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A multitude of language schools in Malta - how can you choose??

Here are some tips to help you select the ideal school:

1) Talk to other students who have participated in a language course in Malta about their experience.
2) Make a list of criteria and decide which ones are most important for you.
3) Select a preliminary choice from the great number of schools according to preferences for a certain region ( Malta or Gozo?)
4) Decide which type of course you are searching for ( mainly holiday or mainly language study?, special courses for examination preparation?).
5) Costs is probably one of your principal criteria. The course size is an important factor influencing the price. However, you should consider that a big course size also mean less favourable learning conditions.
6) Private accommodation in a host family is very recommendable, because it offers supplemental language practice outside school, insight into country's culture and often cheaper costs in comparison to a hotel.
7) For your choice of a particular school, the size of the school plays a role in so far as a large school normally has better equipment and offers a greater variety of course levels. In contrast, the atmosphere may be more personal in a smaller school.
8) While reading the information you have about different schools, pay attention to details such as duration of lectures, class size, services included in the price in order to be able to compare the schools.
9) As to the dates and duration of your language holiday, you should take into account that real progress usually is perceptible only after 3 or 4 weeks. A language course during off-season has the advantages of lower prices, smaller groups and better accommodation.
10) Make use of the internet to find a school corresponding to your personal wishes. The tips given above are partly inspired by information found at www.languagecourses.net

Isabel Treptow