Part-time English courses in Oxford

Do you want to develop all areas of your English and work towards fluency? If so, our General English courses may be the best option for helping you achieve your potential. Studying General English, you will increase your vocabulary, enhance your grammar, improve your written work and strengthen your reading skills.

The main aim of our General English courses is to teach students to speak English fluently and to understand English as it is spoken by native speakers. We provide a balanced programme of skills development (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Grammar).

Are you interested in an English course that offers you some time for sightseeing in addition to comprehensive classroom work? A Semi-Intensive English course offers the balance to enjoy your destination and finish your course with a higher level of English. Semi-Intensive English Courses focus on the four main aspects of language: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

The General English course consists of 20 lessons each week and is the least intensive option offered at Kaplan. This course allows students to improve their English while still leaving time for sightseeing and leisure during their stay.

The Intensive Course is perfect if you want to increase your fluency in a short period of time. Aside from an intensive schedule of General English lessons, you will be able to choose from a range of Special Interest Groups subject to availability.

A broad General English course which is specifically designed to improve your overall language skills across the 4 key areas — reading, writing, listening, speaking — whilst leaving plenty of free time to enjoy your time outside of class. You’ll gain confidence through total immersion in English Structure: - 20 lessons (15 hours) per week, usually taking place every morning from Monday to Friday.

Summer in Oxford is a fascinating experience. The colleges, galleries and history of one of the world’s most famous Universities provide an inspiring and beautiful environment for students from all over the world.

We have many years’ experience in helping students improve their English Language skills in a friendly, international setting. All tutors on English Language programmes are native speakers, and are at least CELTA-qualified.

Individual (1:1) tuition offers students the opportunity to focus intensively on their personal areas of weakness, to ensure maximum progress. Students are asked to complete a level test, and a needs analysis, in advance of arrival, in order to assess their current level.

The course General English classes offer you the chance to study 3 hours of English in the morning and have free time in the afternoon to enjoy the sights of Oxford, do extra study or even get a part time job*. The first hour focuses on practical English and study skills to help you use the English you have learnt During the 2nd and 3rd hour we work with a course book to enable you to improve the 4 main skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as grammar and vocabulary.

Standard General English, morning lessons focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar.

You will have a personalised OHC English Programme based on a strategic needs analysis by OHC. You choose how many lessons you will have and on which topics and areas of language you would like to focus, depending on your personal objectives; for example, you may wish to improve your Conversational English, to concentrate on your Grammatical Accuracy or develop your ability to Read and Write in English.

Do you want to develop all areas of your English and work towards fluency? Studying a General English course, you will increase your vocabulary, enhance your grammar, improve your written work and strengthen your reading skills. To Achieve this, our General English courses use a variety of teaching methodologies that aim to develop both fluency and accuracy in the use in the language.

This course combines our Standard General English Course (20 lessons) and 5 one-to-one private lessons per week. The course is designed to improve students’ abilities to use language accurately and fluently while concentrating on the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Individual tuition is offered at all levels, from Beginners to Advanced throughout the year. Each of our specialised courses is designed to meet the needs of particular specialist areas.