I'm getting quite into Meetup these days!
I joined the London French Rendez Vous group and signed up for one of their French conversation workshops. They've been running for a while in London Bridge at a former French restaurant which is now an Italian one called L'Azzurro.
Pierre Jean the organiser was really friendly and lead the group well. The evening was a really good chance for me to practise speaking French without being worried that I was going to show myself up in front of my French colleagues.
www.meetup.com/london-french
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Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Stammtisch! The London German Language Meetup group
You can find them here: http://www.meetup.com/german-9/
A great way to practise conversational German! Everyone was really friendly and there were one or two other people with a similar level to me which meant we could go at a slower pace than others in the group (in my case much slower!)
A great way to practise conversational German! Everyone was really friendly and there were one or two other people with a similar level to me which meant we could go at a slower pace than others in the group (in my case much slower!)
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Languages Show
The Languages Show at Earls Court features a range of stands, presentations and taster sessions relating to language learning. You can buy products to help you learn, find out about courses, see what kind of jobs you can do with your language skills or book yourself onto one of the free classes to have a go at learning a new language.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Club Espeng
Country: Spain
Location: check their website
Cost: free
Club Espeng is a Spanish / English language exchange that takes place once a week on Thursday evenings from 19.30. I usually have my Spanish class on Thursday evenings but since we have broken up for Easter a couple of classmates and I decided to give it a go.
When we went the event was being hosted at Juno bar on Shoreditch High Street but check theory website for the most up to date location information. The hosts were welcoming and explained the format : a fixed amount of time in one language and then a switch to the other language. To prevent people staying in little groups they rang a bell after 5 minutes or so and you had to chat to new people.
It was a great evening and good speaking and listening practise. The only thing that was a bit tricky to judge was the level of the people you were talking to. At one point I joined a conversation between two native Spanish speakers which was very challenging until they realised I was a bit lost and slowed the conversation down. Equally you could end up with someone with a very low level of Spanish/English which could make a conversation hard work. Everyone was very patient and understanding though.
I really hope I pass my Spanish exam and can go on to further study . In any case I'd definitely consider going back once I have Thursday nights free again.
Website here:
www.clubespeng.org
Location: check their website
Cost: free
Club Espeng is a Spanish / English language exchange that takes place once a week on Thursday evenings from 19.30. I usually have my Spanish class on Thursday evenings but since we have broken up for Easter a couple of classmates and I decided to give it a go.
When we went the event was being hosted at Juno bar on Shoreditch High Street but check theory website for the most up to date location information. The hosts were welcoming and explained the format : a fixed amount of time in one language and then a switch to the other language. To prevent people staying in little groups they rang a bell after 5 minutes or so and you had to chat to new people.
It was a great evening and good speaking and listening practise. The only thing that was a bit tricky to judge was the level of the people you were talking to. At one point I joined a conversation between two native Spanish speakers which was very challenging until they realised I was a bit lost and slowed the conversation down. Equally you could end up with someone with a very low level of Spanish/English which could make a conversation hard work. Everyone was very patient and understanding though.
I really hope I pass my Spanish exam and can go on to further study . In any case I'd definitely consider going back once I have Thursday nights free again.
Website here:
www.clubespeng.org
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