MORNINGTON PENINSULA LANGUAGE & CULTURE STUDIES
OUR CLASSES
We offer weekly group courses, casual classes, one-to-one private tuition, shared private tuition and conversation classes—in person and online. When you contact us, we can discuss our range of courses and study options, your level and your learning goals to help you choose the best course for you.
Group Classes
Weekly group classes are ideal for those who enjoy the social aspects of learning, wish to immerse themselves in a hobby or intellectual pursuit, or are intending to travel in the future.
We limit classes to between 2 to 8 students. This creates a low-stress environment to enhance your learning, and practice your speaking skills. By the end of your course, you will be delighted by how much you have learnt, and how quickly your skills have improved.
Courses for adults run continuously all year round so you can continue for as long as you like, and if you take a break at the end of your course, you can rejoin without having to wait for a new term to begin.
Courses for children run for 1 hour each week, and take semester breaks similar to the school year.
Lisa MCB,
Italian student
“I gained more confidence to try to speak Italian. I enjoyed the classes a lot ... the audio CD and the video. I love movie nights.”
Emily H,
Spanish student
“I am now confident in my basic Spanish and would be happy to continue learning Spanish. It was a very engaging, interactive course. I learnt a lot.”
Meagan B,
German student
“It was really fun and inclusive. It was a great learning environment.”
Lauren A,
French student
“Very quaint but good for small groups! Fun and renewed my love and skills of French language. The games with cards/verb learning with Nathalie were fun and actually really helped my verb skills! Nathalie is an excellent teacher and fun!”
Private Tuition
Private tuition allows you to learn at your own pace. It’s perfect for addressing specific needs, whether it’s vocabulary, syntax, comprehension or listening and speaking skills.
Lessons can be taken at our classroom in Mornington, online, or at your home.
Private tuition is ideal for school-aged children and teenagers. Students will benefit from individualized attention and will be able to focus all their attention on the lesson, which helps them learn quickly and consolidate their learning.
Lessons can be shared with a friend or family member. Many families take advantage of shared lessons so their children can learn together and benefit from reduced fees for each child.
CONVERSATION CLASSES
Conversation classes run for one hour and require at least one student to proceed. You can schedule your learning as you like. Weekly fortnightly or monthly. It’s totally up to you.
What students are saying …
"I started my English classes with Aidan to correct my pronunciation, improve my English and also to gain self-confidence and to correct little mistakes that I do being not a native English speaker. I really love my classes with him. He has all weeks a good subject prepared for to have a good conversation, with the added bonus of our Trivial Questions. Later in the day he send me an audio with the words that I need to correct, and exercises, extra videos for better comprehension and whatever I need to do my best. I appreciate his effort to be professional and at the same time conduct a fun and easy class." — Diana P. English Conversation course with Aidan 2021
For more information, and to book your free level assessment, call Diana on 0401 332 230.
Or simply, fill out the Contact form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
Katherine D,
Parent of French students
“Nathalie has been tutoring our older two children in French for about 8 weeks now. Being French-born, Nathalie speaks the language beautifully, and she creates a fun immersive environment for the children to learn quickly and easily. Her patience and kindness with the children is wonderful, and she has been adept at keeping them both focussed even though our son's French is more developed than our daughter's. The children have just started their second term with Nathalie, and we are already looking forward to seeing the children's second language develop and grow even more.”
Rachel L,
learning German with Paul
"For the past 2 years I have been a student of Paul's learning the German language. His in depth knowledge of the language allowed me to better understand its nuances. Paul is a patient teacher, and he adapts lessons to accommodate my sometimes slow learning and will use listening, coupled with reading and speaking and then constantly reviewing. With COVID I was able to continue my lessons via zoom, which was a huge help to me. His relaxed yet focused lessons have allowed me to grasp the German language - which have enabled me to speak well enough to converse both verbally and in writing. I could not recommend him highly enough!"
Craig C,
learning Italian
with Gi
"I have been a student since the school began and have enjoyed it immensely. My teachers have all been first class. My current teacher Giulia and past teachers, Federica and Barbara, are all from Italy and have made the experience truly authentic and fun. Giulia has a passion for sharing her language and culture, which makes MPLCS a great place to learn the Italian language."
Brendan P,
learning Italian
with Anna
"Anna is a great teacher with plenty of experience in being able to educating people like myself in learning Italian. Would highly recommend the course to anyone!"
Conversation Classes
Conversation classes are a great way for intermediate and advanced students to practice their language skills. Students can discuss a variety of topics of interest guided by their teacher. During the class you can talk about Popular Culture, Film, Travel, Fashion, Cuisine, Current Affairs, Geography, History, Art History, Literature, Architecture, Culture or Traditions. All ideas are welcome!
Conversation classes run for one hour and require at least one student to proceed. You can schedule your learning as you like. Weekly fortnightly or monthly. It’s totally up to you.
Andy, Linda and Jaime,
learning Spanish with Diana
"Thank you so much for our Spanish lessons and your wit and fun, we thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope to see you in Spain soon."
Diana P,
learning English with Aidan
"I started my English classes with Aidan to correct my pronunciation, improve my English and also to gain self-confidence and to correct little mistakes that I do being not a native English speaker. I really love my classes with him. He has all weeks a good subject prepared for to have a good conversation, with the added bonus of our Trivial Questions. Later in the day he send me an audio with the words that I need to correct, and exercises, extra videos for better comprehension and whatever I need to do my best. I appreciate his effort to be professional and at the same time conduct a fun and easy class."
Isabella R,
learning Italian with Rosella
"I am very happy with Rosella’s Italian teaching, and I am really enjoying learning in our Italian class with her. As a teacher of forty years, I am able to see that Rosella teaches to where our class is at. Subsequently, I am feeling confident enough to participate in our Italian conversations. Rosella is at all times very positive & encouraging of our efforts. I love our Italian classes."
Pip B,
learning Italian
with Rosella
"I thoroughly recommend the Italian classes run by the delightful Rosella. She is a born teacher, making the classes entertaining as well as instructive, and the added bonus is a small class. Easily the most enjoyable way of learning a language, even for an 80-year-old!"