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Spanish
Español · A1 → C1
From your first tapas order to confident DELE debates. Our biggest department, with classes every weekday evening.
Autumn term enrolling now
Speak the world, one language at a time.
Lingua Academy is a bright, friendly language school in the heart of the city. Twelve languages, native teachers, and small groups of six that have you speaking out loud from the very first lesson.
12Languages taught
8,400+Learners since 2009
96%Pass official exams
4.9Average rating
Free 20-minute level test · No card needed to start
¡Hola! Bonjour!Your first words, lesson one
Next class · Tue 18:30Spanish A2 · Marta Ruiz
New level unlocked8 weeks to the next badge
Courses
Pick a language. We'll take you all the way.
Eight core courses, each built as a complete ladder from complete beginner to exam-ready — with conversation, exam prep, business and kids tracks inside every one.
French
Français · A1 → C2
The full DELF and DALF route, plus a very popular lunchtime conversation club for people working in the city centre.
New intake
Japanese
日本語 · N5 → N1
Hiragana and katakana in the first month, then a steady climb to kanji fluency and business-level keigo.
Kids welcome
Mandarin
普通话 · HSK 1 → 6
Tones from day one, taught with drills that actually stick. Saturday morning classes are built around families.
German
Deutsch · A1 → C1
Grammar made friendly. Weekend intensive groups for anyone relocating, plus TestDaF coaching for university applicants.
Italian
Italiano · A1 → B2
Two terms of pure conversation before any exam pressure — the friendliest classroom in the building, and the best coffee break.
Korean
한국어 · TOPIK 1 → 5
Hangul readable in a single lesson. A fast-moving programme that follows the K-drama and K-pop appetite of our teen groups.
Adult evening
English
Exams, business & conversation · B1 → C2
IELTS, Cambridge and presentation coaching for professionals, taught by examiners who know exactly what the rubric rewards.
The Lingua Method
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Speak first. Master faster.
Most people learn a language for years and still freeze when someone speaks back. We designed the whole school around that one problem — four rules, applied in every single lesson.
“By week three you stop translating in your head. That's the moment everything speeds up.”
Marta Ruiz · Head of Spanish-
Immersion from the first minute
Your teacher speaks the target language from lesson one, and slides into translation only when you're genuinely stuck. Your ears adapt long before your grammar does.
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Groups of six, never more
With six people in the room, everyone gets at least twenty minutes of talking time per hour. You cannot hide at the back — and that's the point.
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Native teachers, real accents
Every group teacher is a native speaker from one of 22 countries, trained in our method. Accents vary on purpose, so the real world never catches you out.
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Missions, not memorisation
Each week ends with a real task: order lunch, present a project, hold a five-minute interview. You leave with proof you can use the language, not a page of vocabulary.
70%Of every lesson is speaking
6Learners maximum per group
8 wksTypical time to next level
22Native accents on staff
Class levels
Six levels. One clear ladder.
We follow the CEFR framework used by universities and employers worldwide — so you always know exactly where you are, and what comes next.
Beginner
StarterOrder food, introduce yourself and your job, ask simple questions and survive your first trip abroad with a smile.
Elementary
EverydayHandle everyday conversations, tell stories about the past, and get through shops, hotels and small talk comfortably.
Intermediate
IndependentGive opinions, deal with problems while travelling, write clear emails and hold a real conversation — the level most learners are aiming for.
Upper-intermediate
FluentDebate, negotiate, present at work and follow native-speed media without subtitles. The level employers ask for.
Advanced
ProfessionalCatch nuance, irony and humour; write convincingly and chair a meeting. Our exam clinic takes you over the line.
Mastery
Near-nativePrecision, register and culture — for interpreters, writers and anyone who wants the language to stop being a project.
Not sure where you belong?
A free 20-minute level test — online or on campus — places you in the right group, every time.
Take the free level test
Pricing
Simple plans, no enrolment fees.
Pay monthly and pause whenever you like, or pay per term and save 15%. Every plan starts with the same free level test and trial class.
Casual
Best for trying it out
$49/ month
Billed monthly · cancel anytime
- 1 × 60-min group class every week
- Choose online or on campus
- Digital workbook & app access
- Free level test & study plan
- Community language evenings
Immersion
Best for steady progress
$99/ month
Billed monthly · cancel anytime
- 2 × 90-min group classes every week
- Small groups of max 6 learners
- 1 × 30-min 1-to-1 coaching a month
- Exam practice packs (DELE, DELF, JLPT, HSK)
- Progress report every four weeks
- Free class swaps & catch-up sessions
Polyglot
Best for total immersion
$179/ month
Billed monthly · cancel anytime
- 4 sessions a week — mix group & private
- Study two languages at once
- Personal learning plan & tutor matching
- First pick of every timetable slot
- Completion certificate & level summary
- Unlimited conversation club access
Family and corporate rates available — 2 learners get 10% off, 3 or more get 20% off. Courses are accredited by EAQUALS and aligned to the CEFR framework.
Learner stories
From “I can't speak” to “I'll take it from here”.
“Six people in the room means you simply cannot stay quiet. Eight months in I ordered a whole dinner in Seville and understood every answer.”
HL
Hannah L.Spanish A1 → B1 · 9 months
“The lunchtime French class fitted around my job perfectly, and the DELF B2 mock papers were exactly the right level of brutal.”
DO
Daniel O.French B1 → DELF B2 · 14 months
“My daughter started Mandarin at eight for the Saturday club. She now corrects my tones, which is exactly the outcome I paid for.”
PS
Priya S.Parent · Kids Mandarin club
Good to know
Questions we get every week
None at all. Complete beginners start in an A1 group with other people at exactly the same point. If you're not a beginner, the free 20-minute level test places you accurately so you never sit through material you already know.
A hard cap of six learners in every group, five for Japanese and Korean. If a group is full you'll be offered the next intake or the waitlist — we never quietly add a seventh seat.
Yes — every hybrid class runs live in the room and online at the same time, and you can switch any week at no extra cost. Missed a session? The recording and the worksheet land in your account the same evening.
Move within the first two weeks of a term and we'll place you in another group the same week — no fee, no awkward conversation. After that your tutor can still arrange a transfer with a short catch-up plan.
We do. DELE, DELF/DALF, Goethe, TestDaF, JLPT, HSK, TOPIK, IELTS and Cambridge — all included in the Immersion and Polyglot plans, with mock papers marked by tutors who have sat the examiner side of the table.
Autumn term · limited seats
Your first lesson is on us.
Book a free 20-minute level test and a free trial class in the language you've been meaning to learn. No card, no commitment, no awkward sales call.
EsSpanish A1 · opens 14 Oct3 seats left · Mon 18:30
あJapanese N5 · opens 15 Oct1 seat left · Tue 18:30
FrFrench lunchtime · rollingBook any week · Tue 12:15
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