Long-term English courses in UK

Our General English courses are designed for motivated, professional students who wish to develop their overall skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening as well as grammar. We believe that in order to improve your language to its best potential, it is important to focus on all of these areas.

By choosing our 22.5-hour programme option, you will focus each morning on all 5 key areas of language learning, while in the afternoon you will have the opportunity to study on our unique Language for Life programme, which has been designed to give you all the tools you need to communicate effectively.

This English course is for people who wish to improve their general level of English. The course concentrates on improving all aspects of your English but we strongly believe in helping you to learn to speak English well so much of your time will be spent practising listening and speaking.

This English course is for people who wish to improve their general level of English but who also want an opportunity to do a little extra work in the afternoon to practise and consolidate what they have learnt in the morning session. With small groups in the afternoon you will be able to practise speaking more and to have conversations with your teacher using some of the English you learn during your course.

Levels: we have Elementary to Advanced levels from September to June. Each student undergoes a level test on the morning of their first day – writing and speaking components – before joining their class.

Content: all levels have an ongoing eight-week syllabus and progress is monitored throughout the course with weekly progress tests and tutorials. Levels: we have Elementary to Advanced levels from September to June.

Levels: we have Elementary to Advanced levels from September to June. Each student undergoes a level test on the morning of their first day – writing and speaking components – before joining their class.

This is the School's main General English course and all four language skills are covered: reading, writing, speaking and listening, with a balance of language structure (grammar) and practical usage. It aims to increase learner's confidence in communicating effectively in English, while ensuring that classes are fun and interesting as well as educationally stimulating.

The Intensive Course consists of General English in the mornings (as specified for the Standard Course) and a choice of either "Skills for Social Interactions, Travel & Work" or "Business English". This "Lifeskills" or "Business English" approach in the afternoons enables a varied course programme catering to particular needs and preferences.

One-to-One lessons give students the opportunity to work at their own pace, on their own schedule, and tailor their lesson plan to their specific needs. You will be able to choose what areas to focus on with your teacher and maximize the value of your lesson time.

The Standard Course, which students can join on any Monday, focuses primarily on the key skills areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, while underlying this is the emphasis on the communicative approach in which we encourage students to develop conversational fluency. This course takes place every morning throughout the year and would suit anyone wishing to have more free time in the afternoons to devote to private study or exploration of the local area.

The morning is divided into two parts and two teachers usually share the class. The course is designed to improve students’ abilities to use language accurately and fluently while concentrating on the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

The Standard General English Course takes place every morning from Monday to Friday, leaving you free every afternoon to join the Social Programme or study in our Self-Access facilities. Your morning lessons are divided into two parts and you will usually be taught by two different teachers.

The Standard General English course takes place throughout the year and students may join this course on any Monday. The morning is divided into two parts and two teachers usually share the class.

On the Intensive General English Course, you will follow the same programme as the Standard General English Course in the mornings, plus three afternoon classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, which gives you the opportunity to improve your communicative proficiency through discussions, topical debates, authentic materials and video. The main objective of the Intensive General English course is to develop communication skills at an accelerated rate and to improve your competence in using...