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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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