Language Classes For Adults in California

Language Door:
At our Language Door location we offer language immersion classes in many languages such as Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. Serving students in San Diego, El Cajon, Santee, Chula Vista, La Mesa, La Jolla, California, we recommend you learn based on what works best for you. Discuss different methods and tools with us or with your teacher. If possible, use a combination of instruction, study, and practice. Best of luck in this fun and rewarding experience!

We feel that the best way to learn depends on the person. Some people learn better orally, some visually. Some learn best when they want to, others when they have to. Some prefer rules and structure, others practice and application. Nobody can tell you what works best, but teachers, books, and experience can help show you the way.

Furthermore, we also believe that a foreign language can best be learned through a combination of instruction, study, and practice. Any one of these in isolation, while still be helpful, will generally be less effective and rewarding.

For instance, consider the benefit of having a lesson each week and doing nothing else, compared to having the same lesson each week but learning the vocabulary beforehand, or reinforcing what you learned after the lesson through actual use in conversation.

Whether "learning" a foreign language is easy or not depends on your objectives. Ordering food in a restaurant and handling basic introductions can be learned without too much difficulty. Achieving true fluency requires substantially more time.

The idea of a person who learns a foreign language fluently in almost no time with no effort is largely a myth. It generally takes time and practice, but the process can be a fun and rewarding experience.

Intensive, Full Immersion and Business Programs in Spanish, French, English, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Greek, German, Swedish, Thai and many other languages!

Adults generally learn language better when they can use their understanding of their native language and logic and reasoning capabilities to greatly aid the process of leaning an additional language. Most adults are practical learners, learning based on usability and objectives rather than based on theories or purely academic pursuits. They tend to show the most progress when presented with a practical combination of reading, writing, listening and speaking, a practical mix of English and the language being learned and a focus on useful aspects of the language that they can use from the very start.

Additionally, language learning is much more effective in small groups. It is extremely important when learning a language that the student speak and receive appropriate guidance. For this reason, it's not practical for one language instructor to effectively help a class of thirty students.

Our team of instructors combines rich educational and linguistic backgrounds and interests. All instructors are native speakers or speak with native-level proficiency. They are carefully selected for communicative skills, talent, and enthusiasm to share their language.