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Planning a language vacation

I'm not familiar with how every agency works, but here's the procedure for planning your "language vacation" with Language Studies Abroad:

1. Go to the agency's Web site. Find the language that interests you, and click the country you'd where you'd like to study (e.g., "German," then "Austria," "Germany," or "Switzerland.")

2. Compare schools. Programs vary from school to school, so examine the courses available in each city listed. (For example, the LSA school in Siena offers "Intensive Course + Culture," "Standard Course," and "Super Intensive," each with a two-week minimum. If you wanted a more personalized program and couldn't stay longer than a week, you'd be better off at the LSA school in Rome, where the choices include individual instruction with a 7-day minimum.)

3. Apply or request more information. LSA has an online form that you can use to book a course. If you want more details (as many prospective students do), you can contact the agency for brochures or answers to specific questions.

2006 Update: Christine Coté has sold Language Studies Abroad, and the agency's Web site was no longer working the last time I checked. For more information on language studies abroad, search Google for "language studies in Europe" or "Europe language schools" or visit the sites below. And if you're interested in studying Italian, you won't go wrong with Dante Alighieri in Siena, Italy.

Language-learning sites:

French with Laura K. Lawless	Italian with Michael San Filippo
German with Hyde Flippo	Spanish with Gerald Erichsen

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