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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
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