Adding to your language repertoire  
There are many opportunities in the Canberra region for adults to learn, develop and practice languages in addition to English.  Here are some of them:  

• Short courses at CIT Solutions (shortcourses.cit.edu.au)
• Recreational Evening Classes e.g. Lake Ginninderra College and Erindale College 
• ANU Centre for Continuing Education 
• Polyglot Club: Conversation groups Danish, French, German and Spanish, Monday evenings in the Fellows bar at ANU: http://canberrapolyglot.org/  
• Language programs at ANU: http://www.anu.edu.au/study/study-options/languages
• Some community language schools may offer classes for adults
• Language programs for over 50-year olds through U3A Canberra
• Language exchange - Tuesday evenings at PJ O'Reily's, Canberra  

For some specific languages

• Farsi - Dari: Private tutor malihasaikal@yahoo.com, 0417 223 197 (m)
• French: Alliance Française de Canberra www.afcanberra.com.au
• French: French language school: www.frenchlanguageschool.com.au
• French: Meet Up Canberra - Tuesday evenings Braddon: info@meetup.com
• German www.actgermanschool.org.au/adult-division, www.actgermanschool.org.au/further-courses 
• Greek: Modern Greek Language and Culture Classes https://hellenicclub.com.au/community/modern-greek-language-culture-classes/ or contact Yiota Eleftheriou at culturaladvisor@hellenicclub.com.au
• Indonesian: contact Phil at pdomasch@iinet.net.au or 0406 930 835 (m) or see www.aia-act.org.au
• Irish Gaelic: Free weekly classes at Canberra Irish Club Weston. www.irishclub.com.au/Irish-Community/Irish-Language-Classes.aspx
• Italian: Dante Alighieri Society of Canberra info@dantecanberra.org.au or phone 6247 1884 
• Japanese: http://awesomejapanese.com.au/ 
• Mandarin: Association for Learning Mandarin in Australia 
• Portuguese: mariahattori@hotmail.com
• Russian: www.learnrussiancanberra.com
• Spanish: http://www.spanisheasy.com.au/
• Spanish: Meet Up Canberra - Tuesday evenings Braddon: info@meetup.com
• Spanish: espanoz.com.au
• Thai: free classes, contact Chintana at chintana.sandilands@anu.edu.au or 6125 4659
• Welsh:  see http://www.welshaustralian.com/canberra or call 0408 089 235 

And don’t forget resources at ACT Libraries:

• Mango Languages: free practice in the grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and cultural skills of some of the world's most popular languages. 
• Multicultural services: collections in more than 18 languages other than English, newspapers and magazines in other languages, books, conversation groups and materials for adults wishing to improve their English

Other online resources:  

• Use SBS radio Australia podcasts: for learners with intermediate/advanced level listening skills. See more at https://www.sbs.com.au/radio/yourlanguage_podcasts
• Free apps: Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/ and Memrise: http://www.memrise.com/

You may also be Interested in the Canberra Region Languages Forum, which aims to share information and ideas in order to build on local resources and strengths to improve languages education in the ACT region. For more information and to see past copies of Forum Updates CLICK HERE.