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.