The Quality of Marshall Language Services Schools

Marshall Language Services works with many different schools types for its clientele—large and small, in big cities or in towns, and with different types of courses for different types of students. However, the biggest element that all of these schools have in common is the absolute attention to quality that they provide for their students. All of our schools have the following factors in common:

• They are all well established as schools, with years and even decades of experience in their locations.
• They are all accredited by at least the minimum national accrediting body for language schools in that country. In this sense, they automatically have at least a minimum guarantee of quality, but several of them have many more accreditations than are required. Below there is a detailed description of what these accreditations mean to the student, to the larger world of the language travel industry, and to Marshall Language Services as agents.
• All of their teachers are mother tongue have at least a university degree, a language teaching qualification, and a minimum number of years of language teaching experience. Many have certifications like DELTA for English language teaching which cannot be obtained with less than four years’ experience teaching. And more than just having qualifications, the teachers demonstrate a passion for what they do.
• Many owners and directors of these schools are at the forefront of the language teaching industry. They are recognized as the true experts in their fields. Many of them (as well as the teachers) have also produced textbooks.
• All of the schools offer good quality accommodation options, in most cases not only homestays. Many of the schools directly choose and manage their homestay families, and many also own and manage their residential facilities, allowing the schools more control over the student’s experience in them.
• The schools all use a communicative approach, meaning that much emphasis is placed on the student actually listening to and speaking the language. Grammar is not neglected by any means, but the lessons do not concentrate on the old-school memorization of grammar rules and vocabulary that students have often already had in their home countries, sometimes for years. The lessons are dynamic and fun, with the use of authentic materials, and the courses, especially more intensive ones, often include electives of a student’s interest.
• All of the schools contain well-equipped facilities for self-study outside of the lessons, free Wi-Fi throughout the school and in most of the accommodation options, and some also have recreational facilities like game rooms, sports equipment, and even swimming pools.
• All of the schools organize a rich schedule of activities and excursions outside of the lessons, both in the school and outside of it. Many of these activities are either included in the cost of the lessons, like film screenings or parties inside the school, and many are offered at a very reasonable cost. Sometimes students only need to pay for an entrance fee or transportation to a location.
• All of the schools have a 24 hour, 7-day a week support and emergency service number. A student, agent, or their family can call the school at any time of the day or night for help.
• All of the schools, through all the above factors and for the fact that are doing what they love in teaching the language of the land to foreign students, will guarantee a dynamic and memorable experience to their students. Even if a school is large, they all give the student individual attention. More than one client has contacted Marshall Language Services to say, “My experience in that school changed my life.”