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Nice but could have been better

Marc, 28, from France – October 05, 2015

Stay: 2 weeks, Course Start: 2015 , Accomodation:

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The Good & the Bad - what did you like best? What least?

GLS location is great.

The campus is nice, clean, with rooms equipped with high-end large touch screens.

Everything is well-organized. Teachers are very professionnal and seem to all really enjoy teaching.

I only had one-to-one courses, which seemed unusual to GLS teachers. Most students take group courses.

I said my priority was to talk as much as possible, that is, improve my ability to speak.

I didn't have to prepare any exam.

I expected more original and interactive courses, for instance around games or simulated situations (at work, at a dinner, in a store...), being constantly challenged on how to express a given idea. It turns out many things from the daily life are harder to express correctly than commenting on politics or economics.

I expected from a 2-week intensive individual program to be like being coached for a boxing match, so to speak: set goals, define a **personalized** plan to reach them, and work hard on identified weaknesses. Or something along those lines.

Instead, I spent 2 weeks mostly reading and commenting news articles with the teacher.

I feel I could have learned way more things when it comes to speaking, even though I am aware it is a lot a matter of time and practice.

I could have been way more challenged, and given more homework to do, along with tipps on how to practice, and material to work on outside the school.

In a way, it was too light, too classical, and definitely not creative enough.

Your recommendations for other students

Meet some other students, go out with them in the afternoon, and speak only German with them.