Background noise and unconscious language learning
December 28, 2013
Post written by Sophie Gorvett. Being situated in the Algarve, an area of Portugal typically perceived to be very ‘English’ I was determined not to fall into the trap of simply talking English every day and waste this opportunity to learn and improve my Portuguese. Of course, my colleagues and manager spoke Portuguese but as …
My intial impressions of the Algarve have already completely changed
October 13, 2013
Post written by Sophie Gorvett It was my first time to Portugal and I didn’t quite know what to expect. Having organised my work experience in the Algarve I was quite nervous about turning up and it would be a British haven in the south of Portugal but so far I have been pleasantly surprised. …
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