English Courses in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh School of English:
Edinburgh School of English is one of the leading English language schools in Scotland and the UK. We offer a range of general, specialist and academic English courses that are available all year round and designed for adults (17+). Our courses include intensive English courses, preparation courses for the IELTS and Cambridge exams, private English lessons and more. The Edinburgh School of English is a member of English UK and is accredited by the British Council.

We offer:

- Intensive English Course
- IELTS Exam Preparation
- Cambridge Exam Preparation - FCE, CAE, CPE
- Combination Courses (General English plus English for Specific Purposes)
- Private English Lessons
- Courses for English Teachers
- Summer English Courses for Children & Teenagers (10-17 years)

Intensive English:
Designed to develop students’ language skills for effective communication in everyday English. The structured curriculum integrates grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, with the four skill areas of:

- speaking and listening
- reading and writing

Course books and printed material provide an important framework for our lessons. You will learn to use real-life language outside the classroom. A variety of learning activities are used including audio and DVD materials, surveys, questionnaires and research projects, role play and communication games. Classes also get out and about, to museums, libraries, art galleries, law courts and shops on factfinding missions that provide the materials for talks, information exchanges and presentations.

In all courses, the duration of a lesson is 60 minutes. Some lessons may be taught as 1.5 hour sessions.

Exam Preparation Courses:

- First Certificate in English (FCE)
- Cambridge Advanced Certificate (CAE)
- Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE)
- IELTS

The Edinburgh School of English has a track record of helping students to achieve excellent examination results. This success is gained through our examination sessions which allow you to focus on exam preparation and practise areas specific to your own needs. You will be trained to communicate effectively in a wide range of themes and topics. In developing competency with the spoken test, students will be trained in social, negotiating and collaborative skills. These skills are transferable to everyday contexts, to formal study and to professional situations.

Combination Course:
The Combination Course is usually chosen by people learning English for professional purposes. General English group work is followed by individual tuition in areas of English specific to your own business or academic study. This combined approach allows you to aim for fluency in the international setting of the classroom while you and your tutor examine particular problems or areas of interest such as English for business, tourism, banking or marketing. It is a demanding but rewarding pattern of work.

Private English Lessons:
Take our Tutorial Course to make the fastest possible progress. Individual programmes of 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 hours per week are available for clients requiring the most intensive programmes.

One-to-one lessons offer students a programme which is designed precisely to their own unique requirements. In this way, you make the maximum possible progress because the teacher is able to focus on your needs and your personal learning style in every lesson.

Throughout the day, you can supplement your lessons with self-study in our quiet areas or self-access centre. This helps to consolidate the work done during lessons. Teachers set self-study exercises and give direction and guidance for students to maximise the consolidation time between lessons.

Courses for Secondary School Teachers of English:
The Refresher Course and Summer Methodology Course are aimed at secondary and adult teachers engaged in planning and/or delivering ELT programmes. Our Refresher Course provides teachers with language improvement as well as practical teaching techniques. Our Summer Methodology Course focuses purely on learning and teaching methodologies.

Both courses are designed to provide in-service training and/or to be a refresher course for experienced teachers.

The Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) course is aimed at non-native teachers who teach their curriculum subjects wholly or partly in English to learners aged 11 and upwards.