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Harriet (19 yrs) Intermediate level French Attended 10 week Intensive (30) group course in Montpellier I just wanted to say thank you very much for helping me organise my trip to Montpellier September -December, it was absolutely amazing. I arrived home just two days ago and it is all very strange speaking English constantly!  I can’t […]

Monica (19) Ten weeks from Beginner level in Barcelona I studied Spanish in Barcelona and I plan to come back soon because of how great the experience was. I picked up the language so easily, I met interesting people from around the world, and I got to experience everything Barcelona has to offer. A great […]

Melissa (19 yrs) Ten weeks in Nice Intermediate level course Everything has been perfect! I absolutely loved my homestay and the French school in Nice was beautiful. I feel that I got placed in just the right level, I’ve made some awesome friends, and I love the city  🙂 Couldn’t have been happier.

Edward 20 weeks course Languages for Life I wanted to work on my French after finishing University.  Paris was the obvious choice for me, as I prefer cities to smaller towns, and commuting never bothered me, though I can see it might be an issue for some. I expected the course to be hard work, and […]

Becca (19 yrs): 8 week German Gap Year Course I decided to take a Gap year as I wasn’t quite ready to start University, and intense studying, so soon after A-levels! Having already been to Munich a couple times and because I have a few friends there, I was motivated to do a language course and […]

I’d heard from a friend that the best way to learn German is to live in a German city.  I’d been to Vienna before, loved it and thought why not study there! When I contacted CESA they were quick to respond and gave good advice. They made the booking easy. I liked the school’s location […]

Katherine Barnett Gap Year Spanish Course 12 weeks in Seville I expected after 3 months in Seville to be more or less fluent in Spanish, to gain greater confidence in myself and my language abilities, I also expected the lessons to be partly in English. After 4 ½ months in Spain I wasn’t fluent in […]

To be honest I didn’t really know what to expect. I just had an instinct that it would be an amazing experience and there would be a lot to do. Linguistically, I expected it to be difficult but I did hope to be challenged so I wasn’t too worried. The lessons moved faster than I […]

Megan: 24 weeks in Montpellier Gap Year Course   Going to Montpellier to study French was easily one of the best experiences of my life. I had always wanted to improve my language skills and going to Montpellier allowed me to finally do it! In no time at all, I went from very basic conversational skills to […]

David Rowthorn 6 wks German Standard Course Berlin, Germany I felt the standard of teaching was very high and the general vibe of the campus was excellent. The lessons were a good mix of grammar and practice. The teachers encouraged speaking and discussion as much as possible. The only problem I found was that the […]