Institute for Applied Language Studies
The University of Edinburgh Institute for Applied Language Studies

English Language Courses

Testimonials

We welcome over 1200 English language students on short courses to the University every year.  Here's what some of them had to say about their experiences!

 

 

This course is a good choice because we have the afternoon free to visit the city to practise English and speak to the people of Edinburgh.
Cecilia Abad Tomas
Budget Traveller
The social programme is a good way to see the city because you have a guide. It's a way to hear different accents and voices too.
Carmen Jiménez
Budget Traveller
The social programme was very well organised and highly enjoyable. The ceilidh was just great. The films and the lecture on storytelling were entertaining as well as full of cultural information.
Margarete Managò
Culture, Language and Methodology in English Language Teaching
I wanted to combine two things: learning English and tourism. I have really experienced the city and will be able to show my family everything here when they come.
Marcella Rabitti
Budget Traveller
It was good that they asked for our preferences for classes at the pre-interviews at the beginning. We asked for more speaking activities, and we got them.
Javier Garzón
Budget Traveller
This course includes everything: grammar, speaking, reading, writing. It is very good.
Aynur Bayramli
General English
I think this course is indispensable for international students to start their LLM study here.
Participant
English for the LLM
I went to St Andrews on the Saturday tour. The guide was very friendly and had lots to tell us.
Julia Setzpfandt
General English
The Social Programme is great. The talks are very good. I have been to the ceilidh last term and will go again this term. And I have been beerienteering. I enjoyed it a lot.
Seline Emmenegger
General English
Edinburgh is better than I expected. The architecture is beautiful. The city is safe and calm, and the festival is very fun.
Ayumi Murata
General English
I like that there are so many courses to choose from at ELTC.
Ayumi Murata
General English
The quality of the course is higher than my expectations.
Adriana Blondet Alegrett
General English
Edinburgh is not too big or crowded or busy, and I feel like I can move around and not get lost.
Adriana Blondet Alegrett
General English
I like the international feel at ELTC. It is good to meet new people from different places.
Nina Langer
General English
It is good practice to try to speak together with people with different accents.
Martine Christ
General English
I like the way the teachers teach. They correct our errors and expressions and give good feedback.
Dashne Omar
General English
I love the feedback teachers give and think it is the best part of the course.
Mohsen Sate
General English

 

Edinburgh is safe. When you want to study, you want to go to a quiet city so you can focus.
Marcia Zanella
General English
Everyone is treated as an equal. The teachers encourage everyone to practice and feel the same and try together.
Marcia Zanella
General English
You can get around by foot in Edinburgh. You don't even have to take the bus if you don't want to.
Andrea Costa
General English
The course is very good - the organisation is good and the teachers are very kind. They know if you understand them and are very patient.
Andrea Costa
General English
I like the teachers and how they teach.
Kirthana Vallesi
General English
This school is useful if you want to improve your English.
Shahd Abumelha
Academic English
At ELTC they always correct you if you make a mistake, which is very good, so that you can improve more quickly.
Gaetano Salvaggio
General English
In Scotland, things are quiet and relaxing. There is a different pace of life.
Gaetano Salvaggio
General English
The class for Academic Skills is very good - they teach you how to write a hypothesis, and note-taking.
Ebtesam Saleh
Foundation Academic English
English for Drama and the Festivals is an ideal course if participants are not specialists in drama but enjoy the Festivals and want to share the experience with other people.
Ana Madronero Peloche
Teacher at Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Madrid
English for Drama and The Festivals
Summer 2010
The course was excellently matched to the students' needs. They really enjoyed the western methodologies and the chance to meet people from many different parts of the world. They thought the standards of teaching were very high.
Diana Dodd
Tibet
It has gone far beyond my expectative. I enjoyed every lesson with Cathy Benson, the teacher, she is really inspiring.
Besides, if not enough, the social programme did a fantastic job making you feel at home. Furthermore, the city and the people are just outstanding.
Miguel
Teaching Grammar in Context
I was so impressed when I arrived that there was such a warm welcome - the teachers and everyone at the university were so helpful.
Piera
Rome, Italy

Contact Us

ELTC
University of Edinburgh
21 Hill Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9DP
Scotland

Telephone: +44 (0)131 650 6200
Fax: +44 (0)131 667 5927
Email: eltcinfo@ed.ac.uk