You can take an ESOL course if you live in an English-speaking country – for example, in the UK, Australia, US or Canada – and your aim is to integrate with the local culture. ESOL courses are structured in a way that helps students practise social situations often encountered in everyday life.
These situations may include:
- talking to someone at the counter in a bank
- talking to a sales assistant in a clothes shop
- talking to a pharmacist
- seeking doctor’s advice
- filling out a form to apply for a course
- writing up a CV and a cover letter
- calling an official at a local council, tax office or an electricity company
ESOL courses are tailored for those who want their lives to become easier and for those who would like to know how to express themselves clearly and solve problems.
An ESOL course is also a great way to connect with people who also moved to an English-speaking country recently or a long time ago and are looking for friends and new contacts.
Arina delivers group ESOL courses in Cambridge, UK. She designs course using the best practices. The teaching methods and lesson sequences that she uses are based on years of experience teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Get in touch if you would like an in-house group ESOL course.
She’s been running ESOL courses for schools and universities.
What makes an ESOL course different from a General English course?
The main difference is in the aim of the course. While the main target of a General English course is to develop language skills, an ESOL course’s main aim is to help learners integrate into the social fabric of the UK or another English-speaking country by means of providing them with practical real-world interactions.