Matthew Ray arrived in Barcelona 15 years ago and since then he has been “obsessed” with the English problem in Catalonia and the rest of Spain. His dream is for everyone in the Spanish state who needs English to be able to reach their desired level, and therefore avoiding the further loss of personal and professional opportunities.
He’ll explain what the Daily Vitamin by Ziggurat English Services is and how he has used it to create a “pre-web 2.0” community with people interested in improving their English; he’ll demonstrate why this type of project and other web resources are key if Catalonia (and Spain) want to overcome their “genetic defect” with English.
Finally, he will offer a few suggestions about how companies and public administration can make their language-training budgets more efficient and effective.
