Nikolaos Aggelakos (Y12): The IB Spanish Experience

For my IB language I have chosen Spanish. I have always enjoyed learning languages. For me, Spanish is a difficult language to comprehend; however, with patience I was able to gather an understanding. 

We began with the basics and practised speaking to one another to help us understand the structure of Spanish. The teaching techniques used by my teacher were extremely helpful and allowed me to memorise the necessary grammar and vocabulary I needed to begin speaking Spanish. 

Alongside learning the language we also gain a deeper understanding of Spanish culture and what it means to be a Spanish speaker. I believe that Spanish is an extremely useful asset as it is spoken across the world. In the most recent unit we learnt many things, one example is how we learnt to speak to our family members and also be able to describe them. 

This was challenging as all words were new and confusing, but with the guidance of the teacher, myself and my classmates were able to name and describe each of our family members. Learning the basic sentence structure and vocabulary allowed me to write sentences and have conversations with my fellow peers and my teacher. It is extremely exciting to learn new words and structures, while also being able to use what I have learnt and apply it in the present time.