Definition

Noun: A school for teaching foreign languages. It is an educational institution whose primary purpose is to provide instruction in one or more languages that are not the native language(s) of its students.

Usage

The term "language school" is used to describe a specialized institution. It is a compound noun. It typically refers to private institutions but can also describe specific departments or programs within larger educational organizations. The focus is on practical language acquisition, often for communicative purposes, academic study, or professional needs.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She enrolled in a language school in Madrid to improve her Spanish.
  • The city has several language schools that offer evening classes for working adults.
  • He found a job as a teacher at a local language school.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be part of larger institutional names (e.g., The British Council Language School).
• It often implies a curriculum focused on immersive or intensive study, as opposed to casual tutoring.
  • After a six-month course at an intensive language school, he achieved fluency.

Variants and Related Words

• Language center / centre: Often used interchangeably with "language school," though it may sometimes refer to a smaller unit or a resource center within a university.
• Language institute: Similar to a language school, sometimes implying a larger or more research-oriented institution.
• Language program: Refers to the course of study itself, which may be offered by a language school, university, or other organization.

Synonyms

• Linguistics school (less common, can be ambiguous as it may refer to the study of linguistics as a science).
• Foreign language school (more explicit).

Related Phrases

• Attend a language school: The common verb collocation for being a student there.
  • He plans to attend a language school in Japan next year.
• Study at a language school: Another common way to express enrollment.
  • She studied at a language school in Paris for three months.

Noun

1. a school for teaching foreign languages