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MY STORY |
Andrew Gard is the founder of Comprende Online. Back in the year of 2004 he had the opportunity to move to Soho in Central London. Several months following the move, it soon became apparent, due to the new circle of friends and family that he was socialising with, that the task of learning a second language, Spanish, was to become a priority.
As Brits are renowned for being averse to language learning due to the language of trade, of business and internet all being in English, it was going to be a real challenge for him.
After trying different kinds of teaching methods, listening to audio CDs, trawling through copious amounts of reading material and attending the odd beginners Spanish evening classes, he began to experience and identify the stumbling blocks of learning a new language as a Brit.
Fast forward several years and now possessing the knowledge and experience of learning a foreign language as a Brit, having a good understanding of the structure of the language, especially of the Spanish grammar, he went on to produce his own teaching material and a chosen method in order to teach Spanish to beginners.
He taught part time from his home for several years with one-one evening classes. Students ranged from individuals wishing to improve their travel experiences, to an employee in the airline industry , through to a director of a multinational corporation. The teaching material and the methodology were a great success and recommendations were fruitful.
He went on to develop a Spanish for beginners website where the foundation course was adapted and made available online for students to purchase and stream through interactive video presentations.
After eventually leaving central London and not teaching for many years, he was fortunate enough to find himself back in Soho once again. Now in 2020, with innovative icloud platforms and new website software capabilities, Andrew is now able to bring his successful one-to-one lessons and the full Comprende foundation course online and making them available to a world wide audience.
He is passionate about teaching people who believe that learning a foreign language is for others.
The Comprende course delivers a true foundation for the beginner, resulting in the student reaching a pre-intermediate level in such a short time. Students are then able to build upon that foundation to higher levels of language proficiency.
As Brits are renowned for being averse to language learning due to the language of trade, of business and internet all being in English, it was going to be a real challenge for him.
After trying different kinds of teaching methods, listening to audio CDs, trawling through copious amounts of reading material and attending the odd beginners Spanish evening classes, he began to experience and identify the stumbling blocks of learning a new language as a Brit.
Fast forward several years and now possessing the knowledge and experience of learning a foreign language as a Brit, having a good understanding of the structure of the language, especially of the Spanish grammar, he went on to produce his own teaching material and a chosen method in order to teach Spanish to beginners.
He taught part time from his home for several years with one-one evening classes. Students ranged from individuals wishing to improve their travel experiences, to an employee in the airline industry , through to a director of a multinational corporation. The teaching material and the methodology were a great success and recommendations were fruitful.
He went on to develop a Spanish for beginners website where the foundation course was adapted and made available online for students to purchase and stream through interactive video presentations.
After eventually leaving central London and not teaching for many years, he was fortunate enough to find himself back in Soho once again. Now in 2020, with innovative icloud platforms and new website software capabilities, Andrew is now able to bring his successful one-to-one lessons and the full Comprende foundation course online and making them available to a world wide audience.
He is passionate about teaching people who believe that learning a foreign language is for others.
The Comprende course delivers a true foundation for the beginner, resulting in the student reaching a pre-intermediate level in such a short time. Students are then able to build upon that foundation to higher levels of language proficiency.