Discovering French Wines – French wine tasting

Why French wine tasting? An important part of the French culture is its food and wine, of course; and many restaurant menus provide an initial lesson in French. Why at the Modern Language School? For several years now I have been leading evenings in tasting French wines at the Modern Language School. I personally love […]
How to enjoy your next French holiday more than ever

Youcould enjoy your next French holiday more than you ever did. To join, please click on www.modernlanguageschool.co.uk
French Advent Calendar

Bonjour a tous, To access your French Advent Calendar from the Modern Language School, with lots of items for all, please click here.
Rock face

LES LAPIDIALES Not even Marie, my sister-in-law, nor Christian, my brother, had ever been there before. It’s not a run of the mill place at all. But if you are, even mildly, interested in seeing “living” sculpture, make sure you go there when you are next in the Poitou-Charentes area! You will not regret it. […]
£50 voucher competition T&Cs
Terms & Conditions for The Modern Language School £50 language Voucher Prize Draw There is 1 prize of a £50 language voucher redeemable against any of our courses or private tuitions. Open to UK residents aged 16 and over, excluding employees and relatives of The Modern Language School. Closing date for entries is 11.59pm GMT on 31st July 2017. […]
Una breve presentazione della nostra settimana in Italia – Carole Kay & Catherine Morris

domenica 6 aprile Nel primo giorno della vacanza abbiamo fatto una passeggiata sotto le mura molto famose di Lucca e abbiamo esplorato la città. Abbiamo anche visitato una chiesa e abbiamo ascoltato il sacerdote e le canzoni cantate dalle suore. lunedì 7 aprile Lunedi c’era la prima lezione alla scuola di Lucca. […]
My language journey from Huddersfield to Milan

I joined the Italian Beginners course at the Modern Language School after my fiance (who was living in Italy) proposed and asked me to make the move to Milan. Considering I had 7 months to learn, joining The Modern Language school was the best decision I could have ever made. At my first ever lesson […]
Hard at work!

I couldn’t resist taking this photo of two of my students who were hard at work!
Oggi e’ il primo marzo!

Oggi e’ il primo marzo! – Today is the 1st March! Whist grapping a quick cuppa i noticed I need to change the calendar and thought I would share this lovely photo of Il Duomo a Milano! Have you ever visited Milan? If not it is certainly worth while! Una bellisima citta’!
Say no to the use of English words in Italian – part 2

Following on from my last blog “Say no to the use of English words in Italian” I have started to notice more and more anglitaliano words! However I could quite believe my eyes when I read the following blog! What would Dante Aligheri, the Father of the Italian Language think about this! http://www.culturediscovery.com/tuscany-umbria-cooking-vacation-blog/culture/anglitaliano-english-words-everyday-italian/ In an […]