Why study in Malta?

Why choose Malta to learn English?

• Malta is blessed with a pleasant environment and a mild Mediterranean climate. With sunshine on most days of the year and a sea breeze that ventilates it even in the hottest summer months, the weather is conducive to learning and study.
• The proximity of the sea (there is nowhere in Malta that is more than twenty minutes away from the nearest swimming spot), the walking and jogging opportunities along scenic routes, the availability of state-of-the-art gyms and swimming pools and the possibility of practising most of the world’s main sporting activities, means that English language learners can relax and keep themselves fit throughout their stay.
• Malta is also endowed with an immense palaenthological, archaeological, historical and artistic wealth ranging from the prehistoric to our own days. Your learning experience in Malta will be enhanced by visits to at least some of these sites, many of which – not just our UNESCO World Heritage Sites – are recognised for their world importance. For more information Click here.
• There are also plenty of opportunities for the lighter sort of entertainment. You can dance, eat well or just hang out with the many new friends you will certainly make here in the various places where the young meet to enjoy themselves. Our school and its residences are only fifteen minutes away from Malta’s most popular entertainment area.
• Moreover Malta is safe and secure. You can walk about at any time, day and night, without having to watch your back or clutch your bag. When the weather permits, and that is most of the year thanks to our mild Mediterranean climate, Maltese and foreign guests alike, stroll up and down the romantic streets and lanes of our historic towns and enjoy long evening walks along our seashore promenades.
• Malta is friendly, hospitable and communicative. The Maltese are a cosmopolitan people who have learnt to coexist with people from all over the world.  Colonised by all the major powers in European and Mediterranean history, they have learnt that survival and progress depends on understanding the ways and customs of foreigners, who are seen first and foremost as friends and guests. Malta is an island but the Maltese are certainly not insular. Their own experience as emigrants (there are many more Maltese in the US, Canada, Australia and Britain than in Malta) and seafarers has contributed greatly to their collective education as citizens of the world.
• The family is still an important point of reference for the Maltese. This, too, contributes to their appreciation of the values of solidarity, of care for the young and the elderly, for love of one’s neighbour.  These family and community values are reflected in the friendliness of host families and the care they show towards students who choose to experience the warmth of host family accommodation.

LGBT rights: Malta allows civil unions (same-sex couples & gay marriage), following the enactment of the Civil Unions Bill, first introduced in September 2013. It grants civil unions the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as marriage, including the right of joint adoption. Parliament gave final approval to the legislation on the 14th April 2014 by a vote of 37 in favour and 30 abstentions. President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca signed it into law on the 16th April 2014. The first civil union was performed on 13 June 2014. For more information about Malta’s LGBT community: http://www.maltagayrights.org/

For two consecutive years Malta also ranked first on ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Index as one of the top gay friendly countries in Europe where LGBTIQ legislation and policy are concerned.

For more information about the gay scene in Malta, especially if you’re planning to take an English language course with us in the coming weeks/months, please consult these two websites: http://gayguidemalta.com/ & https://www.gaymalta.com/

Finally, if you are looking for quality English language teaching, Malta means value for money. Our teachers are the product of an educational system based on Britain’s as well as a tradition of academic excellence that goes back to the 16th century. Being a country with a small domestic market and with no natural resources, the Maltese have learnt from experience that their economic and social progress depends on themselves as human resources. We are, of necessity, a quality conscious people who must rely on the quality of our work to compete on the world markets. Educational services are not excluded from this logic.

Read our blog post about English language learning in Malta, the ELT industry and ESL English as a second language.

Want to know more about Malta and the Maltese Islands – visit the Malta Tourism Authority website: www.visitmalta.com 

Want to know what’s happening in Malta – check out the calendar of events/festivals: www.visitmalta.com/en/events

Read also Preply’s blog post here: https://preply.com/en/blog/learn-english-malta/

TUI’s recommendation: https://www.tui.co.uk/holidays/where-can-i-go-on-holiday/malta/

Things to do while in Malta by First Choice