Learn English at our English language school partner in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Improve your English with a Language Course in Edinburgh, Scotland - English Language School in Edinburgh 

Edinburgh boasts all the attractions expected of a capital city, while being friendly, safe and easy to travel around. It is a welcoming city that enjoys an unrivalled quality of life. Every summer, the city hosts the world-famous Edinburgh International Festival and the Festival Fringe. These events bring together performers from all over the world in an enormous celebration of the arts.

Edinburgh is also the gateway to the rest of Scotland, a country of natural beauty and rich in history. Scotland's Highlands and Islands - featuring rugged coastline, mountains, lochs and glens - are waiting to be explored. There are castles to visit, whisky distilleries and woolen mills, fishing villages and nature reserves. Scotland provides many opportunities for outdoor pursuits, from hill-walking and salmon fishing in the summer, to skiing and snowboarding in the winter.

You will be living and studying in one of Europe's great cities, a city famous for its beauty, culture and friendliness. You will experience Edinburgh and Scotland through the varied and exciting social and cultural activities that form an important part of your program. From the moment you enquire, we provide the highest level of personal service and program delivery, enabling you to make the very most of your language study experience. By putting Scotland, their history, their people and their culture, into your program, we know that you will leave with vivid impressions of the country and your time with us - and many happy memories.

Our English language school partner in Edinburgh was founded in 1969, becoming Scotland's first independent EFL school. The teaching centre is located in Cranston House which is an historic building. It has been transformed to provide bright, well-equipped classrooms and common rooms with ample space for teaching, study and socialising.

Courses are designed to develop students' language skills for effective communication in everyday English or in specific areas.

The structured curriculum builds the four main skill areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Course books and printed material provide an important framework for lessons.

Students learn to use real-life language outside the classroom. A variety of learning activities are used including audio and video material, surveys, questionnaires and research projects, role-play and communication games. Classes also go 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.

The Standard English Language Course is a 17.5 lessons per week course which offers students the opportunity to improve their language skills while enjoying a degree of independence during their stay.

Stationary are all included in course fees.

You will receive a full class report and student diploma on completion of your course.

Details:

• Minimum Duration: 1 week
• Year-round 
• Tuition: 12.5 lessons per week general English (maximum 8 students) + 5 lessons per week "Spoken Performance Workshop" (maximum 12 students) + 5 private lessons per week 
• Levels: Beginners - Advanced 
• 1 lesson = 60 min.
• Schedule: 8.45am-1.00pm group tuition + 2.00pm-3.00pm private tuition

People learning English for business or professional use usually choose executive English courses. General English group work is followed by individual tuition in areas of English specific to the student's own business or academic study.

This combined approach allows students to aim for fluency in the international setting of the classroom and examine particular problems or areas of interest with the tutor - such as English for business, tourism, banking or marketing - during the individual sessions. If you want to focus on a special field of interest during your private lessons, please inform us in advance so that we can find the adequate teacher for you.

It is a demanding but rewarding pattern of work. The course includes Fluency Workshops to develop active expression of the language.

Very intensive, this course examines particular problems or areas of interest such as English for business, tourism, banking or marketing.

It is a demanding but rewarding pattern of work.

One-to-one lessons offer students a program 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 maximize the consolidation time between lessons.

Our Cambridge examination preparation courses are based around the Intensive course; you will enrol for a 09 or 10 weeks dedicated exam course and, after testing, will be placed in a closed examination preparation class.

The school has a great deal of experience in Cambridge examination preparation, and has an excellent record of results. You can prepare for the FCE, CAE, and CPE exams.

The course includes Spoken Performance Workshops to develop active expression of the language and Masterclasses which are exam practice tasks set by the teacher and monitored by active guidance.

Our partner school is not a Cambridge exam centre. Students can take the exam after the end of the course at an exam centre in Edinburgh.  

We can help you to achieve excellent examination results. This success is gained through dedicated examination classes. These classes enable you to focus on IELTS preparation and practice. 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. At the end of the course you will receive a detailed report and a certificate from the school.

This examination preparation course includes Spoken Performance Workshop to develop active expression of the language and Masterclasses which are individual study projects under active guidance from the teacher.

Our partner school is not an IELTS exam centre. Students can take the exam at an exam centre in Edinburgh. 

The program can take place at two different schools depending on the starting date. From 13/06/2010 to 26/06/2010 and from 01/08/2010 to 14.08.2010 are held at an alternative location in central Edinburgh. From the 27/06/2010 to 31/07/2010 courses are held at the school of Mary Erskine which is about 15-20 minutes from the centre by bus.

Mary Erskine School has spacious, modern classrooms. Modern amenities include astro turf playing fields, a large sports hall and tennis courts. 

Cooked lunches, which are included, are provided in the school's dining hall. Accommodation is offered at homestay where the student stays in carefully selected host family and is accommodated in a comfortable twin room together with another international student. Full board is included.

Residential accommodation is also available from 04/07/2010 to 31/07/2010. Residential accommodation offers single study bedrooms, with full board.  

Prices:
2 weeks: Homestay: GBP 1,310.00 / Residence (only from 04/07/2010 to 31/07/2010): GBP 1,870.00
3 weeks: Homestay: GBP 1,965.00 / Residence (only from 04/07/2010 to 31/07/2010): GBP 2,805.00

Programme
St Leonards provides a first-class working environment and students study English in the mornings in bright, well-equipped and modern classrooms. They enjoy lessons that are designed to be challenging yet fun and to improve language accuracy, fluency and communicative skills. Classes are limited in size in order to encourage maximum participation from each student.

In the afternoon students enjoy a full programme of sports and excursions with planned entertainment in the evening. On this large campus students can explore and enjoy the wide range of facilities as well as discovering the attractive town of St Andrews and its ample assortment of visitors attractions. They will also explore the hills and the coast, and will visit other parts of Scotland such as the cities of Edinburgh, Stirling and Perth.

Prices:
2 weeks: GBP 1,620.00
4 weeks: GBP 3,240.00

As an important extension of course work, a variety of social and cultural activities are available to students throughout the week, helping them to get to know Edinburgh and Scotland. To make the most of their time in Scotland, students can also choose from several overnight and day trips at the weekends to famous castles and locations such as Loch Ness. During the summer season the city comes alive with the Edinburgh Festival and festival events are organized for students during each week, including the renowned Edinburgh Tattoo.

With some of Britain's wildest and most beautiful scenery as your backdrop, you can enjoy a wide range of outdoor pursuits, tailored to suit your preferred pace and element: golfing, fishing, cycling, hillwalking, skiing plus a raft of extreme sports from snow-boarding and quadbiking to whitewater canoeing and microlighting. Many of these activities also provides an ideal opportunity to spot our wonderful wildlife in their indigenous habitats.