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Babel in London: Trials and Tribulations of a Language School

John Haycraft

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Description:To exchange proverbially sunny Spain for darkest London is no joke at the best of times, but John and Brita Haycraft could hardly have imagined exactly what lay in store for them when they left their highly successful language school in Cordoba (their adventures there have already been described in Babel in Spain) to return to Great Britain. They had decided to carry linguistic coals to London by opening another school to teach English to the apparent hordes of foreign students, au pair girls and waiters who have invaded this country since the war. Their experiences in the depths of Endell Street, and later in the more impressive locale of Shaftesbury Avenue, make fascinating and instructive reading. Constantly threatened with bankruptcy, they were still able to make a very definite success of their enterprise, and at the same time observe the idiosyncracies of their students. The opportunity they give us here to look at our own country through foreign eyes proves somewhat disconcerting.This is both an impressive piece of amateur sociology and a highly stimulating portrait of a remarkable couple and their adventures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Babel in London: Trials and Tribulations of a Language School. To get started finding Babel in London: Trials and Tribulations of a Language School, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 215

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd

Release: 1965

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Description: To exchange proverbially sunny Spain for darkest London is no joke at the best of times, but John and Brita Haycraft could hardly have imagined exactly what lay in store for them when they left their highly successful language school in Cordoba (their adventures there have already been described in Babel in Spain) to return to Great Britain. They had decided to carry linguistic coals to London by opening another school to teach English to the apparent hordes of foreign students, au pair girls and waiters who have invaded this country since the war. Their experiences in the depths of Endell Street, and later in the more impressive locale of Shaftesbury Avenue, make fascinating and instructive reading. Constantly threatened with bankruptcy, they were still able to make a very definite success of their enterprise, and at the same time observe the idiosyncracies of their students. The opportunity they give us here to look at our own country through foreign eyes proves somewhat disconcerting.This is both an impressive piece of amateur sociology and a highly stimulating portrait of a remarkable couple and their adventures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Babel in London: Trials and Tribulations of a Language School. To get started finding Babel in London: Trials and Tribulations of a Language School, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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