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Public holidays in English-speaking countries: know them by their celebrations

Jul 4, 2016

The gossips say there are too many public holidays in Spain. If we include other old clichés such as our interminable table talk, the mandatory siesta, and all the other special days and long weekends we apparently have and invent off the cuff, it seems surprising...

Choose a course at the NELC for your summer story

Jun 6, 2016

Summer. The sun shines more brightly. The skin darkens and the hair lightens. The water is warmer and the drinks cooler. The music is louder. The days are longer. Life is better. Right? Until September arrives and you realize that your English has also been on...

Tips for surviving your presentation in English and even enjoying it!

May 9, 2016

Someone calls out your name. They give some details about your professional life. The audience applauds. The chairperson looks at you. The audience looks at you. The applause dies down. Everyone expects you to say something but you’ve gone blank! Sound familiar?...

Doing business in the UK: how to behave

Apr 15, 2016

An initial clarification – just in case. The UK consists of four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The latter three, in particular, have a strong sense of national identity. What this means for you is that British and English are not...

“Virtual reality will allow students to take part in a true immersive language learning experience”

Mar 3, 2016

Author of several books on digital literacy and education technology, Nicky Hockly is also the Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E, an online training and development organisation. They specialise in online, blended and face-to-face training for teachers. The...

“I have resumed English classes because of the need to contribute to international meetings”

Feb 10, 2016

Dr Rafael Parra has been a student at NELC for two years. He is one of the students who chose the Language Coaching course. English is very important in his profession and this format allows him to tailor his classes to his needs and focus on those aspects that are...

How to use punctuation marks in English

Jan 28, 2016

Today we are going to examine the main punctuation marks in English and how their use varies in comparison with Spanish. Oh, so it varies?! Yes, and sometimes it varies a lot. Although most of the punctuation rules are the same, there are differences and in some cases...

Ignacio Escobar, Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Human Resources Director: “NELC offers flexibility, resources, professionalism and an extremely well-prepared team”

Jan 13, 2016

NELC has collaborated with Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, a leading law firm in Spain and Portugal, since 2014. We asked Ignacio Escobar, the company’s Human Resources Director, to tell us about this partnership and how NELC has helped. NELC: How important is it for...

What’s been happening at NELC in 2015?

Dec 22, 2015

We don’t know how the last twelve months have treated you (hopefully well), but we have to admit that 2015 has been a great year for NELC. We are approaching the end of the year feeling happy that we have gained the trust of 475 students and pleased to have helped our...

“The 3 Kings” can bring you many things, including fluency in English!

Dec 9, 2015

We have some good news and some bad news: which would you like first? The bad news is that you can’t become fluent in English overnight, but the good news is that if you persevere, there will come a moment when you don’t need to translate everything in your mind nor...