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Published on: 3/1/2007
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According to Keith Pollard, Principal of Harrogate Tutorial College in the UK, "Students want en suite facilities and broadband access at their host families."
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For Pollard in the UK, this is estimated at around 40 per cent. As a result, it is important to keep the experience fresh for returning students.
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"We concentrate more on communication and spoken English during the summer, and expect students to gain increased fluency," comments Pollard in the UK.
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In the UK, Keith Pollard, Principal of Harrogate Tutorial College, has seen greater demand coming from France and Germany.These traditionally very conservative markets, are now starting to look for new destinations, "probably due to the availability of low-cost flights to Leeds-Bradford and the north of England", Pollard says.