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Wayne: Two Spanish courses in Santiago

I’ve been a student at twice (2006-07 and 2011-12) at this Spanish school, and I can say that their teachers and classes are excellent. I never thought I’d be able to communicate so well in another language. Now, I can converse with people in their own language in so many countries. Beyond the classes, the […]

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Portuguese Languages for Life: Lisbon

Heidi Langlois 8 week Portuguese course Lisbon, Portugal As I had never been to Europe before, I really wasn’t too sure what to expect from the whole adventure. I was very excited to experience a European city, meet new and different people as well as get to learn a new language – Portuguese – which […]

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Spanish course in Tarifa

Libby Adam 2 weeks: Spanish Teenage Course Tarifa I expected it to be a bit childish but I hoped and thought that whatever happens my linguistic ability would improve. Linguistically I have improved however the common language was English so out of class time I only learnt vocab. Generally it was perfectly pitched for 14-17 […]

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French Gap Year Course

Megan: 24 weeks in Montpellier Gap Year Course   Going to Montpellier to study French was easily one of the best experiences of my life. I had always wanted to improve my language skills and going to Montpellier allowed me to finally do it! In no time at all, I went from very basic conversational skills to […]

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Spanish for Teenagers in Salamanca

Eliza Cornwell 3 weeks Spanish teenager course in Salamanca Before I had arrived, I hoped that during my 3 weeks in Salamanca I would learn a lot more and improve my Spanish. My experience was amazing and the course definitely matched up to my expectations. I learned a lot of Spanish as well as making […]

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Claudia Summer Course in Cannes

Claudia – 2 weeks in Cannes Standard French Course I absolutely loved Cannes, from the French lessons, to the friends I made, to the city itself. The Campus was a friendly environment. The rooms were clean and the food was good most days, but if I did not like the main dish I always knew […]

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Learn Mandarin in Shanghai

Benjamin Simona 8 weeks Standard Course Studying in both Beijing College 1 & Shanghai I spent one month at the Chinese language school in Beijing and then a second month in Shanghai. I’m very excited about my progress in the Chinese language. Every day I learn many things that I try to use in my […]

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German and Hiking in the Summer

Phil One week German and Hiking in Kitzbuhel I wanted to work on my German language skills and get some exercise walking in the hills.  I hoped to gain some additional confidence in German. The language lessons were well run and the tutor was very friendly and positive.  He also took us on some excellent […]

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Miriam: 26 week French Gap Year Course

Miriam 26 weeks in Montpellier French Gap Year Course After volunteering and trekking in Nepal for the first part of my gap year, I studied French in Montpellier for 26 weeks.  I would highly recommend this as a way of keeping your brain alive for university studies whilst gaining a valuable life skill and having […]

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Summer French course in Aix

Sarah Bradley 2 weeks French Standard Course in Aix I was lucky enough to be able to spend two weeks in July in Aix.  The school was terrific, their teaching method really effective and my French has definitely benefited.  I was suprised as how helpful and interested the teachers were.  I loved getting to spend […]

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