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Carrying out an internship abroad in a non-anglophone country can be a good
        plan, as it is sometimes easier to find and gives just as good a training. Feedback
        is full of surprises and discoveries, in economic and cultural terms as well as in
        human development.
        Every year, EF EPI (Education First) carries out an international study on the level
        of mastery of English.










                                                                                             Similarly, he can also take into account the dynamism of a specific activity sector
                                                                                             when choosing the country for his internship.
                                                                                             For more information, consult the 'country' pages of the 'Moniteur du Commerce
                                                                                             International' (MOCI)  www.lemoci.com/fiche-pays


                                                                                             ✓ Cost of living when there
                                                                                             For trainees  wishing  to keep control  of their
                                                                                             budgets, choosing a country because of its
                                                                                             standards of local life might constitute a criterion.
                                                                                             Note: the cost of living in small towns is always
                                                                                             lower than in the larger cities.

                                                                                             ✓ Other criteria
                                                                                             Finally, the destination of a training course can
                                                                                             also be chosen by relying on individual, personal
                                                                                             or emotional  (finding friends or family), historical
                                                                                             (seeking roots), opportunistic  (ready availability of
              Table 1: EF EPI index of the mastery of English in Europe (2016)               hosting), cultural  (Anglo-Saxon,  Celtic,  Germanic,
                                                                                             Hispanic, Slavonic, Roman or Greek culture),
        ✓ The economic aspect                                                                environmental or climatic criteria, or even looking
        Apart from the linguistic aspect, the GDP and the country's rate of growth can be    for novelty or the desire to get off the beaten track
        indicative of its economic prosperity. Accordingly, the trainee can also direct his   (deliberately going to a little-known country).
        research according to these criteria.                                                All these criteria, which may contribute to an
                                                                                             increase in motivation, are conducive to improving
                                                                                             the effectiveness of the search for a course.







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