Student Reviews

I expected to be able to come home having a basic level of conversation and grammar. In general, I hoped for clean, friendly accommodation and welcoming, patient staff at the language school. The experience far exceeded my expectations I came home having a high intermediate level of Portuguese; the home stay was brilliant, friendly and […]

I expected to be challenged as it was so long since I had done Portuguese at university. I expected to do one topic of grammar a day (similar to university) and I expected the teachers to be very helpful and friendly. Generally my expectations were met. I was certainly challenged. I was placed in level […]

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 to work on my language skills outside of the […]

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 skills. All the teachers are really approachable […]

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! As a place to learn German in Berlin, the language school was great. The lessons were good and the teaching effective yet informal. German lessons consisted of discussions where […]

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 a love of the language and of the culture […]

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 the best […]

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 very interesting and varied. […]

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 atmosphere. I have no […]

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 […]