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I expected there would be more A-level students (there were only 5 of us) on the French A level revision course. I thought my French generally, rather than just A-level topics would improve. I thought most of my time would be spent working really hard. I expected more freedom in the evenings because of the […]

Quite frankly I did not know what to expect having never participated in anything similar before: I hoped to improve my spoken French and being retired, I hoped that I would not be in a class of teenagers. My expectations were very much met. I enjoyed the whole French course experience in Antibes and much […]

Mr Wong 2 week Summer course in Tours    I expected that I would improve my French to a certain extent. I also expected to learn something new, that I hadn’t learnt at school before. I thought I would meet some new friends and experience different things in life. My expectations were definitely met. The […]

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 […]