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Emily 2 weeks in Paris (1) Combined Course I expected the teaching to be intensive for rapid linguistic improvement, and to be taught in a relaxed and friendly environment. My expectations were definitely met.  The private lessons were particularly enjoyable and beneficial; being virtually identical to the supervisions I have at University.

Elena Lynch 2 weeks in Montpellier Intensive French course I expected to improve my grammar considerably, to meet some very nice people, to have a lot of fun, to enjoy the course. I expected to be speaking French the whole time.

I arrived on the course knowing very little French (I could hardly count to ten), so I expected to improve with both understanding and speaking ability. I also expected to make a lot of new friends. Were my expectations met? Yes! I met some amazing people and some friends I hope to keep for life. […]

I expected my French to improve substantially by the time my 4 weeks were up, I expected endless sunshine, golden sand and many other gap year students willing to share the experience with me. The weather lived up to my expectations, and even excelled them, in the entire 29 days it rained once on the […]

I expected a general linguistic revision with a particular emphasis on oral work. The description given of the family encouraged me to have high expectations of my famille d`accuiel. My expectations were met fully! There was a good variety of approaches with plenty of opportunities to speak. The right balance between “closed” and more “open” […]

تحية من الرباط – Greetings from Rabat I have recently returned from a two week stint in Rabat learning Arabic. I have met a variety of different people from all over the world. The students and staff are very friendly and hospitable. I spent the first week with a Moroccan family which was a great experience […]

Bethany Crowhurst 2 weeks German Course in the Gap Year I spent two weeks at the German language school in Berlin and had an amazing time! The course itself focuses on immersion so you are constantly required to interact in German which can be initially quite full on but I really felt it helped me develop my language […]

Tracey Anne Lynch I hoped that I would get a balanced education which would include speaking, grammar, reading and writing. I also hoped that the teacher would challenge me and push me beyond my current linguistic abilities. I had two teachers who took turns teaching which I found very helpful. It gave a variety of […]

Hannah Bishopp 12 weeks German course in Munich I expected to expand my command of German, to experience a different culture and an opportunity to meet people from other countries. I also expected the opportunity to visit Munich and Bavaria and to see a large number of places of interest. My German improved significantly. The […]

Five weeks German course. I wasn’t sure what to expect from my German course in Lindau and was a little nervous. However, after a couple of days I settled in fine. The lessons were very good and as my confidence with the language grew I began to forget that I was learning. The lessons were […]