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At the cooperative SLB we regularly receive messages from disgruntled TEFL teachers who have been at the wrong end of some shabby treatment by private academies or agencies. Whether they’ve not been paid for several months, or have found themselves […]
In the run-up to the Spanish General Election on December 20th 2015 (20D), promises are flowing like so much cheap cava. But just what are the main Spanish political parties promising for freelancers, or autónomos as they are known here? It’s […]
Alan Ritchie talks about SLB in-company classes “We’re pitching a new potential client in English next week.” “Most of our clients are now outside Spain.” “Our company has had to internationalise since the crisis.” These are just some of […]
SLB (Serveis Lingüístics Barcelona) teacher Myles Klynhout talks about interaction and how important it can be when taking a Cambridge English Exam. If you are planning on taking the First Certificate in English (FCE) or Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) exam […]
SLB’s experience working with creative industries continues to grow! We are delighted to have secured a contract with Glassworks Barcelona, a renowned visual FX and postproduction company. We are providing specialised English training to some of the key staff at Glassworks, […]
Last week we confirmed our validation of TEFL Iberia’s 160-hour initial training programme for candidates seeking to become teachers of English as a foreign language. The course, based in Barcelona at the plush premises of Languages for Life, was found […]
Image by Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie (2nd Place – Bottoms Up!) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Neil McMillan writes about the teacher-training session he’ll be delivering on Listening Skills on October 31st, 2015 in Barcelona Bottoms Up! And […]
Serveis Lingüístics Barcelona Teacher Neil McMillan talks about false friends and weird friends – and how to deal with them! We’re not talking about real “false friends” – the kind that talk about you behind your back – we’re talking […]
The lack of posts on the Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona blog recently has not meant a lack of SLB activity! Here’s a quick résumé of what our cooperative has been up to recently. 1. We moved out of two of our […]
Written by George Chilton on behalf of Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona Have you ever considered becoming a freelancer? A lot of people have thought about going autónomo, and a lot get put off the idea because it can be quite […]
