Trying to learn a second language? If you are – you’ll know that not everything can be learnt in a classroom. Here at Lingoo, we believe that a language exchange holiday can be the best way of fully immersing yourself in a second language. By completing a language homestay you’ll be able to spend time with native language speakers – learning within a natural, holiday environment.
What is a Language Exchange holiday?
Not so long ago, we received an email from a parent seeking information on language exchanges. Here it is – with our response – for the benefit of the wider lingoo.com community.
Dear Lingoo. In the midst of researching language exchanges for my teenaged son, I find myself on your website on a fact-finding mission. The greatest challenge I have is that I have set the bar high myself!
We think that staying with a host family and living like a local in a new country is the absolute best way to experience and learn about different cultures, and there are many other positives too. Here are 7 benefits to teaching English abroad as a language au pair.
1.Deeper Understanding of Local Culture
Lingoo member Philippa Roberts agreed to a quick Q&A to share her hosting experiences.
What made you decide to become a host?
Having been on several language trips myself as a teenager, I very much wanted the same opportunities for my own children. They were too young at the time I started hosting but I figured that having a stream of European youngsters in our home would make language travel the most natural thing in the world to them when their time came. The fact that I could earn a small income from it too was a bit of a bonus.
