Pictured above: Linda Walker

Individuals or businesses keen to find out more about the courses on offer at Nottingham Language Academy starting in the New Year are being invited to attend one of the open days being held in December and early January.

The language school, which is based at The Ropewalk in the city, offers modern language classes in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Japanese, as well as English as a foreign language.

Launched in September, Nottingham Language Academy runs classes during the day, evenings and at weekends, which are designed for people who want to improve their job prospects, travel and see the world, live and work abroad, gain a place at university or learn something new for the fun of it.

"In response to demand, we've announced three open days for December and two in January, which we hope will prove useful to any individuals who want to learn a new language or improve their language skills on a course starting in the New Year," said Linda Walker, who runs Nottingham Language Academy.

"Tuition is also available to businesses that would like to improve the language skills of their staff."

Open days are being held on Wednesday December 1st, Monday December 6th, Tuesday December 14th, Wednesday January 5th and Tuesday January 11th between 2pm and 7pm.

Nottingham Language Academy is based at 8 The Ropewalk, Nottingham. For more information call 0330 333 6192.