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<p><span>The official language of Hotelschool The Hague is English.
The choice for English as the official language is motivated by the
international work field for which students are educated. </span><span>Candidates
must demonstrate proficiency in English. Those candidates, who have
followed at least two years full time education with English as the
language of instruction in the preceding three calendar years, are
deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.</span></p>
<p>Those candidates to whom this does not apply, must submit proof of
sufficient scores on one of the following tests when applying (many
companies, employers, universities and government bodies around the
world recognize these tests):</p>
<ul><li> TOEFL test (internet based score must be at least 80, website:<a href="http://www.toefl.org/" target="_blank">www.toefl.org</a>)</li><li>IELTS test (score at least 6.0 IELTS, website <a href="http://www.ielts.org/" target="_blank">www.ielts.org</a>)</li>
<li>Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (any pass grade, website<a href="http://www.cambridgeesol.org/" target="_blank">www.cambridgeesol.org</a>)</li><li>Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (grade A, B or C, website<a href="http://www.cambridgeesol.org/" target="_blank">www.cambridgeesol.org</a>)</li>
<li>Cambridge First Certificate (grade A, website <a href="http://www.cambridgeesol.org/" target="_blank">www.cambridgeesol.org</a>)</li><li>Oxford Test (internet based) for our International Fast track students</li></ul>
<p>For more information about the English tests please enquire at your local British or American embassy.</p>
<p><span>Hotelschool The Hague has a selection procedure for entering
the school. To pass the selection procedure successfully all candidates
have to meet the formal requirement of having proficiency in English.
International applicants must show a positive result of either the TOEFL
(80) or IELTS (60) test. Hotelschool The Hague assumes no difficulties
will occur during the mobility period since all students have sufficient
knowledge of English before the start of the mobility and the partner
HEI’s all have an English Curriculum. </span><span>All staff of
Hotelschool The Hague has to show a minimum level of English proficiency
in level B2. Lecturers have to show a level of C1.</span></p>
<p><strong>Preparing participants for mobility</strong><br><span>“Good preparation is half of the work…” In order to be well prepared for the placement the </span><span>students
must be well informed about what to expect from 5 months in a new
environment. This section describes the tasks each student must </span><span>perform during the preparation stage for the placement. </span><span>The placement office organizes several workshops during which the students are informed and prepared for this</span></p>
<p>At the end of the preparation workshops students are able to:</p>
<ul><li>formulate personal learning goals with regards to technical and social aspects;</li><li>prepare themselves in a culturally-aware manner for the placement;</li><li>write a curriculum vitae in English and French, German or Spanish if applicable;</li>
<li>collect the information necessary for the arrangement of the placement;</li><li>prepare for an application or introduction interview with their potential placement hotel.</li></ul><p>The four placement preparation classes are an important tool in
the preparation of students for their placement periods. During
these workshops students are also informed about the<br>administrative
procedures around temporarily moving to another country and the possible
need of applying for a work permit or study visa.</p>
<p>The last lesson is organized just before students go on placement and
is build up as a placement fair during which students who are going on
placement are linked to students that have just come back from their
placement to share experiences. During this placement fair, the school's
experts on cultural diversity will provide workshops around cultural
diversity, international business ethics and 'what to expect' from life
in their particular new country.</p>
<p>Not only do students need to be informed about the local culture,
ethics and do's & dont's of their guest country, they also need to
prepared for living and working with language they are not fluent in.
During the preparation phase students all take a course in either
German, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Russian in order to obtain the
basics of this language and - more importantly - learn the basics of the
jargon that is specifically used in the hotel industry. This gives them
a head start during their first days in their new working environment.
Due to the classes they are able to tap into their small database of
standard sentences and vocabulary.</p>
<p><strong>Language support for incoming students & staff</strong><br><span>Hotelschool The Hague is an international business school that has English as its first and only language. </span><span>Incoming
students are required to have an English level of IELTS (60) or TOEFL
(80). Incoming staff is expected to have a B2 level in English.
Lecturers have to show a level of C1. </span><span>Incoming students are
provided with a school tutor who provides guidance and coaches the
student. During the induction week, the level of assistance is being
assessed. </span><span>The students are encouraged to frequently visit
the Media Centre; the specialized collection, comprising an impressive
amount of information about the field of hospitality, consists of
various (digitalized) sources: books, journals and specialists
magazines, CD-ROM's, DVDs, as well as a wide collection of (research)
reports written by students. The Media Centre's aim it to support both
staff and students involved in the course by providing them (access) to
the information they need. </span><span>Incoming staff are provided with a exchange visit programme especially setup for incoming lecturers.</span></p>
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