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Our Summer Seminar in Oxford is just as intense and individual as the city itself. Join us—be in-spired.

Gargoyle, Oxford
Oxford is exciting, multi-cultural, and thriving: with the oldest university in the English-speaking world, the city remains a place of academic excellence, tradition, and relevancy. It attracts millions of visitors and thousands of students and academics each year.

The city of the dreaming spires has inspired many to highly creative and influencial achievements: think Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, or John Ronald Tolkien to mention only a few of the many famous former inhabitants.

During your summer, spring, or autumn holidays, you prepare intensively for language certification examinations, practise personal development and communication skills, and experience the English culture first-hand.



Course Features at a Glance

You are an individual—this course caters for you:
  • You choose how long you want to stay
    (2, 3, or 4 weeks; during spring/autumn: 1 or 2 weeks)
  • You choose how many lessons and tutorials you attend
  • You choose the language study modules that are most important to you

Intensive preparation for language exmaninations:
  • Focusing on senior form curriculums
  • Unique, effective learning atmosphere through teaching innovations that are inspired by the University of Oxford and 30 years experience in teaching
  • 18 language modules specifically and primarily focusing on examination-relevant issues
  • Work in small groups
  • Private lessons (tutorials), in which you discuss your personal progress and co-assess your work and results together with your tutor

Unleash your personal and language potential
  • 22 modules on: General Interest, Creative Workshops, Projects, Specialist Activities
  • Various leisure time activities
  • Fortnightly trip to London and (optionally) educational tours
  • You choose: accommodation either in St. Hilda's College (Oxford University) or in a host family

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Facts & Figures
  • Duration: 1 - 4 weeks
  • Audience: Senior form (A-Levels and language test preparation)
  • When: Easter, Summer, Autumn Holidays
  • Where: St. Hilda's College, Oxford University
  • Lessons / Week: 30 - 40
  • Working Groups: max. 5 students
  • Course Size: 20 - 40 students
  • Highly qualified tutors (native speakers)
  • Accommodation: College or Host Family
  • Intensive preparation focusing on European School leaving exams including IB, TOEFL Cambridge and LCCI examinations

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