The document serves as a guide for language learners in London, emphasizing the city's multicultural environment as a unique opportunity to integrate language skills into daily life. It provides various resources, including cultural institutes, events, and online platforms for practicing foreign languages and meeting like-minded individuals. Additionally, it encourages interaction with exchange students at universities and highlights local cultural events and festivals as avenues for enhancing language learning.

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3. WHY ‘LANGUAGE LEARNING
AND LONDON LIFE’?
• Integrate into a foreign culture in London
• It’s like doing an Erasmus exchange, but in the UK
• You don’t HAVE to go abroad to keep up your
language skills!

4. WHY LONDON?
London is the multicultural centre of Europe.
It has 7 million inhabitants who between them
speak 300 different languages.

5. INTEGRATING LANGUAGES INTO
YOUR LONDON LIFESTYLE
• More fun
• More relevant
• Do things you currently enjoy doing… but now in a foreign
language!

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8. www.meetup.com

9. www.gumtree.com/skills-language-swap

10. tinyurl.com/mammothlang

11. CALLING ALL LANGUAGE-
LEARNING UNI STUDENTS!
Don’t forget that there are a huge number
of exchange students at your university,
one of whom could be your potential
conversation exchange partner!

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14. www.institut-francais.org.uk

15. The Instituto Cervantes of London
Visual arts, film, theatre, performing arts, music, literature,
events, library and membership benefits.
londres.cervantes.es

16. The Italian Cultural Institute
Library, monthly reading group, events and membership benefits.
www.icilondon.esteri.it

17. Goethe-Institut London
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural
institute of the Federal Republic of
Germany with a global reach. It
also provides an extensive library
and information service and a wide
range of cultural activities - films,
exhibitions, seminars - both at the
Institute and in cooperation with
British partners.
www.goethe.de

18. Pushkin House: Working to support
Russian Culture
Pushkin House has developed a lively
and varied cultural programme on
Russian literature, art, film, music,
theatre and dance, as well as history,
philosophy and politics. Events include
lectures and talks, seminars,
conferences, exhibitions, films, concerts
and readings.
The House also has its own reference
library of Russian culture.
A home and dedicated showcase for Russian culture in
London, and a resource and networking centre.
www.pushkinhouse.org

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20. French Films at the CinÉ LumiÈre
All films are screened in their original
language, with English subtitles.
www.institut-francais.org.uk

21. 20th annual French Film
Festival UK 2012
A celebration of the diversity of French and
Francophone cinema in London and around
the UK.
The event started in a small way two decades
ago and has grown and grown as an
unrivalled showcase for contemporary and
classic titles embracing both first films, titles
by established directors, boulevard hits,
shorts, documentaries and animation as well
as a panoply of guests and debates.
www.institut-francais.org.uk/films/french-film-festival

22. www.italiancinemalondon.com

23. Curzon Cinemas is London’s leading art-house
cinema chain with six venues across the capital.
www.curzoncinemas.com

24. The European
bookshop
The UK's leading Foreign
language bookshop and
distributor for foreign
languages and literatures.
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Covers languages outside Europe too!
5 Warwick Street (near Piccadilly Circus)
www.europeanbookshop.com

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26. The FRANCE Show 2013
www.thefranceshow.c

27. Wine Tasting
www.decanter.com/wine-events

28. The only Italian Cookery School in central London (Marylebone)
www.caldesi.com

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30. “The essential guide for everything
French in London”
www.franceinlondon.com

31. Monthly magazine for
french people
in London.
Annual SUBSCRIPTION:
£15 (OR free online)
www.ici-londres.com

32. ‘Latino Life’ Website and Magazine
“We bring you a great combination: a
comprehensive guide to what’s on in
the UK and a quality magazine packed
with interesting articles and interviews
about Latin America, Spain, Portugal
and their diasporas in the UK and all
over the world. Whether it’s language or
dance classes you want, the latest
music, film and book releases, injecting
your social life with some Latin flava or
tips for travelling, this is the place to
come.”
www.latinolife.co

33. Free weekly magazine about new exhibitions, concerts,
movies, shops, clubs and restaurants, plus reviews of
the latest Russian literature and films.
www.pulse-uk.org.uk

34. And events!
www.viewlondon.co.uk

35. How to get people to reply to you in the
same language
• Explain that you want to practice your language skills
• Say “Je ne comprends pas - en français, s’il vous
plaît?” or “Non capisco - in italiano per favore?” etc.
with a cheeky grin 
• If they STILL don’t,
then this might work:

36. Thank you! 
@thirdyearabroad
@lizziefane
www.thirdyearabroad.com