Languages

French

To book please get in touch with Florence on florencetourne@yahoo.co.uk

Intermediate

Fridays 1.30 – 3.30pm | 10 January – 4 April | No class 21 February | 12 weeks | £168 | Castle Street Centre | Kendal

​For those with at least three years of experience learning French, this class will be conversation-led through a wide range of activities in a friendly atmosphere. Some grammar points will be covered to help you understand the structure of the language. Topics will include everyday situations and suggestions will be welcome.

Upper-Intermediate

Fridays 10.30am – 12.30pm | 10 January – 4 April | No class 21 February | 12 weeks | £168 | Castle Street Centre | Kendal​

For those with at least five years’ experience of learning French in a formal setting or in a French-speaking country, this course will emphasise the importance of using your French freely and creatively to discuss relevant topics as well as help to consolidate your grammar in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

French

Italian

Classes start the week beginning Monday 16^th Sept 2024 at Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal. 11 sessions of 2 hours. Price: £143. Week off for half term.

To book a place please get in touch with the tutor, Cath Bond:
email: cathsanpol@hotmail.com or text/call: 07913 446 957

Italian Beginners Plus Tuesday 16.00-18.00

If you have completed a first year in Adult education or have an elementary knowledge of Italian, which you would like to build upon, this is the course for you, You will revise and widen the range of everyday situations in which you are able to get by, and continue to improve your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. The emphasis will be on communication, It’s a light-hearted and supportive group, so please be prepared to have a go!

Italian Early Intermediate – 2 classes: Tuesday 18.30-20.30 or Wednesday 10.00-12.00

​In these classes you will work on improving your vocabulary, level of accuracy and grasp of key grammar, practising orally, with reading and writing exercises for consolidation. There will also be plenty of opportunities for listening practice. We will use a variety of topics as a basis for the language-learning. The class is very cooperative and friendly.

Italian Beginners  Wednesday 12.30-14.00 (Note: 1.5 hour class, so £110 for 11 weeks)

For complete beginners or those with a little knowledge. You will learn to get by in everyday holiday situations, so lots of practical language, underpinned with a grounding in basic grammar so that you can start to put sentences together independently. The atmosphere will be fun and encouraging.

Italian Intermediate 2   Thursday 10.30-12.30

This class has been running for a year longer than Intermediate 1. You will continue to develop your confidence in expressing yourself in Italian, using a variety of topics and activities, which will include discussion, presentations, group work, pairwork and games.
The course takes place in a relaxed and light-hearted atmosphere with lots of mutual support and interactive tasks, so you can be confident that you will get lots of speaking and listening practice. You will also have the opportunity to practise your reading and writing skills.

​​Italian Intermediate 1   Thursday 13.30-15.30

This class has more experience than Early Intermediate, If you are at the stage where you feel you have a grasp of the basics but really want to build your confidence in your communicative skills and get a sense of more idiomatic language, this course should suit you.
Language will be presented in a variety of topics, and the emphasis will be on putting new language into spoken practice, whilst also giving you the opportunity to improve your listening, reading and writing skills.

There will be lots of interaction with your classmates in a friendly atmosphere, with lots of good humour, so you need not be afraid to try your Italian out!

Spanish

To book please contact Pilar Valera: office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

New Spanish Beginners
| Thursday 6.30-8.30pm | Castle Street Centre

Thursday 16 January– Thursday 29 May (17 weeks with a February half term and Easter break) | 6.30-8.30pm| Price £238 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

Spanish Beginners TERM 2 

Wednesday 15 January– Wednesday 2 April (11 wks with a February half term)| 1-3pm | Price £154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk
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Wednesday 15 January– Wednesday 2 April (11 wks with a February half term)| 7-9pm | Price £154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

This is an introduction to Spanish for learners who have no prior knowledge of the language, or who have picked up a few Spanish phrases and want to expand on this. This course will enable you to communicate in Spanish at a basic level in a range of everyday situations.

Year 2 TERM 2 

Monday 13 January– Monday 31 March (11 wks with a February half term) | 6.30-8.30pm | Price £154 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk
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Tuesday 14 January– Tuesday 1 April (11 weeks with a February half term) | 1-3pm | Price £154 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

For those who have an elementary knowledge and wish to revise and widen the range of everyday situations in which they can get by, while improving their grasp of basic grammar and vocabulary. There will be plenty of speaking and listening practice in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

Year 3 

Thursday 16 January– Thursday 3 April (11 weeks with a February half term) | 4-6pm | Price £154 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

This course is for those people who are familiar with the past & future tenses, but more practise is needed. We will start to do more listening and reading exercises to widen your vocabulary and to enable you to express your own ideas and opinions. We will split the teaching time into listening exercises, conversation & games activities to develop your oral skills and there will be some grammar explanations. We will work with grammar, reading & writing exercises at home.

GCSE 2nd year                                                     

GCSE 2nd year Monday 13 January– Monday 7th April (12 weeks with a February half term) | 6.30-8.30pm | Price £168| Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

This year is the second part of the course. It concentrates in developing the reading, listening, writing and oral skills needed to sit the exam in May/June. We will work with a more ambitious scope than the GCSE needs. We will read adapted news articles to talk about the issues raised, students will be able to give opinions and express ideas, and the listening activities will be a bit more challenging that a Foundation GCSE. We will continue revising the grammar needed but already covered in the first Year. Those students who wish to will sit the exam in May/June 2025

Upper-Intermediate 

Thursday 16 January– Thursday 3 April (11 weeks with a February half term) | 6.30-8.30pm| Price £154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

This course is for those who can hold conversations in Spanish but want to feel more confident in their own abilities. You are able to give and justify your opinions and own ideas and you can manipulate the language to express yourself.

We will look into the history, social events, cultural events, economy issues and politics of Spain & Latin America today.

This course is suitable for those who either have studied Spanish for more than 5/6 years, lived in Spain, have GCSE or equivalent qualifications.

We are moving upwards to an A level or B2/C1in the European language ladder.

Advanced 

Tuesday 14 January– Tuesday 1 April (11 weeks with a February half term)| 10am-12pm | Price £ 154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

Thursday 16 January– Thursday 3 April (11 weeks with a February half term)| 10am-12pm | Price £ 154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

Este curso es para aquellos que quieran concentrarse en temas de conversación, para aprender más sobre los aspectos históricos, culturales, políticos, sociales y económicos de la España de hoy. En clase haremos ejercicios de escuchar, hablar, leer textos y noticias actuales. En muchas ocasiones tendrás que dar tu opinión y justificarla.

Un aspecto importante es la gramática, al comienzo del curso los estudiantes y yo decidiremos aquellos puntos que pueden ser mas interesantes o importantes. Intentaremos desarrollar tus competencias escritas con los deberes.

C1/C2 Spanish

Tuesday 14 January– Tuesday 1 April (11 weeks with a February half term)| 7-8.30pm | Price £115.50 | 2 Bankfield LA9 5DR, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera, office@bankfieldlanguages.co.uk

Este curso está dirigido a aquellos que han vivido en España o Latinoamérica y desean mantener su español. Trabajaremos temas de actualidad y se pondrá el énfasis en el trabajo oral y aural. Se leerán textos periodísticos en casa para poder comentarlos en clase.

German

To book please email the tutor Dorothea Williamson on dorotheawilliamson@hotmail.com

German Advanced – Tuesday 12 – 2 pm

Tuesday 24th Sept 2024 – 3rd Dec | Half Term 29th Oct | Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal | 10 sessions | Price: £130

A course to develop your confidence in speaking which revises and expands aspects of German grammar and vocabulary. We include all basic language skills of reading, speaking, writing and listening. Suitable for those with an A-Level in German or an equivalent level of knowledge and experience.

German Conversation – Tuesday  2.15 – 4.15 pm

Tuesday 24th Sept 2024 – 3rd Dec | Half Term 29th Oct | Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal | 10 sessions | Price: £130

A course to encourage you to read and discuss texts from varied media sources. We look at current affairs in German speaking countries and also include looking at aspects of culture and topics of your own choice. The main emphasis is on speaking but revision of aspects of grammar and vocabulary is included.

Herzlich willkommen!