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New Season of Language Classes

French

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

Beginners

Tuesdays 2pm – 4pm | 17 Sep – 10 Dec | No class 29 Oct | 12 weeks | £168 | Castle Street Centre | Kendal

For complete beginners or those with a little knowledge, this course will enable you to get buy when visiting France or a French speaking country and to communicate at a basic level in a range of everyday situations.

Intermediate

Fridays 1.30pm – 3.30pm | 20 Sep – 13 Dec | No class 1 Nov | 12 weeks | £168 | Castle Street Centre | Kendal

​For those with at least three years’ 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 | 20 Sep – 13 Dec | No class 1 Nov | 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 helping consolidate your grammar in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

French

To learn more and to book please get in touch with Dominique   

email dominique@pluskwa.org online frenchwithdominique.co.uk

French Upper-Intermediate 

This courses are for students who can express themselves in the present, past and future with some fluency. The main emphasis is on speaking but we also read, write and study grammar. The classes are run almost all in French and students work in pairs, in small groups and all together.

Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm | 18 Sep – 4 Dec  | No classes 30 Oct-6 Nov | 10 weeks | £130  | Castle Street Centre, Kendal

Thursdays 1pm – 3pm | 19 Sep – 5 Dec  | No classes 31 Oct-7 Nov | 10 weeks | £130 | Cartmel Village Hall, Cartmel

French Advanced 

This courses are for advanced students with a very good knowledge of spoken French, wishing to develop their confidence in a fun and friendly environment. We read, listen to and discuss authentic documents from varied media sources. The main emphasis is on speaking but the revision of aspects of grammar and vocabulary is included.

Mondays 1.30 – 3.30pm | 16 Sep – 2 Dec  | No classes 28 Oct-4 Nov | 10 weeks  | £130  | Castle Street Centre, Kendal

Wednesdays 10am – 12pm | 18 Sep – 4 Dec  | No classes 30 Oct-6 Nov | 10 weeks  | £130  | Castle Street Centre, Kendal

Thursdays 10am – 12pm  | 19 Sep – 5 Dec  | No classes 31 Oct-7 Nov | 10 weeks  | £130  | Cartmel Village Hall, Cartmel

Italian

Classes start week beginning Monday 16th 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 opportunity for listening practice. We will use a variety of topics as a basis for the language-learning. The class is very co-operative 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 every-day 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 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

Spanish Beginners TERM 1


Wednesday 18th September– Wednesday 4th December (11 wks with an October half term)|  13.00-15.00 pm | Price £154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley

Spanish Beginners TERM 1
Wednesday 18th September– Wednesday 4th December (11 wks with an October half term)|  19.00-21.00 pm | Price £154 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley

Year 2 TERM 1
Monday 16th September– Monday 2nd December (11 wks with an October half term)  |  18.30-20.30 pm | Price £154 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Neil Stanley

Year 2 TERM 1 

Tuesday 17th September– Tuesday 10th December (12 wks with an October half term)  |  13.00-15.00 pm | Price £168 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

Year 3                                                                                                                                                    

Thursday 19th September– Thursday 12th December (12 wks with an October half term)  |  16.00-18.00 pm | Price £168 |Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

GCSE 1st year   

Tuesday or Wednesday 18.30-20.30, subject to minimum 4 students| 12 weeks starting mid September with an October half term | £168 | 2 Bankfield, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

GCSE 2nd year                                                                                                                                   

Monday 16th September– Monday 9th December (12 wks with an October half term)   |  18.30-20.30 pm | Price £168| Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

Upper Intermediate 

Monday 16th September– Monday 9th December (12 wks with an October half term)   |  16.00-18.00 pm | Price £168 | subject to a minimum of 4 students |2 Bankfield, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

Upper Intermediate   

Thursday 19th September– Thursday 12th December (12 wks with an October half term)  |  18.30-20.30| Price £168 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

Advanced

Tuesday 17th September– Tuesday 10th December (12 wks with an October half term)|  10.00-12.00 pm | Price £ 168 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

Advanced

Thursday 19th September– Thursday 12th December (12 wks  with an October half term)|  10.00-12.00 pm | Price £ 168 | Castle Street Centre, Kendal | Tutor Pilar Valera

German

To book please email the tutor DorotheaWilliamson 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 !

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