This course is designed for students who have completed Beginners’ French for Teenagers. Students will continue learning French at a more advanced level, learning topics such as shopping, going to restaurants, telling the time, etc. The classroom atmosphere will be relaxed and supportive with practice in small groups using the latest interactive methodology.

This course offers a fun-first approach for teenagers to learn Italian during the summer holidays. The classes will focus on communication, with games, role plays and a lot of interactive activities. Students will learn the basics of the Italian language and culture, with a surprise activity on the last day!

This course offers a fun-first approach for teenagers to learn French during the summer holidays. The classes will focus on communication, with games, role plays and a lot of interactive activities. Students will learn the basics of the French language and culture from the beginning, with a surprise activity on the last day!

This course offers a fun German education for teenagers during the summer holidays. Classes will focus on communication, with games, role-playing and a lot of interactive activities. Students will learn the basics of German language and culture from the beginning, with a surprise activity on the last day!

This course offers a fun-first approach for teenagers to learn Spanish during the summer holidays. The classes will focus on communication, with games, role plays and a lot of interactive activities. Students will learn the basics of the Spanish language and culture from the beginning, with a surprise activity on the last day!

This real-time online course is designed to cater for complete beginners who would like to learn the basics of the Russian language and culture in a fast and fun way. If you would like to travel to Russia, you will find it very useful with the course focus on travel phrases and oral communication. Some of the topics include self-introduction, numbers, telling the time, asking for the way, eating out, shopping, booking a hotel room and dealing with communication problems. The students will practise the language in an interactive way, whilst at the same time learning more about the culture of the Russian-speaking world. The course takes place via Zoom.

Why Russian?

• Learning Russian will allow you to communicate with more than 250 million people worldwide.
• Russia is home to some of the world’s finest art traditions such as ballet, theater, literature and music.
• The Golden Ring is a popular tourist route through Russia, which threads its way through key Medieval towns and cities which have been left mainly undisturbed by modernity and industrialization.
• There are more than 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites throughout Russia, which is home to spectacular and diverse nature reserves.
• Russian architecture, as apparent in St. Basil’s Cathedral, is intricate and monumental, reflecting the rich history of the country.

This course continues on from our series Beginners' Swedish and Intermediate Swedish 1. It is designed for students who already possess a basic knowledge of the Swedish language (written and spoken) and wish to continue their learning. Students will learn more aspects of Swedish culture and will practise the four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. They will study the use of adjectives, “vilken” in questions and exclamation, and reflexive possessive pronouns, covering topics such as shopping and work. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment, and the course is not exam-based.

This course prepares students who are going to take the international French examination “Test de Connaissance du Français” (TCF) and aim at attaining the level A1. On the one hand, students will be more familiar with the format of the assessments which cover three compulsory sections, including:
- listening comprehension (Compréhension orale);
- mastery of language structure (Maîtrise des structures de la langue) and;
- reading comprehension (Compréhension écrite).

On the other hand, students can strengthen their confidence by attempting some sample questions which are carefully selected for the target level. Although speaking is not tested in the compulsory sections, interactive activities which involve speaking will be included in the training to help consolidate students’ learning.

For more details about the TCF and enrolment in the exam, please visit our website:
Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) - HKU SPACE: European courses

This course continues on from Beginners' Swedish 2 and is designed for beginners who already possess a basic knowledge of Swedish and want to continue their learning. Students will move into an A1.2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and practise the four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. They will learn to use the structures of Preteritum (Past form) and Futurum (future form), personal pronouns (subjects and objects), how to talk about plans on phone, etc. Students will gain more exposure to the Swedish culture in a relaxed and supportive learning environment, and the course is not exam-based.

This course continues on from Beginners´ Arabic. It uses the latest communicative methodology, giving participants plenty of opportunity to listen and speak the language whilst improving grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation at the same time. Topics include directions around town, transport, talking about food, time, daily routines and family. The students will keep practising the language in an interactive class environment, and at the same time will learn about the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. There will be a relaxed and supportive learning environment.