Intensive Turkish (20)

The instructor was very efficient at communicating with students that had different language skills in different areas.
The facility was very good.

- I did very much like my young teacher, Koray did his utmost best to improve my Turkish and was very inventive and creative, our 3 hours together every day, for two weeks, were a pleasure; no criticism there whatsoever, I look forward to working with him again!!!!

-my lodging I didn’t like: this was not a family that welcomed me, on the paper I got from TLC Yeşim was my guest mother, but I did never see her, I discovered that she didn’t live in Izmir anymore, only her son did (and his sister, but I only saw her after one week); he had to go to work early, in the evening I saw him shortly. The apartment was not very comfortable either. I was lucky to discover an old friend was living in Izmir and I moved to his place after about a week

-I found it strange that the Turkish Language Center did not have class rooms, at least I didn’t see any; the classes did take place on the terrace of a café, most of the time that was ok, every now and then it did get a bit noisy, but the coffee was always good! I didn’t see in those two weeks anybody from the school, except for my teacher, and did certainly not get any proposal for activities.

Although I had just one week, I learned a lot thanks to my experienced and friendly teacher, Koray, who was able to adapt the lessons to my level and interests. He had a wealth of materials - grammar lessons, exercises and stories - to help me fill gaps in my Turkish ability.

The school is well-located and an easy walk to restaurants and the sea, making it a pleasant place to study. For my stay, I am very glad that I chose the host family option. They were open and welcoming, and I learned so much more Turkish staying with them and chatting about everyday life than I could have if I had stayed in a hotel.

Rüya is a great teacher. Studying in Starbucks was surprisingly comfortable and in general I definitely improved my level.
The only downside was the heterogeneity of the class. I think we managed well, but I see how it can interfere.

I studied the Turkish language for two weeks in Izmir and I stayed with a host family. The distance between the school and the house was very comfortable, just two minute walk and it was great. The school has been very responsive and has professional teachers. The learning process is very comfortable, light, friendly and cheerful.
My teacher was very responsive, answered all questions, shared some interesting facts. The lessons were interesting. We talked a lot and I liked it very much because my goal was to practice speaking. But during lesson we learned just a little about grammar. Since my goal was to speak in Turkish and my level of knowledge of grammar is quite high, for me a small amount of grammar was not a big problem. But maybe for other students this information will be useful. But without a doubt I have gained new important knowledge from them.
The family I stayed with was amazing. I actually felt like I was home. They were very cheerful, sociable, kind and hospitable people. I miss this family. We talked a lot, so outside of school I was constantly practicing the Turkish language as well.

In general I was quite happy with the language school. I met very friendly people and made good friends on the way. My teacher was very nice and always happy to help and explain. The school really does its best to estimate your current language ability and to find an appropriate class for you.

Unfortunately my class was very large though which sometimes slowed things down. My classmates often had their own discussions, I guess their motivation wasn't that high because their course was paid for by some scholarship.

I would have liked more listening comprehension, because I think this is some essential part when trying to learn a language. Maybe we had to reach a certain level of understanding before we could go that step.

The atmosphere was always nice and easy going.

The apartment was very good as well, it was close to the school and well-equipped. If one does not mind and wants to spend less money, hostels are a lot cheaper, which a friend of mine did, but either way I was happy with the outcome.