Category Archives: Gap Year

Katherine: 12 week Spanish Gap Year Course

Learn Spanish at the school in SevilleKatherine 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 Spanish but I do believe it is possible if you work super hard and only speak Spanish. Read More »

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Lucy: 8 weeks Languages for Life Course

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 expected, but I liked that, as I wanted to learn as much as possible. Read More »

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French Gap Year Course

web French student 1 145Megan
24 weeks in Montpellier
Gap Year Course
(with great photos!)

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 just six weeks I went from very basic conversational skills to being able to converse freely, express my opinion, Read More »

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German in Berlin

Berlin wallDavid Rowthorn
6 weeks on a German course in Berlin:

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 difference between the best and worst students in the class was a little too big. Read More »

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La buena vida en Barcelona

Learn Spanish in Barcelona

Learn Spanish in Barcelona

Amanda Tuitt 
Two weeks on a
Spanish Standard course in Barcelona as part of her Gap Year

I expected a high standard of teaching, friendly people and sunshine. I feel my expectations were met. My teacher was fantastic and I learnt a lot during my two week course.

The lessons were great, my teacher insisted that we only spoke Spanish and encouraged us to speak it outside of lessons for example ordering food in the school cafe.
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French Mini Group Course

Nicola Reed
12 weeks in Paris (1)
Mini Group Course

I wanted to improve both spoken and written French, grammar and vocab skills – everything frankly!

I was delighted with the college, well located in Paris – easily accessed and equally easy to reach all the main sights.  The staff, all very professional and native speakers of French were wonderful and the school staff generally (office staff etc were all lovely too). Read More »

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Sarah’s Spanish course in Madrid

Learn Spanish in MadridSarah Law 
5 week Spanish course in Madrid

“My time in Madrid was the most fun I’ve had ever! I met so many people through the school from all over the world and I am still in touch with many of them now 2 months on. Madrid is an amazing city with so much to do and the people I met there were all very welcoming, friendly and lively. Read More »

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