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More than a Language Course

Spend nine or six months abroad becoming fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, German, or Chinese and learning the culture of your host country! An EF Academic Year Abroad is the ideal way to completely immerse yourself in a language. First, perfect your language skills; then, study academic subjects in your areas of interest. You'll also have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience through an internship and volunteer programs with a local company. Return home with language credentials, university credits, friends from around the world and memories to last a lifetime.

Intensive Language Lessons

You begin with language lessons to improve your proficiency, focusing on essential communication skills. Taught by experienced teachers, lessons help you acquire both written and conversational skills through class discussions, written exercises, group work and sessions in our language labs (iLABs). You can also enhance your progress even more outside of the classroom – anytime, anywhere with the Efekta™ PodMovies.

Academic Studies

Once you have reached a sufficient level of language proficiency, you will take academic subjects of your choice, such as history, art, literature or business. click here

Examination Preparation

Why not take an internationally-recognized language proficiency exam while you're away? We can help you prepare for many different exams including DELF, DELE, ZDF, CELI, and DALF. click here

Documented work experience

You can opt to gain valuable work experience during your course. Our internship program prepares you for the work environment and places you with the best organization to meet your professional goals. click here

Living the language

Immerse yourself completely in your host culture by staying with an EF host family, or enjoy the international environment of our residential centers and college campuses.

Events throughout the year

Get ready for a full program of sports, activities, excursions and evening events. You are also joining EF's "Class of 2009/2010". Get a role in the school play, work on the EF Yearbook or help organize your end of the year "prom"!