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Why choose EF?
Experienced
- EF has been teaching languages abroad for over 40 years.
- We're the largest private education organization
- Only EF courses are US-university certified
- EF has been certified and accredited by many top language organizations. For details click here
Reliable
- EF teaches the courses we sell click here
- The person helping you choose your course in Sweden belongs to the same international team as all your teachers in Sydney or the housing coordinator in Boston selecting your host family
- Doing everything ourselves is the only way we can maintain our strict quality standards
Modern
- Developed by linguists and professors at EF’s own Research and Development Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our Efekta™ System accelerates your ability to learn by combining expert teaching with innovative technology
- The Efekta™ Progress Tracker continuously monitors your language learning progress
- Our state-of-the-art innovative language labs (iLABs), offer you interactive online tutorials that are synchronized with our own textbooks and curriculum to complement your classroom learning
- Enhance your learning outside the classroom with PodMovies – Download them to your iPod and study any topics that interest you.
Most of our schools are equipped with wireless Internet access.
International
- 70 offices around the world
- Study alongside students from up to 100 countries click here
- Form an exciting global community where your new language is your best tool for communicating, exploring and making friends
Fun
- All our schools have an Activities Director whose job is to make sure you get the most out of your stay.
- Weekly program of sports, activities and excursions click here
- Participating in EF events is the best way to meet new people and get yourself talking
Guaranteed
- Attend all your classes, do all the assignments and you'll advance one of our learning levels every six weeks (or 12 weeks at higher levels) click here
- If you don't, you study for free until you do
- We're that confident about the quality of our courses