Immersion language courses

Immersion language course programs

Language immersion courses in Belgium and abroad

• semi-intensive (on average 10 to 15 hours of classes per week)
• intensive (on average 20 to 25 hours of classes per week)
• Super intensive courses (30 hours or more of language classes per week) are taught face-to-face by a native speaker who teaches their mother tongue and generally holds a teaching qualification for foreign language students. For example, an English teacher typically holds a qualification enabling them to teach English as a foreign language (TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language). A Dutch teacher will have a qualification to teach NT2 (Nederlands als tweede taal - Dutch as a Second Language). Course durations can range from one week to an academic year ( Gap Year ).

Lessons and accommodation with a private tutor

This formula is becoming increasingly popular with young people, students, adults, and professionals. It offers the advantage of a truly comprehensive language immersion experience . You stay with your private tutor's family, who teaches you between 10 and 30 hours per week. Some of the class time can be replaced with cultural activities. Language immersion courses can also be combined with sports, recreational, or cultural activities . For example: 10 hours of language lessons plus 5 hours of tennis, cooking, or sightseeing in your host city, etc. The list is extensive and varied depending on the country, region, and other factors.

Example : Dutch immersion in the Netherlands Or immersion with a teacher in Ireland, has Malta, etc.

Read our article on “language immersion in Belgium or abroad” and our other article “Studying abroad: make the right choice” .