English Language Courses for Adults

Our next courses start on Sunday 31 July
and Sunday 7 August

Adults can choose to study for longer programmes from September to June and shorter courses in the summer months June, July and August:

  • Students can choose from two weeks to up to one year
  • Students live in college accommodation or with local hosts
  • A full programme of activities and social events is included
  • Parents of students on summer courses for juniors and teenagers can take classes
    at the same time and live at college in our adult accommodation
General English for Everyday Use - 21 lessons per week
Morning lessons:
• Focus on language skills
• Grammar & vocabulary development
Afternoon subject choice including:
• Popular Music and Film
• Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation
• English for Business and Work
plus • Email and internet access
• Use of self-access centre and DVD library
• Teaching materials
• Academic report and certificate of attendance
IELTS and Academic English Course - 21 lessons per week
Morning lessons:
• Focus on language skills
• Grammar & vocabulary development
Afternoon lessons:
• Academic English skills
• IELTS examination techniques
• IELTS practice tests
plus • Email and internet access
• Use of self-access centre and DVD library
• Teaching materials
• Academic report and certificate of attendance
English Combination Course - total 20 lessons per week
15 lessons
English for Everyday Use
Morning lessons:
• Focus on language skills
• Grammar and vocabulary development
plus 5 lessons
One-to-one
One-to-one lessons concentrating on :
• improving your own specific weaknesses
• building your confidence
• extending your specialist vocabulary for career development
• preparing for your chosen examination (IELTS, TOEFL etc.)
• developing a plan for continuing to improve your English
in addition • Email and internet access
• Use of self-access centre and DVD library
• Teaching materials
• Academic report and certificate of attendance

College houses for adult students

College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford  College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford 

  College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford  College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford

College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford  College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford

College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford  College accommodation for adult English language course students at St Clares Oxford