30minutes
Conversation express
For a busy week: focused conversation, one or two feedback priorities and a useful phrase to take away.
Discuss this format →Flexible lessons & focused intensives
Make room for
your next conversation.
Choose a rhythm that works for your week: a quick speaking session, a balanced lesson, time for deeper analysis or a purposeful weekend intensive.
Available in all four languages
Four ways to make progress.
45minutes
The sweet spot
A balanced session with time to warm up, speak, receive feedback and put improvements into practice.
Discuss this format →60minutes
Conversation + analysis
More room to explore a topic, analyse language if desired and revisit pronunciation, grammar or register.
Discuss this format →90+minutes
Time to immerse
Longer sessions, half-day and full-day options, including weekends. Combine practical tasks, feedback and breaks.
Discuss this format →Intensive options can prepare you for life abroad or regular contact with colleagues, friends and family in the language. Frequency, availability and fees are agreed together.
A practical comparison
Make every part of the lesson useful.
PrepareSpeakFeedback / analysisTry again
30minutes
3
17
5
5
45minutes
5
20
10
10
60minutes
5
25
15
15
Numbers are minutes. Bar lengths use the same scale. These are sample allocations, not fixed lesson plans or research results; longer sessions also include breaks.
The same loop, with a different amount of time.
A short conversation session still includes feedback and a chance to respond to it. Every format can include fluency work: a purposeful exchange, a focused improvement and another attempt. A longer lesson creates more space for language analysis, a second task or a more demanding scenario. The 45-minute option is a useful middle ground.
These examples show one way to organise the time. We adjust the balance for the learner’s starting point, energy and purpose.
Immersion with structure
A weekend with a purpose.
90+ minutes, half-day or full-day
For learners who prefer a more concentrated approach, we can plan an intensive block around a move abroad, a recurring work situation or regular contact with people in the language.
Build a day around realistic conversations: introduce yourself to new colleagues, arrange an appointment, clarify a practical problem, take part in a social exchange and explain what you need.
Sessions alternate speaking, listening, focused analysis, feedback and breaks. Total contact time, breaks, format and fees are agreed before booking.
- PrepareChoose the situations and useful language.
- RehearsePractise with a partner and receive feedback.
- Pause & resetTake breaks and revisit a manageable priority.
- Apply & reflectTry a fresh scenario and plan follow-up practice.
For children and teenagers, longer options are adapted to age and agreed with parents. Intensive study can be followed by shorter sessions to revisit and use the language. Lasting fluency is a continuing practice goal; one long day is a starting point for further use and review. See the fluency routine →
Production + feedback
Good practice keeps coming round.
- 01Produce
Say something with a real purpose.
- 02Notice
Listen and identify one useful priority.
- 03Refine
Use feedback, a model or a short drill.
- 04Reuse
Try again, then change the situation.
Bring what you learned into your next conversation.
We review communication and its quality: pronunciation, intonation, flow, grammar, syntax and register. Focused feedback gives the next attempt a direction.
See the six speaking-quality lenses →Choose the right course.
Your complimentary 15-minute conversation
Let’s find your rhythm.
Tell me the language, your goal and the time you have available. Start with a complimentary 15-minute conversation.