SMEAG Global Education

Quiero compartir mis impresiones sobre el curso de idiomas en SMEAG. Las cuatro semanas que pasé aquí, disfruté cada minuto de mi estancia. Durante un mes mejoré notablemente mi nivel de inglés tanto en sesiones individuales como grupales con profesores que no solo impartieron conocimientos sino que lo hicieron, por lo que el proceso de aprendizaje no fue al menos aburrido. Cada maestro intenta aportar algo a su lección, lo que hace que su lección sea única. Debido a esto, a pesar de la densidad del horario (las clases comienzan a las 6:40 a.m. y terminan a las 8:35 p.m. con las pausas para almorzar, el desayuno y la cena) las clases pasaron desapercibidas. Además, los fines de semana SMEAG ofrece la oportunidad de visitar varias excursiones.

Durante el tiempo que pasé en SMEAG, visité Bohol (isla con los monos más pequeños del mundo), las islas de Olango y Nulasan, también pude nadar con tiburones en Oslob. Las excursiones usualmente tomaban todo el día. Además de estas y otras excursiones de fin de semana, para participantes EOC (English Only Challenge), en la escuela del viernes se organizan diversas actividades y excursiones alrededor de Cebu. EOC es un evento en Capital Campus destinado a mejorar las habilidades de conversación. El campus tiene zonas especiales en las que el participante de EOC debe comunicarse solo en inglés, y también los miembros de EOC deben cenar en un área determinada donde participan en actividades destinadas a mejorar las habilidades de conversación durante los almuerzos. En general, la escuela dejó una agradable impresión.

I would like to share my experience of studying at Smeag Global Education. It was one of the most memorable moments in my life. The process of education was really interesting, funny and useful. Teachers and office staff were very supportive and understanding in any situation.

enjoy staying in Smeag Global Education. It was a really unforgettable experience. I learned lots of new information. The lessons were very interesting, useful and were held in an interactive live manner. The teachers were educative, smiling and they helped me a lot to improve my speaking skills. The Russian manager was really supportive and she provided support in all.

Our day started from 6:40 until 20:35, but all classes were very interesting, so we were just a bit tired.

I would like to recommend this school to everyone who really wants to improve English especially speaking skills.

The school also provides really interesting excursions. I went to Olango island. Snorkeling, tasty food and swimming in the pool, it was really enjoyable.

I also have been to Bohol island, Moalboal and Oslob.

Bohol island is a very beautiful place with an excellent beach. We went to Chocolate Hills, it is a very picturesque place. After that, we saw a really interesting kind of monkey “Tarsier”. But the most exciting part of our trip was Zip Line.

In Moalboal we tried an island hopping, we swam with fishes, turtles, and sardines rushing. Then we went to Kawasan Falls and jumped from an edge of 10 meters. It was really amazing.

In Oslob, we swam with whale sharks. It was really nice.

So, I highly recommend to go to the Philippines and choose Smeag Global Education, because I am sure it will be one of your unforgettable experience in your life.

I stayed at this awesome school for 3 months and for me the time flew so fast. During my course, I improved my English level, a huge thanks to one-on-one lessons that are individual with each student, so it's just you and the teacher in the class - it's very comfortable. All of the teachers are polite and always ready to help if you have any troubles. At school, students are fed well, and the food is really nourishing. On the weekends and in the evenings, you can go to the city, which has lots of beautiful places to visit. Generally, I got pleased with this school, and I recommend it to everyone!

This review is for those people who try to explore the market of language schools and choose among already attracted schools, and maybe even countries.

If fate leads you to learn English in Philippines, then be thankful to your fate, and start the whole process as soon as possible (the process of it is very easy).

Now, let me tell you about my experience at SMEAG school. Firstly, if your course takes place on a Capital campus, so try to do everything to live in that place. In my opinion, it’s the most comfortable campus with its coffee shop and late curfew.

It was such a huge pleasure to study there, so I never looked at the time, thinking “when is a break”. Also, it’s still a mystery to me, how to do properly schedule and the structure of the course that you almost do not get tired even in the evening.

Going forward, lessons start at 6:40 and end at 20:35 (some of the classes are optional, some of them are obligatory for attending. You will get to know the rules when you come here. Monday is an introductory day - the school team will tell you about everything you need to know, and show you the school and its facilities. Also they will help you get to the shopping center and lead you to the best place for exchanging money).

Honestly, every day I enjoyed both studying and living on campus in general. I spent 2 weeks over there, and for that time I improved my speaking skills - even if you don’t want to speak English, you will have to do that anyway all the time(and in the evening you will even think in English).

So if you have been waiting for arguments for or against it, then it’s worth it! The experience you get is really awesome.

"Hello everyone! The SMEAG school is the most amazing place for both studying and chilling!

You need to be prepared for and you need to have:

- During the week you won’r have time to do anything at all! And that’s great! You’ll have a lot of lessons and homework during the day) It’s really cool that there are a lot of bars and restaurans for you in case of tiredness. You can find and buy local beer in every corner)

- There are a loot of people and you need to be communicative. Everyone is different and interesting. Someone is coming and someone is leaving every week. It’s the real life of the student which I’ve already forgotten because of work in the past ten years)) By the way, don’t get upset your English is too good or too bad. It’s okay. Everyone is here to study. You’ll be able to find 20-50-70 people with whom you can speak in the sign language. And an advice from me: try to avoid speaking with people from your country)) It’s good of course but you came here to practice. 80 % of the students make this mistake.

- The food is deeeelicious, meals are huge. 3 times a day is more than enough for my 30 year old body)

BUT be prepared that food will seem to you very boring and the same by the end of the month. I liked that but many girls hated it.

- Bring with yourself many medicine stuff… plasters, activated charcoal, koldreks, antibiotics, something from allergies, then antiseptics and all sorts of everyday household stuff

- Philippines is a specific country so be prepared for a lot of different emotinons, I’m talking about atmosphere and everything around in the city.

But seriously, the school is incredible, staff and teacher are great! There are a lot of star students who is amazing during the lessons, for example Jaferson, Benny or Ely and a lot of others. You can and should study here. In the evening there are a lot of places for chatting, sports and practice. Don’t forget about basketball court!! We played great games a couple of times!

I wrote it from my heart!! Good luck in your studies! See you!!

We all experience good and bad moments in our lives, but even bad things have a bright side. Two months ago, I have decided to study abroad, and due to the price, nice location, the amount of study hours and all the above comments, SMEAG school in the Philippines was the best option to choose. I have booked an ESL course in that school. Here are some things to know before you decide to book a course there. The following points are based on my own experience, some might find them not true for their experience, some students like their teachers and some did not like their teachers at all. First of all, I will explore good things and then things I was not satisfied with.

- I enjoyed school activities. Every weekend SMEAG organizes trips to different and famous places providing with transportation, food, equipment and guidance. That is the time when you can forget all the books you were going through the whole week and just relax swimming, doing a snorkeling or scuba-diving, watching beautiful landscapes, eating delicious food and of course chatting with your new buddies from different parts of Asia. Swimming with whale sharks is a “must visit“ place.

- The “three times a day” meal is delicious. I can say it was tasty, healthy, nutritious and you have a lot of it.

- All teachers and administration staff are friendly, polite and ready to help if you have any questions.

- Laundry was easy to use and clothes after getting them back they were folded nicely and smelled great.

- The best thing you can get from studying in campuses are new friends. You meet a lot of new people from different countries (85% Asian countries). I have made a lot of new friends there, have learnt about their culture and customs. People are so different all over the world, and in order to know something new about them and their traditions we have to study English. The saddest part was when you had to say you farewells to friends, but do not forget to set an appointment with them somewhere in the world.

- On the “Lingua Trip” site it says, ESL course is for all different levels of students (from beginner to advanced). Unfortunately, the information is incorrect. SMEAG school doesn’t have advanced level and can hardly provide upper-intermediate. So, I had to change the course to TOEFL.

- Most of the TOEFL classes are boring, and not as productive as you want them to be. Of course, studying is boring sometimes, but here it is boring because of the structure of the class, where you mostly go from test to test answering given questions (1 out of 10 different classes was good because of the structure of the class).

- The explanations teachers give on your questions about the test (reading and listening) are not proper (after getting the explanation I still was not sure why that answer was correct) and you have to find out yourself why that answer is correct and yours not, which is actually good, because you learn way more digging back into the text again and again. I could do it at home though, and pay nothing for this.

- Filipinos are non-native English speakers, neither are the teachers!!! So, if you decide to choose this school, be ready for the accent they speak with, mispronunciations, and moreover lack of vocabulary.

In conclusion, I would like to add that having 3 weeks course in SMEAG was a good experience for me, even though not all my desires were met. It will be a great experience for learners with the basic level of English to dive into the English atmosphere. All the signs in the city and in the campus are in English. All people in Cebu speak English and they will always help you with your questions if you get lost or trying to find a way to the place you want to go.

In general, the school left a good impression and a lot of positive emotions.

In the begining it was a little bit strange, cause guys and girls are living on different floors, and its forbidden to come on the floor of each other, otherwise its immediate expulsion, also curfew from 11 pm to 5 am, it's a bit weird after many years of independent life. But rules are rules, we came here for knowledges, so all of this is not that important. About study i have no complaints, moreover I was lovely surprised that many lessons are held with the teacher "one on one", which excludes any form of laziness.

On the TOEFL preparation course, there were 2 lessons of personal training with the teacher and 2 lessons in groups of 4 students, what slightly brightened up the learning process by small group discussions. In addition, there is a morning and evening sparta, but it was obligatory to visit only for students who came for 1 month and longer, so I have never gone there. Also I liked the weekly TOEFL tests in the same classrooms where the official exam is taking place. Except of this lessons, it was one free class, in my case it was watching a movie, after which the teacher asked me a few questions.

At the expense of food, i can not say it was so bad, but also not that perfect, so usually we gone to some closest food courts. I had extra comfort room , so i lived in a single room but with a shared bathroom. Room has all the necessary facilities, furniture and air condition.

Eventually based on my experience, if your goal is to pass TOEFL, then the school has everything you need for this, but you need to choose the right term of staying relatively to your level and the desired result. In my case it was a trial trip with the combination of training and vacation in another country, for two weeks we visited several places in Cebu, and according to the results of the TOEFL exam tests the result increased from 48 points to 89. Dare friends and do not be afraid, result will not take long to wait.

"Hello everyone! I want to share my feelings of learning English in SMEAG School. To begin with, I would like to tell that I had to write to the hotline of Linguatrip all the time. I hadn’t been met at the airport. I went with my luggage from Domestic flight aside the International Flights hoping to see a nameplate. All in all, I had to take a taxi and go to the school which was noted in the invitation. But it turned out that I had to live in another campus. So I had to have a little tour from the airport to the campus, from one campus to another. After passing my English-level test, I was instructed by the manager in Cebu about the rules of living in the campus and studying at school.

As for study, I chose the ESL course. It included Reading & Writing, Listening & Speaking, Discussion and Morning & Evening Sparta. In Sparta we watched the news and TV-show «Friends». The course was interesting, but I didn’t like a constant changing of teachers, their accent and unnecessary questions. However, the school is very convenient. There was a canteen, a cafe, a laundry, a classroom, a gym and even a small store. The school organized the process very well, everything was thought-out, students felt very comfortable. The school staff was very friendly and responsive.

Leisure activities in the Philippines was great. You should visit this country to understand the magnificence of nature.

Yours respectfully,

Zamira

Hello everyone, my name is Dima. This summer, instead of doing nothing, I decided to fly to the Philippines, to learn English in SMEAG Global Education. In general, after 2 months of study here, I feel I have improved my English, in which I was helped by pleasant teachers and a well-chosen training program. Also, besides this, I had a good rest on the resorts offered by the school and simple walks around shopping centers, restaurants and interesting places in Cebu.

Hello everybody!

I want to thank the SMEAG English school for my amazing month. Special thanks to the teachers who do their work for 100%; besides interesting individual classes, there are also group classes, where we discussed different topics and conducted exciting discussions. It's very hard to get up in the morning for "morning Sparta", which starts at 6:40 in the morning. But I will not write that I missed it)) Many thanks to the teacher Melvin, who leads the evening Sparta. He is very cheerful and you can always joke with him and talk on any topic. I want to express special gratitude to the manager Anna - the representative of Linguatrip, who made this practice more interesting and rich.

I'm happy that I chose this school. During the period of study, I improved my level of English. I learned a lot of new English words. The teacher explains the material if necessary, explains it again on different examples. It is good that there is an opportunity to practice the language in a group and to communicate with a teacher one on one. Classes are held in a friendly and positive atmosphere, which adds a desire to learn. Special thanks to our manager - Anna, who is ready to help at any time of day or night!

I came to SMEAG school for 3 weeks. I lived and studied on the Capitol campus. Today is my last day in this wonderful place and I would like to share my impressions. First of all, I really liked the organization of the educational process. Classes began at 6:40 am and ended at 8:30, but it was so interesting. I also had a huge number of friends from different countries, with whom we communicated only in English. All the guys here are very friendly and cheerful. On weekends, the school usually arranges different trips to the islands, where you can go shopping, sunbathe and just have a good time. In general, in SMEAG, did not give a change to be bored. Also, there is a wonderful Russian manager Anna, she always helped me with any questions and difficulties. In general, even for such a short time, I brushed up English well, especially the spoken language. So I'm happy to recommend visiting this wonderful school for everyone who wants to learn English! Guys, come to SMEAG, you will be delighted!

Good Afternoon! My name is Ivan. I am 21 years old, I am from Russia.

I am student of Medical University in Voronezh city.I am interested in sport, especially football and volleyball.

Also I like to make friends all around world. I came to the Philippines as for studying English Language which is very important nowadays as for travelling either. Philippines is exotic country with interesting history and unique culture. English is an official language here. Everyone speaks English fluently. Moreover, studying in the Philippines is rather cheaper comparing with other countries, However, level of education is really high.

I chose SMEAG Global Education English as training ground in learning English due to the friends’ recommendations. They have already been here and were satisfied with everything.

During my studying in SMEAG I travelled a lot : discovered beautiful islands , swam with whale sharks, had experience with snorkeling safari. It was amazing! Cebu city is really nice! Here is a lot of sights and huge shopping malls , for example Ayala mall, J center mall, SM mall and so on…So, I did shopping here, watched movies in the Cinema, visited water park, hang out with my friends in night clubs and restaurants.

I really like SMEAG Global Education due to the high level of teaching, English, All teachers are professionals , they explain materials easy and well.

Japanese chef cooks very delicious food. All Staff in school is friendly and polite. Everyone supports with any dilemmas.

SMEAG gives unique opportunity to make friends from different countries like Japan, China, KOREA, TAIWAN, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Russia as well.

Nowadays English is most important language in the world because its international language.

People in many countries speaks English like in Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Canada and so on,

I would like to speak English well for travelling and business purposes either

I will recommend SMEAG to my friends and relatives, as school with high level of teaching English. I really enjoyed during my studying in this school and I am satisfied with everything!

Hello friends,

I would like to share with you the experience of studying on the campus of Sparta. I studied here for 3 months. This is awesome experience in my life. I will write some useful information about the schedule, life on campus and much more.

From the first day of arrival to SMEAG school we had an entrance test, and after that it began. This is my daily routine:

6:40 - 8:00 - the first lesson this is a class for learning words and idioms (very well helps to expand your vocabulary).

8:00 - 8:40 - Breakfast, I shall write separately about food later

8:40 - 10:25 - class 4: 1, 4 students and one teacher. In my class were students from Korea, China and Taiwan, here we just talk and had dialogues about different topics.

10:35 - 12:00 - class reading and writing, this is a one-on-one class with a teacher, basically a grammar.

12:00 - 13:00 - lunch

13:00 - 14.35 - speaking and listing class, one-on-one with the teacher.

14.45 - 16.20 - elective class, this is an interactive game, fun and relax. All of course in English

16.30 - 18.05 - elective class, this is interactive debate, discussion group of students with no more than 6 people.

18.05 - 19.00 - dinner

19.00 - 21.00 - evening Sparta, this is a class with your leading teacher, and summary of the day. And most importantly for me, in what you should pay attention when you talking in English, etc.

And so every day happened plus homework.

If you want really intense. Welcome to Sparta!

It's really a very positive atmosphere, it helps a lot, everyone gets to know each other, everyone tries to communicate, teachers are a separate topic, they are like animators, every lesson is a funny and useful show.