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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Caterina Cambi 8 weeks Chinese Intensive course Beijing I am at a lower intermediate Chinese language level. Initially the course was really hard for me because at university we have a large class and only one teacher, so there was little chance of conversation practise. Now, after 2 months at the Mandarin language school in Beijing, I […]

David Rowthorn 6 wks German Standard Course Berlin, Germany I felt the standard of teaching was very high and the general vibe of the campus was excellent. The lessons were a good mix of grammar and practice. The teachers encouraged speaking and discussion as much as possible. The only problem I found was that the […]

Elsbeth Wolfe 2 weeks Leaving Certificate & Surfing Course I expected a very intensive learning environment.  I was unsure as to what our teachers would be like and whether I would be able to understand them or not.  I didn’t know the teachers at the French school in Biarritz were going to be so helpful […]

Justyna Paszkiewicz   2 wks Standard Course I expected to consolidate my knowledge of Italian and to improve it, especially the spoken language. I also wanted to integrate myself into the Italian culture and to have many opportunities to use my newly learnt language skills.

Gabriella 3 weeks Italian course in Sorrento “I expected to have general conversations with others, be able to understand and converse about ordinary, everyday situations. I also expected to meet new people from different places, make some new friends and see some of the area. My vocabulary improved dramatically, and I met lots of brilliant […]

Lizzie Morton 12 weeks in Munich! Can I just say that I would absolutely recommend others to take a CESA language course and I would love to go back to Munich again, sometime.  I was lucky enough to be out there for 12 weeks, and the course certainly helped me build my German skills, helped […]

Hilary Jones 4 weeks French course in Paris Standard Course I can’t believe how motivating learning French in Paris on this course was!  Right from the start I felt I learnt so much from the classes.  I really liked the emphasis on communication skill and found the lessons were very interactive. The teachers at the […]