Reviews of CIAL Centro de Linguas

Total No. of Reviews: 42
NOTE: All evaluations are authentic. Only former participants who have booked a course with us at the school can publish evaluations after the end of the course. Schools could therefore not manipulate evaluations and you can trust in all published evaluations.

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CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro, Portugal
4.2/5.0 
(42 reviews)
City 4.2/5.0 
Organisation 4.1/5.0 
Facilities 3.6/5.0 
Social activities 3.4/5.0 
Course Quality / Progress in language 4.4/5.0 
Value for money 4.2/5.0 
Accommodation
Host Family 4.4/5.0 
Shared flat (apartment) 5.0/5.0 
Other 4.5/5.0 
Individual Reviews
7. Jan. 2012
1. (53 years)  - 
1. Standard Course - 1 week

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Very easy to travel to other towns by train and bus. Silves was best.
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Only downside was lack of other students (only one other) which limited social activities
15. Nov. 2011
2. (55 years)  -  Sweden
2. Standard Course - 1 week

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Cristina Palma was a very good teacher. We were only 3 students, we became a family. Nice!
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I lived in Albufeira, many beautiful beaches. Took a buss to Faro every day, transrapido 45 minutes. Could have the school and beach holiday the same time.
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I will prolong my studies with one week. I have mailed to my teacher to know when i could start!
12. Sep. 2011
3. (61 years)  -  Sweden
3. Standard Course - 1 week

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Heavy difficulty for the school to explain the hostfamily-address. The teacher refused to explain in english, because the prefered to speak portugese. Very good but, minutes later the teacher was explaining for several minutes in german for the german students. The student book was bad.
23. Aug. 2011
4. (49 years)  -  Spain
4. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 1 week

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The host family got the wrong information about the arriving date.
18. May. 2010
5. (39 years)  -  Ireland
5. Standard Course - 1 week

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The friendly staff
22. Feb. 2010
6. (31 years)  -  United Kingdom
6. Standard Course - 2 weeks

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friendly helpful staff. Enjoyed the course. Was worth the money.
19. Nov. 2008
7. (43 years)  -  Belgium
7. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks

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Very nice staff. Small and friendly school.
5. Oct. 2007
8. (56 years)  -  United Kingdom
8. Standard Course - 2 weeks

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The quality of the teaching and the friendliness of the staff.
5. Sep. 2007
9. (35 years)  -  Italy
9. Summer Group Course - 1 week

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teacher graça
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Very good organization
4. Oct. 2006
10. (21 years)  -  United Kingdom
10. Standard - 2 weeks

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4. Sep. 2006
11. (23 years)  -  Ukraine
11. Summer, group - 2 weeks

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31. Jul. 2006
12. (30 years)  -  United Kingdom
12. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 2 weeks

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5. May. 2006
13. (27 years)  -  France
13. Easter, group - 2 weeks

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There were only 2 students in my class, so we had a lot of one-on-one attention.
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They use a textbook.
19. Dec. 2005
14.  -  Norway
14. Standard - 4 weeks

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Good teacher
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Few computers in relation to the amount of students
19. Dec. 2005
15. (46 years)  -  United Kingdom
15. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 2h/day - 1 week

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Very friendly centre in Faro, all staff helpful.
31. Mar. 2005
16. (31 years)  -  Germany
16. Standard Course

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9. May. 2011
17. (30 years)  - 
17. Standard Course - 1 week

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kleine Gruppengröße (2 Personen) freundliche Lehrer
28. Mar. 2011
18. (55 years)  - 
18. Combined course - group 3 lessons/ day + individual 1 lesson/day - 2 weeks

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7. Oct. 2010
19. (48 years)  - 
19. Standard Course - 4 weeks

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The friendliness of the teachers and the art of learning.
20. Sep. 2010
20. (34 years)  - 
20. Standard Course - 2 weeks

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Familiäre Atmosphäre
6. Aug. 2009
21. (47 years)  - 
21. Standard Course - 1 week

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Very, very nice persons
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It was just a great time !!!
22. Jun. 2009
22. (28 years)  - 
22. Standard Course - 2 weeks

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17. Dec. 2008
23. (32 years)  - 
23. Standard Course - 2 weeks

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Enseignement de qualité, sympathie des professeurs, activités loisirs super interessantes
14. Nov. 2008
24. (26 years)  - 
24. Standard Course - 1 week

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few students in each class
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very small and friendly school
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lovely small city
18. Sep. 2008
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25. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks

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take a boat and go to the beach of Ilha Deserta - lovely and amazing!
25. Aug. 2008
26. (48 years)  - 
26. Summer Course - 2 weeks

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nice and good teachers
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more conversation, less grammar
13. Jun. 2007
27. (47 years)  - 
27. Combined Group + Individual (3hrs + 1hr) Course - 2 weeks

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very personal treatment, teachers really interested in their students' progress.
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Very nice little school!
14. Mar. 2007
28. (69 years)  - 
28. Standard Course - 1 week

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frienmdly staff.
13. Feb. 2007
29. (58 years)  - 
29. Group 3h/day, 4 weeks - 4 weeks

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26. Oct. 2006
30. (39 years)  - 
30. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 3h/day - 2 weeks

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Small classes, friendly and flexible teachers
3. Sep. 2006
31. (50 years)  - 
31. Summer, group - 2 weeks

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30. Apr. 2006
32. (51 years)  - 
32. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 1 week

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19. Dec. 2005
33.  - 
33. Intensive - 1 week

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4. Sep. 2005
34. (29 years)  - 
34. One_to_One

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28. Aug. 2005
35. (18 years)  - 
35. Standard Course

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16. Sep. 2004
36. (37 years)  - 
36. Standard Course

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Beautiful location near the center. Staff is always helpful and friendly.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Don´t miss a trip to Sagres and the beaches near Sagres. You can get a good rate for a car-rental at the airport. Sharing a car with some students are less expensive and definitely a good thing.
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There are 4 classrooms and a nice yard. At each level there were not more than 3 students, even in August. It seems Faro is less crowdy than most of other places. For some partypeople may be a bit slow, but perfect for combining study and leisure. My teacher prefered to teach less grammatical issues and the focus was always on speaking, listening and comprehension. The book was excellent. You can take your own copy home. If you like they will sell you a exercise book and grammar book for the same price as the local bookstore.
16. Sep. 2004
37. (31 years)  - 
37. Standard Course

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teachers are friendly
25. Aug. 2004
38.  -  Japan
38. Standard Course

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family atomosphere
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Gool location and friendly staff
12. Aug. 2004
39. (30 years)  -  Schweiz
39. Standard Course

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visit ilha Deserta (Faro)
8. Jul. 2004
40. (21 years)  -  Uk
40. Standard Course

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The accomadation was first class and Faro was a lovely place.
12. Feb. 2004
41. (28 years)  -  Uk
41. Standard Course

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28. Sep. 2002
42. (34 years)  -  Germany
42. Standard Course

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the good teacher and individual teaching which permitted me to advance very fast

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