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Personalize your course

Build your own Academic Year Abroad.

We’ll personalize it just for you. Start by choosing the intensity level of your course program—whether that’s to make maximum progress with 32 lessons a week, or allow yourself more time to immerse yourself in the culture with 26 lessons a week. All our programs combine language learning with interesting academic subjects for your career. And the best thing is that you can personalize your program, making it the perfect study abroad experience just for you. Start building your program today and call us for a free study abroad consultation.

1. Choose your course program

FLUENCY

32 lessons / week
Make maximum progress while you’re abroad.

EF Intensive Program (most popular)
Become fluent for academic or career reasons

EF Exam Preparation
Prepare for a globally recognized proficiency exam

COMPETENCY

26 lessons / week
Gain a sound understanding through more cultural immersion.

EF General Program 
Communicate clearly in everyday language

CAREER FOCUS

Combine language studies with international business skills

EF Advanced Diploma
Earn an Advanced Diploma in English in your choice of career

ACADEMIC FOCUS

Gain fluency in English to enter an academic degree program abroad

EF University Foundation Year
Learn all the required skills to enroll at a top university

EF Pre-MBA and Pre-Master 
Prepare for a post-graduate degree in an English-speaking university

MULTI-LANGUAGE FOCUS

EF Multi-Language Year 
Learn up to three languages in three different countries

2. All programs include:

Standard classes
EF’s certified teachers give focus topic-based lessons on real world subjects and current affairs. You’ll learn how to express yourself naturally, improve your pronunciation and build confident communication skills.

Conversation classes
These teacher-led discussions and debates that help you improve your spoken skills.

iPad lessons
As an integral part of EF’s curriculum, teachers use iPads to enhance your classroom learning in an exciting way. You can also study at home with EF’s mobile learning tools.

Online iLab
Learn even faster by using multimedia study tools in EF’s iLab language labs, including Hollywood-produced videos and interactive activities. Your teacher is always there to guide you.

Weekly lectures
Attend a motivating lecture each week on different topics to develop your language listening and comprehension skills.

Executive Speaker Series
Organized in collaboration with Hult International Business School, a series of world-famous guests speak directly to our students via broadcasts to all our course centers.

3. Personalize your lessons

Choose your Special Interest Classes (SPINs)
Focus your study program on topics of particular interest to you professionally, academically or personally with up to 10 Special Interest classes (SPINs) a week. Read more.

Add exam preparation
You can add exam preparation classes to your program, to prepare for an official language exam such as TOEFL, TOEIC, a Cambridge ESOL exam, or an exam in for example Spanish or French. Return home with certified proof of your language level. Read more.

Add an internship or volunteering
Practice your language skills in an international work environment in an industry or work field that interests you. Boost your CV for your career or choose to do humanitarian volunteer work. Read more.

Study for an EF Advanced Diploma
Focus on acquiring industry-specific English skills while earning a diploma from EF and university credits from Hult International Business School in English for Business, English for Fashion & Design, English for International Affairs, English for Media & Art, English for Hotel & Tourism, English for Health and Fitness, English for Online Marketing. Read more.

Prepare for university abroad
By choosing our EF University Foundation Year program you’ll gain guaranteed entry into one of EF’s 150 partner universities worldwide. Or to prepare for postgraduate studies, choose our EF Pre-MBA or EF Pre-Masters program. Read more.

Call us today for a free consultation!