Frequently Asked Questions

Learning a language requires patience, enthusiasm and motivation, everything depends on many things. Our beginner courses (absolute, continuous, advanced) will give you enough tools to use the language in conversation. You'll start to learn and speak from the very first lesson, but it's important to complete the 3 steps to discover all the most important topics.  If you really enjoy the classes and the language, would be a shame not to join the pre-intermediate and intermediate levels, which will allow you to be quite fluent.

It would be ideal to attend as much as you can of course, but it's very common to miss 1 or 2 classes over the term. We send notes by e-mail anytime one can't make it. It's recommended to check the notes in order to catch up.

For adult learners grammar is important in order to learn any language. Our biggest effort is to minimize the impact of grammar by simply providing rules to apply in conversation. We also tailor all our lessons to the groups and avoid classic textbooks to give a more enjoyable experience.

It will depend on the level. Now we work online and we prefer to keep the number slightly lower to maintain the quality. On average our groups host between 5 and 8 students.

Learning apps are a good way to know more vocabulary and practice, however our courses teach you how to communicate and put words together to shape phrases. Interaction with others and repetition are essential if you want to be able to express yourself. Knowing some rules and words doesn't always mean you're able to communicate. Give us a call if you're in this situation, we'll be able to judge your starting level.

Periodically we open beginners courses in the morning. The times are those mentioned in the page "courses and costs".

This is not ideal, neither for our groups nor for the student. Our courses are designed to be attended consecutively. Skipping terms, for those who are motivated to learn the language, damages the motivation (for this reason rarely students return). We are happy to cooperate as much as we can with special offers when you struggle to attend a full course for personal reasons. Students who are still happy to skip a term will be invited to repeat the last course they attended,