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Holà! New Spanish classes starting in East Auckland.

"SPANISH FOR KIDS" CLUBS STARTING IN TERM 2 Saturday from 9.30 am to 10.30 am Beginners  Spanish for 5 -11 year olds – Term 2To be held on Saturdays in Higland Park Community Creche  in the mornin...

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All aboard for the Early Childhood Council Annual Conference

As a leader in the early childhood sector, the ECC hosts New Zealand’s largest annual early childhood conference and LCF Fun Languages are very excited to be taking part as ...

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Fun Language Clubs Wellington - Karori and Thorndon Update

Please encourage your children children to use Babelzone as much as they can and listen to their CDs – this does make a huge difference to their language learning. Babelzone is L...

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Fun Language Clubs - East Auckland Update March 2012

Spanish classes Mellons Bay School and Bucklands Beach Primary are waiting to start.   Location: 140 Mellons Bay Road, Howick  OR 107 Clovelly Road, Bucklands BeachWeek commencing 23 April 2012 - 11 ...

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Fun Language Clubs Wellington - Eastbourne and Lower Hutt Up

Kids just love our fun approach to language learning, and they begin speaking French from the very first lesson.   Here we are playing a current favourite game, "le jeu des chapeaux". Come along ...

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LCF Fun Language Clubs - Central Auckland Update March 2012

Some great advice from our Central Auckland club manager, Maroussia Boyack, when speaking to another person who doesn't speak your lingo: "Speak slowly, pronounce each word clearly and pause slightly between ...

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Kids have fun at Halloween in Spanish lessons

Our kids have been having great fun in Spanish lessons learning all about how Halloween is celebrated in Spanish speaking countries and the surprising origins of chocolate.  Check it ...

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French Experience At Auckland Viaduct

In a month’s time, Auckland City should be busier than it has ever been and France will be in the spot light!LCF Fun Languages will be hosting a stall there ...

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LCF Fun Languages Director featured in Connected Women

Connected Woman of the Week: With a flair for marketing and an ability to mentor, Nickie Race-Jones used her love of languages to develop LCF Fun Languages, rapidly becoming the ...

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Cafe Cadel Celebrating Tour de France Victory

'Bienvenue a Cafe Cadel! Jim Callahan's Melbourne Fun Language Clubs celebrate Cadel Evans's historic victory in the 2011 Tour de France' Jim offers exciting and inspiring French lessons to children ...

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LCF Fun Languages Director featured in new book

LCF Fun Languages Director, Nickie Race Jones,  featured in new book Our own LCF Fun Languages Director, Nickie Race Jones, has been featured in a collection of advice from some of ...

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Kids on the Coast editorial July 2011

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Kids' French Feast for Bastille Day

Look at our wonderful French Clubs in the Dominion Post today for Bastille Day.  Annick Withinshaw is our passionate and committed Wellington Manager who has been teaching these lovely children ...

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Toasting the French

With Bastille Day fast approaching, the papers are full of all things French, a language and culture that never goes out of favour. In the NZ Herald this week, our wonderful ...

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2011 AusMumpreneur Awards

We are very honoured that LCF Fun Languages Director, Nickie Race Jones has been nominated for the AusMumpreneur of the Year Award 2011. Voting will start in late June and we will ...

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Adult French

Have Fun Learning French at any Age!

Many adults attend our informal French language classes in order to mix with like-minded people, keep their minds active and for fun!Why not get your own group together and give it a try! Enquire today

  • French and English are the only two global languages.
  • French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.
  • French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents.
  • Although English is a Germanic language, French has had an enormous impact on it. In fact, French is the largest donor of foreign words in English. Unless your English vocabulary is much higher than average, learning French will greatly increase the number of English words you know.
  • French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world (after English), making it a real possibility that speaking French will come in handy practically anywhere you travel.
    • French is an official working language in dozens of international organizations, including the United Nations, UNESCO, NATO, International Olympic Committee, and International Red Cross.
    • French is the lingua franca of culture, including art, cuisine, dance, and fashion. France has won more Nobel Prizes for literature than any other country in the world and is one of the top producers of international films.
    • French is the second most frequently used language on the internet.
    • French is ranked the 2nd most influential language in the world Weber, George. "The World's 10 Most Influential Languages," Language Today, Vol. 2, Dec 1997
    • More tourists visit France than any other country in the world.

     

     

     

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