[Mr. Jim]

(Original post by goonerjack)
Hace tres anos fui a Granada, fue mi primera vez en Espana y lo pase bomba (GCSE phrase out the bag! )... es una ciudad muy buena con mucha cultura, fuiste a La Alhambra? es muy impresionante, fuimos por la noche y se podia ver toda la ciudad, todovia recuerdo esa imagen!

fue mi primera vez en espana tambien! fue fenominal, a pesar del hecho de que fui robado en una callita...pero olvide eso y aproveche la semana - la alhambra...las tiendas...los parques...la gente... fuimos a la alhambra por la noche tambien, pero los guardios querian cerrar pues la visita estaba un poco corta!! nos perdimos dos veces tambien! dios mio, que semana

[Mr. Jim]

(Original post by Excalibur)
(hm, I wonder what the proper word for gap year is...)

ano sabatico

[paddy]

(Original post by mr jim)
ano sabatico

It should be año sabatico. I make the distinction because otherwise you would be saying that I'm going on a sabatical anus, which I am not

[Mr. Jim]

(Original post by paddy357)
It should be año sabatico. I make the distinction because otherwise you would be saying that I'm going on a sabatical anus, which I am not

lmao! aye, that one, curse my non-being-arsed about accents...

[paddy]

(Original post by mr jim)
lmao! aye, that one, curse my non-being-arsed about accents...

Well it could lead to some comic situations
Especially when saying how old you are. 'Hi, I have 18 anuses' isn't really the best icebreaker

[Excalibur]

(Original post by paddy357)
Well it could lead to some comic situations
Especially when saying how old you are. 'Hi, I have 18 anuses' isn't really the best icebreaker

I am so using that in my next Spanish lesson...

[goonerjack]

(Original post by paddy357)
Qué perezoso!
No tienes ningún idea sobre cual idioma debes estudiar con español? Has pensado en el ruso? O portugués?

Si, pues he solicitado a 6 universidades para dos tipos de cursos - espanol & portugues y espanol & chino, pero todovia no se si quiero estudiarlos. Tambien ahora solo puedo elegir o manchester o nottingham (porque el 'ano en el extranjero' es el segundo ano en leeds - cual es una idea mala en mi opinion) y parece que el curso en manchester es mejor, aunque es nuevo. El problema con Manchester es que es una universidad muy grande, y me preocupa que no haya un sentido de comunidad - no quiero sentir perdido en una ciudad grande, y tambien los edificios y el campus en general no es tan verde como otras universidades.

Estoy muy confudido - cierto que quiero cambiar mi situacion - no quiero alojarme en casa un ano mas, quiero conocer personas nuevas y la universidad seria una oportunidad muy buena para hacer esa. Sin embargo no estoy segura que quiero estudiar el curso de espanol y chino, pero que haria con un ano sabatico? ahh, dias complicados!

[goonerjack]

porque hay tanta conversacion durante el dia pero cuando quiero charlar nadie esta conectado ?!

[brimstone]

(Original post by paddy357)
You people realise that LSE doesn't do language degrees or joint degrees involving languages?

If I applied to LSE, it would be politics, not languages. I'm still keeping my options open at the moment... I'll porbably either study History, English or languages at uni, with a possibility of Politics - it all depends how my A levels go.

[Hashshashin]

(Original post by paddy357)
Weeeeell back to the previous question, the best unis for Spanish. Cambridge is at the top, followed by (in no particular order) UCL, Kings, Oxford, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Queen Mary, Hull, Bath, Birmingham and Sheffield (see here for the whole table).

Never rely on league tables.

(I admit that the Times ones are far superior to the Guardian ones, but they're still fundamentally inaccurate)

[Gael]

La sombra del viento is great, better in the vulgate though.

[slk999]

Can I join? Sounds fun. gracias.

[paddy]

(Original post by rich_)
Can I join? Sounds fun. gracias.

*cough* read the 1st post for info on joining *cough*
Sorry Goonerjack, couldn't get at me computer today Nottingham is a great uni, went up there for an open day and was really good. I don't like Manchester though, too big (agree on the community thing) plus I don't want to spend three years in Manchester
Chinese ay? Good luck to you, I hear you'll need it with that language!
I'm so tired I'm off to bed now, hasta mañana amigos!

[kel]

¡Hola todos! Estudio el español también y me gusta mucho.
Vivo en Perth en Western Australia y voy venir a Universidad de Sheffield en septiembre para estudiar el español, porque en Western Australia no lo puedo estudiar en una universidad. Creo que sea muy tonto.

I am going to write the rest in English because I have to hurry up and get some other work done.
But my point is I LOVE Spanish, but in Western Australia it is only offered at one university, and then only beginners level. So I am only at beginners level, and we never got as far as the subjunctive, so I teaching myself. So feel free to correct any mistakes I make because that is the only way I am going to learn!

I am planning to go to Spain for a week or two before I have to be in Sheffield, to visit a friend and practise the lingo with the locals. Scary thought, I am sure I will embarrass myself many times over

[brimstone]

Welcome kel . Only at one uni? Goodness me, I suppose they're focusing on French and German then? Or maybe Chinese?

[Mr. Jim]

(Original post by kel)
Creo que sea muy tonto.

So feel free to correct any mistakes I make because that is the only way I am going to learn!

i feel bad doing this but i think it's just "creo que es...", subjunctive would be with "no creo que"
mind you that is a bit pappy of your unis down there! jeezaz. you'll be very welcome in our lovely multicultural europeness, and your trip to spain sounds fun!


... or "bonzer", rather...

[kel]

(Original post by brimstone)
Welcome kel . Only at one uni? Goodness me, I suppose they're focusing on French and German then? Or maybe Chinese?

UWA has German, Italian, French for European languages, Japanese, Indonesian, Mandarin for Asian languages and Greek and Latin for the classics.
But no Spanish
There just isn't any call for it apparently, and yet there are so many people I talk to that would like to study Spanish.
The one module I was able to do I had to do through a different university and get it credited to my degree at UWA But that university only had beginner level, and even then there was only 7 people in the class.
I am a bit scared about starting Spanish at Sheffield, I just hope I can keep up!

[kel]

(Original post by mr jim)
i feel bad doing this but i think it's just "creo que es...", subjunctive would be with "no creo que"
mind you that is a bit pappy of your unis down there! jeezaz. you'll be very welcome in our lovely multicultural europeness, and your trip to spain sounds fun!


... or "bonzer", rather...

Don't feel bad that really does help! I only started on the subjunctive last night, and now that you mention that I do remember reading something about it. Thanks!

"bonzer" are you serious? LOL I don't think have ever heard anyone ever say that in a serious statement. I kinda forgot that bit of slang existed actually! I do say "no worries" multiple times a day though.

Thanks for the welcomes everyone and I am very much looking forward to the multicultural europeness!!!
Only 5 months to go......

[brimstone]

My Australian Food Tech teacher always used to say 'radical' and 'far out'. Dunno if that's normal Australian slang, 'cos she was a bit weird. She came to parents evening in shorts and a baseball cap, then wore a suit the next day

[brimstone]

(Original post by kel)
UWA has German, Italian, French for European languages, Japanese, Indonesian, Mandarin for Asian languages and Greek and Latin for the classics.

I don't see the point in having Classical Languages, but no Spanish. Spanish = third most spoken language on the planet. Classical languages = dead.