| In the Southern Mediterranean, just 93 Kilometres | | | | a bus, to going to the cinema, English is used |
| South of Sicily and 288 Kilometres North of Tunisia, is | | | | everywhere, so students can take the day's lessons |
| the little island of Malta, where cultures have been | | | | out into the real world, and gain confidence in the use |
| meeting for thousands of years, and communication is | | | | of spoken English while enjoying time with friends, and |
| part of the very bedrock of the island's character. | | | | visiting a new country. The use of 'host-families'; where |
| Acceding to the British Empire in 1800, and gaining its | | | | students stay with a local Maltese family during their |
| independence in 1963, Malta's ties with the English | | | | course, provides another setting for communication in |
| language are very strong, with most children grow up | | | | English, and further challenges the students to use |
| speaking both English and Maltese. As one of the two | | | | what they have learned. |
| official languages of Malta (together with Maltese), | | | | Students from a wide variety of countries visit Malta |
| English is used within the judiciary, medicine, and culture | | | | to learn English; once upon a time, the island took |
| of Malta to such an extent that it has fast become | | | | students mainly from Europe, however, these days, |
| one of Europe's premier language destinations, as | | | | the Far East and South America are fast becoming a |
| students have flocked to combine education with the | | | | major new source of visitors, and many other new |
| beautiful natural sights the island has to offer. | | | | countries are also sending students Malta's way. With |
| The education system in Malta is first class, and | | | | the island joining the European Union in 2004, Malta has |
| languages are part of fabric of the nation's identity. It's | | | | signalled its desire to increase upon its commercial ties |
| this academic quality, combined with the island's culture | | | | with Europe, and has invested heavily in IT |
| of hard-work, which has meant that the language | | | | infrastructure, as well as regeneration of its towns and |
| schools which have developed in Malta give a service | | | | heritage sites. Increasingly, Malta also plays host to |
| which has gained the island scholastic recognition | | | | pan-European, and global political and commercial |
| throughout Europe and the world as a whole. | | | | meetings where once again, Malta's location, and |
| Independent schools such as Elanguest Ltd have been | | | | reputation as a communications hub have made it the |
| able to boast some of the world's highest Cambridge | | | | perfect choice for businesses and political leaderships. |
| First Certificate pass marks for EFL teaching, and are | | | | Without the use of English (the lingua franca of |
| just one of Malta's independent schools catering for | | | | business and politics) as an official language, this would |
| the world's growing demand for English language | | | | not have been possible, and it's this skill at adaptation |
| training. | | | | and incorporation of new talents which has kept Malta |
| Due to the widespread use of English in Malta, | | | | thriving for thousands of years, and will ensure its |
| students quickly find the opportunity to practise their | | | | survival and growth in future. |
| new language skills; from buying a sandwich to taking | | | | |