66,000 foreign students visited Malta to learn English during 2006, a seven per cent increase over 2005. Whilst it is expected that 2007 will see another ten percent increase of tourist-students as they are being called locally.
If you are just beginning to learn English or you are at an intermediate or even advanced level We strongly suggest you spend an English learning holiday in Malta. Courses in all levels are held in the internationally awarded schools of English all year around whilst experiencing Maltese life with a touch of local culture.
Most English schools in Malta are offering all-inclusive packages for those who want to have a great holiday in sunny Malta, whilst improving their English Language skills. Most schools are offering full board host family accommodation or a stay at a hotel , airport transfers, excursions, and much more! Any age or nationality students are encouraged to study English in Malta.
Malta caters especially for students who want to improve their understanding of General English so they can communicate better when they are traveling or meeting new friends. Specialized schools are also offering courses for those who need to improve their English for their work or career prospects or those wishing to prepare for a higher education course at a UK university.
It is now a commonplace to say that languages change over time and space. and that this change is, indeed, an essential characteristic of human language. The view that language should be fixed and unchanging for all time is now thoroughly discredited, at least among applied linguists and language teachers. How entirely natural, therefore, that English used in environments different from those in which it grew up, so to speak, should mutate to suit its new environments. There is, however, a difference between acknowledging language development and change in a developing society in which the main force for change comes from first language speakers and accepting the same kind of changes and developments occurring in an environment where English is seldom used in the home and where another language or languages may directly or indirectly influence those processes. That is why most Maltese teachers are trained both in classic and contemporary use of English and students are encouraged to study both.
If you intend pursuing a course in English as a foreign language, Malta offers you a fantastic year round warm climate, a safe environment, officially licensed and monitored schools and host families, a rich history and vast culture, and relaxing and sports opportunities. Make sure you choose Malta to be one above the rest, receive good value for money, and benefit from years of expertise of more established and reliable schools.
There are currently 17 official and acknowledged schools that offer you a full range from very large and well established to very small and select.
Merging speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, the teacher fully immerses you in the language, thereby providing the key to language learning. Audio and visual material is also normally adapted throughout the courses
Teachers in Malta are not trained like the conventional classroom - Maltese teachers are young and energetic, they encourage role-play, dialogue, situational conversations and various other methods to embody student participation in order to maximize language skills retention.