courses

This highly intensive Italian course combines ALCE's Standard Italian Course in the morning (20h) + 10 hours of Standard Italian Course in the afternoon in mini-group. This course is available all year round and is ideal for participants who only have 2 or 3 weeks. Here students have many chances to improve the language faster and also get the opportunity to ask all the questions about their doubts, put in practice everything they have learned in the morning and consolidate the learning immediately. Complete beginners MUST start the first Monday of the month (we have complete beginner classes every month)

This French language course includes the Intensive A course plus 20 one to one lessons. 26 Lessons in group classes and 20 individual lessons. The perfect combination as you interact in a group class and focus on your strengths and weaknesses in the afternoon one-to-one lessons.

Our General English language courses are suitable for anyone, from beginner to advanced level. If you want to improve your English for academic, personal or professional use, whatever your reasons, we have a course for you. Choose the intensity of study to suit your needs. Make the most of your learning on our Full Immersion language course. Study all the elements of our General English courses at a much higher intensity. This is a great course if you have a high target to reach in a short period of time.

This course is only available to students studying in the USA or Canada. With this English language course, you get 24 lessons (18 hours) per week of General English including four lessons per week in your choice of Special Focus study.

On the General English 20 Course, you attend a core of 20 lessons per week (15 hours), which will give you a practical understanding of the English language and take you all the way to fluency. Your confidence will improve as we train you in all four communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Our General English courses are designed to improve your English language skills and give you more professional and academic options in the future. As well as taking lessons, you will have plenty of time to sight-see and explore your destination.The course is semi-intensive, and is available at all levels from Elementary to Advanced, with classes made up of different levels. The focus is on the four main aspects of language: reading, writing, listening and speaking, and all our schools offer extensive and varied activities programs to help you make the most of your destination.

This General English language course is for you if you want to improve all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking and meet adult students (18 years+) of different ages and nationalities, getting to know them and our culture in the vibrant community of Totnes.

The Intensive Spanish Course 20+10 course is perfect if you want to learn Spanish quickly, especially if there is a specific reason you are learning Spanish; such as business, medical, or professional reasons. While group lessons provide a backbone to your learning, private lessons focus on what’s most important to you. If you have limited time available and want to make the most out of your stay, this is your course.

This Spanish Language 20-lesson per week course will help you to develop Spanish knowledge and skills in a small multinational group of 6 to 10 students.  You will leave feeling more confident, with improved overall communications skills, fluency in Spanish, and complete independence. If only 1 or 2 students enrol for a certain level, the 4 lessons in a day will be adjusted to 3. The 4 daily classes of 50 minutes will take place in the time slots detailed below. The exact timetable is assigned on the first day of class, depending on your level: Morning: 9:15 - 13:00 / Afternoon: 15:30 - 19:15

This French language course includes the Intensive A course plus 5 one to one lessons. 26 Lessons in group classes and 5 individual lessons. The perfect combination as you interact in a group class and focus on your strengths and weaknesses in the afternoon one-to-one lessons.