Travel Reference
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Goethe Institute
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Charles University
Studying in Prague
Czech Lessons
Large language
schools like Berlitz offer
Czech lessons for
foreigners, as does
Charles University.
Absolute beginners can
take an intensive, four-
week course for less
than K≤5,000.
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Berlitz:
SF Servis • Nám∂stí
Jana Palacha 2 • Map K3
• 222 319645 • http://ubs.
ff.cuni.cz
political science and legal
studies, as well as pro-
grammes in journalism
and Eastern European
studies. All courses are
taught in English.
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Anglo-American College:
Láze∏ská 4 • Map D3
• 257 530202
• www.aac.edu.
groups) and are offered
frequently throughout
the year. d
Prague Centre
for Further Education
www.prague-center.cz
International
TEFL Certificate
This private firm has
been training its students
all over the world for six
years to teach English to
foreigners. Courses last
four weeks. ITC assists
graduates in job place-
ment worldwide.
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International TEFL
Certificate: www.itc-
training.cz
Charles University
The oldest university
in Central Europe offers
some courses in English
in its many degree and
non-degree programmes.
Short-term courses are
taught over the summer
months.
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Univerzita
Karlova v Praze: Ovocn† trh
5 • Map N4 • 224 491111
• www.cuni.cz.
Goethe Institute
Accomplished
German speakers can
study Kafka in the
original language; the
rest can brush up their
language skills or start
from scratch. A five-
month course in conver-
sational German costs
K≤4,000.
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Goethe-Institut
Prag: Masarykovo nab∫e≈i
32 • Map E5 • 221 962111
• www.goethe.de/ms/pra
English-Language
Grammar Schools
Expat parents can enroll
their children at the
International School of
Prague, Riverside School
and other grammar
schools offering English-
language instruction for
children aged 3-18.
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International School of
Prague: www.isp.cz
• Riverside School:
www.riversideschool.cz
New York
University
New York University
offers study-abroad
programmes for students
enrolled at its US cam-
puses and at affiliated
universities elsewhere.
Students enrolled in
Czech universities may
audit classes. d
New York
University in Prague: Malé
nám∂stí 2 • Map L4 • 224
226658 • www.nyu.cz.
French Institute
English may have
replaced it as the lingua
franca, so to speak, but
French is still useful for
travellers. Four-month
courses for beginners
cost around K≤4,000. You
can also study French art,
history, literature - even
creative writing. d
Institut
Francais de Prague:
◊tep∂nská 35 • Map F5
• 222 232995 • www.ifp.cz
Driving Lessons
Long-term residents
will need to apply for a
Czech driving licence.
Some driving schools
such as Auto√kola Ing.
Ond√ej Horázny and
Auto√kola Dejvice offer
instruction and testing in
English. See the Prague
Yellow Pages
for a more
complete list. d
Auto√kola
Dejvice: www.autoskola
dejvice.cz • Auto√kola Ing.
Ond∫ej Horázny: www.
horazny.cz
Prague Centre for
Further Education
Established in 1995, the
Prague Centre organizes
more than 20 courses on
a wide range of subjects
such as information
technology, Czech history
and fashion design. Six-
week courses cost
K≤4,000 (with discounts
for students, teachers and
Anglo-American
College
This liberal arts college
offers internationally
accredited degrees in
business administration,
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