Our English Courses in Bristol
The Bristol Language Centre offers a range of daytime courses which are based on a communicative teaching approach. Courses are made up of 20, 24 or 30 lessons of 45 minutes per week.
Please see below for details of our courses, including pre-sessional, pre-masters and the BLC Foundation Programme.
Please note that all of our daytime courses are subject to availability at the time of application.
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These courses are for anyone who wants to improve their English! You could be a professional or a student who wants to improve your English for further studies, business, or personal requirements. The courses are imaginative and stimulating and uses the most up-to-date teaching methods and materials. Based on a communicative teaching approach, class programmes focus on quickly developing effective skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Watch Video: General And Intensive English Courses
| Start Date: |
Any Monday |
| Course length: |
1 - 52 week |
| Lessons per week: |
30 (Intensive);
24 (Semi-intensive);
20 (General); |
| Level: |
Elementary to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 student |
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Apply now! This course is for more advanced students who wish to take the internationally recognised IELTS test. This course is of particular interest if you want to go on to study at university in the UK, Australia or New Zealand. The course focuses on exam practice and techiniques to help you attain the highest grade possible. Year round courses are combined with General English and Intensive summer programmes are specially tailored for students intending to study at university in the Autumn.
Watch Video: University Preparation Courses
| Start Date: |
Any Mon during term (year round IELTS), June, July, August Intensive Summer Prog. |
| Course length: |
1 - 48 weeks (Year Round IELTS);
4 - 16 weeks (Intensive Summer IELTS) |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 students |
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Apply now! Business English Certificates (BEC) are Cambridge ESOL examinations which test English language ability used in the context of business. They are ideal for students preparing for a career in business as they demonstrate you have the standard of English to use in a professional context.
The course uses a course book and supplementary materials and is a highly intensive programme of language development, focusing on the major skills that are required. The course focuses on exam techniques and practice to ensure that you gain the highest grade possible at the level you require.
The Bristol Language Centre offers preparation courses for BEC Vantage (Upper Intermediate) and BEC Higher (Advanced)
Download BEC (Business English Certificate) here
| Start Date: |
Any Monday |
| Course length: |
1-52 week |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum class size 12 (14 in high season) |
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Apply now! EAP is specially designed for those students going on to further and higher education in the UK. Students learn academic study skills and prepare for the IELTS exam. Students will learn academic study skills which are vital for success on a university course. You will develop academic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while learning to adapt to life in the UK.
Watch Video: University Preparation Courses
| Start Date: |
September, January, April |
| Course length: |
12, 24 or 36 weeks |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
IELTS 4.5 (Sept start date);
IELTS 5.0 (Jan start date);
IELTS 5.5 (April start date) |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 students |
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Apply now! The Bristol Language Centre is offering students the opportunity to study a university accredited and recognized foundation program.
The BLC Foundation programme offers direct progression to quality UK universities including Bath Spa and De Montford universities and is the perfect preparation for students planning undergraduate study in the UK. This programme includes academic study, intensive English language preparation, study skills and cultural orientation.
Watch Video: University Preparation Courses
| Start Date: |
September and January |
| Course length: |
24 or 36 weeks |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
IELTS 4.5 or equivalent (September start);
IELTS 5.0 or equivalent (January start) |
| Class size: |
Maximum 15 students |
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Apply now! This course is designed for individuals or groups of professionals who need to develop important skills such as making presentations, speech making, note taking, report and letter writing. The course will improve your knowledge of business language and communication for personal or professional requirements. You can decide which area you would like to specialise in and the course uses the most up-to-date teaching methods and materials, including e-mail and internet resources.
Watch Video: Business English Courses
| Start Date: |
Any Monday by arrangement |
| Course length: |
1 - 12 weeks |
| Lessons per week: |
24 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 students |
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Apply now! FCE (First Certificate in English), CAE (Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)
These courses are for students who wish to take the internationally recognised FCE, CAE TOEFL or TOEIC examinations. These courses will improve your level of English, job opportunities and chances of university entrance. They are highly intensive programmes of language development which focuse on tha major skills that are required for the examination, including pronunciation and study skills.
Watch Video: Examination Preparation Courses
(*) This is the ideal length of time but you can choose the length of course according to your needs.
| Start Date: |
January, March, September |
| Course length: |
4 - 12 weeks (*) |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 students |
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Apply now! The Bristol Language Centre pre-sessional programmes are for academically qualified students who need to improve their English language level before starting a degree programme at a UK university.
BLC pre-sessional programs run in four week modules in June, July and August.
* Entry level IELTS 5.0 (12 week course), 5.5 (8 week course) and 6.0 (4 week course)
Watch Video: Examination Preparation Courses
| Start Date: |
June, July and August |
| Course length: |
4 week modules;
IELTS 5.0 (12 week course);
IELTS 5.5 (8 week course);
IELTS 6.0 (4 week course) |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 12 students (14 in high season) |
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Apply now! Throughout July and August The Bristol Language Centre runs summer courses which offer intensive tuition in groups combined with a social activity programme, for juniors. In this way, you can improve your English, while learning about British life and culture, in a relaxed atmosphere. The morning English language programme uses up-to-date materials including movies, songs and theatre performance. Students will produce their own magazine during the course.
Download BLC Summer Juniors Homestay Programme 2010 here
| Start Date: |
Any Monday from 5 July to 7 August 2010 |
| Course length: |
1 - 3 weeks |
| Lessons per week: |
20 plus social activity programme |
| Level: |
Elementary to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum 15 students |
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Apply now! This course is for academically qualified students preparing for a taught postgraduate degree in the UK. The Bristol Language Centre Pre-masters course prepares students for a UK masters course with an emphasis on Business. The course will develop academic study skills including reading and writing, academic reports, seminar presentation skills and note taking.
Course outcomes:
- Assuming that students have met the academic entry requirements, success on the course gives them the English language skills for:
- Successful preparation for postgraduate degree in the UK
- Direct enty to postgraduate study in the UK
- Pre-masters Bristol start dates are September, January and April
*Entry level IELTS 4.5 (36 week course), 5.0 (24 week course) or 5.5 (12 week course)
Watch Video: Examination Preparation Courses
| Start Date: |
September, January and April |
| Course length: |
Entry level IELTS 4.5 (36 week course),
5.0 (24 week course) or
5.5 (12 week course) |
| Lessons per week: |
30 |
| Level: |
Intermediate to advanced |
| Class size: |
Maximum class size 12 |
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Apply now! For students who wish to supplement their class lessons, feel they have a particular language requirement, or are studying English for a specific purposes, one to one lessons are available on request.
| Start Date: |
Every day |
| Course length: |
|
| Lessons per week: |
One to one lessons are taught outside of the daily timetable and are subject to teacher availability. Once one to one lessons are confirmed, the fee will be included in your enrollment documents. |
| Level: |
Elementary to advanced |
| Class size: |
1 |
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