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Serena Grigg   3 weeks Tours    Mini Group Course After just three short weeks study in Tours, I am aware that my French has really improved, my vocab still needs a lot of work but I’m beginning to realise there will ALWAYS be more vocab!  However I was really pleased that my spoken skills and comprehension […]

I was hoping for an intensive course with a lot of practice in listening and speaking and ideally a nice friendly atmosphere and some enjoyable tours with like-minded people.  Thankfully I can say that all of these goals were realised! I was exceedingly challenged by the standard of the lessons and it took 2 to […]

Sarah (20 yrs old): “Here I am at the end of week 2 with a number of things to catch you up on. I had a great start to my weekend, the school planned a trip to see two towns along the Amalfi Coast on Saturday. We met bright and early in front of the school, from […]

Clara Jones 4 weeks Spanish course San Sebastian I liked having different teachers, so we could learn different accents, mannerisms etc. I already had A level Spanish, though I’d not used it for a couple of years, so I really needed to refresh my skills as much as improving them.  I found the tutors were really […]

Sandra Stephens 1 week in Paris (1) Mini Group Course CESA were recommended to me by a friend and I found you really helpful and very professional.  I had a tremendous time in Paris and can’t wait to go back. I thought Paris was a great place to stay, the Parisians were very willing to […]

Jake Thomson 2 weeks Standard Course     I felt the school community was terrific – the staff and teachers were friendly and easy going and everyone was very approachable.  The lessons were well prepared and having to speak in Spanish throughout class time every morning made a huge difference to my confidence and overall […]

Hannah (23) spent 20 weeks in Madrid on a Spanish Gap Year course from July to November: I had been to the Spanish language school in Madrid before. My expectation was that I would achieve fluency in Spanish at the school, by the time I had completed 20 weeks there. My expectations were met! The […]

Alicia Carter French Teenager course 2 weeks French programme in Antibes I was looking for a serious course to help me improve my French, with GCSE’s behind me, didn’t feel I was anyway ready for the AS year to come.  Wanted a course that was fun, but where I’d learn a lot. The teachers made […]

Taras M. Czebiniak 8 weeks Intensive Course Chinese language studies in Shanghai Q: How are you finding your studies in China? A: I have really been enjoying my studies. I came to Shanghai with certain goals for my language development and I think that I have met those. Among them has been to gain a working […]

Kirsty 4 weeks Standard Course Chinese in Beijing (1) Q: How are you finding your studies in China? A: Very interesting as Mandarin is very different from any European language. It has been a good challenge. Q: What do you find most interesting about Beijing? A: The difference in culture and the opportunity to have […]