Language classes in Tiznit: French, English, Spanish, German

Language classes run at four to six hours per week, depending on the language and the level you are aiming at. A language you are meeting for the first time needs more hours than one you are consolidating, and preparing for an official exam needs more than a conversation course.

Four languages are taught at the centre: French, English, Spanish and German. For each, we start from a short placement test that establishes the real level, spoken and written. That test decides the group and the recommended number of hours, not the student's age or how many years they say they have studied.

The weight given to speaking is what separates these classes most from a school course. We correct out loud, while the person is talking, rather than in red on a page handed back next week. Conversation workshops exist to build reflexes: asking a question, asking for a repeat, rephrasing without freezing.

For the official exams, DELF and DALF in French, TOEFL and IELTS in English, Goethe-Zertifikat in German, preparation follows the real format of the paper. We work the four skills separately, then under timed exam conditions.

There is also a professional communication format, for adults who need the language at work: a job interview, a client call, written correspondence, presenting to a team.