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Matteo, 19, wanted a Gap Year to remember, to have fun but to really tackle his languages. He followed a full Academic Year course in Italy and then booked again for a German course in Berlin – now that’s dedication!  “The thirty-two week Academic Year programme in Italy was fantastic. I divided my time between […]

Why would you want to learn German in Vienna?  My friend, who is not at all interested in languages, just didn’t understand!  Learning a language abroad, in a city you didn’t know beforehand is an amazing, exciting incredible experience: 1/ you meet people from all over the world

John 2 weeks in Paris (1) Mini Group Course I knew where I wanted to study French (Paris) and that I didn’t want to be with a lot of young people (it’s been years since I described myself as a  student – and really couldn’t have faced studying with lots of bright young teenage things […]

Milan for 12 weeks – amazing! I’ve always wanted to go there and my Gap Year was the perfect opportunity! It was my first trip abroad on my own and it was daunting to even think about it, just before I went. So mostly I tried not to. The Italian school in Milan was brilliant, in […]

Two weeks course.   I was a touch unsure what to expect, yet the pre-arrival information I received gave an impression of a well organised school.  Linguistically the school was excellent. The teaching was robust and the improvements I made in merely two weeks were marked. The school was very well organised. I have no […]

I loved how the lessons were all in Italian, as it really immersed us into the language.  Being a complete beginner taking a dictionary to class became a necessity. I liked how there was a mix of all ages at the college.  The teachers were very friendly and welcoming. By the end of the course […]

” I didn’t really think too much about it before I booked a two week course – I just went for the experience!! I have done something similar in France around 5 years ago, so I had some idea of what to expect.  I really hoped to be able to “chat” more spontaneously as a result of […]

Stuart (29 yrs old) 1 week Private Tuition & 1 week Standard Italian Course Stuart felt Italian would be useful for his future career, as he works as an Engineer for Ferrari (yes, really!) you can see his point. 

Lisa, decided against a Gap Year before University. She still wanted to work on her Italian though and chose to spend 2 weeks in Florence over the summer holiday. She was going to read Medicine, but had done GCSE Italian and wanted to build on this and view the artworks of Italy, before she was […]

I’d always wanted to go to Argentina and when I decided, having graduated that the time had come to sort out a Spanish language course, I immediately thought of studying in Buenos Aires!   The CESA Languages staff had talked me through the various course options and explained the school was home to a wide range of student nationalities […]