Study English and enjoy a complete English language immersion with a student exchange program in Scotland. With a English student exchange, you choose your host based on their profile. So you can find a host in Scotland living in a town or city where you would like to study but who also shares your interests and has a young person in the family of the same age. And to make sure you have a great experience together, you can contact your hosts using our secure messaging system to get to know them before you book. So rather than arriving to stay with strangers, your English student exchange program partner becomes your friend.
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The educational and cultural enrichment offered by English student exchange experience is second to none. The hundreds of young people who take part in English student exchange program each year say they have the time of their lives. They see the world from a new perspective, gain understanding of English culture, and their host family becomes their ‘second family’ as lifelong friendships and bonds are formed.
English language learning opportunities are rich too. Because you’re practising all day, learning new things, and sharing every day activities in speaking English, you learn faster and without realising how much you’ve learned.
Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Scotland is the United Kingdom’s northernmost country, and in addition to the mainland is made up of 790 islands. Much of the landscape is mountainous wilderness strewn with deep valleys and stunning vast lochs. The northern hinterland offers spectacular views of the Northern Lights along with whale watching and golden eagle spotting opportunities.
Edinburgh, with its iconic hilltop castle, is the capital city and is host to a fabulous programme of year-round comedy and film festivals. The other major city, Glasgow, is famed for its stylish and cultural vibrancy along with some seriously handsome Victorian buildings. The national dish Haggis is a tasty savoury pudding mix of meats and spices. Scotland has two celebrated national drinks, Whisky and the carbonated soft drink Irn-Bru. Both are best enjoyed whilst listening to the traditional melodic tones of a tartan clad musician playing the famous Scottish Bagpipes.
Many of the Scottish host families will also help you to organise a local English language course to complete your student exchange overseas program in Scotland. The best way to improve your English language during a student exchange program is with a cultural immersion program in Scotland. Read more about joining Lingoo.
How to book an English student exchange
Students over 18 should join Lingoo as an Adult Member. Join now . Students under 18 must ask a parent or guardian to join as a Parent Member. Join now.
If you’re aged 18-30, unmarried, and have no dependants, you can also travel to Scotland as a Language Au Pair. It’s a new approach to working holidays in Scotland.
Forget the traditional definition of ‘Au Pair’. You will have no domestic duties. You also don’t need a formal English teaching qualification and won’t be expected to plan and deliver formal lessons. All you need is an interest in people and a desire to help them improve their English language skills.
You can plan a working holiday or gap year of a lifetime as a Language Au Pair teaching conversational English.
Gap years can be a fun, valuable investment in your future if you use them to learn a new language. And the best ways to do that are through a homestay or by working as a Language Au Pair.
If you work as a Language Au Pair, your role is to help the family you are living with to learn your language. But there is no reason why you can’t also learn theirs during your ‘down time’.
Living with a family abroad you eat, sleep and breathe the language. If you’re learning it for the first time, your host will guide you from your first few words to using the language in everyday situations. As your confidence grows, you’ll feel able to try your new skills in the local community. And because you’re making such an effort to learn the language, don’t be surprised if you make many new friends. At this stage, you’ll not only be gaining an insight into the language and culture but also the customs and community in which you’re living – something you just can’t learn in a classroom. Read more about becoming a language au pair during your gap year.