Tutored English: one-to-one lessons with a personal tutor
Tutorial™
Key points
Students gain the experience and acquire the skills necessary to use the English language at a high level. Teachers set milestones and goals for each student, with constant evaluation. This sets the pace for each learner to surpass their academic expectations.
Individual tuition provides participants with a learning experience tailored to their precise needs. The student is assigned a range of tutors throughout the day, who adopt the style and pace of their pedagogical approach to ensure that the individual before them can perform as a confident speaker of English.
The course exposes learners to a range of authentic sources from different academic subjects, piquing their intellectual curiosity alongside exposing them to different styles and registers, as well as new vocabulary and structures. Students debate, discuss and analyse these sources, leading to increased confidence and fluency alongside enhanced critical thinking skills.
For the learner to feel at ease using English in a professional context
In order to be effective in their profession, the learner needs to feel comfortable when using English so that they can perform on an equal basis with native speakers.
Intensive Tutorial
Intensive for accelerated progress for specific purpose is more than one to one lessons, this method coaches the learner and creates strategies to identify obstacles and realise the personal ambitions of the learner.
Intensive tutorial sessions are tailored to meet the precise needs of the learner, and can include a focus on exam preparation or English for specific professional purposes including law, medicine, pharmaceuticals, finance and engineering.
The one-to-one tuition method ensures that both tutor and learner are mutually invested in the outcome. The content and the pace of the lesson can be designed to be an exact match to the learner's needs. This means that the learner will make strong and lasting progress because the lesson is a match to their learning style.
This method is particularly useful for professional people, whose time is usually limited and who, therefore, need to make the maximum progress in a short time.
Professionals who need to be effective in the workplace in the English language need to develop the necessary soft skills in English as well as the language skills. This programme helps to develop those skills so that the learner can be a confident user of English in a professional setting.
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- Core skills lessons which equip students with the necessary skills in grammar, comprehension and accuracy, and communication skills workshops which transform learners into bold and fluent users of the language.
- Lesson content is academically challenging, and students interact with new ideas and approaches through the use of authentic materials from a range of academic subjects. Students are exposed to subjects such as literature, history and economics and acquire mastery of the language through broadening their knowledge of these topics.
- The discussion of current international affairs and topical issues in the classroom allows students to develop skills in speaking, expression and debate in tandem with widening their worldview.
- Homework tasks are set daily to allow learners to reflect on and consolidate what they have learned in the day, as well as prepare for the next day.
Expected outcomes
Mastery of the language
Students become confident users of English whilst speaking with accuracy and fluency.
For specific purposes
The learner is able to achieve specific professional goals, such as improve a specific area of the language or prepare for a specific task or project.
Tutors are selected for their qualifications, their experience and their areas of specialist knowledge
Accommodation
Staying in a homestay gives participants the chance to be fully immersed into the local culture of the destination, whilst also being able to practise the language in a relaxed and natural setting. Many homestays have been welcoming our students into their homes for many years, offering their hospitality and expanding our students cultural horizons. Homestay arrivals are on the Sunday before the course begins, and departures are on the Saturday after the course ends.
The experience of living in Oxford
For almost a millennium Oxford has been a hub of learning and academia.
A small university city, Oxford is easily navigable and students are quickly able to settle in and feel comfortable. The city has a bustling centre, with numerous shops, restaurants and cafes, as well as opportunities to explore the rich history and culture through museums, galleries and theatres. The centre of the city is also close to several parks and open spaces, allowing students to spend time outdoors and enjoying nature.
Sample day
The course sessions take place from 0900 hrs to 1700 hrs from Monday to Friday.
Lessons are one to one lessons with a personal tutor. In addition, the day includes preparation sessions in which the student can prepare content for the upcoming lesson. Each morning and afternoon includes a tea/coffee break in which students and tutors can relax and help themselves to refreshments.
The school offers plenty of quiet spaces in which students can do personal work and reading.
0900 hrs to 1100 hrs
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1130 hrs to 1300 hrs
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1400 hrs to 1500 hrs
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Afternoon break
1530 hrs to 1700 hrs
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'When choosing a course, I found it difficult to know which method would be best. My job is busy and I could only come to England for one week. So, I was worried that I would not achieve very much in just five days. I chose a course of one to one lessons and it worked very well. It required me to work hard, but I do not mind that (I was very tired at the end of every day!) But I did achieve much more than I thought I thought I would. So for me, the result was good because this method was the most efficient for the time I had available.'
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'I used the programme to improve my essay writing for the IELTS test. I am ok on most of the other sections of the test, but my essay writing needs work because it is the part I find the most difficult. I did a lot of practice essays and my tutors gave me the methods to follow so that I have a system. I was nervous about the test before, but I feel much better now.'
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'I am a mature student and it is my preference to not join a class of other learners. My interest is in Shakespeare and I wanted to come to Oxford for a week, enjoy the beautiful city and do some Shakespeare reading and text analysis with a tutor. It gave me great pleasure to read the texts and examine them with a personal tutor. A rewarding way to spend a week!'
Price Includes
The price includes tuition, half-board accommodation in a homestay and a certificate of achievement.