Refunds and transfers:
Students should consider their personal commitments and circumstances before enrolment as we regret that no fees are refundable under any circumstances once the course has started, nor are transfers to future terms possible. In the case that numbers are insufficient to proceed with a course, a full refund will be given.
No refund will be given to students who miss classes, start the course late or leave a course before the end of the Term. It is a student's right and responsibility to attend the number of classes for a given course. Where a student knows that a class will be missed due to prior engagements, we will do our best to assist in communicating the material of that class by telephone, email, or a replacement class where available.
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2. Enhance your career by adding to your skill set and CV, opening up international opportunities and more travel.
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5. Meet like-minded people. Make new friends and share a common interest in a relaxed, fun environment.
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PLI offers short courses in a variety of languages for beginners and intermediate level students. Classes primarily emphasise speaking and listening skills and focus on the development of practical competence in a variety of everyday situations. Our course facilitators are all native speakers of the language taught. If you are unable to attend a course, please consider one of our Assimil or Online study courses.
Whether you wish to travel to France or many other French speaking countries such as Quebec, Louisiana, Belgium etc or be able to communicate with family or purely for enjoyment our teachers will cater to your needs. With France one of the world's major tourist destinations, French remains one of the most widely taught international languages. French is the official language of the International Red Cross and one of the formal languages of the United Nations. Approximately 20,000 English words have their origins in French. French is a beautiful language and can be a lot of fun to learn - especially French slang (argot). Wouldn't you love to impress your friends with your understanding of classic French films, or be able to read and understand a menu written in French?
Are you looking for an exciting and comprehensive Italian language program? Are you interested in visiting one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, such as for instance Florence, Milan, Venice, Rome or Naples? If the answer is yes all you need is a fresh communicative course designed for those who need to communicate effectively in everyday situations. Italian is a beautiful melodious language, with a rich history. Considered a single language with numerous dialects, Italian, like the other Romance languages, is a direct offspring of the Latin spoken by the ancient Romans.
Whether you wish to travel to a German speaking country such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland, or communicate with family or purely for enjoyment our teachers will cater to your needs. Perhaps you are planning a visit to Germany to communicate with the locals, sample the beer, or take a leisurely cruise down the Rhine, viewing castles and beautiful scenery while sipping German wine.
Our courses provides an introduction to contemporary spoken and written Japanese. The main objective is for students to develop the basics of everyday communication and communication skills in Japanese. The course makes use of all four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students are able to satisfy basic aural and oral communication needs, initiate and sustain simple conversations, understand simple texts and write simple original sentences. Learning takes place with reference to everyday situations in Japan.
If you are planning to visit Brazil for the spectacular Carnaval celebrations or to Portugal in Europe, your visit will be enhanced by a knowledge of Portuguese. You will discover that Portuguese is more than the language of the samba and Carnaval. With approximately 170 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the most prolific languages in the world. It is second (after Spanish) as the most spoken Romance language, with an estimated 150 million Portuguese-speaking people living in Brazil, and about 10 million in Portugal.
Our Spanish courses have been developed for those who may have little or no experience in Spanish and wanting to learn how to communicate effectively in a Spanish-speaking country - ask directions, order food and drinks and so on. Our Spanish lessons will enable you to not only learn the language but also give you access to culture, history and other useful travel information from our native speaking teachers.
When you learn Spanish you gain access to the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world. Spanish classes will enable you to communicate effectively either on travels to Latin America and Spain or purely for enjoyment.
