French
Bonjour!
Whatever your standard of French, we can find a class for you. The Hub currently provides courses for students at Beginner, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced (with conversation) levels.
Based on your standard, assessed via phone or face-to-face, you will receive a grounding in French grammar, improve your reading and listening skills and put them into practice with lots of exercises and conversation within the lesson. As the group levels advance, the focus shifts slightly from grammar to conversation.
Cecile, your French tutor, has lived in the UK for 14 years. She is passionate about the French language and culture and her enthusiasm is infectious.
Expect some homework and lots of fun. Each lesson is followed up by an email containing the lesson content and some exercises to complete at home. Cecile is also always happy to have one-to-one follow ups to clarify any points not fully grasped during the lesson.
Summer Term - 12 weeks - £132
Note: Advanced French Conversation - 12 weeks (1.5hr sessions) £198
Dates: Week Beginning 28 April - 14 July (inclusive)
Half term: Week beginning 26 May
Classes of 4-6 students max.
To find out more or to book, please use the button below to contact the Course Administrator.
Evening Spanish for Beginners
We are delighted to offer both a new beginners and continuing beginners Spanish classes with local teacher, Ana Ochoa.
These hour-long lessons will help you develop basic conversation and listening skills, giving you the confidence to speak and understand the language and culture of the far-reaching Spanish speaking world.
Ana, your tutor, is from Madrid but has been living in the UK for almost 30 years. Ana started teaching Spanish 21 years ago and since then her love for working with students of all ages and at all levels has never stopped. Ana’s lessons will be fun and full of energy with lot of learning at the same time.
Summer Term: there will be no courses during the summer term
Complete Beginners
Day/Time: Tuesdays - 6.00pm -7.00pm
Continuing Beginners
Day/Time: Tuesdays - 7.15.pm - 8.15pm
Dates: Courses will continue in the Autumn
Italian
Buongiorno a tutti!
Whether it is because of TV’s Montalbano or a general love of Tuscany (and its wine), our Italian classes are very popular.
The Hub offers Italian lessons in small groups at two Beginner levels, complete beginner one and beginner two for those with a bit of simple tourist Italian or more. While learning the building blocks of the language (grammar, greetings and introductions), you will practise reading and listening to Italian and learn to construct simple conversational sentences.
Cecile is French but has studied and obtained a Masters in Italian Culture and Civilization. She has lived and travelled extensively in Italy.
Lessons are designed with an emphasis on fun but follow a planned scheme that progresses through the term. Each lesson is followed up by an email containing the lesson content and some exercises to complete at home.
Summer Term - 12 weeks - £132
Dates: Week Beginning 21 April - 14 July (inclusive)
Half term: Week beginning 26 May
Classes of 4-6 students max.
To find out more or to book, please use the button below to contact the Course Administrator.
Day-time Spanish
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?
We offer hour-long Spanish lessons at different levels from beginners to improvers, helping you to develop your conversation and listening skills and giving you the confidence to speak and understand the language and culture of the far-reaching Spanish speaking world.
Claudia, your tutor, has more than 20 years of experience supporting language students at different levels and she will take you through those all-important practical topics using a variety of fun activities to help you learn.
Claudia is from Colombia (where they speak some of the best Spanish in the world).
Summer Term - 12 weeks - £132
Monday classes - 11 Weeks - £121
Dates: Week Beginning 21 April - 14 July (inclusive)
Monday classes dates: Week Beginning 28 April - 21 July (inclusive)
Half term: Week beginning 26 May
Classes of 4-6 students max.
Some places remaining at pre-Intermediate level - all other levels now full. To make an enquiry for future lessons in 2025 contact the Course Administrator.