Halsbury Languages featured in The Times
15 February 2011
Halsbury Language Courses was featured in The Times newspaper this weekend in an article about a mother and son, Janice and Joe Turner, who attended one of our French language courses in Montpellier. Here is an account of their experiences:
During her weeks language course Janice discovered:
‘Learning a language in the country itself means that every day, in each encounter in a cheese shop or café, your world grows a fraction.’ and your confidence and ability to use your language skills improves.
She also found that during lessons you didn’t just spend hours looking through a text book or doing role play, you were sent out into real life situations where you were required to use the skills that you had learnt:
‘During lessons we were frequently sent out to find information. One day we went to the covered market to price ingredients for Salade Tunisienne, and returned to learn the terms for dicing and deseeding. On another afternoon we trooped off to the local record shop to quiz staff about trends in French music. It helps that the citizens of Montpellier are the most friendly French I’ve ever encountered.’
They were staying with a host family rather than in a hotel so in the evenings they had even more opportunities to practice their newly acquired skills:
‘Joe, had started speaking up at dinner, intent on telling Caroline about his
pet chickens. Grammar that he had covered in school had finally clicked. And I hardlysaw him since most evenings he was off on organised excursions to the beach, only 10km away at Carnon.’
Janice also tells of how she fell in love with Montpellier during her stay:
‘I was so entranced with the ancient town that I barely left. But Montpellier could not be better located for trips to the coast or the Camargue countryside.’
The outcome of the trip:
‘By the end of the week, while I still made ghastly errors, my comprehension had soared.’ ‘At midnight in Place de la Comédie when I collected Joe after his last-night disco, he said: “Mum, can I stay another week?” Bit late now. Our flight was in a few hours. But before he tackles GCSE, I might send him back for a fortnight. And what he won’t like is that I’m coming too.’
Come and see us in 2009-2010
31 July 2009
For face to face consultations with one of our language travel advisors please come and see us at any of the following events in 2009-2010.
17.09. 09 St Aidans and St John Fishers Sixth form, Harrogate, the Constance Green Hall 10.30am-1.30pm
01.10.09 Huntingdon School, York 6th form Common Room 4.00-6.00pm
08.10.09 Bilborough College, Nottingham 6th form Common Room 11.30am-1.30pm
30.10.09-01.11.09 The Language Show, London Olympia 10.00am-5.00pm
08.03.10 Bromsgrove School Hall 4.00pm-6.00pm
25.03.10 Ashby School 6th form centre 10.45am-1.45pm
28.06.10 Sharnbrook Upper School 4.00pm-6.00pm
Halsbury Languages in the Guardian
10 October 2008
Schools are setting their eyes on ever-further destinations, such as Iceland, Japan and Peru, giving previously unheard of opportunities to today's schoolchildren. And it all links back to the curriculum. Click on the link below to read our Managing Director's interview in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/schooltrips/exploring
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