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Other courses and events

From courses in less common languages to a range of events, including Film and Book clubs, there’s always something on at the Language Academy!

Other courses and events Courses

Level test – oral (by phone only)

Location

  • N/A

Details

Ages All ages
0 students max

Required level

Course Date

  • Wed 01 Jan -
  • Tue 01 Jan
  • 00:00 -
  • 00:00
  • Day(s): Any

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 0.25

Description

We are introducing a new level testing service for those students who are uncertain of their level and are not happy to “self-assess” using our guidelines on the ‘check your level’ page. The test will take max 15 mins. The test will assess your level – A1-C2 – so that you can make an informed decision when joining a class.
£18.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Language and Politics – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • 17:00 -
  • 18:30
  • Day(s): Thursday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

Language can be powerful, so it’s not surprising that politicians and others with influence take an interest in it, from dictators like Franco banning the use of Catalan, to the Académie Française trying to keep English out!  In this session we will look at this issue, giving a range of examples and inviting discussion.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Inside Italian Opera – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • 19:00 -
  • 20:30
  • Day(s): Thursday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

Chris Polatch, our Founder, is an opera fan as well as Italian speaker and he will introduce you to some of the most famous Italian operas (Verdi’s and Mozart’s in particular) and will focus on some key arias.  Some of them you can even sing along to!  Suitable for all but most relevant to Italian students.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Languages Week Freedom Pass

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
100 students max

Required level

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Tue 01 Sep
  • 00:00 -
  • 00:00
  • Day(s): Every day

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 100

Description

Languages Week Freedom Pass Looking to make the most of Languages Week? The FREEDOM PASS allows you to attend as many sessions as you wish throughout the week – all for one fixed price, valid only for the one person who pays for the Pass. PLEASE NOTE: Even with a Freedom Pass you will still need to register for each session via our website so that we can manage numbers effectively. Please note that not all sessions are guaranteed to run.  If any sessions you book are cancelled and overall, you don’t get the full benefit of your Freedom Pass, we will refund you accordingly. Once you have paid for the pass, we will send you a 100% discount code which you can use when signing up to all the sessions you wish to attend.  
£99.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Discover Ukrainian – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • 09:00 -
  • 10:30
  • Day(s): Thursday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

This session will introduce you to Ukrainian and you will learn a few useful expressions. It’ll be a valuable taster, and you will be able to gauge whether it’s a language you could embark on learning.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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The Language of Coffee – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • 14:00 -
  • 15:30
  • Day(s): Thursday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

A bit like the Language of Love, the Language of Coffee allows you to express your deepest desires but without the emotional fallout.  This session will help you negotiate coffee shops around Europe, to get the best available, tailored to your proclivities.  From the French noisette to a Galão or “Bica” in Portugal to the Italian ristretto or lungo, we will take you on a whistle-stop tour of coffee.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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German Gender Assignment – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • Beginner

Course Date

  • Thu 27 Aug -
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • 15:30 -
  • 17:00
  • Day(s): Thursday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

One of the (many!) challenging aspects of learning German is having to deal with 3 genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. For every new noun you learn, learning the gender is part of the process and this affects the form of words used around nouns (eg adjectives or possessives).  There are some rules that can help you with this and we will introduce you to some of these, with examples.  While you will not be able to assign the gender to any given word, you will get a serious leg-up!  We’ll get you involved, learning common words that conform to the rules as well as guessing the gender of some that don’t!  If it all sounds a bit “serious”, don’t worry, it’s going to be fun!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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The Language of Wine – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Fri 28 Aug -
  • Fri 28 Aug
  • 17:00 -
  • 18:30
  • Day(s): Friday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

While we would never want you to become a wine bore, it’s pretty useful to understand some of the basic language around wine, so that you can buy the best bottle you can afford!  We are sure you already know that terroir is not a dog and appellation does not involve mountain climbing but there may be some other terms and expressions you are only half-familiar with.  We’ll mostly look at French, Italian and Spanish terms.  Oh, and we’ll be offering you some samples of very nice wines to taste as part of the session!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Language learning aptitude tests – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • Post-beginner and above

Course Date

  • Fri 28 Aug -
  • Fri 28 Aug
  • 10:30 -
  • 12:00
  • Day(s): Friday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

Do you have an aptitude? It is believed that some people have a knack for languages.  Women are generally considered to be better linguists than men.  Is this true?  We will look at some language aptitude tests and try them out on you!  But we’ll also talk about motivation, which is another key to language learning success, whether it’s “intrinsic” or “extrinsic” – we will explain!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Discover Greek – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Sat 29 Aug -
  • Sat 29 Aug
  • 14:00 -
  • 15:30
  • Day(s): Saturday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

This session will introduce you to Greek and you will learn a few useful expressions. It’ll be a valuable taster, and you will be able to gauge whether it’s a language you could embark on learning.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Languages and me: Reuben Constantine – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
30 students max

Required level

  • Post-beginner and above

Course Date

  • Sat 29 Aug -
  • Sat 29 Aug
  • 19:00 -
  • 20:30
  • Day(s): Saturday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

Reuben, a languages student at Oxford, is an Instagram languages sensation, with 123k followers of his page @reubenlingo, which features not only posts about the various languages he speaks to varying degrees (10 of them!) but also observations on linguistics, which can be described simply as the study of how languages work.  Reuben is not an “influencer” but just someone who loves and is fascinated by languages – so he is on the same wavelength as everyone at LA!  We are delighted to welcome Reuben to Winchester!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Guess that cheese! Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Sun 30 Aug -
  • Sun 30 Aug
  • 17:00 -
  • 18:30
  • Day(s): Sunday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

No need for a description of this session, really, except to say that instead of pretty pictures of cheese on a screen, we will provide you with nuggets of REAL CHEESE!  The object is for you to identify said cheese.  We will not blindfolding you, so there will be visual clues (tip – mozzarella does not come in a blue version).  Cheese is traditionally paired with wine so, before you ask, yes, there will be wine included!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Spanish for kids – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge.

Course Date

  • Mon 31 Aug -
  • Mon 31 Aug
  • 09:00 -
  • 10:30
  • Day(s): Monday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

At The Language Academy, we believe that learning a new language should be fun, engaging, and full of discovery – especially for young learners! Our Spanish beginners for kids course is specially designed for children aged 6 to 9 who are just beginning their journey into foreign languages.

Through a variety of activities, children will be introduced to the basics of Spanish. No prior knowledge is needed – just curiosity and a sense of adventure!

This course isn’t just about learning new words – it’s about building a lifelong love for languages, discovering new cultures, and gaining confidence in communication. Children will leave smiling, singing, and excited to come back for more!

£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Latin in Everyday Use – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Mon 31 Aug -
  • Mon 31 Aug
  • 12:00 -
  • 13:00
  • Day(s): Monday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1

Description

While Latin no longer exists as a spoken language, its influence lives on through expressions we use daily in everyday speech and writing but also when referring to legal concepts such as habeus corpus, or alibi.  And we’d surprised if you had never used i.e., e.g. and etcetera in your speech or writing.  In this session, we’ll look at “everyday latin”, its core meaning and why we still use it.
£16.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Italian Pronunciation Workshop – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
10 students max

Required level

  • Post-beginner and above

Course Date

  • Mon 31 Aug -
  • Mon 31 Aug
  • 17:00 -
  • 18:30
  • Day(s): Monday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

There is no reason you shouldn’t pronounce any sound in any language – yes, that’s true.  But you get used to the sounds of your first language and it can be difficult to adapt.  We’ll look at some techniques that’ll help you pronounce tricky sounds in Italian.  This is a fun, hands mouths-on session.  Don’t be shy, have a go!
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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Instagram as your language learning supplement – Languages Week 2026

Location

  • Winchester

Details

Ages 17+
25 students max

Required level

  • No previous knowledge

Course Date

  • Tue 01 Sep -
  • Tue 01 Sep
  • 17:00 -
  • 18:30
  • Day(s): Tuesday

Duration

Weeks: 1
Hours: 1.5

Description

You may well be using an app as a supplement to your structured learning programme with a teacher (we do hope you have a teacher, otherwise you could find things tough-going!).  Apps (eg Duolingo) can be good, but they cost!  On Instagram, you will find all sorts of pages that give you FREE input!  We will take you through some of the best in this session.
£24.00Per Person

This course has already started, but you’re still very welcome to join. The price has been adjusted.

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