Understanding and Applying CLIL Methodology for Secondary School Teachers

location, teachers-excellent

too many students (13-14)in a group during conversation lesson -means that conversation is impossible

The school is very quick and easy to reach on foot from the bus station.

Modern rooms with air conditioning. Sufficient rooms available to move to another room from time to time.

Our teacher Christian was great. The lessons were always a lot of fun. Help was always available. The groups are not too big.

I was there for 2 weeks. I had a different lesson every day during this time.

I can only recommend this language school.

The school's location in the heart of Valletta is excellent, and the teachers are outstanding, bringing extensive knowledge and experience. However, I was disappointed with the communication from the office. On the first day of my course, I was informed that it had been cancelled. Having paid for a flight, booked accommodation, and arrived eager to participate, it was disappointing to learn of this change. Although I was offered an English course and 1.5-hour lessons on my original subject, which were both very interesting and enjoyable, my goal was to deepen my understanding of methodology, and I received only a portion of the instruction I had anticipated.

During the morning, there were ten women of different nationalities. And that alone is extraordinary. Ahmed, our teacher, was very competent. I appreciated his teaching. He involved everyone, he was attentive to each of the students. He knew how to put us at ease, no judgment, and lots of encouragement.

In the afternoon, I liked it less, we were a small group of 7 (with another teacher). The program was based on conversation, but it was too fun, I learned almost nothing. The teacher spoke too quickly, and was less attentive to our difficulties. Certainly the atmosphere was good, but I didn't progress.

But what I remember from this experience are the morning classes: fantastic

I liked the quality of the teaching and especially the availabily of the teacher.

She was patient and moved us forward quickly. We had a very good professional.
We were able te speak Ennglish with "British" accent.

But the school doesn't even offer water to drink despite the heat.
I didn't like the welcome from one of the ladies at reception who are not very friendly and not patient with people who are looking for their words in English.

The teachers tried very hard and had a lot of patience with us. Our group of 12 persons were a very nice and pleasant group.

This course was great. Teachers care about your experience and learning progress. Location of school is perfect and lessons are well prepared. Thank you.

Teachers are very good and the location was very good.

I am satisfied with the studies. Interesting experience to study in an international group.The classes are of very good quality,and the location is fantastic.The teachers are professional.I am very satisfied with the individual lessons because I needed speaking practice.Can't comment on the activities as I was only there for 1 week.I stayed at the hotel and therefore I have no information about the apartments offered by the school.
I liked teachers, location, classes.Study programm classik, it could have been with more different tasks.The group was too low level for me, but I didn't change it because I was there for a short time. Other times, it would definitely pay more attention to it.
1 week ir to short for study.
I recommend this school to other people because of the good quality.

I liked our teacher Mia - the best teacher ever! She was so friendly!
The location in the centre of the town - only a few minutes from the bus station - very good.
The classes were air-conditioned, it was very good, but some dlasses were small, but never mind.
I wasn't interested in activities, because I found so many friends and we were talking in cafés.
the housing was quite okay, but I would fault the location next to a busy road and the heat without the possibility of turning on the air conditioning (however, the air conditioning was part of the room)
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I liked the way of teaching, the level of the teachers and the positive attitude towards all of us. I also like how the lessons were conducted. Unfortunately, I did not like that the time was short.

Everything i learned in these classes will be very useful for my job. The teacher was okay. The locations we visited were really beautiful and interesting. The food in the restaurants was delicious. I liked all of the activities, but my favorite one was going to the Blue Lagoon with a boat. The apartment i was staying at was amazing. It was big and had all the things a person could need to be comfortable. And it was near the school. After all i really enjoyed being in these program.

I came across a wonderful teacher /Vera/ who managed to raise my level. I met many nationalities, we exchanged experiences and skills. The location of the school was great, the attitude and facilities too.

Classes are according student's level. The teacher paid attention to each student, very well prepared for us. Perfect location in the center of Valletta. Our housing was independent from the school.

I'm very satisfied from my English course in Easy School of Languages in Valletta, Malta. My teacher Mary Rose was brilliant. Except of textbook learning we played a lot of funny games that helped us to increase our speaking abilities.

My room was spacious and clean, but there was some mould on the walls in the bathroom and near the AC. Common areas a bit too hot. The location, Floriana, very practical.

My teacher was very good, an expert in the matter and very professional.

The content was interesting although a bit repetitive didactic-wise

One week was too short. Next time at least two weeks. Teachers were very good and professionals. Balance was very good, excersises, grammar and discussions.
It was very pleased to met lot of students all over the world.
Climate was perfect, Malta is beautiful and very friendly. Good restaurants and places.
Our first class was too hot.

I really appreciate all classes.
Prof. Bianca use a method that fit perfectly with my skills and way to learn.
Perfect location of school :easy to reach from house.
I also appreciate the conversation classes: I needed them.

I liked the classes, the teachers, the school staff, the location, the facilities, the activities and the housing. Indeed, I write these words sincerely. :-)

It was a very good experience. Everyone is so kind and helpful. The school was in a very nice place. I think the education was good! The teacher was kind and helpful and funny. She show us a lot of things about Malta, tell a lot of story!

The groups are formed in a strange way. Entry test doesn't describe anything except of Grammar level. I suffered that.
I wasn't informed about school's proposal and activities, even about lounge room

I have b2 cert, and the school gave me b1 without any test.....I can't use it

I really like the location of school, beautiful! Glass rooms and other facilities are okay, not the best, but nothing to complain about either. Teacher was also really nice, and he had good/chill method to teach. Works for me!

I have been on many Teachers' Training Courses in my career as a teacher but the one run by Alan Marsh was one of the best courses I've ever had.

I am very appreciative of the way he tweaked activities to make them more creative and fun. Also I went back home with a wealth of materials I will be able to use in my classes which was precisely what I was expecting from this course.

Besides that, the after-class activities planned by the school were also entertaining and interesting.

The only thing that I suffered a lot was the heat. I think homestay should provide air conditioning especially in the scorching heat of August, but in my bedroom there was only a fan which really wasn't enough to make me sleep at night. As a result of that, I was often feeling exhausted throughout the day.

In spite of that, I got on really well with Miriam and Vincent who I found very hospitable and kind.

School teachers are very friendly. Valetta is very lovely place.

it's a small school but easier to meet people, the school is very well placed, I recommend

My experience was very positive. It totally satisfied my expectations.
The school location is perfect. It was 3 minutes walking distance from my hotel.

The classes one yo one with Bob were perfect. He is an excellent teacher, a good person and he loves his job.

The only complain is that one week was a too short period of time. I look forward to go to your school again in the future.
Thanks a lot.

The school teacher and some staff are good, but some staff are doing just business.

The student accommodation was beautiful, but I didn’t find there on Google map soon, I recommend to upload that, because we don’t need transfer sometimes...

Time of preparation my language holliday : the contact with Milda was very important to me. I felt less anxious.
The student information manuel : very clear and helpful. A very good organization concerning the airport transfers, host familily and how to get to school.
Secretary personal at school : smiley and helpful.
My host familily : as my "host mister" is about the same generation as I am, we had very interesting conversations about getting older, diseases, death and about the different way of cooking.
English lessons : I felt like "a fish in the water". Derek, our teacher : his personality, calm, smiley, open-minded, having pedagogy, able to keep interest. During the second night, I dreamed in English ! In fact, already at secondary school (54 years ago !) I noticed that I like the English language very much. I improved my vocabulary quite quickly, that helped me to feel well with the other students, much younger than I. I even bought a grammar book, (the part I always have difficulties).
Golden age course : I'm very satisfied with this arrangement. All our excursions were very interesting. I appreciated the pronunciation of Marthese, our licenced tour-guide, and learned much about history of Malta. The cultural programme was very good organized.
I'm proud because I found two books : "Valletta, my city, my story" and "Old folk tales of the Maltese Islands".
My thanks go to every person I met during these two weeks.

The classes were fairly small, about 8 - 10 students. That was good.

We had five different teachers during the two weeks.The teachers didn´t know what the other teachers had been doing.. For instance we were discussing food for four days.

The location of the school was good.

I was a member of the Golden Age group and we had all kinds of activities every day. Very good!

I was disappointed with my host family. Breakfast was bread and tea or coffee and Corn Flakes. The dinner mostly pasta. The family nerver had dinner with us.

For me it was a nice experience to stay with so many different people for learning. It was the first time I made holiday like this. If I do it again, I will stay for three weeks minimum. It is a good way for me to learn speaking.
The atmosphere was very pleasant at school and the organization was good too.

I really liked the school, everyone was friendly. The school education is great, I especially liked it because it was near Floriane where I was located and again in the heart of the city of Valette. The lessons, I am delighted about, I think the professor really appreciated what part of the major to work with me and I think it was really successful ... to me it is easy now, I understand something I did not know at all. I really have no objections.

The classes were structured and interesting. Alan Marsh is a very experienced and knowledgeable teacher. Great location in the center of Valletta. The facilities were modern, clean and bright.

I attended a five day course daily from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm, with two breaks. The school is placed in an ancient building in the center of Valletta, with a really nice view from the top of the building. My host house was only five minutes away by walking. Our class consisted of five persons, so we had the opportunity to speak a lot. The teachers were professional and friendly too. The staff was kind and ready to answer any question. I appreciated everything.

For me, this school is excellent. They had good teachers, good personnel, and a new and beautiful building. I lived in the same street as all the other places near the school. I would like to return to Easy School.

Valéria

I appreciated this school and its organization. It started with the placement test. I was placed in the right level so I could achieve my goal of speaking fluently with no fear. Teachers were very patient, inventive, flexible, and experienced. I am happy that I had opportunity to know some of them, not only one.
School is located in the centre of Valleta so you don't need to spend much time to go there. I had classes in two buildings and it was good to have to walk 3 minutes during the break. It helps to relax and to change the ideas.
Social activities took place in the afternoons and were well organized. The guide knew many things about Malta and it's islands and could talk about it in a very interesting way.
I stayed with a host family. It was my first time, and I don't regret. My host family was great and was in the centre of Valletta. I could get everywhere very quickly and easily.

I had a very special experience in Malta. There was my first time in a foreign English school and I had an opportunity to improve my nouns. I loved to live for a week with a family that received me, they were amazing and sociable. The school has an excellent teaching method and the teachers are very interested and compromised. I would like that the social activities had been more interesting.

Generally I can accept a normal school with good teachers but a lack of classes and facilities. We didn't have a real PC or chat room but it was the same as the relax room. I didn't appreciate the first test to select our level, it was too approximative. In fact I stayed in the first week in a class without my English level!! We didn't have a real book but only photocopies to follow the lesson. I paid for an IELTS course so I'd want an exercise book to revise.
The housing was very far from school, 45 minutes by bus. The apartment had only the basic level to stay there with some comforts. Probably it was an old one .