Sheffield U3A Language Groups

Coordinator	Deidre Eastburn
Telephone	(01433) 2818446
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Wednesday, pm, fortnightly
Venue	Friends' Meeting House
Cost	£2 per session
Details	Access code A
The group is a mix of people: half have good Classical Greek skills, half are newish beginners. Everyone has significant foreign language experience in a range of modern languages to degree level, everyone has at least Latin O level. Four of us in this group, including myself, have completed two years study of Classical Greek with the Open University. We are initially refreshing Classical Greek language knowledge, with additional support for those with least knowledge. We are using a modern text (which has benefited from the new approaches used in modern language learning) that encourages language acquisition from the reading of real Greek literature right from the start.

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Cercle Francais I

Coordinator	Alan Price
Telephone	(0114) 234 4172
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, am, weekly
Venue	Sharrow Community Forum
Cost	£10 per term approx. - we are now charged for the hire of the room.
Details	Access code X
This is a conversational group and we try to converse in French for up to an hour. Members are expected to introduce a topic of conversation from time to time. We use the magazine “La Vie Outre Manche” for general reading. The magazine has topical articles and articles of general interest and in themselves stimulate conversation. Some of the articles are recorded on tape which we purchase and listen to as an aid to pronunciation. We do not have a tutor but points of grammar are discussed as they arise.

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Cercle Francais II

Coordinator	Margaret Platts
Telephone	(0114) 230 7300
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday, pm, fortnightly
Venue	Coordinator's home (S10)
Cost	£2 per month
Details	Access code MH
We converse in French - usually with the help of a French tutor.

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French Advanced

Coordinator	Audrey Sainsbury
Telephone/email	(0114) 230 7446
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, am, weekly
Venue	Broomhill
Cost	£15 per 10 weeks
Details	Access code A
Reading, listening, discussing using “La Vie Outre Manche” as a basis. We have a qualified teacher to lead us and lessons are conducted in French. We take it in turns to introduce a chosen topic or activity, points of grammar and vocabulary are taken up as they arise, with special sessions on request. We aim to meet everyone’s requirements and have a busy and enjoyable time.

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French For Holidays

Coordinator	Usha Fitch
Telephone	(0114) 236 5009
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday pm fortnightly
Venue	Coordinator's home
Cost	Nil
Details	Access code MH
Oral French. Situational vocabulary. Aim to give basic conversational skills for holidays.

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French Intermediate

Coordinator	Pauline Wiley
Telephone	(0114) 286 4085
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Thursday am weekly
Venue	Sharrow Community project
Cost	£5.50 per term
Details	Access code A
Our emphasis is with French conversation on previously agreed topics. We develop our listening skills by listening to French people speaking. We attend to aspects of grammar, and play word games to maintain a light hearted approach to our learning. Group home page ...

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German For Beginners

Coordinator	Shelagh Woolliscroft
Telephone	01246 416 139
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday am weekly
Venue	Coordinator's home
Cost	50p per session
Details	Access code MH
This Group aims to teach the rudiments of German whilst emphasising the spoken language. Members will find it useful for holidays, corresponding with friends etc. Group Home Page

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German Advanced

Coordinator	Mike Maas
Telephone	(0114) 230 4435
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Tuesday, pm, fortnightly
Venue	members' homes S6, S8, S10, S17
Cost	nil
Details	Access code MH
Translation and discussion of German texts from a wide range of literary, critical, musical and journalistic sources.

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German Intermediate

Coordinator	Anthony Gibbs
Telephone	01246410003
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday am weekly
Venue	Eccelsall Library
Cost	£1.00 per week
Details	Access code A*
The Group is learning basic German for holidays, visits to friends, talking to Grandchildren as well as general interest. We also cover German history and culture. Group Home Page

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Italian

Coordinator	Rosalind Rogerson
Telephone	(0114) 268 1426
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Tuesday, pm, fortnightly
Venue	members' homes, S10 and S11
Cost	materials
Details	Access code MH
We are not a beginners group, there is a considerable range of ability but what we have in common is a keen interest in Italy, its history, culture and current affairs. We listen to Italian on tapes/CD’s, we read texts from ”Acquarello” and newspapers. We try to converse in Italian as much as possible and members take it in turns to give short presentations and introduce topics.

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Italian for Holidays

Coordinator	Mike Hague
Telephone/email	(0114) 236 6336
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, pm, weekly
Venue	United Reform Church, Ecclesall Road, S11
Cost	£12 per term
Details	Access code X
We divide into three groups – beginners, improvers and advanced. We are a self help group with no tutor. Beginners and improvers work from books, tapes or C D’s. Advanced members use free discussion to improve vocabulary and fluency. We aim to achieve fluency so that holidays in Italy are more enjoyable and memorable.

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Latin from Scratch

Coordinator	Jean Hart
Telephone	(0114) 247 0566
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, am, fortnightly
Venue	Friends Meeting House
Cost	£12.85 for 10 weeks
Details	Access code A
Basic Latin following the Cambridge Latin Course Book issue 4

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Latin Improvers

Coordinator	Paul Cordwell
Telephone	(0114) 327 3954
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday, am, fortnightly
Venue	Friends Meeting House
Cost	£2 per session
Details	Access code A
We are learning Latin ‘from scratch’ using the Cambridge Latin Course. Members are asked to study in advance the section of the course that we will cover in the next session.

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Latin Quattuor

Coordinator	Kathleen Parker
Telephone	(0114) 274 0362
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Tuesday, am, fortnightly
Venue	members' homes
Cost	Nil
Details	Access code MH
This group is for people who have some knowledge of Latin. We shall use the Cambridge Latin Course Books 1 and 11. It will be necessary to do some preparation and follow up work. Group Home Page

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Latin II

Coordinator

tba

Telephone/email

tba

Meeting Day/Time/Frequency

Monday, pm, weekly

Venue

Phone General Coordinator for further information

Cost

nil

Details

Access code MH

1) We are concentrating on letters written to members of the author's family e.g. Pliny and Cicero.
2) Epitaphs and inscriptions.
3) Relevant history.

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Latin III

Coordinator	Audrey Ward
Telephone	230 3423
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Tuesday pm fortnightly
Venue	Coordinator's home
Cost	nil
Details	Access code MH
Study with tutor of the Cambridge Latin Anthology and other examples of Latin literature.

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Modern Greek

Coordinator	Margaret Halstead
Telephone/email	(0114) 258 2541
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, pm, fortnightly
Venue	Hunter's Bar
Cost	nil
Details	Access code MH
The main focus of the meeting is Greek Grammar and its frustrating inconsistencies, so we really value having a native speaker. Members write a short passage- either on a previously agreed topic or on a subject important to the members, which is read out and discussed. Inevitably, there is discussion about contemporary Greek life.

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Portuguese For Fun

Coordinator	Pauline Miller
Telephone	(0114) 258 3678
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Tuesday, am, weekly
Venue	Coordinator's home
Cost	50p per week
Details	Access code MH
1) Learning Portuguese language through shared activities - listening, reading, conversation, games and other activities. 2) Sharing and developing our appreciation of all aspects of Portugal, including history, geography, literature and art, food and wine.

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Sanskrit

Coordinator	Roger Linstead
Telephone	(0114) 236 3640
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Thursday, am, weekly
Venue	Coordinator's home
Cost	nil
Details	Access code A
Learning to speak, read and write some basic Sanskrit words and sentences. Learning the sounds and letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. Learning basic Sanskrit grammar and links with English.

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Scottish Gaelic

Coordinator	Steve Clements
Telephone	(0114) 255 8422
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Mo.am.f
Venue	Members' homes
Cost	nil
Details	Access code A
Conversational Scottish Gaelic in an informal setting for complete beginners or more experienced learners. Gaelic placenames: what they mean and how to pronounce them.

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Spanish Stage 2

Coordinator	Greta Pearman
Telephone	(0114) 236 3336
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Wed, pm, weekly
Venue	Members' homes
Cost	nil
Details	Access code MH
We are learning Spanish, in a self-help way, using BBC books and CDs and with the occasional help of a tutor.

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Spanish Intermediate I

Coordinator	Hilda Wisbey
Telephone	(0114) 262 1730
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Thursday, am, weekly
Venue	Mount Pleasant, S7
Cost	nil
Details	Access code X
Spanish conversation, usually concerned with items currently in the news. Our leader gives some tuition. A number of members have been in this group for a few years: several have O or A-level Spanish.

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Spanish Intermediate II

Coordinator	tba
Telephone
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Friday, am, weekly
Venue	Mount Pleasant
Cost	nil
Details	Access code X
All members of the group have some degree of competence. Classes do not have a fixed format but are designed to reinforce existing skills. We read and discuss current affairs articles. Vocabulary and grammatical points are dealt with as they arise. Discussion arises spontaneously. Listening skills are exercised from time to time with audio tapes of native Spanish speakers. A welcoming, friendly, unpressurised and mutually supportive group.

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Spanish Intermediate III

Coordinator	Pat Smith
Telephone	(0114) 230 6432
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Thursday, am, weekly
Venue	Mount Pleasant Community Centre, S7
Cost	nil
Details	Access code X
Spanish conversation based on members' interests and experiences. Spanish current events and affairs, culled from newspapers, magazines and the web. Spanish culture within Spain and films, plays, exhibitions etc. here in the UK. Reading and translating articles, both in Spanish and relating to Spain, from a wide variety of sources. Study of the language, using recently published books, manuals, dictionaries and tapes.

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Welsh

Coordinator	Sue Wormald
Telephone	(0114) 268 0487
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency	Monday, am, fortnightly
Venue	Members' homes
Cost	nil
Details	Access code X
Welsh conversation group for anyone with an interest in learning Welsh. The group welcomes members at all levels from absolute beginners to competent speakers, and from any cultural background. Resources used include a comprehensive course for beginners kindly supplied by Acen (the organisation for Welsh learners), books for beginners and higher level learners, audio and video recordings, as well as current Welsh materials from the Internet.