Speaking In Tongues: Learning Languages Bayside

Parlez-vous francais? Sprechen sie Deutsch? ¿Hablas español? Being able to speak another language is a gift that improves your life in various ways. From being able to enjoy a richer experience of travel (nothing tops ordering lunch in perfect, clipped French or Italian!) to keeping your brain active, encouraging yourself towards bi-ligualism is a life-long journey with many rewards. Speaking another language enhances your general skillsets and makes your CV additionally impressive – and if you’ve in-laws that speak another language, show you’ve put in the ‘hard yards’ by peppering your next conversation with a few choice phrases in their mother tongue. In Melbourne, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to schools of language – in today’s C&G blog, we look at various academies who will tutor you towards thinking (and speaking!) in a whole new way.

Alliance Française de Melbourne

There is no language school more iconic in Melbourne that St Kilda’s Alliance Française. Sequestered in a suitably Napoleonic building on Grey Street, the Alliance Française offer a variety of courses to help you learn to speak French, from basic ‘pre-holiday’ courses through to advanced sessions. Click here for a list of adult courses and workshops including casual conversation sessions.

Spanish Language Schools

You’re spoiled for choice if you’re seeking schools to help you learn to order the perfect ‘tapath’ or to pronounce Barcelona like a native. Hop along to South Yarra’s Farolito Spanish School where small classes take pride of place – if you book with a friend, there’s even a discount. Journey into the CBD to attend classes at the famous Spanish Cat language school where there’s classes specifically for tourists, backpackers and native-speakers who want to polish their lingo.

 

German Language Schools

Interested in learning German? Located on St Kilda Road, the Goethe Institut facilitates classes for beginners all the way through to intensive courses for those needing to conduct business in German. Click here for a full list of courses – and if you can’t make it in, the Goethe Institut also do remote, online courses for those with little time.