Summer English

English Language lessons: 21 per week
Level: from Elementary to Advanced
Class size: 15 maximum
Duration: 2 - 9 weeks
  • Morning lessons: 3 Integrated Language Skills classes each day
  • Afternoon lessons: 2 Active Language Project sessions (3 afternoons per week)

This is the most popular course for teenagers at St. Clare’s each summer. It combines Integrated Language Skills lessons with Active Language Projects and a wide range of activities and excursions.

  • Classes are available at all levels from Elementary to Advanced
  • The Director of Studies tests your knowledge of English and places you in an international group of students at the same level
  • Morning lessons focus on the language learning skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
  • They also increase your accurate use of the language by practising grammar points and extending your range of vocabulary
  • In the afternoon sessions, the focus is on improving your fluency in English through Active Language Projects in a range of interesting subject areas
  • Our qualified and experienced teachers will encourage you to communicate with increasing confidence and accuracy
  • Your progress is monitored at regular intervals and your Certificate and Report are presented at a special ceremony on your last afternoon
Summer English courses at St Clares Oxford  Summer English courses at St Clares Oxford  

Every week you take part in a different Active Language Project to develop your language skills. Each programme has a clear language outcome which the learner moves towards during the week. There are three basic stages:

  1. Preparation - input from the teacher or research by the learner;
  2. Development - organising and sharing ideas with other members of the class;
  3. Production - a presentation or a performance which concludes the activity.

Here are some examples of our Active Language Project

  • Oxford Study Visits
  • Film Studies
  • Youth & Culture
  • College Magazine
  • The language of advertising
  • Oxford in popular fiction
  • Drama workshops
  • News & Media
Sample daily programme
09.00 - 11.00 Accuracy Skills
11.00 - 11.30 Break
11.30 - 12.30 Fluency Skills
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 16.00 Active Language Projects