Alpha College of English, in Dublin, Ireland was established in 1989 and since then has consistently worked to be at the forefront of the EFL industry in Ireland in terms of quality, service and value for money. The directors, managers and staff of Alpha College are committed to continuous improvement in teaching methods so that students will receive language training that is stimulating, dynamic, communicative, focused and effective. All our teachers are University graduates with post graduate EFL qualifications and academic excellence is maintained through a programme of on-going in-service teacher development and observations. The main focus of the college is student centred and every effort is made by all members of staff to ensure that each student benefits optimally from his or her course at Alpha. Alpha College was the first school in Ireland and is still one of the few schools in Europe to hold both EAQUALS membership and ISO 9001: 2000 accreditation . These two quality marks are our guarantee to students, agents and promoters of Alpha College that Alpha College of English meets the highest international Academic, Management and Administration standards. Alpha College is located in city centre. Our host families live in the suburbs and while we have a few families within walking distance of the school the vast majority of our families live in the suburbs. We are lucky that all the buses stop within 5-10 minutes walking distance from the college. During summer we can offer self-catering accommodation but during the winter we do not offer this option. If students wish to avail of self-catering accommodation during winter we advise them, if they are on long-term stays, to book a host family for the first 3-4 weeks and we will advise and help them to find alternative accommodation when they are here. |