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Prepare for IELTS in Ireland

Date: Category: English in Ireland, IELTS, IELTS Cork, IELTS Dublin, IELTS Ireland, IELTS Preparation, IELTS Test, Learn English in Ireland, University Entrance

IELTS Preparation and University Foundation

This course is for students who want to go on to study at an English speaking university. It is also ideal for professionals, such as doctors and nurses, who need proof of their level of English.

For more information on IELTS, please go to IELTS Preparation on the Crossroads Languages site.

Our partner English schools in Dublin and Cork are both official IELTS Testing Centres. You can be sure you will be getting great IELTS preparation and sound advice for your IELTS test. Your teachers will be experienced in preparing IELTS candidates and most will also be IELTS examiners.

The schools offer IELTS preparation and IELTS tests all year round. Regular IELTS tests are held every month, but the schools can also arrange a test to meet the needs of groups of candidates.

 

IELTS  Dublin

  • The school has a course for IELTS preparation every month.
  • You can start your IELTS preparation on the first Monday of any month, and take the IELTS test at the end.
  • 20 lessons of General English
  • 10 lessons for IELTS preparation.

4-week course: 1,360 euros

 

IELTS Preparation Cork

Our partner school in Cork is an official IELTS Testing Centre.

The programme for IELTS preparation builds up general English language skills while providing solid preparation for all parts of the IELTS test. The course also includes integrated IELTS practice tests to help students improve their score in all sections.  

 

IELTS Preparation Cork

  • 20 lessons of 1 hour per week
  • Regular free IELTS test practice
  • Maximum 8-10 students
  • Afternoon and evening activities included
  • Weekly start dates
  • Transfers to and from the airport for students in homestay
  • Access to e-learning

220 euros per week.

(100 euros one-off fee for materials and registration)

IELTS Test fee not included.

The school also offers 4-day IELTS test information sessions and Intensive IELTS Preparation.

University Foundation Course, Cork

Our partner Cork language school is working in conjunction with Cork Institute of Technology to provide a foundation programme designed for students who want to go on to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in engineering, business, humanities or maritime studies. 

Contact crossroadslanguages.com for more information.  

 

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English in Ireland

Date: Category: English in Ireland, IELTS, IELTS Ireland, IELTS Preparation, Learn English, Learn English in Ireland

 

St Patrick’s Day - a great opportunity to look at some of our new partner English schools in Ireland.

Ireland’s reputation as a destination for international students is growing rapidly and both its English language schools and universities are becoming popular choices for students looking for a top education.

 

Why choose to learn English in Ireland?

The first reason to choose Ireland to learn English or go into higher education has to be the beautiful country, warm welcome and friendly people ! Always a good way to keep people coming back!

But Education in Ireland, which promotes Ireland’s higher education, gives the following reasons too:

 

  • a friendly, safe environment
  • English-speaking country
  • wide choice of courses
  • internationally recognised qualification
  • long tradition in educational excellence
  • innovative and creative culture
  • leading global companies in Ireland

And, I must say, some excellent language schools with great programmes to learn English and also have lots of fun with visits, sports, music and culture.

Every English language school we work with in Ireland is recognised as meeting the highest standards for language schools and education. They are all accredited by MEI-RELSA which oversees language schools in Ireland and  ACELS – the governing body of the Irish Department of Education for English Language Schools in the country. The schools are also accredited by other national organisations for education or sports training and activities and are also members of quality control international groups.

All our partners have their own strengths, but they all have one thing in common – they all offer top quality English courses to help you learn English in beautiful, friendly Ireland !

You are definitely in good hands no matter which course you take to learn English in Ireland.

 
 

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Great Savings when you learn English in Malta

Date: Category: English Courses, English in Malta, Language Courses, Language learning, Learn English

Escape to the sun – learn English and save 50% on course prices

Snow, ice, and winter storm warnings … if you’re already tired of winter, take advantage of some great promotions and combine a sunny break with learning English ….

Malta, for those of you who don’t know it, is a beautiful Mediterranean island just below Sicily. Queen Elizabeth has a ‘deep affection’ for it, and chose it for a private trip to celebrate her diamond wedding anniversary; it’s a favourite with winter sun-seekers, and over recent years is has become the top destination for students who want to learn English but want guaranteed sunshine !

From now until the end of March, or popular St Julian’s partner English school is offering a 50% reduction on its language courses taken until the end of March. That could mean a saving of up to 450 euros on the total immersion English courses.

This promotional price is :

  • valid on General English, Intensive, 1 to 1, Business Courses and Mini Group courses booked at our partner St. Julian’s school.
  • for courses taken up to 29 March 2013. After this date, you will pay the 2013 rate.
  • not valid on the course resource fee, transfers and accommodation. ( a €50 course resource fee to be paid by each student)
  • not valid with any other current offers

See our Malta pages at http://www.crossroadslanguages.com/en/language-courses/learn-english/malta/A/1/L/1/C/12  for more information on Malta.

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5 web sites to help you learn English – free !

Date: Category: English Learning Websites, Learn English, Learn English on line

My favourite ‘free’ sites to learn English

Learning English is becoming easier! You can never escape the hard work, but today, there is so much ‘English’ around to help you.

I’m always amazed at all the fabulous websites that offer great materials to help you learn or practice English, no matter where you are in the world, and much of it is free.

Some of the language learning sites are provided by major British educational organisations like the British Council, while others are created by individual teachers or educationalists who give their time and materials completely free. (Thank you!)

So, here you have my favourite free sites. Good Luck !

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Spanish Courses + fun activities in Spain

Date: Category: Language Courses, Language learning, Learn Spanish in Spain, Spanish, Spanish Courses, Spanish in Spain

Summer’s gone, vive Spanish courses

September – our busy summer season is over. Crossroads Languages’ clients – young and old – are back from their exciting language trips and they all have great things to say about our partner language schools, their warm, helpful host families and the fun social activities and visits they took part in. We’ll do a post in a few weeks to share their experiences.

For me, September is also the time when I think about escaping for a few weeks, when those fabulously hot places, like the South of Spain, become cool enough for me to survive in.

And I’m clearly not alone, as our partner Spanish schools in Spain are still buzzing with courses and activities for language learners.

So, let’s look at just five of my favourite activities that you can combine with Spanish courses around Spain, just a few of the types of activities that I see on the crossroadslanguages.com site every day and I say – I’d love to do that!

In no particular order ….

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Hurry, win a free CELTA course or get funding for TEFL refresher courses

Date: Category: CELTA Courses, TEFL Courses

Hurry, hurry, hurry ! Important deadlines coming up for teachers and future teachers.

If you want to do the CELTA – free – or get funding to improve your TEFL skills with a methodology course, then you need to move fast.

  • August 31 2012  - Just 2 days to go ! - Applications for CELTA courses at IH Sydney, IH Rome and IH Kyiv must be in.
  • September 17 2012  – Deadline for applications for Comenius and Grundvig funded teacher development courses.
  • October 1 2012 – Deadline for applications for the British Council English Teaching Graduate Scheme with a chance to receive a grant for 50% of the tuition costs for a CELTA or CertTesol  Course.

 

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Last day of the Olympics – Language quiz

Date: Category: Language learning

Last day of the Olympics !

Test your knowledge of world languages.

Thank you all the great sportsmen who have gone for gold and made this an amazing event. Thank you the London 2012 organising committee for pulling it off, and thanks too to the UK and visiting public for cheering everything along.

Lord Coe promises us a fun closing party with a tribute to British music over the last decades, while the organisers of Rio 2016 promise an eight-minute segment in the Olympic Stadium with ‘joy and passion’.

And as Crossroads Languages is all about learning, and teaching, different languages, I’d like to close our Olympic blog posts with a quiz about world languages.

You can test yourself, or if you’re a teacher, you could use it for a ‘web search’ with teams of students competing against each other to find the answers. You can give out medals for the three top teams.

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The 2012 Olympics – learning and teaching Olympic language

Date: Category: Language learning, TEFL Lesson

If you’re learning English in England this summer, then there’s no escaping the 2012 games – even if you wanted to.

To keep you up to date with information and test your knowledge of sports and past Olympics, I’m posting a collection of language learning and language teaching sites for you to help you.

International House celebrates 50 years in teacher training

Great opportunity to win a free teacher training course …

Date: Category: TEFL Courses

International House World Organisation is celebrating 50 years of providing training courses for teachers of English as a foreign language….

Just in case you haven’t already see this, I’m posting information about a great International House ‘competition’ where you can win a place on a course for teaching English as a foreign language.

But you need to hurry, deadlines are fast approaching !

International House, no doubt the best known name in English language teaching, is celebrating 50 years of providing teacher training this year.

To celebrate this special event, International House Schools, the University of Cambridge ESOL and Trinity TESOL (Cert TESOL) are offering 50 Free International House Teacher Training courses to people around the world who are currently out of work.

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Summer’s here – have a great time on your language course – despite the weather!

Date: Category: English Courses, English Courses in England, English in England, Language Courses, Language learning, Learn English in England

How to make the most of your English course in England  – take a notebook, a dictionary ……and an umbrella!

A couple of weeks ago, when I was preparing this first blog post, I asked some ‘super teacher’ friends and a few students, to give me their top tips on how to have a successful language course abroad.

One of the tips from Wendy, an English teacher in Abu Dhabi, was ‘Equip yourself with a notebook and dictionary, and an umbrella!’

And I bet even she didn’t realise how important that umbrella was going to be in the UK this summer!

English summers are not always great, but this year ‘takes the biscuit*’ !

June was the wettest June on record, and then just when the first summer students arrived the whole country was hit by torrential rain and flooding.

If you’ve just arrived in England for your ‘summer’ English course, we hope that the warm welcome in the schools, the great lessons, fun activities and friendly British people will be able to make up for this awful weather.

And to help you get the most from your language programme, no matter which country you are studying in, here are a few tips: