Welcome to Oxford School of English
Our central Oxford College

Located in the very heart of the university city of Oxford, OSE (Oxford School of English) provides high-quality courses in English language and associated examinations. OSE is accredited by the British Council.
English language courses
Our General English and Intensive English courses are designed to help students make rapid progress in English, and focus on the four key language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking – with lots of additional work on vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

IELTS exam courses
Our 4-week intensive IELTS preparation courses run throughout the year.
This course focuses specifically upon the exam itself and includes substantial work on academic reading, listening, writing and speaking, and frequent practice tests. Classes are small (maximum 8 students).

Cambridge exam courses
Students in our Cambridge First Certificate (FCE), Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE) exam courses, take the exams here in Oxford, close to our college.
The courses include tutorials and practice tests, exam writing tasks, practice tests and full mock exams, with new afternoon classes focusing on exam writing and speaking.

Academic Year Programme
Our Academic Year programme enables students to significantly improve their English level, study skills and their chances of entering a UK university.
This course is very flexible with a range of different options, and is always tailored to the needs of the student. For example, if a student already has a good level of English and wants to focus on academic skills (perhaps Writing or IELTS), these study elements will be built into the student’s individual programme.

Business English for Executives
This course has been designed for business professionals who use English at work, are already at B2 level or higher in English, and need to expand their knowledge and ability.
- 2 weeks
- Designed for business professionals
- Strategic boost to English usage in the workplace
- Range of study options available
- Specialist business areas covered by request

Professional English
Medicine, nursing, law, engineering, aviation, tourism and hospitality - even political English for a high-ranking Georgian government official, taught on a one-to-one basis (as requested) by a tutor fluent in Russian - over the years OSE has supplied specialist English language courses for people from all professional walks of life.

Junior Summer School
The OSE Junior Summer School provides a memorable experience for students from all over the world, blending first-class English language tuition with masses of fun in a unique environment.
Now in its seventeenth year the Summer School has been hugely successful, gaining an international reputation and each year attracting hundreds of students from across the world.

Teacher Refresher courses
Our 2-week teacher refresher courses are for overseas teachers of English who would like to update their knowledge of methodology and teaching materials, and to broaden their linguistic and cultural awareness.
The course explores recent and current theory and practice, focusing on methodology, materials and advanced language analysis. It also includes a range of social and cultural activities. The training style is interactive, with workshops as well as presentations, and intended to promote discussion.
This course is aimed at non-native speakers who have experience of teaching English and hold a teaching qualification from their own country.

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Townhouse apartments
Our townhouse apartments are spacious, stylish and extremely comfortable.
- 2 bedrooms (double beds), 2 bathrooms (one en suite)
- very large kitchen, dining and sitting room
- free WiFi
- washing machine and drier
- oven and grill
- dining table and chairs
- lovely vibrant area with lots of shops and cafes
- only 15 minutes from the city centre

Homestay accommodation
Most of our students choose our homestay option. Living with Oxford residents is a great way to learn more about the UK and British culture, and of course it's a lot easier in many ways than living in an apartment, as the host does all the food shopping and cooking, the cleaning, and even your laundry!
We have some 400 homestay families in and around Oxford. Every homestay is different and we always do our very best to place students in a homestay that matches their needs as closely as possible – though of course, to do this we need clear and accurate information from students at the time of booking.
