After searching for several months for a decent language school, I settled on Europa…read more The main criteria were: 1. Night classes at least twice a week 2. Close to my apartment 3. Small class size 4. Emphasis on speaking 5. Reasonably priced Europa fulfilled all of these criteria and I decided to take a placement test for French classes. Sylvie was really helpful and flexible regarding what level I wanted to take in accordance with my test results. The session started in March and ended in May. The classes I took were twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 pm. There was homework and some exams which were graded more strictly than I expected but I preferred it. The majority of the class centered around speaking and listening exercises and there were 4 of us total. It was a bit frustrating to be in a class with people of different levels but I suppose that's what a beginner class needs to be. I learned a lot but I wish it was a bit more fast-paced and stricter on how fast we needed to learn. I chose this school over the commune because of the combination of a much smaller class size, lower cost, and more material covered. I'm happy I did.

From the owner: Cours de néerlandais et cours d'anglais adaptés aux besoins socio-professionnels de tous nos…read moreclients.

From the owner: Au cœur de Bruxelles, les Cours du Soir de Langues (enseignement officiel de promotion sociale)…read moreproposent des cours de français, néerlandais et anglais dans une ambiance conviviale et multiculturelle, pour un coût défiant toute concurrence.

The introductory French class at CVO has been a delight. Our instructor, born in France, has been…read morediligent in explaining the differences between "Belgian" French and "French" French, and her explanations of pronunciation have been infinitely better than those from my instructor in college many years ago. Would that she taught the next level too! My only complaint would be the books...there are three (workbook, textbook and syllabus), and they should have been combined into one book. Having three manuals just causes confusion, and they're poorly organized. Furthermore, when I registered for class, I was told that books were included in the cost, but when I got to class, I had to fork over another 40 euros to buy them.

I am very dissapointed with the English course. I wanted to achieve full proficiency in English and…read morethe examination teacher insisted that I do a specific level. Several times during the test I have been told that the level would be advanced but it the end, it turned out to be close to basic. No refund was possible (although I was clearly mislead) and I just had to come to peace with the thought that this was a bad investment. [I also did a French class, and that was ok]