Best language school I have been too, owners immigrated themselves so understand totally where a…read morestudent is coming from. I loved it... Abu Bakr

I praise Cervantes for its successful launch of KinoFilm's 11th European Short film festival. It…read moreisn't a fair review, as it's primary services is being the biggest world institution dedicated to teaching Spanish and I'm yet to dare try this lingo. It's location on Deansgate means I always walk past it with intrigue. It's a pretty building sitting next to Greek partner Dimitri's with Don Marco on it's other neighbouring side, a very European corner indeed come to think about it. Inside I didn't realise how big it was. Waiting to enter the launch I found out they hold Salsa classes and Argentinian Tango classes if I was ever feeling adventurous enough. Entering the screening room was grand. The very high roof was impressive, gorgeous. We were seated like it was a neighbourhood watch meeting and at times I did feel like we were in a community hall. But I'd just have to look up to remind myself of the beauty of this building. Overall Cervantes did a good job in showcasing the work for the event and provided me and my friend with some good wine. I'm just sorry I don't have an urge to learn Spanish...

I've been taking a conversation/grammar class at Instituto Cervantes for a couple of months now and…read moreoverall I've been very happy with it. The class is actually a bit too difficult for me but they cancelled both the intermediate and advanced conversation classes so I didn't have much choice. Generally though the grammar exercises have been useful and the reading set for conversation very interesting. It could be slightly better organised in terms of sending us links for the articles and controlling the class more so we don't go massively off topic or ending up spending the whole class on grammar with no chat, but these are minor issues in what generally has been a good learning experience. The building is quite beautiful and historic and has been nicely remodelled using a lot of glass. The downside to this is that it is quite noisy, which is not ideal for language classes. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend IC if you'd like to learn Spanish though, and one extra bonus is that if you sign up for a class you get a whole year free membership of the library which has loads of DVDs as well as books.

I have been a participant in La Academia's Spanish conversation class for several years. There is…read moreconsistent teaching from a skilled and personable teacher, and the stand-ins, when required, are always of the same excellent standard. The classes are a mix of general conversation about recent activities and interests and a topic for the week. The topics are supported by printed and video material and always relevant and interesting. The number of attendees is typically 4 - 8. The atmosphere is cheerful and welcoming. Highly recommended.

I recently completed a 6-week Chinese course for beginners at la Academia and really enjoyed it. I…read morehad never taken Chinese classes before, and found the pronunciation very difficult, but the teacher was very patient and helped and encouraged us all. There were 8 in my class, which was a good number, as you had plenty of time to practise speaking Chinese.

Who would believe that a distance learning course could be as good as this! Being able to study at…read moremy own pace was vital in choosing the Advanced Diploma course, and I have to say that I have come on leaps and bounds. The support from all the tutors is amazing, you really feel like an individual and you can't help but make progress. Very highly recommended!

Fantastic course for beginners and experts alike. I have thoroughly enjoyed spending time watching…read morethe course online and editing my own images.