I've been struggling on and off for the last year to learn Italian (Italian girlfriend...not really…read morea choice any more after a year!) and I've had more than my fair share of starter lessons. I got put on to Waterloo Academy by one of my friends who had done a refresher series of lessons for Spanish so thought I'd give it a try. Despite running a little late in my first lesson (geographical knowledge of London still lacking after 5 years) the teacher (Massi- without resorting to Italian stereotypes...really is incredibly Italian and a brilliant teacher to boot) instantly made me feel welcome and four weeks in, I'm learning at a solid rate and getting a decent amount of talk time in each lesson (2 hours). Massi is very approachable, takes time to answer any questions (without making anyone feel stupid no matter how mundane they may be...useful for me!) and every lesson gives you a number of ways that you can follow up the learning (information emailed to you, recommended books, youtube, journalists to get the tone and sound of words right...lots of ideas) so that irrespective of your learning style you're well looked after. I'll definitely be taking part in the next two stages of beginner lessons and looking to taking my intermediate stages in roughly 6 months time. The lesson structures are broken down well on the website and at no point do you feel overwhelmed or as if you're being short-changed with your development. It's making a huge difference to my language skills and it really is well priced. Great stuff!

Utterly hopeless. Two weeks after the course (which was merely adequate) we were told to travel all…read morethe way to Waterloo again to collect certificates. The 'Director' refused to send by post even for payment! She was incompetent, intransigent and incapable of giving me any reason why such a simple and straightforward task cannot be done. She clealry needs to go on a Complaint's Handling course as she was utterly uselss at resolving a complain and resorted to ridiculous insinuations . ALL providers of training that I have used in the past have issued certificates ON THE DAY but this outfit are clearly not organised and efficient. They seem to take a real pride in bringing European style bureaucracy to London. Avoid!

My experience in EF London was a great time: I could live London in all its aspects, learn the real…read moreEnglish and make friends. I staid in a host family in Hither Green: before the departure I was a little insecure about staying in another family, in another house, but I changed immediately idea because I was warmly welcomed by them and they did everything to make me feel comfortable. The school is a very unique environment because it is located in a typical red-brick-houses neighborhood. The environment is cozy and friendly, the lessons are everything but not boring and the activities are great ( the activities in London are really good and budget-friendly, the trips outside London are sometimes a little bit expensive). I plenty lived London, enjoying museums, east-side musicals and lectures.

EC is a great English language school and I'm not only saying it because I've been working there…read morefor over 3 years now. Beautifully furnished building right next to Euston station, dedicated staff and an amazing atmosphere. Come and join us!

Fantastic school and the location is great!read more

Great language school run by extremely dedicated staff. And their Spanish classes are great :)read more

From the owner: We specialize in English language courses, as well as Spanish, German, French etc.read more

Great school, great teachers, great experience…read more It is also great for children's classes too. My children and I learned a lot of French on my vacation to the UK with London language centre.

I attended a Spanish course here and it was a real revelation. I had read some good reviews both on…read morethe language school's website and elsewhere but there's always that question in the back of your mind 'but will it work for me?' I can only say that it did and I put this down to the way in which every aspect of the course was designed to make comprehension of the language simple and to allow you to begin communicating in the language from the very beginning. By the end of the course we were all speaking in Spanish just as we were told we would be and every step of the process had been enjoyable and - crucially for me - confidence building. Because of the way you are taught you really are left with a clear sense of how to put the language together in a proper sentence so that you can really go out there and converse with other people. Perhaps I was just unlucky with the way that languages were taught when I was at school, or in the way they were then 'taught' to me at evening classes, but I feel that the Paul Noble Language Institute intensive Spanish course put all these previous experiences to shame. I remember reading a Paul Noble Spanish review on their website even after I had booked my place on the course and can remember thinking 'can it really be this good?' Well, it was. And I am left with a resultant feeling of being so excited about the language. I want to tell everyone about it and keep trying to get people to go and learn Spanish with them. I think that gives you an idea of the sort of feeling the course gives you. Inspiring!

I have also completed the weekend French course that the Paul Noble Language Institute runs and I…read morehave to say that it is really, really good and worked very well for me. I did some French at school and have also since tried with some textbooks at home but I always seem to just end up learning words but not really how to speak the language. The weekend French course that the Paul Noble language people run had a really different effect to this though. It has actually left me being able to use my French, by which I mean that I can now (finally!!) string a proper sentence together and make myself understood when I'm speaking to someone French. Instead of pointing at something and saying "bread" or something like that, I can now actually express something quite complicated, in correct French, and be understood. This is what I most wanted to be able to do and it was exactly what I got. Recommended!!

My teacher has been fantastic in helping me to develop my language skills from having no previous…read moreknowledge. Her lessons are really good fun and engaging. She covers all bases from grammar and vocab to conversational skills. The variety keeps the lessons really engaging. She is brilliant and going at just the right pace for your level of ability.'' Ashley Bowe