It's difficult to make progress in any language. I should know as I have attempted to master both Spanish and Japanese recently. Finding the right school is an ongoing problem, especially as they are all very expensive and packed with students. Often, you'll get to speak for maybe two or three minutes in an hour-long lesson and you won't even speak with a native speaker.

My new English Immersion Course is different. Our groups are limited to five students and because we are moving around, constantly changing our enviornment you'll always be learning new parts of the language.

My first immersion course starts soon. It'll be on a Saturday and will be in Central London. I can't tell you anymore at the moment as I want to restrict the class size. Just fill in the form for more information and I will get back to you soon.

To help you make up your mind, here's an extract from The Wall Street Journal:-

LESSON ONE: Look at language classes like any other investment. After shopping around for a two-week crash course, David Ecklund, a 47-year-old American sales executive living in Brussels, thought he was lucky to get into a group course that a local school was running for another U.S. multinational. It was cheaper than places out of town and so, says Mr. Ecklund, "I figured I’d stay in Brussels."

He got what he paid for. Instead of building the little he had learned of the language at high school, Mr. Ecklund got an intensive exercise in frustration. "In a classroom environment with seven to 10 people," he says, "you learn at the pace of the slowest student." Even worse, he was so put off by the experience he gave up entirely on learning the language for three years.

MONEY MATTERS

Whether you pay for language classes yourself, like Mr. Ecklund, or your company pays for them, there’s nothing more frustrating than wasting time and money on language lessons - especially in a class that’s supposed to be "intensive." But even one-on-one instruction can be a waste if you choose the wrong school. And with prices for intensive and full-immersion classes ranging from $20 to $100 an hour - not to mention the possibility of losing income from having to take time off from work or using vacation time - it pays to choose carefully. (Intensive refers to morning classes with afternoons off, while full-immersion programs pretty much involve round-the-clock attention.)

First off, decide what kind of return you want on your time and money and choose a school - or combination of schools - that maximizes the potential reward while minimizing the chance of wasting time and money. Many language schools don’t offer refunds. The most important criteria for a successful intensive or full-immersion experience are small class sizes and professional teachers as well as preparation, follow-up and realistic expectations on the part of the student.

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