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The Eurolingua Institute provides opportunities to learn foreign languages in the countries where they are spoken.  They offer programs throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, Caribbean, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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MICATZ specializes in offering overseas volunteers affordable internship placements and also facilitates opportunities for individuals, students, groups, and gap year students. We also offer adventure holiday tours, wildlife programs, language and cultura ...
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Founded in 1985 as a Spanish school for foreigners, the goal of Kingsbrook is for students to learn Spanish in a simple, pleasant, fun and efficient way, in an ideal environment such as Barcelona. They also want students to have a great and positive perso ...
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For Canadian and other non-American participants, Centre for Cultural Interchange (CCI) arranges academic year high school, as well as a variety of programmes for students and adults wishing to live and/or work in the US for a short period of time. For Am ...
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TANDEM Internationals highly qualified teachers offer English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish classes in small groups. Language courses at TANDEM schools range from general classes for all ages to highly specialized courses for professionals, as wel ...
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Accademia del Giglio offers Italian language classes and courses on art and art history at their campus in Florence. The student is literally immersed in the artistic, historical and cultural heart of Florence, the so-called "cradle of the Renaissance", w ...
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Every Language, Every Culture, Everywhere. AmeriSpan Study Abroad offers language programs in over 45 countries and over 15 languages worldwide. We have 16 years experience and over 30,000 past participants in our programs. AmeriSpan programs include La ...
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APF Languages programs permit students to learn Spanish regardless of their language level. Both beginners and advanced will profit the specially designed APF system. New courses start every week of the year without interruption. At the end of each course ...
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Caledonia Languages Abroad has flexible programmes that run all year round, with language courses from as short as one week at language schools throughout the world. Their tutors are specially qualified to teach their language as a foreign language and us ...
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International House Study Abroad offers students an opportunity to learn a language along with the culture of the language. International House Study Abroad schools teach 16 languages - in 33 countries - in over 50 schools.
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Il Sillabo offers Italian language courses for all levels. Their Italian language courses are held by professionals drawn from outside the school. All teachers follow a method based on student communication, participation and involvement. Students are con ...
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GLS can arrange unpaid internships in Berlin. Participants must participate in at least a 4 week language course prior to beginning the internship. Internships are 6, 8 or 12 weeks long, and begin after participants finish their German course. Internship ...
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Verbum Novum is an international travel organisation, which offers German Courses in Germany for juniors and adults in the nicest cities of Germany: Mainz/Wiesbaden, Munich, Berlin, Nuremberg and Bremen. The students can book German Courses year-round in ...
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Experiment-France offers high school students the opportunity to attend a French school and live with a host family. It's one of the best ways to become fluent in the language, to make friends and to explore the French school system and its social life. P ...
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This programme is designed for teenagers and adults of all levels of French proficiency who wish to broaden their knowledge of French language and culture. Participants study at private language schools specially selected for their professionalism and hos ...
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Our school was established in 1989 and over the last 20 years we have built a reputation for providing high quality Russian language courses in Saint Petersburg. All our courses run year-round starting every Monday, with a minimum length of one week. We o ...
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SOFI 64 offers French language courses for all levels. We help our students develop their knowledge and their French language skills. Our programs are various and allow our students to improve their French in the best conditions. Long and short term ...
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CESA Languages Abroad provides language courses for international participants. Languages offered include Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, German, Greek, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Programme costs, lengths and dates vary by location. Acco ...
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Bordeaux Language School (BLS) offers 6 levels of French language instruction, from complete beginners to advanced as defined by the Council of Europe. All BLS teachers are qualified to teach French to foreign learners and have an excellent knowledge of F ...
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BridgeAbroad offers study abroad, teach abroad, intern abroad, and volunteer abroad program opportunities throughout Latin America and in Spain.
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