Berlitz | English Language Academy
65 Telgha Ta Birkirkara, St Julian's
>ELA is licensed by the Malta Department of Education & is an accredited founder member of FELTOM
>Established since 1988
>Teachers are experienced & fully qualified
>Our ‘small’ school status enables us to maintain our reputation that provides a personal service & a ‘family’ atmosphere
>We offer a variety of courses for all ages starting from 4 years, with small, international groups
>ELA is also the only TOEFL iBT examination centre in Malta
>Our accommodation is within walking distance
School location
General Information
- Minimum age of students: 4
- Lesson duration: 45 min
- Maximum class size: 12
- Average number of students in group: 12
- Number of classrooms: 17
- School's foundation year: 1988
- Level placement test on the first day: yes
- The nearest airport: Luqa International Airoprt
- Distance from the nearest airport: 9.3 km
- School opening times: 08.30
- School closed on national and regional holidays: 15.07.2024, 08.09.2024, 21.09.2024, 08.12.2024, 13.12.2024, 25.12.2024, 01.01.2025, 10.02.2025, 19.03.2025, 31.03.2025, 18.04.2025, 01.05.2025, 07.06.2025, 29.06.2025, 15.08.2025, 08.09.2025, 21.09.2025, 08.12.2025, 13.12.2025, 25.12.2025
- Distance from the airport: MLA-Malta International Airport km
Facilities
- Drink vending machine
- Snack vending machine
- Library
- Free WIFI
- Printer for student use
- Dining room
- Garden
- Computer lab
- Self study room
- Canteen
- Lounge with TV
Facilities for disabled people
- Reception adapted for the disabled
- Classrooms adapted for the disabled
- Disabled toilet
Classroom equipment
- Interactive whiteboard in all classrooms
- Air conditioning in all classrooms
- Heating in all classrooms
The price includes
- Free certificate of course attendance
- Language test before the course
Course materials:
Top student nationalities
Courses
General English Group 20 lessons
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Average number of students in group | 8 |
Maximum group size | 10 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
A general course aimed at students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. The course focuses on all 4 skill areas of the language, together with grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Our trained teachers make use of a number of relevant conversation topics in order to facilitate students’ learning.
Course levels
Required minimum language level
Course hours
Course start dates
Business English Group 20 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
These rank amongst the most popular courses at ELA, mainly thanks to our experienced Business English tutors’ ability to teach a highly engaging syllabus in a fun communicative way. Topics covered include business correspondence, presentations, business-related vocabulary, CV writing, negotiations and business phoning amongst others.
Course levels
Course start dates
Private 1 to 1 - 20 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 16 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 1 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
This is a tailor-made one-to-one course giving individual attention to participants who would like the fastest possible route to improving their English skills. The student and course tutor together decide which areas to cover, thus maximizing the time at the student’s disposition.
Course levels
Course start dates
IELTS Exam Prep - 20 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 4 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 8 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA also offers preparation courses for both the Academic and General Training modules of IELTS. Our experienced IELTS tutors cover the four skills forming the four sections of the exam using the best available study material on the market. This course is available both as a group or an individual course.
Course levels
Course start dates
Cambridge Exam Course - 20 lessons
Minimum course length in weeks | 4 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 8 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA is fully-equipped to prepare students for all Cambridge ESOL exams: KET, PET, FCE, CAE and CPE. Our highly-trained Cambridge tutors will ensure that you get all the necessary exposure to maximize your chances of a good grade in these sought-after exams. Moreover, our syllabi have recently been updated to reflect the changes brought about in the paper setups of these exams.
Course levels
Course start dates
TOEFL iBT Exam Prep Course - 20 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 4 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 8 |
lessons per week | 20 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA is the only certified TOEFL iBT test center in Malta, meaning that students have the added advantage of sitting for the exam on their school premises! ELA boasts of the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of study material and software on the island, together with tutors specialised in preparing you for this exam. An excellent pass rate is what makes this course so popular at ELA.
Course levels
Course start dates
TOEFL iBT Exam Course - 30 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 30 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA is the only certified TOEFL iBT test center in Malta, meaning that students have the added advantage of sitting for the exam on their school premises! ELA boasts of the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of study material and software on the island, together with tutors specialised in preparing you for this exam. An excellent pass rate is what makes this course so popular at ELA.
Course levels
Course start dates
IELTS Exam Prep - 30 lessons pw
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 30 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA also offers preparation courses for both the Academic and General Training modules of IELTS. Our experienced IELTS tutors cover the four skills forming the four sections of the exam using the best available study material on the market. This course is available both as a group or an individual course.
Course levels
Course start dates
Cambridge Exam Course - 30 lessons
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 30 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Maximum group size | 6 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
ELA is fully-equipped to prepare students for all Cambridge ESOL exams: KET, PET, FCE, CAE and CPE. Our highly-trained Cambridge tutors will ensure that you get all the necessary exposure to maximize your chances of a good grade in these sought-after exams. Moreover, our syllabi have recently been updated to reflect the changes brought about in the paper setups of these exams.
Course levels
Course start dates
Intensive English Group 30 lessons
Minimum course length in weeks | 1 |
Maximum course length in weeks | 11 |
lessons per week | 30 |
Lesson duration | 45 min |
Minimum age of students | 18 |
Maximum age of students | 100 |
Average number of students in group | 8 |
Maximum group size | 10 |
Certificate of course attendance | yes |
Registration fee charged by the school | 30 € |
High season supplement per week | 50 € |
High season dates | 02.06.2025 - 29.08.2025 |
Course description
A general course aimed at students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. The course focuses on all 4 skill areas of the language, together with grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Our trained teachers make use of a number of relevant conversation topics in order to facilitate students’ learning.
Course levels
Required minimum language level
Course hours
Course start dates
Accommodation
Host Family Single room - Half board
Our accommodation team works hard to select host families that provide a clean, comfortable, friendly, and English-speaking environment. All our host families are licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority. Breakfast and dinner time give you an excellent opportunity to interact with your host and put any functional English you learnt in class into practice.
Price includes: | bedding |
Minimum stay in weeks | 1 |
High season supplement per week | 42 € |
High season dates | 01.06.2025 - 30.09.2025 |
Supplements
Special Diet Supplement Vegan, Gluten Free, Celiac, Halal) | 70 € per week |
Private Bathroom Supplement | 77 € per week |
Host Family Single room - Full board
Our accommodation team works hard to select host families that provide a clean, comfortable, friendly, and English-speaking environment. All our host families are licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority. Breakfast and dinner time give you an excellent opportunity to interact with your host and put any functional English you learnt in class into practice.
Price includes: | bedding |
Minimum stay in weeks | 1 |
High season supplement per week | 42 € |
High season dates | 01.06.2025 - 30.09.2025 |
Supplements
Special Diet Supplement Vegan, Gluten Free, Celiac, Halal) | 70 € per week |
Private Bathroom Supplement | 77 € per week |
Host Family Shared room - Half board
Our accommodation team works hard to select host families that provide a clean, comfortable, friendly, and English-speaking environment. All our host families are licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority. Breakfast and dinner time give you an excellent opportunity to interact with your host and put any functional English you learnt in class into practice.
High season supplement per week | 42 € |
High season dates | 01.06.2025 - 30.09.2025 |
Supplements
Special Diet Supplement Vegan, Gluten Free, Celiac, Halal) | 70 € per week |
Private Bathroom Supplement | 77 € per week |
Host Family Shared room - Full board
Our accommodation team works hard to select host families that provide a clean, comfortable, friendly, and English-speaking environment. All our host families are licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority. Breakfast and dinner time give you an excellent opportunity to interact with your host and put any functional English you learnt in class into practice.
High season supplement per week | 49 € |
High season dates | 01.06.2025 - 30.09.2025 |
Supplements
Special Diet Supplement Vegan, Gluten Free, Celiac, Halal) | 70 € per week |
Private Bathroom Supplement | 77 € per week |
Apartment ELA Self-Catering Apartment - Single Room
ELA offers accommodation in shared apartments exclusively for the use of its students!
Our self-catering apartments are all 5-minutes on foot from our school, and may be booked either on a single room basis or shared room basis (twin or triple rooms).
Airport Transfers included in the prices.
Price includes: | access to free WIFI in the building, access to kitchen, weekly cleaning, access to the laundry room, heating, bedding, TV, shared bathroom |
Accommodation from - to | Prices based on accommodation from Sunday prior to the course to Sunday after the course |
Minimum age | 18 |
Maximum age | 100 |
Distance from school walking | 5 min |
Extra nights bookable: | Yes |
High season supplement per week | 70 € |
High season dates | 01.06.2025 - 30.09.2025 |
Supplements
Private Bathroom Supplement | 77 € per week |
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Terms & Conditions
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE BOOKING.
Description of the booking process, deposit payment, balance payment
1. Making a booking.
1.1 The booking will be made via langart.net through an online booking system.
2. Deposit payment
2.1. Kindly note that the booking is only secured and confirmed once a 25% deposit is received. Upon receipt of the deposit, we will issue a booking confirmation document and the welcoming letter with all necessary information.
3. Balance payment
3.1 The balance will be paid by the student to the school directly.
3.2 Please be advised that the remaining balance must be settled in full 4 weeks before the start of the booking. Failure to settle the balance in full by this deadline will result in the automatic cancellation of the booking, as outlined in our Terms and Conditions.
For latest booking terms, to include changing the booking, cancellations, withdrawal from the course, and others, visit:
https://elamalta.com/terms-and-conditions/
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