This small group offers the opportunity to practise and maintain our fluency in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. For this group you need prior knowledge of French. Members talk about their own experiences and suggest and prepare topics for discussion. We also read articles from current news media with a view to expanding our vocabulary.  Read more

When the weather is suitable we meet on the cafe terrace, however in the colder months we sometimes meet in a member's home so it is important to check with the leader before turning up. We are a friendly, informal group of people with at least "rusty" A level who like to practise French conversation. Read more

This group is quite informal and we converse in French throughout the meeting. Our aim is to improve our French for future visits to France in addition to refreshing our knowledge of grammar. A level French or equivalent is required. We have developed a relationship with an English speaking group from Nantes which has led… Read more

We are an established group who have been learning French for many years and meet to maintain our fluency in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, We discuss items of topical and cultural interest in French. It is an opportunity for those already fairly fluent to practise their French. Read more

We meet in Bedminster. A French group for people who want to improve their fluency. During our meetings French is spoken at all times, and subjects discussed are wide ranging, from personal accounts to topical issues, anything indeed that crops up. Sometimes newspaper or magazine articles are read to stimulate conversation. When grammatical and other… Read more

We meet in North Bristol. A relaxed and friendly group who mostly have rusty A level German. Sessions are semi-structured, mainly in German, but discussion of vocabulary and grammar as it comes up is in English. We have been starting with spontaneous conversation and moving on to discussion of a text from an intermediate course… Read more

This is a friendly and welcoming group for people with a reasonable knowledge of Italian who would like to improve their listening and speaking skills through conversation. We have a range of ability and confidence, and often help each other out with vocabulary and grammar. The first half hour of a session is spent in… Read more

We meet in Bedminster. This very keen group has now attained a high degree of competence in spoken Italian. Subjects of conversation are very varied, ranging from reports of the week's activities to matters of topical interest and so on. Sometimes short reading passages from newspapers or even novels are used to increase vocabulary and… Read more

A small, friendly self-taught group for those with basic knowledge of Italian who want to improve their fluency. We are all studying, conversing and learning together. We chat in pairs, then work our way through Carlo Levi's Christo si e fermato a Eboli and use Espresso 3 for grammar. We have a break with tea and biscuits at… Read more

This is a small group for people who are enjoying rediscovering the Latin we learnt at school and have since largely forgotten. The group is relaxed and self-directed, using a textbook. New members with good basic Latin are welcome - it is not suitable for complete beginners as we have now moved onto Book IV. Read more