by Ruth | Aug 30, 2024 | Learn English and Scottish Culture, Learn English in Perthshire, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
No Classroom English Learning in Scotland Our English language holidays offer: 1,000 micro-moments of you being you, in English. This blog is about just one. It shares a walk along the Muthill (pronounced MYOO-thil /mjuːθɪl/) to Crieff cycle path in Perthshire. It is...
by Ruth | Feb 19, 2024 | English Language School immersion activities, Immersion English Holiday, Sample English Excursion, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
Why Visit Loch Katrine? A steamboat tour of Loch Katrine is one of the most popular excursions included in our immersion holidays. The landscape is glorious – as is a trip on the 123-year-old steamer, the SS Sir Walter Scott. This blog is about our visit to Loch...
by Ruth | Jan 24, 2024 | Learn English with Scottish Art, Sample English Excursion, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
Idols of Mud and Water by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran “You need to take photos. No one is going to believe you if you don’t.” This is what the gallery invigilator said after we’d walked through the door and audibly gasped.He was right,...
by Ruth | Nov 7, 2023 | Immersion English Holiday, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Tips for English Learners, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
Choosing a Language Holiday in the UK This blog gives a fresh look at people’s preconceptions about choosing WHERE to travel to learn English, with tips on answering this one question: should you go urban or rural for your English immersion holiday? Go Urban or...
by Ruth | Oct 30, 2023 | Immersion English Holiday, Sample English Excursion, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
Now You Can Visit the Scottish Highlands on Your English Immersion in Scotland! We are offering our English conversation guests a bonus trip to Oban – the unofficial capital of the Scottish Highlands. In a previous blog post, I explained the pedagogy behind this...
by Ruth | Oct 25, 2023 | Immersion English Holiday, Tips for English Learners, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
What Does a Small Town Language Holiday Have to Offer? When it comes to choosing a language holiday, people still flock to big cities. Cities suit those on a budget: being packed into classrooms keeps costs down. Cities also suit a younger demographic –...