Fluent English

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Can be delivered in York or online.

What is the course about?

This course helps you develop your speaking skills for conversations in everyday social and some professional situations. As a participant in this group course, you will refresh important areas of English grammar and vocabulary. You will also have lot of opportunity to practise speaking during discussions on a range of up-to-date topics of general interest, including current affairs, travel, business, culture and the latest social trends.

Frequently Asked Questions

People looking to develop their general English and conversation skills for everyday social and professional contexts.

After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:

  1. a pre-course questionnaire to fill out which will help us to learn more about your background and your learning objectives
  2. information about York to help you prepare for your time with us here in the historic city of York

At the end of the course, you will:

  • have improved your confidence and fluency
  • have learned new vocabulary to speak more fluently
  • have refreshed your English grammar and pronunciation

Our approach is relaxed and professional.

You can book some additional online individual training sessions to consolidate what you have learned during your course in York.
If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
We can recommend a few accommodation options. Find out about them on our accommodation page.

If you need to cancel or defer your course:

  • We understand that your plans may change quickly. If you need to defer your course, we will not charge any fees on tuition, as long as you notify us by 16:00hrs on the Friday before your course begins. We will defer your course and any fees paid for up to 12 months from your original start date.  If you need to cancel your course and are unable to defer to a later date, we regret we will not be able to refund your fees unless you have given us a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation.
  • If we have arranged homestay accommodation for you, we will not charge any cancellation fees if you notify us at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. If you notify us with less than 48 hours’ notice, you will need to pay for three nights’ accommodation
  • If we have arranged hotel or self-catering accommodation for you, the cancellation conditions will vary according to the type and location of the accommodation, and we will confirm them to you individually when we send your accommodation details
  • If you need to leave your course early for any reason, we may be able to offer the following options:
    • You may continue your course online using a combination of virtual lessons with your trainer and self-study
    • In some cases, particularly where the total course duration exceeds four weeks, we may decide to cancel your programme and refund your course fees for any unused weeks
    • In other cases, we will issue a voucher for any unused complete weeks, for you to return to York Associates at a later date
  • If you need to leave your accommodation early, we will require a minimum of 3 days’ notice. After this, all accommodation fees will be refunded to you

Do you have any more questions?

Fast Facts

Start date(s)
Every week
Max. group size
6
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from A2
Course materials
Included
In York Course Formats
Price
15 group hours
£480
15 group + 5 individual hours
£855
15 group + 10 individual hours
£1230
15 group + 15 individual hours
£1605
Booking fee
£65

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