‘Language Plus’ Holidays |
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Customised ‘Language Plus’ holiday courses – individually developed for you. Our specially created courses combine language classes and seminars with varied Scottish-themed activities to suit your needs and interests.
We provide:
• Language tuition – all levels
• Expert teaching & specialist guiding
• Small group training
• Scottish cultural seminars
• Optional Gaelic language tuition
• A range of activities – to match your wishes and budget
• Help with accommodation & transport
You choose:
• Length and dates of course e.g. week-end, 5-day, 7-day
• General content of course e.g. language for travel and leisure, language for work & business, exam preparation
• Type of activities e.g. cultural visits, sport & leisure, lectures & talks, trips & excursions, traditional food & customs
• Accommodation style – Bed & Breakfast, Guest House, Hotel – in town, village or country
Scottish Cultural Seminars – conducted in language of your preference – choice of themes:
e.g. life in Scotland today; history and tradition; literature, folklore and legend; music, song & dance; famous Scots; natural beauties – landscape & wildlife, flora & fauna; industry – agriculture & forestry, whisky, woollens, fisheries
‘Language Plus’ activities:
• Visits to sites of cultural, historical and natural interest:
e.g. a city tour of Edinburgh, the castles,villages & coastline of East Lothian, seek the Holy Grail in Rosslyn Chapel, the Border Abbeys, a trip into the Highlands, visits to museums & galleries, a whisky distillery, a glass factory, a farm or forest.
• Leisure pursuits:
e.g. golf, a boat trip, hill walking, watersports, a ceilidh dance, theatre, the Musselburgh Races, Edinburgh International Festival
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Day 1 |
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[possibly evening before] |
Pick-up from Edinburgh airport and welcome. Transfer to accommodation. |
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a.m. |
Transfer to training centre.
Introductory language session – assessment & discussion of needs and interests. |
Morning coffee & snack lunch provided in centre. |
p.m. |
Introduction to Scottish life & culture, followed by city tour of Edinburgh, accompanied by language expert.
Transfer to accommodation. |
Evening free. |
Day 2 |
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a.m. |
Language session – focus on individual needs [e.g. language for work & business, for travel, for social purposes] according to your level |
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p.m. |
Language session or optional activity – e.g. tour of the castles, villages & coastline of East Lothian, accompanied by language expert. |
Pub lunch or picnic (weather permitting) |
Day 3 |
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a.m. |
Language session built round discussion of Scottish traditions and products - visit to whisky distillery or glass factory |
Lunch on visit |
p.m. |
Accompanied walk – along coast, in forest, or in Edinburgh’s Botanic Gardens. |
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Day 4 |
Whole Day Excursion or Activity |
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Either |
A trip into the Highlands, with a farm visit and introduction to the Gaelic language and Highland culture |
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A morning’s golf coaching [with language introduction], followed by a round on one of East Lothian’s famous golf courses |
Lunch in the Clubhouse |
Day 5 |
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a.m. |
Language session – based on your interests & skills level |
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p.m. |
Visit to museum or gallery, followed by theatre or concert outing |
Accompanied dinner in restaurant before outing |
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