ActiLingua Academy

I was only there for a week- however in the short time I was there I had a positive experience. The teacher was very compotent and I liked the fact that before leaving, I was given the opportunity to write my own essay and take a test on what I'd learnt that week.

Fortunately that week we covered some grammatical aspects I find particularly difficult- so that was very useful and the handouts/information sheets I was provided with will be useful in the future.

The only aspect I personally didn't like was the game playing- but this could simply be because I don't find game playing helpful when learning a language. I prefer exercises/essay-writing.

I didn't stay in ActiLingua housing so cannot comment on this.

I participated in the intensive course also, for two weeks. The lessons of the standard courses were good, but the intensive course, in the first week, I didn’t find the most useful. The second week we had another teacher for the intensive course, and he was quite bad, I didn’t feel I learned anything at all. Though, my biggest problem was not this. The second week, on Tuesday, teacher told us he had also just got to know, that there will be no lesson on Friday, because the size of our group was too small (obviously it was the school who put us into groups, not us). I went to the secretary, and asked her about this, and she told me that it’s because if a size of a group is under 5 (we were 4), then the classes are more intense, we have more time to talk, so they get rid of the last lesson of the week. I told her that I don’t agree with this, and that I paid for an exact number of lessons, so it is definietly not okay if I get less of them. She told me that it was written in the terms and conditions, so I signed up for it. I checked it in the terms and conditions after, and nothing about cancelling lessons, or anything was in it. So I feel this was definietly unfair, and I feel I have been ripped off.

Classes were pretty good, also teachers. School was 30 minutes from house, that was a bit problem but ok. I expected a lot more from school activities. A lot more that *night walk*. That was a bit dissapointing. At my house the cleaning ladies stold some of my stuff and when I told it to receptionist they said that the didnt found nothing.

The classes were good, but they really made me tired. The teachers were nice to us and I liked the way how they teach us. What I didn't like that they forced us to talk about things like LGBTQ but we didn't get infomation about Churchsrvice in our vicinity. The location was perfect. All I wanted to see was close to us. The activitis were really good. The housing was fine. I liked this old building.

I have only positive experience with the school and overall Vienna which I am really thankful for. Everyone including the teachers and the students were very nice, kind and helpful. I feel lucky, that I had the chance to be part of an excellent team like this. I did not get my accomodation through Actilingua, but it was really close to my school, so it was convenient. The classes were interesting and we discussed actual news that happened the city recently.

I had very pleasant time at your School. The classes were at very high level and the knowledge of my teacher, Laura was also perfekt. I enjoyed so much her teaching method: she could motivate us and she tried to do us our best.

I took the beginner classes. It was very fun. All of teachers were very good and kind.

I think the commitment and involvement of the teacher is excellent! I don't like the teaching material which consists of separate copies. That makes it flexible, but always looking for where you left off. The culture program was very disappointing. The first week there was no offer. The second week it started, but unfortunately too late for me considering my departure after 12 days. Somewhat disappointingly, there was not a single 50+ student, but only young students still attending school.

The classes were well-structured and I appreciated the fact that the teachers came well prepared with varying types of exercises, e.g. grammar lessons, group work, audio training, etc.

Well, I liked everything, especially the very nice, nice and knowledgeable teachers.

I adored my time in Vienna with ActiLingua. I found the classes both fun and informative. I choose only the morning classes, and really enjoyed it. The teachers came up with fun and active games that got us thinking and learning.

The accommodation was very good, very clean, nice old building. My only complaint was that it was a bit far out, however, with the Ubahn and strassbahn so close, it didn't make too much of a difference.

The class size being so small was also very good, only about 6-8 people in my class, as it allowed me to get to know most people in it, something which was very important. I made some great friends and memories I don't think I will be forgetting.

I did not go on any of the after school activities, so I cannot talk about them, though we did go barhopping on the Friday night, which was a lot of fun.

The location of the school was also very good, very close to the strassbahn, and only about a 15 minute walk to the city centre. The city itself is absolutely beautiful, I had been there before when I was young, and it completely lived up to my memory of it. Full of art, music, stunning architecture, and shopping. I'd go back tomorrow if I could, and booking through Actilingua was very easy. Everyone was very accommodating and understanding. Thank you so much for having me, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Danke schone Actilingua! :D

The class had a good ambiance, and I learn some really useful vocabulary, but for me I only had one week and I would have prefer to do more grammar stuff, to really improve my speaking. For me it was a little bit too much holiday class, and not serious learning.

The academy has a great variety of modern facilities such as the classes; the administration area, the main hall -with many computers-, as well as clean and neat toilette services.

It's located in a central area of Vienna which is very well connected with the tram. The teacher I had was very helpful and kind. All staff was very helpful and friendly.

The first day there were lots of students and somehow it was a bit chaotic, but every step was very well organized. Those of us who had previously taken the on line test before arriving to the Academy, only had to fill up a couple of sheets with some information. We were give some information which was very useful, such as a quite thick German vocabulary booklet as well as a nice welcome folder with lots of information about discounts for the students, instructions about how to log on with the computers, and so on. I must say it was very convenient.

Then we had an interview. This was added to the on line test and then we were told our level and course.

Had 2 teachers in the week I was there. One was okay, one was excellent. With the excellent one, I learned a lot. School location was great, right by the museum. It would be better if the school offers discounts to the museum next door (Belvedere). Coffee machine produces super bad coffee, and no water cooler to get water. Overall experience is positive.

I am delighted with my week of German lessons with ActiLingua.

Both teachers Hemma and Nina are amazing and very competent.
This week of classes has given me a lot and given me confidence in the study of German.

Positive experience in every way.
I am thinking of coming back to study at this school.

Marie-Christine .
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Really got lucky with this school: even before coming, I had to complete a placement test, and then upon arrival had to have a short conversation with someone from the school so that they were sure to put me in the right group, appropriate for my level. I did a two-week intensive/super-intensive German course, and it was great: 10h of grammar, 10h of conversation, 10h of intensive course for whatever we wanted to do, be it grammar, conversation or something else; and then the second week the super-intensive course included 10h of one on one classes, basically to do whatever I wanted (we did some grammar, some conversation). The group I was in was indeed at my level, the teachers were nice and always well prepared, but still flexible to help us with anything we wanted to go into or ask.

The location is nice, close to a park, the building is charmingly old but well maintained and equipped, so really everything was great. Highly recommend it!!!

I enjoyed the stay at ActiLingua. The method of instruction was very well organized. The only problem would be the small size of the school.

Highly professional teachers, mostly well prepared for the lesson.
As far as level of language skills, the group was quite well sorted, but as far as age I was the only person far from the others.
Teachers were sticking rigorously to the curriculum, but I was missing a general overview of the whole German grammar.
And despite of my requests to teacher in the intensive part, such overview was not provided.
Classes were rather small and hot in these days without an functioning A/C.
Student hotel was nice, clean and designed to serve the purpose of providing students a comfortable place to stay.
However, there was noisy after 10pm, sometimes up to 4 am.

I liked all the teachers, students and classes. It was really great, a new way to learn language being in such a nice city. I have improved my knowledge of German. Thanks a lot!

I really enjoyed the company of the people I met there and the fact we had a lot of free time to bond. The classes, materials and teachers were very enjoyable and helpful. I improved my German knowledge a lot and I am happy I attended those lessons. The accommodation was very good along with the food and staff working there. The activities were fine, but I feel they could still be improved.

I had a very nice week in Vienna. Unfortunately I only had one week for the course because I have to go back to work.

The classes: people in the class were very nice. They were very intelligent, friendly and helpful. The international society was very inspiring for me.

The teachers were excellent. The young teachers are helpful, open and committed. I think, especially Sebastian was a very good teacher. The lessons were well-balanced and interesting.

The location is very beautiful. I really liked Vienna.

I hope, that I can also return next year to take part in another course in Vienna.

I would say that the trip was amazing. The school's location was very good. However, the accommodation was poor.

Transfer - Perfect.
Housing - Good! Friendly maids and clean rooms.
Activities - Nothing I can say.

The timetable was not very comfortable; it started at 2:15., but acceptable. The teachers were great. I learnt a lot. The school was in a comfortable location of school. Not far from the centre!

In general, it was a good experience.

The teachers were great, and the location of the school was perfect, near everything. The facilities and activities were very interesting. I could not say that there was something that I didn't like. The housing was not provided by Language International, so I can't say anything about that.

Classes: The classes are good, but it is difficult to know at which level the student is. There isn't a linear sequence learning. There is no book to follow, which makes it very difficult.

Classes change the turn without notice, and the student can not change it. In other words, even if the person enrolls in the morning turn, he/she may may be required to study in the afternoon or evening. Nothing is guaranteed.

When the student has problems, the resolution is slow. If you miss lessons in the process, these are never reset. Don´t expect to be well treated by the secretary in the meantime.

Teachers: some of them are quite good (Andrea is a good example). But there are awful teachers, as well. You need luck in that matter. I saw one teacher laugh about a student's mistake, and not enough pleased by it, left the class to tell the story to the secretary (in the middle of the class).

Location: good.
Facilities: average.
Activities: good.
Housing: I dunno.

Conclusion: I really don´t intend to go back there (ActiLingua). For the money I´ve paid, there are lot of better options in Vienna.

Classes - good
Teachers - 2 out of 3 were very good
Location - also good (everything in Vienna is located near trams/metro)
Facilities - average (internet at the academy was very slow)
Activities - I went to 1 out of the 3 activities that were held during that week. It wasn't that well organised, but it was fun/ok with the other students. A big negative for me (overall) was that the average age was approximately between 17 and 19, while I am almost 23. Together with another Dutch girl I was the only one that is already studying in university. The website told me the average age was higher.
Housing - I was lucky to have a nice roommate with whom I became friends. Furthermore the housing was good.