English Courses in Cape Town
The courses we offer vary in many ways, the length, the hours, the objectives etc. They are suited for all levels, from beginners to intermediates and advanced students. The duration of one lesson is 45 minutes, this will result in a 15 hour course for the General Courses and 22,5 hour Intensive Course.General English
The standard course but often the most popular one. You will learn to express yourself in speaking, writing, reading and listening. The course is designed to help you improving your English as much as possible in a friendly and entertaining way. Step by step you will improve your English and extend your vocabulary.
- From beginners to advanced
- Minimum stay: 1 week
- 20 lessons per week
- Maximum of 8 students per class
Intensive Courses
The intensive courses are similar to the General Courses but you will get 2 additional lessons a day. You will have 30 lessons a week in total. You will get the most out of your stay. You will have the same scheduled as the General Courses and your 2 additional lessons will take place in the afternoon. Quickly you will learn and / or improve your abilities to communicate, comprehend and use your skills more fluently.
- From beginners to advanced
- Minimum stay: 1 week
- 30 lessons per week
- Maximum of 8 students per class
One-to-One
If you want to get the most out of your stay, then the private one-to-one classes are the best option. In this course you are the only one in the class and will get the full 100% of attention. This is the best way to improve or learn English quickly, the lessons are adapted to your needs and interests. You can choose from 20, 30,40 or 50 lessons per week.
- Beginner to advanced levels
- Minimum stay: 1 week
- 20,30,40 or 50 lessons per week
Business One-to-One
You will discuss your requirements with a teacher, then a course especially for you will be created. You can choose which topics and specific needs. We can also provide with tailor-made courses for your profession.
- Lower intermediate to advanced levels
- Minimum stay: 1 week
- 20,30,40 or 50 lessons per week
Academic & Multi-destination Academic Year
If you want to follow a long-term English course, you can choose for the Academic & Multi-destination Academic Year courses. You will learn English in a new way and it will be an experience you will never forget. During the 6 or 9 month long courses you will at least gain 2 levels, if you are very serious and eager to learn every day you can even gain 4 levels. During or after the course you can participate in multiple tests like the IELTS, TOFEL or Cambridge ESOL tests. These are international recognised certificates. Besides, EC also gives you an certificate with your achievements afterwards and you will profit from the discount we offer on long-term courses.
With our Multi-destination course you can enjoy more than one city. You can enlarge your experience by studying in Cape Town first and then in London, Cambridge, Brighton or Malta. You can study a while in the city and later you move to the other, this will be a unique experience!
- Beginner to Advanced levels
- Minimum stay: 24 weeks
- Minimum stay: 12 weeks per school
- (multi-destination course)
- 20 or 30 lessons per week
- Start any Monday
- Maximum of 8 students per class
Exam Preparation
You can take courses in order to prepare yourselves for multiple exams. We offer preparation courses fort he IELTS, TOFEL and Cambridge ESOL exams. For the Cambridge ESOL courses we offer a 20 hour General Courses with an additional 10 hours of Cambridge preparation per week. You can take courses for CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) and CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English).
If you want to prepare for the IELTS exam, you will take the 6 weeks course with 20 General English lessons plus by 10 more specific 10 IELTS exam preparation lessons per week. We strongly recommend you to follow an additional General course of 10-13 weeks before starting the IELTS course. During this period you can improve your language and it will give you more confidence in passing the tests.
We also prepare you for the TOEFL exam. Before doing the TOEFL course we advise you to do a 10-13 week General course to be well prepared. After that you will a 20 lesson General course and some 10 additional lessons to prepare you for the TOEFL exam.
