General English Courses at St. Clare's are available throughout the year – for a year, for a term or for a few weeks. Whether you are studying English for an examination, English for career development or simply English for pleasure – there is a programme at St Clare's to suit you.

• All programmes introduce and practise the basic language learning skills: the active skills of speaking and writing, and the passive skills of listening and reading.
• All develop a greater understanding of the building blocks of the language – tenses, modals, prepositions, sentence structure as well as strategies for increasing the range of vocabulary and idioms.
• Our flexible programmes boost your confidence in using and responding to language for examinations and in everyday life.
• We have a strong academic reputation and high expectations of our students. Regular homework assignments are set and your progress is monitored throughout your stay.
• You are strongly recommended to take an externally-validated examination during the course - consider the IELTS exam.
• Study visits, which link the classroom to the outside world, are included in your course fees.
• A Certificate of Attendance and a Report of Work and Progress are issued when you complete your course successfully.
• A programme of social activities and excursions extends your language learning beyond the classroom.

General English Language courses are flexible. You can choose how long you wish to stay, from as little as two weeks up to a full academic year or even longer. Classes (with a maximum of 12 students) are available at all levels from elementary to advanced and you can choose from one of the following programmes: