General English 25 Weeks Afternoon Study

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre

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Course description

This is a 25 week programme for students who wish to work and study in Ireland. The programme prepares students for language in the workplace as well as General English skills.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar

Class schedule

Course duration
25-50 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Thursday
School holidays
29 Mar 2024 - 01 Apr 2024, 06 May 2024, 03 Jun 2024, 05 Aug 2024, 28 Oct 2024, 16 Dec 2024 - 05 Jan 2025

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class times

You can choose from the following class times:

Afternoon session
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Galway.

Class size

Average 8 students
Maximum 15 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older
Average 28 years old
(24 in the summer)

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

93% recommend

based on 14 reviews
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"Close and amazing experience"

Alexandre Cantalejo, student from Afghanistan

Classes was dynamic and close learning betweeen grammar, vocabulary and speaking each other students and teacher. The books and contents was congruent and folllowing a common sense. Had a good comunication between teachers and administration.

Every week they programm activities to do together but depends on how many ppeople are registered.Usually people work and can't assist at these events, minium is 5 students.

I like that the private class because the teacher spoke with other teacherts that I had at the morning, but if you go at the morning and at the evening to a general class is the same chapter that you did it at the morning.


I was with a host family near the school and it was perfect. The location was perfect, in the middle of Galway, near the centre, you can find a Spar and other services.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
4 Dec 2023 - 15 Dec 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I enjoy it a lot and I will continue my efforts in improving my English"

Margarita Kaliwoda, student from Austria

Teachers were great, witty, friendly, motivating!

The classroom in the morning didn't have any windows and in the first week we were 18 students in this quite small room.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
31 Jul 2023 - 11 Aug 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Thanks for your feedback - All our classrooms have windows?

"Always disposable"

Mariarosa Sartorelli, student from Italy

Very friendly and kind. Good teachers. Hosting friendly, very good meals

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
17 Jul 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Thank you - Hope we will see you again in the future and best of luck in your studies

"Amazing"

Francesca Milanesi, student from Italy

i really liked the school: the teachers were very good and available, also the school location was amazing. Only the activity could be more various and also more activities during the afternoon. The classes were very good but the people were mot based i’m my age. My housing was amazing: my host mother was very kind and hospital.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
26 Jun 2023 - 7 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Glad you had a good stay - come back soon and good luck with your studies!

"A pleasant and developing experience"

Markku Leskelä, student from Finland

Hey
My journey was well organized and amusing. First I was a little bit nervous about new classmates and full on goose bumps but they were nice and treated me well. I was surprised that the classmates were from South America and from Asia,

I had two teachers and they were different , but I liked both and they taught in different ways. And I liked that during the lessons we talked much, what I was waiting for.
I lived in a Hotel and it was near the school so it was good.

What I didn t like was that the students were often late (but I am a teacher myself)

Thank You and looking forward to see again
Markku

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
21 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

See you soon and lovely to have you in Galway - I wish you well in the rest of your studies!

"An experience a lot of useful"

Daniele Majolo, student from Italy

The teachers were very good, the house family was clean and in a nice place with the lady and her husband that were very kind.
Practically Five stars for everything.
An experience that I would advise for everybody.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
19 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Axel Prada, School Administrator at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
04 September 2019

Thank you so much for your kind review! We are pleased to know that your stay with us met all of your needs and even more! We hope to see you again!

"It was a great experience!"

Arantxa Osa Azpeitia, student from Spain

It had been a good experience. The host family was nice. I hadn´t any bad experience.
The school was professional. Teachers were good.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
29 Jul 2019 - 9 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Axel Prada, School Administrator at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
14 August 2019

Hello Arantxa,

We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us. We hope that it will be a trip that you will remember for a very long time and should the memory start to fade away just remember that you are always welcome to come back to our school and this beautifully city.

"Really good experience"

Arrate Martinez, student from Spain

I,ve been very good in my group with my classmates, and with both of the teachers. The location of the school is lovely. All the personal in the school cherfull and very kind. The accomodation´sbeen great: I felt as at my own home. Everything all right and good experience.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
15 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Axel Prada, School Administrator at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
09 August 2019

Hello!

Thank you very much for your kind review. We are glad to know that you enjoyed your experience with us and we hope to see you again!

Kind regards
Axel Prada

"Excellent"

Jitka Novotna, student from Afghanistan

Location & school = perfect. The school is located in the center of the city. From my home family it was easily reachable by public transport or by foot (cca 20 min of quite nice walk). The building of school is placed at river bank in old stony mill, having the great atmosphere.

Size of the classes - absolutely perfect, we were max 6 in the morning as well as afternoon lessons.

Teachers - very nice, friendly, easy to understand concerning the accent, were willing and skillful in explaining words and grammar, excellently prepared for the lessons. Moreover we had a lot of fun a the lessons.

Facilities = sufficient
Activities = school offers extra lessons/activities for free. Personally - wonderful was the pronunciation lessons. I miss the same kind of approach in my country, would be very useful for persons who have problem to learn the proper pronunciation due to not having sense for music. (was based on logopdian approach)

Housing = was great. Host family was very kind and cooperative. And we had also quite interesting discussions over many themes.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
6 Nov 2017 - 10 Nov 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Glad you had a good experience - we hope you come back again and best in your language studies!

"A good experience in Bridge Mills"

Altea Rossi Bernardi, student from Switzerland

teachers : good ,creative teachers
classes: good
location: quite good everything was quite convenient.
facilities: good
activities: interesting
housing: splendid, I was in a really cozy house with marvelous people, really nice cookers and incredibly open minded.
good communication and good understanding . Everything was perfect
(Differently from the experience in the host family in Germany)!!

I liked everything in Bridge Mills Language Center

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
12 Jun 2017 - 14 Jul 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Thank you - glad it was a good experience - Come back again!!

"It has fully fulfilled my expectations"

Brigitte Schafroth Bendel, student from Switzerland

I was very impressed with the School and the teacher. i was well classified and the documents were o.k.
The class size was optimal

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
22 May 2017 - 16 Jun 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Glad to hear it - Good luck with all you do and see you in Galway again I hope!

"It was excellent"

Dorothea Horvat, student from Italy

My experience was totally positive, small groups in nice classrooms, teachers very well prepared, facilities ok and my host Family excellent. I really can`t say something negative.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
8 May 2017 - 19 May 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
10 October 2023

Glad you had a good stay - come back again and good luck in all your adventures and studies!

"The school is excellent"

valeria lopez, student from Italy

-Very welcoming school

-Good location, good teachers

-Good organization of school activities

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
8 Aug 2016 - 12 Aug 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Axel Prada, Office Assistant at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
01 September 2016

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are really happy that you enjoy your stay in our school. We are glad that you enjoyed a lot of our free activities. We hope to see you back next year! :)

"I felt that I was neglegted and the school was careless"

Rafea Al Amri, student from Saudi Arabia

The school was in good shape and location but unfortunately I was admitted to the wrong level, I tried my best to explain the difficulties I was facing but no correct action was taken in place. My test result was only 3/11. And I was expecting some action or plan to handle my case. So I took the decision to quit before finished the course, and I did not receive 7 weeks refund yet.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
10 weeks
Date of study
26 Nov 2012 - 8 Feb 2013
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Patrick Creed, School Director at Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre responded to this review.
09 December 2014

Hello and thank you for your response. We always welcome feedback.

I am first of all so sorry to hear you were unhappy with your course, We have an average class size of 6 students and a maximum of 10 and so we always have space for students to move levels if they are in the wrong level.

I believe you didn't change level because you weren't ready. We always invite students to let us know if they are unhappy and of course our trained qualified staff are always aware of student needs and move students when they are in the wrong level. As an EAQUALS, MEI, ACELS, Cambridge, Quality English and ALTO accredited school quality is an important part of what we do and we we work with such small class sizes to ensure quality courses and teaching.

When a student leaves a course after it has started they do not get a refund which is part of our booking conditions I'm afraid.

Should you choose to come back to Ireland we would of course be more than happy to offer you offer you credit for the weeks you left as part of a new course .

Best of luck in your future studies.

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Housing

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre offers the following housing types:
homestay

Standard Homestay - Breakfast and Dinner on Weekdays, 3 meals on weekends

£ 215
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Galway
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends (16 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, carpet, hardwood, heating, 24/7 supervision, and garden
Distance to school: 20 - 30 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Saturday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
£ 215
We place our students in host family accommodation. Our families are carefully chosen for their friendliness, hospitality and interest in their foreign visitors.
Living with an Irish family provides students with an opportunity to practise their developing English skills, to meet ordinary Irish people and to share their way of life.
Single or double room with a shared family bathroom. Breakfast & evening meal Monday to Friday, full board Saturday & Sunday, including light laundry facilities.

Homestay - Double Room with Shared Bathroom - Half Board - 2 students must book together

£ 206
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Galway
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends (16 meals per week)
Facilities: Laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, carpet, heating, and garden
Distance to school: 20 - 25 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Saturday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
Restriction: 2 students must book together
£ 206
We place our students in host family accommodation. Our families are carefully chosen for their friendliness, hospitality and interest in their foreign visitors.

Living with an Irish family provides students with an opportunity to practise their developing English skills, to meet ordinary Irish people and to share their way of life.

Single or double room with a shared family bathroom. Breakfast & evening meal Monday to Friday, full board Saturday & Sunday, including light laundry facilities.

Homestay - Double Room with En-Suite Bathroom - Half Board - 2 students must book together

£ 252
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Galway
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends (16 meals per week)
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, carpet, hardwood, heating, 24/7 supervision, and garden
Distance to school: 20 - 25 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Saturday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
Restriction: 2 students must book together
£ 252
We place our students in host family accommodation. Our families are carefully chosen for their friendliness, hospitality and interest in their foreign visitors.

Living with an Irish family provides students with an opportunity to practise their developing English skills, to meet ordinary Irish people and to share their way of life.

Single or double room with a shared family bathroom. Breakfast & evening meal Monday to Friday, full board Saturday & Sunday, including light laundry facilities.

En-suite Host Family Accommodation - Half Board

£ 266
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of Galway
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner on weekdays, 3 meals on weekends (16 meals per week)
Facilities: Private bathroom, laundry, tV room, carpet, heating, 24/7 supervision, and garden
Distance to school: 20 - 25 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Saturday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
£ 266
We place our students in host family accommodation. Our families are carefully chosen for their friendliness, hospitality and interest in their foreign visitors.

Living with an Irish family provides students with an opportunity to practise their developing English skills, to meet ordinary Irish people and to share their way of life.

Single or double room with a private bathroom en suite. Conditions as in Standard Accommodation. Availability of En-suite Accommodation is limited, so this type of accommodation should always be booked as far in advance as possible.
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Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you. If you wish to receive your paperwork by express mail, you will be charged 20 € when you register.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Galway based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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