Language school Cork, Cork Language Centre

School

Our partner school is located in the city centre, in an elegant, renovated 18th-century Georgian-style building. The school contains 24 comfortable classrooms and other modern, including a study room, library, a computer with Internet/WiFi access, and a multimedia centre with audio, video and CD-Rom material for students to use outside of class. You can relax in the café or garden and get to know your new friends.

Courses

Standard course
Lessons: 20 of 55 minutes
Course duration: 2 to 48 weeks
Levels: Beginner to advanced
Students/class: 8-12 people
Minimum age: 17 years
Daily schedule: 09:00–13:00

Intensive course
Lessons: 26 of 55 minutes
Course duration: 2 to 48 weeks
Daily schedule: 09:00–13:00 + 14:00–16:00
Details: cf. standard course

Cours combiné
Lessons: 25 of 55 minutes
(20 group + 5 one-to-one lessons)
Details: cf. standard course

Preparation for Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE, CPE)
Lessons: 20 of 55 minutes
Course duration: 10,12* or 13* weeks
*+1 extra week of accommodation (exams)
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Students/class: 8-12 people
Details: cf. standard course

Preparation for TOEIC exams
Lessons: 24 of 55 minutes
(20 standard + 4 TOEIC exams prep.)
Course duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Levels: Intermediate to advanced

Work experience placement (unpaid)
Course duration: min. 4 weeks
Duration of work placement: max. 6 weeks
Domains: tourism, hospitality, administration…

Accommodation

Host family
Living with a host family is an excellent way to practise the language daily and to study in a warm and motivating atmosphere. The families have been carefully selected to provide a pleasant setting and a welcoming environment. You will have a single room and share meals with the family (half board). The families are located at around 30 minutes away from the school.

Shared apartments
If you would prefer to have more independence, you can choose to stay in a single room in a shared apartment. The apartments offered by our partner school are located within close proximity to the language school building. The apartment located in Coppinger Court is around 5 minutes away from the school and the apartment located in Ard Patrick is around 15 minutes away from the school. The apartments are equipped with a kitchen, a living room with TV, and a bathroom.

Leisure

The school offers a range of activities that allow you to immerse yourself in the Irish culture: guided tours of Cork, outings to the theatre or to traditional music concerts, etc. The school also organises half-day, full-day and occasionally even weekend excursions for you to discover the treasures of the region or make a flying visit to Dublin.