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Centre Pompidou Malaga (Pompidou Centre Malaga),  Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain
Take a Spanish course while in Malaga topping up that tan (Picture: Alamy)

Want to travel and learn the lingo at the same time?

We reveal how to take your language skills to the next level while enjoying an unforgettable holiday.

Spend part of the time boning up on your chosen tongue and then enjoy the usual benefits of a break away from home.

There’s nothing quite like immersing yourself in a culture and surrounding yourself with the people of a country to learn a language.

Read on to find out more.

Spanish

Don Quijote

Don Quijote Language School Spain
Don Quijote Language School in Spain (Picture: Supplied)

With centres in Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Marbella, Malaga, Salamanca and many more, Don Quijote offers a feast of course options such as summer camps, family groups, over-50s learners, students, personal tuition, winter breaksand gap-year learning. Courses vary in length, including ‘intensive’ and ‘super-intensive’ options.

A week’s winter break in Malaga, including 20 lessons and three cultural activities, from £224, donquijote.org

French

Alliance Francaise

Picturesque street in Rouen
Get on the road to Rouen and immerse yourself completely (Picture: Getty)

AF is a well-established not-for-profit organisation with a large network of French language schools around France. It encourages learners to stay with a matched host family for complete immersion in the culture and language, in addition to the many hours of classes you get per week.

A week’s course in Rouen, Normandy, costs £257 andincludes 20 hours of lessons, af-france.fr/en

German

EF Language Centre

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Berlin holds the gateway to better German skills (Picture: Getty)

EF’s Berlin centre boasts an excellent city location, and offers good value for money with a solid focus on social and cultural immersion. The no-surprises fee includes German lessons and your accommodation, whether you stay with a local family or prefer something more independent.

A week’s intensive course costs about £947, including 32 lessons (40 minutes per lesson) and accommodation in a homestay, ef.com

Japanese

JaLS

Students of the Japanese Language School
Students of the Japanese Language School (Picture: JaLS/Facebook)

JaLS is an award-winning immersive Japanese language school with courses in Sapporo (during summer) and Kyoto. The school offers short-term courses alongside cultural experiences so that students can learn as much as possible.

A week’s course plus homestay and airport pick-up at New Chitose airport costs about £559, japanese-languageschool.com

Italian

Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Rome Italy The columns of the Temple of Saturn and overview of the ruined Roman Forum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
Learn the lingo on a visit to the Italian capital (Picture: Alamy)

This school, with places in Rome, Florence, Milan, Turin and Viareggio, is authorised by the Italian ministry of education. More importantly, the vibe is positive, welcoming and fun. A range of learning is on offer with the school, from one-week courses to super-intensive small groups and family classes. Who can resist a course calledLa Dolce Vita?

£194 for a week’s intensive course in Rome, including 20 lessons, scuolaleonardo.com

Welsh

Nant Gwrtheyrn

The seaside town of Criccieth, Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales
What could be better than being somewhere like this while learning the local lingo? (Picture: Getty Images)

Known fondly as the Nant to Welsh people, this centre has guided adults through the intricacies of the Welsh language in its remote location on the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales. It specialises in teaching adults Welsh as a second language and, found on the site of an old quarry and former village, it’s a good spot to immerse yourself in the history and language of Wales.

A week’s course costs £545 including lessons and full-board accommodation, nantgwrtheyrn.org

  • If you’re still unsure about what language to tackle, have a look at the ingenious Lingoo. It works like a dating agency for language learners and matches you with host families, language teachers or exchange partners all over the world. Prices vary as Lingoo puts learners in touch with individual teachers and homestays but it’s great for tailor-made options.



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Alpine French School
Alpine French School has a range of courses (Picture: Alpine French School)

Jon Strachan chose the Alpine French School in the ski resort of Morzine to brush up his Duolingo learning.

‘I picked an intensive course, three hours a day for five days, which proved to be a perfect balance, says Jon.

‘My head was full of new words and conversation, but I also had afternoons free to explore the mountains, go hiking, swimming or mountain biking. In winter, you can combine it with skiing.

‘I was placed in an advanced beginners group after a telephone appraisal – a somewhat terrifying experience, having given up French at school when I was 13. This is a group for people who have a reasonable amount of vocabulary and a grasp of grammar basics, but not a lot else.

‘I found it challenging – the future tense is my sworn enemy – but there was a lot of practical vocabulary based on people and towns. My favourite new word is éolienne, which means ‘wind turbine’.

Jon Srachan
Jon Strachan found the course a challenge (Picture: Jon Strachan)

‘My classmates – a group of British, Australian, Dutch, New Zealand, Swiss and Chinese adults – and I all butchered the same words in completely different ways. Luckily our French teacher, from outside Paris, really knew how every intonation and phrase should sound.

‘The classes were all about talking French in pairs and groups – and felt nicely immersive. There was a lot of laughter and fun and it wasn’t like being back at school with tedious, long lists of verbs to learn.

‘Outside school, I tried to use my French where I could. The classes helped me realise that it was OK to be a learner and gave me the confidence to go out and practise. Apart from my new friends and the chance to explore the area, I also feel a hundred times more fluent than before.’

15-hour intensive course, £267. alpinefrenchschool.com


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