Language Schools in Galway
Perhaps because of its cosmopolitan nature, Galway attracts visitors hailing from the world over in their quest to learn the English language. In recent years, the demand has been enthusiastically met with a host of first-rate language schools offering a myriad of exams, certifications and good old-fashioned practice.
Students may choose to study at the Atlantic Language School, Galway Cultural Institute, Westlingua or Galway Language Centre. Each school has its own strengths. For instance, some of the institutions, such as the Atlantic Language school, reach beyond qualified language instruction to provide a host family program for students. Other schools, such as the Galway Language Centre require teaching candidates to be highly experienced and hold graduate degrees. Westlingua maintains a language and video lab for students to use in their free time. Likewise, each establishment offers a different combination of programs throughout the year aimed at either adults or juniors intending to learn language in Ireland. Combined, these fine schools help maintain the multicultural splendor of Galway City, and interested candidates would do well to learn English in the Capital of the West.
As one of the fastest growing cities in all of Europe, Galway has become an attraction for young people of all types. With such a burgeoning, vibrant crowd attending the National University and the many other institutions within the city, that trend is not likely to reverse itself. Remarkably, Galway has achieved that singularly extraordinary feat of gaining just as much from its students, and the students have gained from Galway: an achievement that deserves a hardy, ‘Bravo’.
Jeremy M. Usher
December 2000
