On day one she could not say a word
The question that stops people before they book is not the price. It is "my English is this bad — will lessons even work?" Van Anh, on the sixteen-week TALK6 Hybrid A course, starts exactly there.
The starting point was close to zero
"When I first arrived I could barely speak any English."
That is the most valuable sentence in her review. Most accounts begin somewhere in the middle, so the reader never learns where the writer started. Van Anh says it first: at zero.
It matters because if that is also your level, you need to know that your level is not a reason to postpone. A one-to-one lesson starts where the student actually is — there is only one person in front of the teacher, so there is no class to keep up with.
What changed things was daily, not special
"After studying and practising every day, I can hold a basic conversation and I feel far more confident talking to people."
The word to notice is every day. Not one magic class, but the same thing repeated: into the classroom in the morning, still having to speak in the afternoon, English again over dinner. The stack of books she is carrying is what that repetition physically looks like.
And "more confident" usually arrives before "more accurate". For a beginner the fastest gains are in being willing to open your mouth; precision follows once there is something to correct.
Friends from several countries — practice partners, not a perk
"What I liked most was meeting and making friends with students from several different countries. For me it has been a genuinely memorable experience."
For a beginner, classmates from other countries have a very practical value: they do not speak your language. So inviting them to eat, asking directions, telling them about your day — all of it has to happen in English. That is practice time nobody had to timetable.
More on the English that happens outside class
If you are also at the "cannot speak yet" stage
Three things worth saying plainly. First, tell your agency your real level. Class placement comes from the level test on arrival, not from what you declared. Second, the first week is tiring, and that is normal — listening to English all day costs more energy than studying grammar. Third, make your goal "able to speak", not "no longer wrong".
If you need a specific exam score in a short time, ask separately about the test-preparation courses. That is a different route.
Interested in the course?
Enrolment, start dates and quotes for Talk Academy are handled by partner agencies in each country. Tell them your level as it actually is, and how many weeks you have.