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Language Courses Abroad Adults, professionals and executives
Get ahead
Spending 6, 9 or 11 months abroad is more than just a language course – it’s a life changing experience where you’ll immerse in a foreign culture, deepen your cultural understanding and gain the language skills to launch your international future.
About the program
Long-term benefits
An EF Academic Year Abroad is designed to kick start your global future. Whether you want to hit the beach in Sydney, find the perfect pizza in Rome or live like a real New Yorker in The Big Apple, EF has the study abroad program for you. In fact, no matter where you go, you’ll achieve full linguistic and cultural fluency – ensuring you return home with the skills to stand out from others applying for jobs and masters programs. With EF, you’ll spend either a semester or year improving your fluency while immersed in a true cultural exchange on a program that combines language learning and academic subjects that interest you.
Our knowledge of language learning allows us to tailor programs to the needs of long-term students: Academic tutorials ensure maximum progress while access to mentor groups help you adjust to life in your host country. Students also enjoy set term times with shared start and end dates. This means you’ll be taught as a group for the whole period and further benefit from vacation dates between terms to explore your host city and beyond.
Focus on the subjects you enjoy with Special Interest Lessons – from public speaking to French cuisine, CV writing to corporate culture. Choose from over 100 lessons conducted either in class or online. Learning a language is just the beginning of the EF experience. Your destination’s city insider will plan a full schedule of cultural excursions, weekend getaways and networking events – so you can live like a local during your stay abroad.
Professional Language Campuses Study at a campus designed exclusively for professionals and adults. Our Professional Language Campuses are ideal for networking and offer courses tailored to career advancement.
9 Languages 50 Destinations 100+ Nationalities
Learning Guarantee
We are so confident that our method will help you make maximum progress, that we guarantee it. Attend all of your classes, do all the assignments, and you’ll advance one course level every six weeks.
Pick your dream destination Choose from 9 languages in 50 destinations around the globe – from student cities to historic capitals.
EF Professional Language Campuses
Additional destinations around the globe:
-- Chicago -- New York -- Miami Beach -- San Francisco -- Honolulu -- Toronto -- London -- Manchester -- Berlin -- Paris -- Madrid -- St. Julian’s -- Cape Town -- Singapore -- Sydney
-- Bristol -- Oxford -- Cambridge -- Eastbourne -- Brighton -- Bournemouth -- Dublin -- Boston -- Los Angeles -- Washington, D.C. -- Seattle -- San Diego -- Santa Barbara -- Vancouver -- Vancouver Island -- Brisbane -- Auckland -- Perth -- Munich -- Nice -- Rome -- Barcelona -- Playa Tamarindo -- Shanghai -- Tokyo -- Seoul
Select your language course EF Multi-Language Year
Our most popular course
26 or 32 lessons per week: Travel the world while becoming fluent in two or three languages in up to three countries. You’ll have the opportunity to fully understand different cultures as you learn from our range of nine different languages.
EF University Foundation Program EF Intensive Program 32 lessons per week: Make maximum progress during your studies with an exciting and challenging syllabus that will have you speaking and writing with confidence. You’ll return home with a higher level of fluency and a wealth of international connections.
EF General Program 26 lessons of 40 minutes per week: Take your learning from the classroom to the real world and gain a sound understanding of another language. Through group work, interactive classes, projects and personalized lessons, you’ll emerge with solid achievements.
EF Exam Preparation 32 lessons per week: EF will help you prepare for and take official language proficiency exams like Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL and TOEIC. You can also choose from a range of exams in six other languages.
30 or 32 lessons per week: Gain the skills necessary for undergraduate studies abroad and earn guaranteed acceptance to a university.
EF Twin & Triple Campuses 26 or 32 lessons per week: Experience the ultimate adventure of travelling to two or three destinations as you learn one language – from a small town to a big city, from skiing the slopes to surfing the waves.
EF Advanced Diplomas 32 lessons per week: Challenge your English or French by following a prescribed program of intensive language classes combined with a range of university-level academic and professional subject courses.
EF Pre-Master’s & Pre-MBA 30 or 32 lessons per week: Achieve guaranteed placement in a Master’s or MBA program at a top-ranked international university.
Enhance your CV
Return home with a portfolio of academic achievements including the EFSET (EF Standard English Test) Certificate of Achievement. Supplement your CV and prove the progress you’ve made abroad to employers or graduate school admissions offices.
Document your progress EFSET Certificate of Achievement A complete report that details your level of English proficiency, aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (available for all English courses). EFSET results also detail your IELTS and TOEFL proficiency levels. EF Course Certificate Certified proof that you successfully completed your language course abroad. EF Language Assessment A report that indicates your linguistic ability in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Valuable enhancements to your CV Career Builder Build job-specific business or legal vocabulary. Exam Results Prove your language fluency with officiallyrecognized language exams. Internship or Volunteer Experience Boost your career prospects by gaining valuable international experience.
EF Course Report Get a list of all the courses you have taken and the level of proficiency you’ve reached. EF Certificate of Internship or Volunteer Experience Gain global experience by choosing to intern or volunteer with an international company or non-profit organization. EF Advanced Diploma Documented proof that you’ve learned career-focused and industry specific language skills over 9 months abroad. University and career credentials Prove your fluency with official language proficiency exam scores or gain university transfer credit through partner institutions.
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Full cultural immersion
Live like a local An essential aspect of your program is discovering a different culture and country alongside students from up to 100 different nations. You’ll explore your course destination and immerse in the local culture though activities and excursions organized by EF’s Leisure Team – headed by an EF City Insider. Since your language course abroad is also your vacation, a full program of optional activities, events and excursions are organized for you by our City Insiders. They can also help with planning weekend getaways to nearby cities, wineries or spas. Such exposure to the culture and native speakers will allow you to gain confidence in your language skills while building an international network for life.
The faster way to learn a language.
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