Some courses will run as online courses and some will start at Stoke Lodge. You can see the starting venue/format for each course listed below.
Please note: we reserve the right to change the format of the course, in term, should safety advice change.
For example from delivery in person at Stoke Lodge to delivery online: Online | Stoke Lodge
GET BY IN SPANISH ON HOLIDAY
NEW Get By in Spanish on Holiday
Learn some basic Spanish for your next holiday in a Spanish speaking country. The following topics will be covered amongst others. Greetings, farewells, introducing yourself, eating out, booking accommodation, finding one’s way. This is an online class delivered using Zoom. This course is for total beginners.
Mondays 1pm to 3pm Luz Lecomte
- 5 sessions 7 June £70 / £42 SHL1 Online MAX 8
NEW Get By in Spanish on Holiday
Learn some basic Spanish for your next holiday in a Spanish speaking country. The following topics will be covered amongst others. Greetings, farewells, introducing yourself, eating out, booking accommodation, finding one’s way. This course is due to take place at Stoke Lodge but may move online if restrictions continue. This course is for total beginners.
Wednesdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm Gorka Diaz
- 5 sessions 9 June £70 / £42 SHG2 Stoke Lodge MAX 8
SPANISH HISTORY AND CULTURE
The Spanish Civil War and its implications for Contemporary Spain
The course will examine the origins and consequences of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), for the understanding of contemporary Spain. Taking a historical approach, we will use films, documentaries, literature and history texts to illustrate the issues generated by the conflict, past and present.
Mondays 9.45am – 11.45am Gorka Diaz
- 5 sessions 19 April £70 / £42 HS3: Online MAX 7
Franco’s dictatorship and the Spanish transition to democracy
This course will explore the periods of Franco’s dictatorship and Spanish’s transition to democracy through the study of literary works and audio-visual productions. Students can expect to get a better understanding of how recent political events in Spain might have occurred.
Mondays 9.45am – 11.45am Gorka Diaz
- 4 sessions 7 June £56 / £34 HS4 Stoke Lodge MAX 7
Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film 1 – held in English
This course will explore representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and films from Hispanic America and Spain. We may discuss authors and directors such as Javier Marias, Vila-Matas, Fernando Aramburu, Martinez de Pison, Iciar Bollain, Isabel Coixet or Luis Bunuel.
Thursdays 9.45am – 11.45am Gorka Diaz
- 6 sessions from 22 April £84 / £52 SLF1: Online MAX 7
Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film 2 – held in English
This course will explore representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and films from Hispanic America and Spain. We may discuss authors and directors such as Javier Marias, Vila-Matas, Fernando Aramburu, Martinez de Pison, Iciar Bollain, Isabel Coixet or Luis Bunuel.
Thursdays 9.45am – 11.45am Gorka Diaz
- 4 sessions from 10 June £56 / £34 SLF2 : Stoke Lodge MAX 7
Club de ficción en español
Este curso es una oportunidad para descubrir y disfrutar algunas de las obras de ficción contemporáneas (novelas/películas) más importantes escritas y realizadas en español.
- Thursdays 12noon – 13pm Gorka Diaz
- 6 sessions from 22 April £42/ £26 SCF : Online MAX 6
Descubriendo España a través de Ernest Hemingway
Este curso es una oportunidad para descubrir y disfrutar algunas de las historias cortas y novelas que Hemingway escribió sobre España y sus tradiciones.
Thursdays 12.45pm – 14.45pm Gorka Diaz
- 4 sessions 10 June £56 / £34 SDEH & Stoke Lodge MAX 6
SPANISH ON SATURDAYS
Dia sobre Colombia – en español
Un día para hablar de diferentes aspectos de Colombia: geografía, historia, gastronomía, lengua, cultura, a la vez de practicar tu español y pasar un buen momento.
Saturday 1pm – 4pm Julian Segura
- 1 session 8 May £24/ £16 SDDC : Online MAX 8
COURSES ALREADY STARTED
Spanish Level 1 D
These courses are suitable for students who have completed beginners’ Level 1 A and B courses or have studied Spanish to some extent in the past.
Mondays 12.45pm to 2.45pm Gorka Diaz
- 16 sessions 1 February £224 / £134 LS2 : Stoke Lodge
Wednesdays 10.15am to 12.15pm Luz Lecomte
- 16 sessions 3 February £224 / £134 LS3 : Stoke Lodge
Spanish Level 2 B
These courses at lower intermediate level are suitable for students who have completed courses at Level 1, and have a good basic understanding of the language.
Tuesdays 12.45pm to 2.45pm Luz Lecomte
- 16 sessions 2 February £224 / £134 LS4 : Stoke Lodge
Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm Julian Segura
- 16 sessions 2 February £224 / £134 LS5 : Online
Spanish Level 2 D
These courses at intermediate level are suitable for students who are reasonably competent in the language.
Mondays 10am to 12noon Luz Lecomte
- 16 sessions 1 February £224 / £134 LS6 : Online
or
Tuesdays 10.15am to 12.15pm Luz Lecomte
- 16 sessions 2 February £224 / £134 LS7 : Stoke Lodge
or
Tuesdays 10am to 12noon Julián Segura
- 16 sessions 2 February £224 / £134 LS8 : Online
or
Thursdays 10am to 12noon Julián Segura
- 16 sessions 4 February £224/ £134 LS9 : Online
Spanish Level 3 B
Éste curso de conversación es para aquellos que han estudiado español y dominan la lengua con confianza. Utilizamos una metodología comunicativa y temas de actualidad e interesantes sobre Latino América y España. Usamos un libro de nivel B2
Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm Julián Segura
- 16 sessions 2 February £224 / £134 LS10 : Online
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Julián Segura
- 16 sessions 3 February £224 / £134 LS11 : Online
Spanish Level 3 D -Conversation
Este curso ofrece la oportunidad de practicar español en grupo discutiendo temas de actualidad, literatura española, cultura y costumbres de España y America Latina, y aprendiendo nuevas expresiones y vocabulario. También habrá repaso de gramática.
Thursdays 7pm to 9pm Caroline Davenport
- 16 sessions 4 February £224 / £134 LS12 : Online
Spanish Level 3 C – Advanced Conversation
Si hablas español con soltura éste curso de conversación avanzado te ofrece la oportunidad de mantenerlo y mejorarlo discutiendo temas de actualidad, películas, literatura española, cultura y costumbres de España.
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Mariví O’Leary
- 16 sessions 3 February £224 / £134 LS13 : Online