Reviews of CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro, Portugal
Total No. of Reviews: 47
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.
| Overall rating CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro, Portugal |  4.2/5.0 (47 reviews) |
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| City | 4.2/5.0 |
| Organisation | 4.1/5.0 |
| Facilities | 3.8/5.0 |
| 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) | 4.6/5.0 |
| Other | 4.5/5.0 |
Individual Reviews
4. Mar. 2013
1. Lorenz (47 years) - Switzerland
1. Standard Course - 2 weeks
1. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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3. Sep. 2012
2. Anna (27 years) - Russian Federation
2. Standard Course - 2 weeks
2. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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13. Aug. 2012
3. Pieter (23 years) - Netherlands
3. Summer Course - 2 weeks
3. Summer Course - 2 weeks
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28. May. 2012
4. Helena (55 years) - Sweden
4. Standard Course - 1 week
4. Standard Course - 1 week
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7. Jan. 2012
5. Peter (53 years) -
5. Standard Course - 1 week
5. Standard Course - 1 week
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Personal attention and customoisation of lessons
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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
6. Helena (55 years) - Sweden
6. Standard Course - 1 week
6. 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!
12. Sep. 2011
7. Borje (61 years) - Sweden
7. Standard Course - 1 week
7. Standard Course - 1 week
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Great difficulty for the school to explain the hostfamily address. The teacher refused to explain in English, because they 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
8. Carmen (49 years) - Spain
8. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 1 week
8. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 1 week
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The teachers and classmates.
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The host family got the wrong information about my arrival date.
18. May. 2010
9. Patrick (39 years) - Ireland
9. Standard Course - 1 week
9. Standard Course - 1 week
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The friendly staff
22. Feb. 2010
10. Melissa (31 years) - United Kingdom
10. Standard Course - 2 weeks
10. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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Friendly helpful staff. Enjoyed the course. Was worth the money.
19. Nov. 2008
11. Geraldine (43 years) - Belgium
11. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks
11. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks
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Very nice staff. Small and friendly school.
5. Oct. 2007
12. David (56 years) - United Kingdom
12. Standard Course - 2 weeks
12. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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The quality of the teaching and the friendliness of the staff.
5. Sep. 2007
13. Sabrina (35 years) - Italy
13. Summer Group Course - 1 week
13. Summer Group Course - 1 week
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teacher Gracia
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Very good organization
4. Oct. 2006
14. Claire (21 years) - United Kingdom
14. Standard - 2 weeks
14. Standard - 2 weeks
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4. Sep. 2006
15. Nataliia (23 years) - Ukraine
15. Summer, group - 2 weeks
15. Summer, group - 2 weeks
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31. Jul. 2006
16. Aloma (30 years) - United Kingdom
16. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 2 weeks
16. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 2 weeks
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The Quality of the Teaching
5. May. 2006
17. Zoe (27 years) - France
17. Easter, group - 2 weeks
17. 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.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
They use a textbook.
19. Dec. 2005
18. Nina Reiertsen - Norway
18. Standard - 4 weeks
18. 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
19. Rebecca (46 years) - United Kingdom
19. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 2h/day - 1 week
19. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 2h/day - 1 week
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Very friendly centre in Faro, all staff helpful.
31. Mar. 2005
20. Annett (31 years) - Germany
20. Standard Course
20. Standard Course
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10. Jun. 2013
21. Anja (44 years) - 
21. Standard Course - 2 weeks
21. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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9. May. 2011
22. Doreen (30 years) -
22. Standard Course - 1 week
22. Standard Course - 1 week
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Small group size (2 people); friendly teachers
28. Mar. 2011
23. Felix (55 years) -
23. Combined course - group 3 lessons/ day + individual 1 lesson/day - 2 weeks
23. Combined course - group 3 lessons/ day + individual 1 lesson/day - 2 weeks
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7. Oct. 2010
24. Roger (48 years) -
24. Standard Course - 4 weeks
24. Standard Course - 4 weeks
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20. Sep. 2010
25. Manuel (34 years) -
25. Standard Course - 2 weeks
25. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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6. Aug. 2009
26. Sabine (47 years) -
26. Standard Course - 1 week
26. 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
27. Daniel (28 years) -
27. Standard Course - 2 weeks
27. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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17. Dec. 2008
28. Sandra (32 years) - 
28. Standard Course - 2 weeks
28. Standard Course - 2 weeks
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Quality education, sympathy of the teachers, leisure activities super interesting
14. Nov. 2008
29. Pamela (26 years) - 
29. Standard Course - 1 week
29. 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
30. Katharina -
30. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks
30. Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr) - 2 weeks
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cultural activities
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take a boat and go to the beach of Ilha Deserta - lovely and amazing!
25. Aug. 2008
31. Manfred (48 years) -
31. Summer Course - 2 weeks
31. Summer Course - 2 weeks
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nice and good teachers
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more conversation, less grammar
13. Jun. 2007
32. Ruth (47 years) -
32. Combined Group + Individual (3hrs + 1hr) Course - 2 weeks
32. 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
33. Hans (69 years) -
33. Standard Course - 1 week
33. Standard Course - 1 week
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Open-hearted staff.
13. Feb. 2007
34. Piet Jan (58 years) - 
34. Group 3h/day, 4 weeks - 4 weeks
34. Group 3h/day, 4 weeks - 4 weeks
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26. Oct. 2006
35. Yvonne (39 years) -
35. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 3h/day - 2 weeks
35. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 3h/day - 2 weeks
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Small classes, friendly and flexible teachers
3. Sep. 2006
36. Luis (50 years) - 
36. Summer, group - 2 weeks
36. Summer, group - 2 weeks
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30. Apr. 2006
37. Klaus (51 years) -
37. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 1 week
37. Combined: Group 3h/day, indiv. 1h/day - 1 week
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19. Dec. 2005
38. Alessia -
38. Intensive - 1 week
38. Intensive - 1 week
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Nice teachers
4. Sep. 2005
39. Anonymous (29 years) -
39. One_to_One
39. One_to_One
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28. Aug. 2005
40. Anonymous (18 years) -
40. Standard Course
40. Standard Course
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16. Sep. 2004
41. Markus (37 years) -
41. Standard Course
41. 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.
Other comments
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
42. Eva (31 years) -
42. Standard Course
42. Standard Course
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teachers are friendly
25. Aug. 2004
43. M - Japan
43. Standard Course
43. Standard Course
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family atomosphere
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Gool location and friendly staff
12. Aug. 2004
44. Marco (30 years) - Schweiz
44. Standard Course
44. Standard Course
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visit ilha Deserta (Faro)
8. Jul. 2004
45. Ed (21 years) - Uk
45. Standard Course
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The accomadation was first class and Faro was a lovely place.
12. Feb. 2004
46. Janie (28 years) - Uk
46. Standard Course
46. Standard Course
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28. Sep. 2002
47. Thomas (34 years) - Germany
47. Standard Course
47. Standard Course
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the good teacher and individual teaching which permitted me to advance very fast
