Gateway School Of English

The 50+ Course is an ideal choice for adults who are over fifty years of age wishing to improve their English while making the most of an enjoyable leisurely holiday in Malta.

The course is principally formatted around Conversational English practice; the emphasis on lexis and conversation, however, is organically linked to the history and culture of Mediterranean society.

Life in Malta is conducted in an English-speaking ambiance that enhances the use of English throughout, be it in shops, banks, restaurants, theatres, cinemas, museum, and hotels. It is therefore quite natural for our 50+ students to socialize and participate in excursions, visits to historical places, museums and events such as theatrical performances or annual festivals that expand their knowledge of English while introducing them to the colorful history and Mediterranean lifestyle of Malta in general.... [-]

The Bildungsurlaub is a programme in which German employees can take 5 additional days of paid vacation per year or 10 days in 2 years.

This programme recognized by the German government and is valid in 12 regions of Germany – Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein.

Gateway School of English GSE Malta has English courses approved by Bildungsurlaub in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz.

This course provides students with the quickest route to communicative competence in English and is organized around the professional tasks and work-related situations of busy executives wishing to improve their English language competency for business-related activities.

Practical assignments will draw on the varied interests of the clients themselves and lessons will respect the sophisticated knowledge and expertise of the students, especially in areas such as leadership, innovation, and human relationship. The key concepts of the course include topic-based situations that help to reinforce vocabulary, speaking, writing and social English.... [-]

The English plus programmes are ideal for teenagers and adults alike who wish to combine English study with a leisure or cultural activity of their choice.

For instance, it is possible to attend English language lessons and then participate in sports, such as Golf, Tennis or Scuba-diving. Another possibility is to follow a course that blends English study with a cultural programme related to the history and folklore of the Maltese Islands.

Such English and More courses will appeal to the students who wish to give added meaning to their learning of English, knowing that the Maltese Islands offer the best opportunity to indulge in their favorite sport or leisure activity.

Improve your English, expand your vocabulary and boost your confidence at the place of work or even in everyday life by attending our evening classes, which are taught by qualified, experienced and native English speaking teachers.

General English classes are open to Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate level students. Lessons are held Monday to Friday from 18:30 till 20:00.

Business English classes are open to Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels, and lessons are held Monday to Friday from 18:30 till 20:00.

You can also save money by booking 10 sessions in advance, and these can be taken intermittently. Please see the prices below:... [-]

Gateway School of English offers a wide range of exam preparation courses, the most popular of which are the IELTS, TOEFL iBT, TOEIC and the Cambridge FCE & CAE courses. GSE offers three types of exam preparation courses depending on the number of lessons you wish to take:

It’s an undeniable fact that more and more parents are opting to join their children on English Language trips to Malta and Gozo. Precisely for this reason, Gateway School of English, itself a family-run establishment, offers a course of study that allows parents to bring their young children along with them to learn English, using facilities on the premises that ensure a flexible and enjoyable stay.

Mindful of the specific requirements of an individual family or of a parent & child core, we offer various attractive possibilities.

Private tuition for juniors and group courses for parents, or else, leisure activities for children while parents follow an English course, are a few examples of what GSE has available. We also can also organize daycare nursery services for very young children while parents are attending lessons.... [-]

The General English Course is available at 6 levels all year round: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced.

Students will be placed in the appropriate level according to the results of their placement test and can move on to higher levels according to their progress. The placement test is held at the school on the first day and takes one hour to complete.

Gateway School of English GSE offers English plus work placements and internship programmes for students wishing to combine English lessons with an unpaid internship programme or a work placement.

We cater for groups and individuals wishing to take such a programme which is becoming very popular among those students wishing to travel to Malta and learn English and at the same time practice the language outside the classroom in a workplace environment which would eventually help them in their future career paths.

We offer work placements in a wide range of sectors such as tourism and hospitality including hotel management, catering, healthcare, administration, information technology IT, engineering, leisure, architecture, accountancy, fashion and design, education, journalism, media communications etc.... [-]

Gateway School of English offers all year round Junior Programmes for students aged between 13 and 17 years. We offer group programmes as well as programmes for individual students who do not wish to travel with a group.

We offer a choice of residence accommodation (junior residence located only 50 meters from the beach and only 100 meters away from Malta’s waterpark Splash & Fun, en-suite bathroom facilities & full board) as well as homestay accommodation within walking distance from the junior center (school).

GSE also offers a full social programme of activities so that junior students can make the most of their free time in Malta. We offer leisure activities, cultural activities such as visits to historical places, beach activities, sports activities, watersports and many other excursions which will make the junior students’ English language experience with us a memorable one.... [-]

These courses offer an opportunity to those professionals who appreciate a carefully-structured programme that helps them use English across a wide range of work activities.

Students are assigned language tasks that relate directly to their professional life, be it Law, Information Technology, Medicine, Science, Engineering, Oil & Gas, Architecture, Aviation, Aeronautics, Tourism & Hospitality, Journalism, and others. Essentially, the course will combine the knowledge of the subject possessed by the student with their need for more competence in English usage.

Our specially selected teachers for the one-to-one tuition or group classes will have the relevant knowledge and teaching skills for the student’s area of interest. These courses will help you achieve a level of appropriate English that you can confidently use in your career. ESP courses can be taken in combination with General English Courses, Business English Courses or any other course.... [-]

Our Teacher Training Courses (also eligible for Erasmus plus funding) aim to give teachers of English or any other language taught as a foreign language the opportunity to further their professional development as language teaching practitioners in their respective settings, whether among primary or secondary school children, with students from the same or diverse backgrounds, and even in a classroom with impaired learners.

Whatever your training needs are as a serious teacher in search of self-improvement, we are sure that you will find something to whet your professional appetite in our selection of carefully structured and seriously thought out teacher training programmes.

In terms of methodology, participants on any of our teacher training courses can enjoy a combination of explicit instruction and direct teacher involvement. Following the format of a workshop, sessions are:... [-]