REPORT ON OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE

Following your request I am submitting a report on the English course I attended in April this year. The aim of the course was to teach the participants English vocabulary as well as to develop and improve all our language skills.

In general, the course was well organised and the objectives fulfilled. What I appreciated most was the opportunity to improve my speaking skills. The teachers were very friendly and encouraged us to use the language and, as a result, the course gave me confidence. However, although I was pleased with my progress, in my opinion there could have been some more writing classes, as all of us needed these skills for our future use.

l also appreciated the fact that I was staying with a host family – it is a very good idea as there is more time for practising language. Unfortunately, however, I lived some distance from the school and there were some unforeseen problems with the local transport. One other comment I'd like to make is that what also needs improvement is the school’s canteen. There was remarkably little choice in what was on offer.

In addition, I think that the publicity about individual study was misleading. The study centre was poorly equipped, and the language laboratory frequently broke down, so you could hardly rely on them as aids for developing your listening skills. But what I did benefit from was a computer room with programs reinforcing the knowledge acquired during classes.

On the whole, however, I must admit the course helped me develop my language skills and I learnt a lot of new languages. I think, therefore, that in spite of some inconvenience such as transport or food problems, which are issues the college should address, if possible, the course is very suitable for other trainees like me.