{"id":380,"date":"2020-12-07T23:46:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T23:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academiakunz.com\/en\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:00:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academiakunz.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
We love teaching! We believe that a good language class should go far beyond teaching grammar, following a manual and filling out worksheets. We avoid the classic method of frontal communication and offer instead interactive dynamics and current topics. We teach grammar as a necessary tool for communication and stimulate the students’ interest in the new topics – rather than just giving it to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Our teaching team builds bridges between people from different cultures and countries. We also open new doors for students and their professional careers. We help foreigners to become better integrated by speaking Spanish. It is also heart warming for us that some of our students pass their exams thanks to our support. And, of course, we are also inspired by the kids, as we see how passionate they are about learning a new language.<\/p> We welcome you with a glass of water, in a cosy and stimulating atmosphere displaying\u00a0 artistic paintings. We are committed to sustainability which you can tell by our recycled furniture and materials. The conservation of the oceans is one of our priorities, as we also represent the headquarters of Limpiaventura – an environmental association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t All our classrooms<\/strong> are equipped with a screen, computer, internet connection, blackboard and quality audiovisual equipment. Some of our furniture is made from reused or second-hand materials and we avoid using plastic bottles.<\/p> Our teachers<\/strong> are trained and speak several languages. In class they focus on oral conversation. Our materials are authentic, as we do not follow a manual. We work with materials from internet sources, manuals, authentic materials or our own invention developed on a weekly basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t What sets us apart from other academies is that our teaching unit lasts 60 minutes instead of 45 minutes. We take our time to attend you in the most personal and human way possible. We have a whatsapp group for each group, where we send photos and materials in case you miss a class. In these groups interesting work groups or initiatives come together to exchange ideas and share free time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We are located in the centre of Corralejo, in a quiet street in the village of Corralejo, which is in the northern part of Fuerteventura. Just a few minutes from the pier and several caf\u00e9s, it is an ideal place to have your classes. Enjoy a breakfast in the sun or some tapas with wine in the pedestrian street before or after your classes. Our island is a paradise of crystal clear water and vivid colours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Alina was born in Vienna, her father was from Argentina and her mother was of Swiss nationality, but lived in Austria. As a child, she travelled around Europe and Latin America with her parents until they settled in Fuerteventura in the late seventies. So, Alina grew up between two very different worlds: Fuerteventura – an island which at that time was sparsely inhabited and represented a rustic and deserted paradise, and cities like Vienna, Zurich and Basel. In Vienna, she graduated in Spanish and Italian Philology, as well as in Pedagogy and did a Master’s degree in “German for Foreigners”. She studied teaching Spanish, Italian and German as a foreign language at university. She acquired her practical knowledge at various community colleges in Austria and Germany, at language schools in Switzerland and at the Goethe Institute in Madrid.<\/p> Already as a child, Alina spoke several languages and was aware of the problem of not knowing foreign languages on an island that lived off tourism. It hurt her to see friends and classmates leave school early to work in the tomato fields or clean hotels with no other way out. She was also aware of the injustice that existed in the jobs, as foreigners had more possibilities of accessing them than Canarians, simply because they knew languages. On the other hand, she also witnessed various difficulties of adaptation on the part of foreigners on the island, because they did not speak Spanish. At the age of 17, she left the island, making a promise to herself that if she ever returned, she would do something to solve this problem of misunderstanding between two cultures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom space and content<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Alina Kunz<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Founder and Teacher<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t