English Language Schools in UK
Learning English in Language Schools in
England
You cannot undervalue the importance of studying English Language in
a Language School in England or the UK. It is important to do a fairly
intensive course, maybe 20 hours a week - but this is the beginning.
When you finish at the school for the day, your lessons continue as you
learn from the everyday life in England. The English are famous for
their inability to learn foreign languages, so you will be forced to
listen to, understand and speak English, just by being in the country.
Secondly, English is the most widely spoken language in the world
(as a second language). Of course the population of UK speak English,
and our cousins across the pond speak a version of English, but many
more people around the world speak English as a Foreign Language. This
is a foreigner's version of English picked up in the speaker's native
country. Many countries in the world, whilst they teach grammar in a
very academic way, fail to teach people how to communicate. They fail to
give the user the confidence to speak English. By being in England, you
will be forced to communicate.
At work.
Many bosses and managers, who have followed a very
traditional education, do not have the confidence to communicate in
English, and yet with a rapidly growing European and world market, the
value of speaking English is becoming more important. If you can speak
English, by attending an English Language School, you will have an
advantage both at work, and socially.
Why England?
You might ask yourself, why go to England to study
instead of going to the USA. I would say that the English accent is
different from the American one, and has a certain quality. For example
you will get to pronounce tomato the correct way (tommARto) instead of
the American way.
In looking for a good English Language school, there are a number of
things that you should look for.
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Qualifications of staff (are they as qualified as they say they are?)
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Location of school - you do not want to be going to a school that is not in
a very nice part of town.
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Check on the certificates that you will be awarded at the end of the course.
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Check that your accomodation is not too far from the school, and from the
points of interest. It is expensive to travel in the UK.
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Check that the school offers some social activity. This can make your stay
much more pleasurable.
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Check to see if the English Language Course is recognised by the official
authorities.
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