Their ground-breaking software is aimed at beginners, intermediate and advanced levels for children, adults and business language learners. The Eurotalk range of language courses are offered on both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM for PC and Mac, as well as downloads. These courses will also help you improve on your speaking skills as you compare yourself to native speakers. A great way to hone your accent skills! There is an amazing range of languages – perhaps the widest ever available – well over 100 languages!

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Michel Thomas language courses are available in over 10 languages including French, Spanish, German, Italian as well as Portuguese, Russian and Arabic. With the Michel Thomas range of language courses it couldn’t be easier. Just relax, listen and learn.

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She loved her time at the school in Córdoba and thought that the don Quijote language school ‘was the best’ out of all of the Spanish language schools that she has tried in the past.

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In association with don Quijote Spanish language schools, we can now offer you great Spanish language courses in some of the best locations, offering world class service. Going to Spain or Latin America will always be the best way to study Spanish and learn about the Spanish or Latin American culture.

You can choose from a range of courses from intensive Spanish courses to business Spanish courses, professional Spanish courses and even Spanish with paid work experience. If you want to be adventurous, you could try Spanish and Scuba Diving in Tenerife or Spanish and Flamenco in Granada or Madrid - or go further afield and try Spanish and Tango in Buenos Aires or Spanish and Music in Havana, Cuba.

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Valentine’s Day is also celebrated around the world. In Wales, you can give your loved one a beautiful carved wooden love spoon.   In Finland and Estonia, this day marks the day that you remember all your friends more than just your loved ones. In Japan and South Korea for instance, women give hand-made chocolates to men!

If you want to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with a more unusual gift, then give the language of love!   The gift will last all year long – well past 14 February!    It would be very romantic to hear your loved one talking to you in French or Italian next Valentine’s Day.   We have a great selection of gifts – language courses, DVDs,  music CDs and even magnetic poetry so you can leave messages of love all over the house.

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01 Give a language calendar

Start off the New Year with a 2011 calendar in Spanish, French, German or Italian! At under $15 (or under £10 each), you’ll be able to learn to speak a little bit of your new language every day, as well as to find out when important international holidays and events take place.  Get your friends, family and colleagues organised and give them the language advantage too!
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02 Give a foreign language movie

Give a foreign language film on DVD to learn a bit of the language you are learning, and see it in real use!  Pop on and follow the subtitles or see how much you can pick up by just watching the film. You’ll learn a lot about the culture of the country the film is set in too. With prices from $5 (or £3), this is a perfect budget gift and a perfect present for your friends, relatives or colleagues to help them to pass a cold winter’s night!
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03 Give a CD in another language

A CD in another language is a great budget gift for language advantage aficionados!  Take a look at our selection of world music – there is music in many languages and from many cultures. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you will be learning the language and singing along.  A great gift
for the music lover in your family and it is sure to get a party going over this holiday season!
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04 Give a language course

There are lots of language learning courses to choose from, and we have hand-picked the bestselling ones on languageadvantage.com! Why not give a Michel Thomas or Pimsleur language course? Or, how about something from the Teach Yourself range? We have a range of self-study courses for the complete beginners, as well as language courses up to intermediate and advanced levels – perfect for that friend or colleague who has let their language skills go a bit rusty.  The language courses vary in price and are not as expensive as you might think, especially if you order them a new one for their iPhone!
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05 Give a language gadget

With surprisingly reasonable prices (some are under $30 or £20), an electronic language dictionary or translator is a great gift to give the person who has everything, especially if they are an avid world traveller!  They’ll never be stuck for words – and will always be able to find a phrase to start a conversation in another language.  You will find the latest in language technology with speech-to-speech translators and dictionaries for your iPhone.  These language gadgets are really cool!
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Easter is an important religious festival in the Christian calendar. Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days after his crucifixion and they celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday (also known as Easter Day). Easter also marks the end of Lent which is traditionally the time to give up something in penance.

Christians and non-Christians alike celebrate Easter in other ways – mostly by eating lots and lots of chocolate! This tradition started in Germany, where the Easter Bunny was said to deliver a basket of   eggs to children the night before Easter.   Today, this has become a huge commercial tradition with people giving out chocolate eggs to friends and family on Easter Sunday, particularly in English-speaking countries such as the UK, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Some European countries also follow this tradition giving chocolate animals of all descriptions (chickens, birds or fish). Many Eastern European countries still decorate eggs for Easter.

Why not give a language gift this Easter? We have a great selection of gifts – language courses, foreign language films, world music and even magnetic poetry so you can say Happy Easter to everyone in your house in another language!

Give a very different gift this Easter.

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The holiday season  is here again. If you are jetting off somewhere nice, you’ll get more from your time away if you learn a bit of the local language. We’ve selected the best and most innovative quick holiday language courses for beginners.   Heard of pay as you go?   This is learn as you go!

There is still time to pick up the essentials before you head  off – even if you’ve never studied the language before.     You can download an ipod or mp3 language course or just pack the course into your hand luggage … and absorb it on the plane … on the beach … or at the bar! If you dedicate 30 minutes a day to learning a language, these courses really do work.

While you’re on holiday, make the effort to seek out local people and try to talk to them to learn a little more about the life they lead and their culture and customs. You really will get more out of your holiday if you learn a little bit of the local language. Even if you just say hello, goodbye, please and thank you – people will really appreciate it. A little goes a long way, as they say. Don’t just speak English!

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Let us know what you think by sending us a comment below!   Does it matter if you speak the local language when you go on holiday? Or do enough people speak English that we can get by?

Credits: Photograph – Puerto Vallarta Beach, Mexico © 2009 Andrea Martins

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