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English Courses for Adults in Cape Town

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UCT English Language Centre:
UCT English Language Centre is the University of Cape Town's new English language teaching centre. Situated on campus in the heart of Cape town, we offer courses in General English, Exam preparation and English for Business, as well as English for Academic Purposes courses for those that wish to study degree programmes at UCT.

English Language Courses for Adults:
- Beginner to advanced level courses 

Photo of English Courses for Adults in Cape TownAt the UCT English Language Centre, we use a learner-centred approach. It focuses on your individual needs and learning style, and gets you communicating confidently from the start.

Whether you want to learn English for conversational or business use, or to complete the IELTS, TOEFL, FCE or CAE exams, there is an English course tailored to your needs.

The lessons are based on real-life themes, topics and ideas to help you engage with the language in an exciting and relevant way, and as part of our learner-centred approach, you and your classmates will have the chance to give feedback to your teacher on what kind of topics and activities you want to do in in class.

You will also have regular individual tutorial sessions, where your teacher will review your work over the previous few weeks and suggest areas to focus on and techniques to help you improve more quickly.

General English Courses:
Image of English Courses for Adults in Cape TownOur General English courses are ideal if you use English for everyday purposes. We offer year-round general English courses for all levels, from Elementary to Advanced, starting every Monday. 

With course ranging from 20 to 30 lessons a week, we have a course to suit different budgets, daily schedules and language learning needs.

- Standard English Course
On our standard course you will study 20 lessons a week from 9am to 1pm. The course will teach you English vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation together with the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

- Intensive and Semi-Intensive English Courses
After studying General English in the morning, you will be able to choose from a range of electives in the afternoon, to allow you to focus on the English skills that you most want to improve.

Business English
This course is ideal for you if you mainly need to use English at work or in a business environment. It takes place in the afternoon and is combined with a 20 lesson morning General English course.

The course will cover a range of business and work related topics, including speaking in meetings, giving presentations, negotiating, email and report writing, networking, making decisions and many more.

As with all our courses, you and your classmates will be able to negotiate the content with your teacher so it fits your specific Business English needs.

General English and Language Excursions 
Picture of English Courses for Adults in Cape TownThe Language Excursions are out-of-classroom communication classes, where your teacher becomes your language guide. This promotes, encourages and links the practice of English through social, historical and cultural excursions.

It takes place three afternoons a week and can be combined with a Standard General English or IELTS course (20 lessons) in the morning.

The Language Excursions are flexible and co-ordinate with actual events in Cape Town, whenever possible and/or desirable. These excursions give you the unique opportunity of improving your English while meeting and encountering the people, the energy and the diversity of Cape Town.

English Exam Preparation
These courses are designed to prepare you for the IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge General English Exams (Cambridge First or CAE). 

Focussed training in exam strategies and techniques will allow you to maximise your potential and achieve the best grade possible. Courses can be combined with General English afternoon electives.

All exam preparation courses are subject to availability.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP):
Photos of UCT English Language CentreIf English is not your first language, you may need to improve your skills in an English for Academic Purposes programme.

EAP is a specialist course to prepare international students to study at an English-speaking University.  

You will learn how to:

- Speak with confidence and fluency
- Listen with critical understanding
- Read challenging academic texts
- Construct persuasive written arguments
- Use academic grammar and vocabulary
- Participate in university life and culture

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Address: 32-37 Orange Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2023-01-13 were from:

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