4 tracks to learn a foreign language

4 tracks to learn a foreign language

Want to chat with your Italian in-laws? Or to update your English for future trips? Learning a foreign language after 50 years is not an impossible task. It requires just a little bit of uptime and is better ten minutes each day than a three hour session in the month. So we take the time to target the right formula for oneself ...




Online courses, for autonomy. This is ideal if you are still active or traveling a lot, as you can follow them wherever you are and whenever you want. But you have to motivate yourself. Count around 10 € / month, with Babbel or Lingueo. The BBC also offers free classes on its "learning English" site.

Group classes: unity is strength. If you are afraid of dropping out, it is better to choose this option. Check with the University of free time near you (from € 10 to € 130 per year). Some cities like Paris or Nantes also offer municipal courses for adults, a little more expensive (100 € to 300 € the year).




Hypnosis, the boost. Courses under hypnosis, it may seem incongruous ... And yet, by boosting concentration and freeing the student of blockages in oral, the method would learn much faster. Concretely, once in this state, we listen to a text several times and repeat excerpts ... Course in Paris, Metz (90 € / hour) or on the internet (15 € 40 minutes) with languesoushypnose.com.


The stays, to join the useful to the pleasant. A good solution if you like to travel. Formulas even allow you to go with your family, with your grandchildren. From 500 € per week, accommodation and half board included. Information about unosel.org, which brings together many specialized agencies.