Category Archives: Languages

French Conversation Intermediate

We are a friendly group, meeting each Thursday at 10am in the homes of group members. We usually have a general conversation covering topics from personal views on the latest films to news items, holidays, etc. The group is currently full. Meeting Day: Every Thursday 10.00am Contact the convenor for more details:

French Improvers

We are a very diverse group of people who get together on a Monday morning in members’ homes to improve our French through conversation. This ranges from the week we have had to French culture and current affairs globally. Inevitably, this leads us to new areas of vocabulary and grammar which is monitored by one… Read More »

German – Advanced Conversation

The group meets from 10am – 12pm in Waitrose café on the second and fourth Monday of each month. We are a purely conversational group composed of fluent but not necessarily native speakers of German. Topics range from local and international current affairs to historical, scientific or cultural areas of interest that members introduce. We… Read More »

German Reading Group

This group meets online once a month for one hour.  There are two ‘sittings’: on a Wednesday at 10am or Thursday at 4pm.  Two short stories are sent out in advance.  I would suggest that applicants need a minimum of B1 Level German. Meeting Day: Monthly on Wednesday and Thursday Contact the convenor for more… Read More »

Italian Conversation

We meet on Tuesday mornings from 10-11.30 am in members’ homes. The group has been established for about 8 years. It started as a beginners’ group, some learning Italian from scratch, but it is now at intermediate level. We have used a variety of text books, recordings and short story books. We sometimes listen to… Read More »

Italian Language Intermediate

The group aims at improving all aspects of the language for members who already know some Italian. As well as using various text books we also converse over coffee and read extracts from Italian literature. We meet via Zoom on Fridays between 10am and midday. Meeting Day: Every Friday 10.00am Contact the convenor for more… Read More »

Latin Advanced

This group meets at the Convenor’s house. Meeting Day: Wednesdays 11.00am -12.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Spanish Conversation Advanced

We meet each Tuesday morning. We work at a level of approximately Upper Intermediate to Advanced. Whilst we do not have a Spanish teacher or a native speaker, our meetings are conducted in Spanish and include a warm-up conversation, followed by a listening exercise. Then, to test our understanding of the text, we complete the… Read More »