplace fun and interesting for her as well. I had heard good things about Cartagena, Colombia and I found the Nueva Lengua program on the web. I was extremely pleased with the entire experience and I would recommend it to everyone 

I found the teachers pleasant, professional and willing to make changes based on our feedback. There were only three people in my program at the time - something I considered a great plus. Huge programs generally mean less one-on-one time with teachers. The classes were usually done by mid-day which meant that we had the afternoon to enjoy one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. For my work, I travel extensively in Africa, the Caribbean and I often pass by Europe. I must say that Cartagena was one of the most beautiful and fun places I have ever been. One nice aspect of the city is that even though it is very safe, there didn't seem to be as many tourists as I had imagined. They do have many tourists from South America but most of them are speaking Spanish so you rarely hear English in the streets and far fewer people approach you and speak English than you might encournter in other cities in Latin America. This meant that I was forced to use my Spanish nearly all of the time. I have a doctorate in Education and I can be quite picky when it comes to the quality of instruction. Their ability to adapt to their students was probably the most important quality of the teaching staff. Among them were college professors and teachers from language schools. Nueva Lengua located a beautiful little hotel that was perfect for myself and my daughter. The price was extremely reasonable and, again, I was required to communicate in Spanish. Nueva Lengua also located a day care center for my daughter to attend while I took class. It was beautiful (and included a room they could look into full of tropical birds), set right across the street from the beach, and well-run. We also took advantage of many activities in the area. The city is full of interesting history that my daughter and I just loved...stories of pirates invading the huge fort, etc. We went snorkeling with great company called Cultura del Mar located right in the old city that works with one of the tour groups leaving from the wharf. I was amazed that they were able to take my four-year-old snorkeling and not let her be at all afraid. She kept saying that she was looking for Nemo. It was an amazing experience to see the reefs near the Islas del Rosario. Again, I wasn't sure before leaving whether or not to trust a language school I had found on-line with providing quality instruction and with helping to make the kinds of arrangements I listed above. This was one case where I am glad I did

 
Samantha Rozi
Hej alla glada och äventyrslystna svenskar som vill lära er spanska!

Jag heter Samantha Rozi och bor i Stockholm. Jag har ett brinnande intresse för det spanska språket.

Jag fattade mod och åkte därför iväg till Latin Amerika under sommaren 2003.

Jag var först i Venezuela och sedan tog jag mig enkelt och billigt över till Colombia. Där kom jag oanmäld till en skola i Caratagena. Cartagena är en mysig och vacker stad som ligger vid vattnet i norra Colombia. Skolan heter "Escuela de Español Nueva Lengua".

För det första fick jag ett oerhört varmt och vänligt mottagande. En värdfamilj ordnades med en gång i stans bästa område och jag fick " one to one" lektioner, fastän jag betalat för grupp lektioner.

Eftersom folket i Colombia arbetar med hela sitt hjärta fick jag vara med om den bästa semestern och den bästa språkskolan någonsin!

Jag är 25 år ,har rest i över 24 länder och varit på 5 olika språkskolor, b.la. i England, Malta, Spanien, Venezuela och Colombia. Av alla dessa skolor har " Escuela de Espanol Nueva Lengua" i Colombia varit den absolut bästa

Skolan gav mig utmärk service och de mest pedagogiska lärare som jag nägonsin mött! De arbetade med inlevelse och känsla och man blev genast vän med dem. På två veckor lärde jag mig mer spanska än under två månader i Spanien och Venezuela.

Folket i Colombia är så varma och trevliga; det är lätt att förälska sig i dem.

Colombia är ett land som ligger mig mycket varmt om hjärtat.

Vill du lära dig spanska i den trevligaste miljön på jorden, så ska du åka till Colombia, Cartagena och till den ovannämnda Språkskolan!

Lycka till!

 

 
Stefan Enzler  

Meine Erfahrungen an der Universität de la Sabana (Nueva Lengua- Bogotá)

Jeder weiss, dass sich eine Sprache am einfachsten und effizientesten im entsprechenden Sprachgebiet aneignen lässt. So entschied ich mich im Sommer 2003, nach Bogotá zu reisen und dort eine Universität zu besuchen. Ich lebte in Cota (Vorort von Bogotá) bei einer Familie, die ich in der Schweiz kennen gelernt hatte. Die Universität de la Sabana ist von Cota aus gesehen die nächste, so entschied ich mich, natürlich mit gemischten Gefühlen, dort die Spanischkurse für Ausländer zu besuchen, was sich aber als durchaus positives Erlebnis herausstelle. Das Universitätsgelände umfasst eine Fläche von ca. einem Quadratkilometer, das sich wie eine Oase erhebt. Unglaublich gut gepflegt und schön gestaltet fand ich den Campus vor: die Gebäude und Einrichtungen sind eingebetet zwischen Gewässern und Eukalyptusbäumen und es gibt sehr viele grosszügige Zurückziehungsmöglichkeiten; ein Erholungsgebiet pur, so schien mir. Aber nicht nur das Gelände, auch die Infrastruktur ist in einwandfreiem Zustand. (Ich habe mir während meinem Aufenthalt mehrere Universitäten angeschaut, aber keine kann sich in diesem Punkt mir der Universität de la Sabana messen.) Besonders gespannt war ich auf den Spanischunterricht, da ich wirklich nur ein paar Wörter sprechen konnte. Durch die kleinen Lerngruppen von höchstens drei Personen, ist es den aufgestellten Lehrern möglich, den Stoff deinem Niveau angepasst zu vermitteln. Durch diese intensive Art des Unterrichtens, können die Studierenden natürlich grosse Fortschritte verzeichnen. (Ich unterricht inzwischen auch schon eine Weile Sprachen in der Schweiz und behaupte, dass ich ein bisschen Ahnung von Unterrichtsführung und Planung besitze, muss aber neidlos zugestehen, dass in der Universität de la Sabana wirklich Unterricht von höchster Qualität geboten wird.) Ich besuchte zehn Wochen Spanischunterricht und konnte riesige Fortschritte machen, zu meinem Erstaunen. Nebst Spanischunterricht ist es einem möglich, das grosse Freizeitangebot, das übliche und ausgefallene Sportarten und natürlich auch viele musische Tätigkeiten umfasst, zu nutzen. Es ist einem erlaubt, das universitäre Leben völlig auszukosten. Mir ist aufgefallen, dass der durchschnittliche Kolumbianer sehr offen gegenüber Ausländern ist, ja sie sogar herzlich empfängt und um sein Wohlergehen echt bemüht ist, und konnte dementsprechend sehr viele positive Erfahrungen machten. Ich kann wirklich keinem aus irgendeinem Grund abraten Kolumbien zu besuchen, im Gegenteil, ich empfehle jedem einen Aufenthalt in diesem Land und speziell an der Universität de la Sabana.

Stefan Enzler

 

Emilie Bigham-Desroichers  

J’ai étudié quatre semaines à l’Universidad de la Sabana/ Nueva Lengua à l’automne 2003.  La beauté du campus est ce qui m’a tout d’abord séduite.  L’université s’étend sur de grands espaces verts qui sont traversés par une petite rivière.  Cette nature permet ainsi à l’université d’offrir plusieurs sports. 

 Pour ce qui est des cours d’espagnol, j’ai appris beaucoup et j’ai vraiment amélioré mon espagnol.  Les professeurs sont sympathiques et compétents et surtout, sont à l’écoute des besoins des élèves.  Les cours sont ainsi très personnalisés.  J’ai souvent fait des activités avec mes professeurs après les cours.  Un aspect original de l’école Nueva Lengua est qu’on peut choisir plusieurs programmes de leçons d’espagnol.  Il y en a vraiment pour tous les goûts.  Durant mes quatre semaines, j’avais des cours seulement l’avant-midi.  J’ai pu suivre des cours de danse et de photographie avec les étudiants de l’université l’après-midi.  Ce fut une manière de faire des liens avec les étudiants colombiens.

 Finalement, ce que j’ai vraiment adoré, c’est que l’école offre des visites culturelles deux fois par semaine.  Elles sont pour les étudiants étrangers et permettent de visiter Bogota et ses environs.  Comme je n’avais pas de voiture, j’étais bien contente de visiter les endroits éloignés du centre.  Il va sans dire que la dame qui nous accompagnait était vraiment sympathique.  En plus, elle connaissait très bien Bogota et nous a montré la vraie vie des Colombiens.

 Mon séjour à l’Universidad de la Sabana fut bref, mais extrêmement enrichissant.  J’aurais bien aimé y rester plus longtemps.  Il va sans dire que je recommande à tous d’y étudier, car j’y aie passé une expérience formidable.

 

Steven Werlin  

I'm very happy to write about my experience at Nueva Lengua Bogota. The program you have developed served me wonderfully, and I expect I will return.
Two things made the program work especially well for me. On one hand, its flexibility made it possible for me to squeeze the most out of the limited time I had to spend. Rather than having to wait until the first of the month to start a fixed course, I was able to begin when I was available and, so, make the most use of my time. More important, though, than even the flexibility was the character of the staff. The careful attention the instructers paid to my specific needs helped my progress enormously. The fact that you and the teachers were clearly interested in listening to what I wanted to say pushed me to speak much more than I would have in a less personal program.
Thanks again.
Steven Werlin
Dean of the College
Shimer College

 

Tara Ahmed  

I really enjoyed my time at Nueva Lengua . The teachers were quite good and made an effort to teach about the culture of Cartagena as well as the language. They were all wonderful, fun individuals, and the administration was also essential in guiding the students as we settled into the city. They were so generous with their time and really went above and beyond what I had expected in terms of helping us make connections, find cultural opportunities and see local sights -- the most memorable of which was bathing in a mud volcano! On our cultural excursions, the teachers were knowledgable and passionate about the history of Cartagena and made excellent instructors.

Cartagena itself is a beautiful city (and well removed from the dangers of certain parts of Colombia, ( finally managed to convince my Mom). It is a unique and interesting city with its unusual combination of history, visual beauty, tranquility and climate, which is just perfect with its warm, tropical weather. I particularly loved the beaches at Baru Island, one of the islands near the coast of Cartagena, easily accessible by boat. Cartagena is a nice size, neither huge nor tiny, and is pretty easy to get around by bus or walking around the main parts of town.

When I told the staff at Nueva Lengua that I am a dancer by profession and expressed an interest in hooking up with the local scene, they were quick to connect me to both a local gym where I began teaching classes, and to a folkloric dancer with whom I was able to do a cultural trade. I really appreciated their efforts in helping me to find things of interest, down to making phone calls for me when I wasn't yet ready to speak Spanish on the phone.

When I expressed that my first host family didn't seem like the right fit for me, they were quick to place me with another which worked out really well. Although both homes were nice, the second one was more suitable for what I wanted in terms of a host situation. Overall, I recommend Nueva Lengua in Cartagena; I spent a month there and wish I could have stayed longer. Especially since there seem to be constant festivals going on. It was a great experience.

 

Roger Friedman and son  
Nueva Lengua was the third language school our family had attended. It was the first to put us with a family that had a child with whom our 12-year-old could relate. When my wife couldn't come due to an emergency, they were very flexible and helpful. The family with whom we stayed was simply wonderful and the house was just around the corner from the school, which is in a beautiful neighborhood. Cartagena was very safe and a great tourist destination. 
The instruction was well organized into lesson packets. Mine covered the cities of Colombia, the Colombian civil war, the individual rights section of the Colombian constitution, and the Trojan war. They created three new ones for my son, two based on cartoons and one on animals. All the students did one on the ecology of the islands where we went on one of our activities, which included the boat ride, snorkeling and lunch. Our other activity was a visit to an organization that works with street children and to a mud volcano (try it, you'll like it). 
We had a great experience with Nueva Lengua in Cartagena. There is something about being in a real city that challenges you to become fluent, but at the same time there is a safety net of tourism and the school to give you confidence and support.
Roger Friedman
Atlanta, Georgia

 

Alfred Cross  
Just a short note to say to Pedro and his staff how much I enjoy the Spanish Language experience at the Nueva Lengua Escuela de Español (www.nuevalengua.com) located at the Universidad de la Sabana. I certainly learned a foundation in Spanish on which to build. I would recommend the school to anyone desiring to learn Spanish and knowledge of the Culture of Colombia

 

Lloyd Omenson  
Nueva Lengua provided me a great introductory learning experience with the Spanish language. Nueva Lengua is comfortably located on the Universidad de la Sabana campus just outside of Bogotá. The staff is very friendly, and they tailored the instruction according to my needs. I especially like the flexibility of schedule and content, and I hope to return soon

 

Brandon Petit

Please do not trust a word on this page it's all lies. The site is too modest and intentionally downplays and even outright lies about the quality of this program. For whatever reason it omits the fact that the staff are the nicest people on the planet. Not only are they attentive to all your needs and concerns about your education in the university, but they go as far as they can to make sure that your entire experience while in Colombia (in and out of the university) is as positive as it humanly can be. Where is this in the brochure or on the website? Distortions and lies here, nothing but distortions and lies. Where does this website talk about how the quality of education is absolutely phenomenal? Where does it mention that the instructors are simply extraordinary? It just seems obvious that all this information should be included on the website, yet Pedro, for whatever reason, has decided to distort these obvious facts. So please, don't let Pedro's dishonesty steer you away from learning Spanish at Nueva Lengua, you will have the time of your life while there!

Brandon Petit

University of Illinois at Springfield

 

Zora Pitakova  

Zasílám pozdrav z Prahy kolumbijské škole Nueva Lengua, kde jsem strávila překrásný měsíc studia španělštiny. Kromě samotných kurzů jsem díky škole měla možnost seznámit se s kolumbijskou kulturou, vidět zajímavá místa v Bogotě a jejím okolí a poznat obrovské množství milých a přátelských lidí. Poznala jsem také, že Kolumbie není až tak nebezpečná, jak se o ní ve světě píše.

Za měsíc pobytu jsem se naučila  běžné komunikaci a musím říct, že výuka byla na vysoké úrovni.

Také ubytování v rodině bylo skvělé. Poznala jsem zvyky kolumbijské rodiny a měla jsem tak možnost porovnávat rozdíly jednotlivých kultur. Díky poznatkům, které jsem v Bogotě získala, jsem se rozhodla nadále studovat španělštinu a do Kolumbie se vrátit.

 

Tord Lindstet
For egen del spenderade jag en vecka i Cartagena och 4 veckor i Medellin pa Nueva Lenguas sprakskola. Jag blev upphamtad direkt pa flygplatsen. Enligt min mening var Nueva Lengua en mycket organiserad och professionell skola. Dessutom erbjods olika former aktiviteter vid sidan om som museum, snorkling etc. val integrerat med skolarbetet.

Lararna var professionella och erbjod undervisning enligt den niva du befinner dig. I Medellin erbjuds dessutom olika amnen, sasom finansiering, geografi, historia, nationalekonomi, beroende pa vilket omrade du ar intresserad av. Nivan pa undervisningen har du stor inverkan pa. Vill du jobba med basal grammatik utfors detta, antingen i grupp eller individuellt beroende pa vad du anser vara bast for dig. En kombination tycker jag var bast.

Efter 5 veckor, 20 timmars undervisning per vecka, ar jag flytande rent konversationsmassigt. For egen del var detta en god forberedelse infor universitetsstudier pa spanska i Mexico.

Har du nagra kommentarer eller fragor, tveka inte att kontakta mig via tordlindstedt@hotmail.com.

Mvh/Tord Lindstedt

 

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