Language Courses
Internships
University Preparation
Professionals
Over 50s
JuniorsTake a gap year. Travel to learn a language and get work experience.
Use your year out well ! Get a head start in the job market by learning a new language. Spanish in Spain, or why not travel further afield and take your Spanish course in Argentina or Mexico.
Whether it's a course in French, German or Italian Crossrads Languages can help you combine language learning with work experience, au pair or a summer job.
For foreign students English with an internship is also a great way to improve your language skills, work with native speakers and discover a new work culture.
How can Crossroads Languages help you ?
Internships
Crossroads Languages works with their leading partner language schools to provide programmes that combine language study with an internship in local companies.
The work component is designed to help students practice their language while learning job related skills.
This is considered to be a training period and is not paid. The minimum programme is usually a 4-week language course followed by a 4-week internship.
The schools provide support during the student's internship. The student can also keep the same accommodation during the course and the internship.
Some schools also offer unpaid internships without language courses.
Schools charge a search/administration fee for all internships
Paid work experience/au-pair work/gap year programme
Learn a language and earn money
If you're thinking of taking a year out before you go to university, then our partner schools can offer you some great programmes - you will learn a language and have a chance to earn some money with a job in a hotel or restaurant.
You will meet students from around the world, have fun, and boost your CV at the same time.
In most schools you take a minimum of 4 weeks' language followed by paid work. (See individual schools for details.)
All Crossroads partners are either accredited, responsible language schools, or recognized work experience providers.
Leonardo da Vinci
Crossroads partners can also provide information and work experience opportunities funded by the European Union for EU students. Note : you must start your application early to meet the deadlines.
We are sorry, but because of immigration laws, our internships and paid work experience positions are only open to students from citizens of the European Union.
