Catalan Courses in Edinburgh
Our fully-qualified, native-speaking trainers are keen to share their knowledge of Catalan, and will tailor a language course to suit your specific requirements and interests. If you are an individual, a pair, or a small group, your trainer will cover relevant subjects with appropriate materials for either general or business learning. Classes can be conducted in your own office or home, during the day or evening, and on weekends or during the week.
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One-to-one General/Business
Catalan Course in Edinburgh
Whether you're looking to learn a language for personal or business reasons, our tailor-made courses can help you achieve your aims.
General Catalan courses will cover Survival Catalan, allowing you to be comfortable during short visits to the country; polite conversation, practicable vocabulary and a strong grammatical foundation. Business courses are aimed at those wishing to work in the target language - so a working knowledge of etiquette in Catalan business, as well as developing proficient reading and writing skills.
Courses are, however, tailor-made - you cover in your lessons what you need to cover. Most students taking a Business Catalan course will gain telephone and email expertise, as well as general conversation skills. In the same way, those taking a General course who may need more knowledge of a certain aspect of Catalan need only request it from their teacher.
We arrange Business courses for many clients; primarily those working in international trade, overseas governments and universities, and employees of multinational firms who require a second language. General courses in Catalan suit those hoping to emigrate to foreign shores, people with a view to travel to countries where Catalan is the vernacular tongue, those with a keen interest in Catalan culture and language, and people with foreign spouses.
› Two-to-One and Small Group - Catalan Course in Edinburgh (closed group)
City information
Edinburgh is something of a city of extremes. While the population is relatively old for the national average, the constant influx of the transient student population (around 100,000 out of a city of just under half a million people) makes up for the relative lack of resident youth. The city has a plethora of history, yet is one of the fastest-growing regions in Europe.
For most of the year the city is like any other historic Scottish city - mostly peaceful, with friendly residents, beautiful architecture, all overshadowed by a medieval castle. But that all goes to pot during the months from July to September, as the Edinburgh Festival runs its course, attracting many thousands of people to Scotland's capital.
Language information
Spoken as the national language in Andorra, and utilised in several territories in Spain (most notably Catalonia, parts of Valencia, and the Balearic Islands) as well as parts of Italy and southern France, Catalan is spoken by around 9 million people worldwide, though primarily in Europe. Spain's re-entry into democracy in 1975 increased the use of Catalan around Spain, which had for so long been banned from being used by the Spanish media in favour of Castilian, the language which non-native speakers generally refer to as 'Spanish'.
Regarded as a language in its own right and not simply a regional Spanish dialect, Catalan is actually divided into two dialects - Western and Eastern Catalan, though linguists can debate that each of these can be divided into several sub-dialects depending on the area in which it is spoken, making it a particularly exotic language to learn!
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Moving to Scotland with my family was difficult, because I never could understand the accent! Andy comes over to our flat on Saturday afternoons and helps my wife and I a lot. He even helped us with some local slang terms and things to do in the city. We are much more comfortable here now, and continue with our classes.
