Tandem Hour LanguagesAbout
Teaching principles
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Real situations before chapters
Each lesson is built around a moment you will meet abroad, like checking into a hotel in Seville or asking for a platform at Milano Centrale. The grammar shows up inside that moment, not on a separate worksheet.
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One situation per lesson
We cover one scene properly instead of rushing through five. You leave knowing what to say at the pharmacy, and that is enough for one evening.
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Speak early, speak often
Our small live group classes are kept small on purpose, so everyone talks in every session, even on a wet Tuesday evening after a long day at work when you would rather just listen.
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Honest about what's possible
A short course gets you through a restaurant and a train station with some confidence. It won't make you fluent, and we'll tell you that up front.
- No promises of fluency before your flight leaves.
- No grammar drills with no situation behind them.
- We never do your homework or role-play prep for you.
- We never ask for card details by email or message.
Teachers
The people who write the lessons
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Lucía Moreno
Spanish for travellers
Lucía runs role-plays set in tapas bars, ticket queues and pharmacies, and she plays the impatient waiter very well. She loves explaining the small polite phrases that make Spaniards smile back.
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Camille Durand
French conversation
Camille teaches French the way it sounds in a Paris bakery, quick and a little clipped. She likes to slow a real exchange right down so you can hear every word, then speed it back up.
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Marco Bellini
Italian on the road
Marco builds lessons around trains, hire cars and family-run trattorias. He enjoys untangling Italian hand gestures and the phrases that go with them.