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Five week German course. I expected a significant improvement in my basic colloquial German. I also expected to benefit in a broadening of my knowledge of German history and culture. My expectations were met on both counts. The lessons were well structured, well prepared and delivered by very competent and experienced teachers in a friendly […]

I expected my spoken German to improve considerably. I also expected grammatical aspects to come more naturally by the end of the course. Generally I expected it to be a great way to meet people and become accustomed to the new environment with people in the same situation as myself. I expected my skiing to […]

I expected to grasp some general German in the four weeks I was there. I also expected basic, clean accommodation close to the school. My expectations were definitely met, I learnt enough German to get me started. The accommodation was great and only 2 minutes walking distance from the school.

One week I expected to be taught a mixture of grammar and topics and to have homework each day. I could not have hoped for a better course. I found the lessons very beneficial. They were always prepared, and a variety of teaching methods were used, which greatly helped to reinforce what we had learnt. […]

Geraldine Lynch 6 weeks Standard German course in Berlin I hadn’t studied German after A-level and upon completing my Physics Degree wanted to improve my German, mainly for personal satisfaction. It will also help to have it on my CV. The classes were enthusiastically taught and quite a lot of homework was given, encouraging me […]

Jack Sommers 8 week Gap Year German Course I wanted my overall ability to improve to near fluency and that the course would be both educational and entertaining. I feel I achieved both goals!

Ms McCormack 8 weeks German language course in Berlin I expected it to be quite intensive and thought the lessons would be of a high standard. I wanted to really improve my German and develop a love of the language. My expectations were fulfilled. The teachers were excellent I really improved my German and developed […]

10 week course. I decided to learn Russian for pleasure! I thought it was a beautiful language and like nothing I’d ever studied before and I really wanted to get a good grasp of it; and where better to do that than in Russia? I found the Russian language school staff really friendly and learning was […]

In the first month of my gap year, while I was still at home wondering what to do with myself (my gap year was unplanned, forced upon me after the whole A-level exams cock-up – a story for another time), I got sick of hearing everyone talking about Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and all the other […]

My teacher, Lena, was excellent. Lessons were well presented and systematic. I helped a lot by going back to basics a lot at times and filling in early grammar I should have known. The staff were approachable and willing to help. The best part of the course was the excellent lessons with Lena, we were […]