Informative guide for visiting students

With reference to the item entitled Advanced Studies in the On the Dot column (July 14), the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations Malta (Feltom) would like to clarify a number of the misleading points mentioned.

A glance around us will show that youths in general adopt a very casual attitude to dress in the hot summer months.

Over and above this, many language students come from much cooler climates and are not accustomed to high temperatures. Notwithstanding, it should be noted that most Feltom schools do offer guidelines to their students suggesting appropriate dress codes in public places.

While over 57 per cent of language students in Malta are over 18 and, hence, treated as adults, it should be noted that minor students do have a closely-monitored curfew time, which means that they should be at their accommodation by specified times and measures are taken when they are not.

Although students are informed of the smoking laws, it is not within the remit of any school to stop an adult student from smoking outside. We would also like to point out that the Malta Tourism Authority, in collaboration with Feltom this year produced an informative guide for students visiting Malta.