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For someone with a working knowledge of Croatian who wishes to increase their communication skills in the language and who has an empathy with the place, but whose spare time is limited, Linda’s new project of an intensive weekend of immersion in Zagreb life, is a brilliant idea. |
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It's a fact that Croatian is a really difficult language but the lessons at the Croatian Language School of London have been excellent. Linda Rabuzin has endless patience and I have really enjoyed some of the on-location schools in Croatia - both in Porec and in Losinj. |
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Skype training is a revolution in language training with Linda. Skype enables the person to concentrate on the sound and learning like never before. This has enabled our learners to be at home, work or in any office and still continue learning. We would recommend this to all as an effective tool to advance learning. Many thanks, Linda. |
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Professional and sympathetic teaching builds a strong foundation for further learning, enthusiastic and supportive fellow learners, work in small groups, interactive teaching style that involves all students, interesting and varied fellow students. Fun - especially fun. |
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This summer's Croatian cookery course, held on the island of Losinj, marked a tasty, new departure for the Croatian Language School and a highly enjoyable one. As a nervous and unconfident cook, I was pleasantly surprised to find that cooking could be fun! |
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Gloria Langridge, Shetland Islands |
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During the week I spent in Porec this fall my ability to understand and speak Croatian increased much more than I had anticipated. The |
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Karen Magnuson, Zagreb |
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After attending my first class in Porec last year, I had really high expectations from CLS. When I came to Losinj this year not only were my expectations met, they were far exceeded; this class was twice as good as I had hoped it would be! |
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Megan Richardson, Seattle |
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I had been trying to learn Croatian for nearly 3 years studying a book. It was difficult to focus on it for any length of time and I would do a few minutes on the train and usually forget it quite soon. |
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Jim Brannan, Glasgow |
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The week I spent in Porec in May 2005 (my second time) proved invaluable in improving my ability to speak and understand the language. There was plenty of hard work to be done but coupled with excellent teaching skills, everyone made good progress. However, that’s only half the story! There was also time for social activities and ample opportunity to soak up the ambience of a beautiful part of Croatia. |
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The week in Porec is an incredibly useful week. Following the weekly lessons in London this is suddenly the chance to try it all out for real! The combination of 3 hours of intensive coaching in a small group, study in spare time, and dealing with local restaurants and going off to explore the local area - islands, beeches and ancient colliseums - mean that by the end of the week your mind has begun to take some aspects of Croatian for granted that before seemed incredibly difficult! |
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I’d been studying the language for about 5 - 6 months, and with life and work being what it is, I felt I needed more than 90 minutes or so a week with Linda in Ealing. My partner is from Zagreb, but has lived in the UK for so long that thinking in Croatian doesn’t come naturally to her any more - which makes it hard for me to practice! |
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Better than Watching football! |
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I started learning Croatian just over a year ago, and I attend one class of one and a half hours each week. When I started I knew only a few words of Croatian, and can now confidently construct sentences using the present past and future tenses. We are a small group, so the teaching is very professional and most enjoyable. Having started with the basic grammar and vocabulary, we have progressed to so much that we are now able to discuss many different topics. Each week Linda (our teacher) presents us with an article from a magazine or newspaper, or the internet. At first glance I always think I will not be able to understand it, but by the end of the class we have learnt several new words and are able to discuss the article. The subject so far discussed have included films, St Patrick’s Day, music, mobile phones, the European Union and the stress of living in a busy city. It’s a very enjoyable class and I never thought I would achieve so much by attending only once a week. I have to travel a long way to attend the class, but it is well worth it, even in the dark winter evenings. |
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Professional teaching in a relaxed environment, which from the first lesson puts one at ease, has meant that I travel around Croatia with confidence and, in fact, I am constantly told that I have a really good teacher in London. Thank you CLS for enabling me to fulfil a dream. |
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I had been learning Croatian for several years on my own, with a teach yourself book and by reading. I was able to converse and get my meaning over if people were prepared to be patient with me. I was lucky enough to be able to practise on Croatian friends. If asked, they would correct me but couldn’t explain why what I had said was wrong. I felt I had reached a plateau and was not making any progress. |
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I’m extremely grateful to Linda for recommending I attend the Porec course. Altogether I spent sunny 10 days in Istria with my Croatian partner, Romana. With the constant exposure to the language through both the 5 day course and our vigorous exploration of Istria, I actually now feel able to say, “I speak Croatian”. Of course there’s an awful lot more to learn, but it was great to watch the surprise and joy of local people having a foreigner try to speak with them in their language. Istria is beautiful too; great wine, and unique cuisine. All in all, one of my best holidays! |
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We can say many things about learning Croatian at the Croatian Language School of London but we think it is better to let our students say it their way. People from all walks of life have learned Croatian with us both for business and pleasure. Here's what they say: |
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