English is the most widely spoken language in the world. That applies not only to countries where English is the native language but also to many other nations. English is a relatively easy language to learn - compared to Polish - and is therefore taught almost around the globe as the first foreign language in schools. As a result, very many people around the world can communicate with each other quite well in English. The explanation is that England once ruled a very large part of the globe with its British Empire. To expand their language skills, many students choose a semester abroad in English.

At many universities, colleges and elite schools, even all instruction takes place in English. That's bitterly necessary right now, among other reasons, because technical terms and specialist knowledge now have exclusively English names. Technical, medical and digital fields rank first. Global use of English is now part of everyday life in most professions. In business, trade, science and culture, communication takes place in English.

semester abroad in English

Semester abroad in English - which countries?

After finishing secondary school, many high school graduates are drawn abroad, very often for a semester abroad in English. The countries whose native language is English are ideal for this:

  • Great Britain/ England
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Ireland

In addition, there are around fifty countries with English as the main language or official language. For example in

  • South Africa
  • Jamaica
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Nigeria
  • Malta
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • and more

Semester abroad in English - English as a world language

The choice of countries for a semester abroad in English is huge. To perfect this world language beyond school English, a study stay in one of the countries above is a good option. Nowhere do you learn better than from "locals."

semester abroad in English

Everyday life with a host family, in England for example, is the best English teacher there is. Living with a host family and studying at a university abroad is an ideal combination for students. A semester abroad in English in your own field of study can't be compared with any school. On a semester abroad in English, you don't just learn the language in the sense of cramming vocabulary.

You automatically fall into the speech melody of English-speaking people, pick up the tone of voice and absorb the English way of life. Your ears soon pick up English automatically and effortlessly. In your head there's no more translating; instead, participants soon think and even feel in English. That's the goal for truly mastering a language. Only one or more semesters abroad in English can definitely teach this ability.

Semester abroad in English - working on vacation

If you don't have the opportunity to take one or more semesters abroad, you can also improve your English on vacation. Working on vacation is an excellent alternative for combining useful earnings with pleasant language training. If you have good basic English, you can probably find a temporary job anywhere in the English-speaking world. At home you do your regular job, and on vacation you work to train your English. "Learning by doing" is practically an English invention and a proven method.

Work and Travel

An excellent way to improve your English is to travel. As a kind of globetrotter, you pick countries with English as the native or main language as your destination. There you can finance your living expenses with odd jobs. You get to know the country and its people and - almost playfully on the side - English becomes second nature. Here real life is the best teacher.

Anyone who masters English perfectly and flawlessly, without an accent, truly has the world at their feet. If you speak good English alongside your native language, many opportunities open up professionally and privately - whether at home or abroad. The world has become a village. Foreign languages are a necessity for educated and successful people, and without English in particular, nothing works.