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TRAVELLER
STARTING OUT
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, MADRID
The method
For those whose skills
are elementary or non-existent, formal
language schools are the best way
to learn, as they will understand and
accommodate beginners’ needs.
Book with
International House (ih) has
147 schools in 53 countries and has
been going since 1953. Choose from
Intensive (20 hours a week), Super
Intensive (30 hours) and Intensive Plus
(includes one-to-one tuition).
Try this one
ih Madrid (
ihmadrid.com
)
is expanding across the city, with nine
centres. Enjoy the authentic student
experience with a stay in halls close by.
Fly to
Madrid (20-minute drive).
ADVANCED LEARNERS
GOLEARNTO.COM, NICE
The method
People who have some
language ability and want to develop
their vocabulary in a specific area (ie,
cookery or dance) will get the most out
of language and skill courses.
Book with
Golearnto.comhas a wide
range of combination holidays, so you
can choose lessons in Spanish and
dance, Arabic and painting or even
Portuguese and surfing.
Try this one
An eight-day food, wine
and language course on the Côte
d’Azur, including wine tasting and
vineyard visit, five hours of cooking and
10 one-to-one language lessons.
Fly to
Nice (30-minute drive).
IMPROVING SKILLS
EUROLINGUA, PESCARA
The method
Ahome-stay approach
allows those who already have basic
knowledge to immerse themselves
in local life and develop their social
interactive abilities. This is a sure-fire
way tomake friends, as well as learn
the way people really speak.
Book with
Eurolingua (
eurolingua.
com
) offers homestays for wannabe
English, French, Dutch, Portuguese,
Spanish, Italian and Swedish speakers.
Try this one
You’ll stay as a guest of
an experienced, native Italian tutor,
sharing meals and activities at their
villa in Pescara.
Fly to
Rome (two-hour drive).
“Where can
I go to learn
a language?”
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
is
onmany of our minds this
time of year. Here,
Celeste
Kinginger
,
language-study
expert and author of
Language Learning
and Study Abroad
, recommends the best
trips for budding linguists.
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