Price comparison: 1 week General English course
General English 20
The EC English General Course is designed to help you achieve your goals, and their San Francisco location could be ideal for the prospective student looking for a balanced approach that covers all the fundamental language skills: Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking.
Whether you want to learn English to improve your employability, your performance in your current job, or attend university, this course will give you the tools to feel confident in a wide variety of English situations.
Every student will be placed in a group that corresponds with their current level of English, meaning that they are appropriately challenged throughout the duration of the course. With EC San Francisco being attended by a diverse range of nationalities, you’ll be able to make friends with plenty of different backgrounds during your time here.
Home Tuition 15
General English 24
This course consists of 20 general English lessons and 4 special focus lessons per week. The student can choose from the following options: speaking with confidence, real-life listening, expand your vocabulary, and global awareness.
Core Classes from Monday to Friday and Special Focus Classes on Tuesday and Thursday.
General English 30
This course consists of 20 general English lessons and 10 special focus lessons per week. The student can choose from the following options: speaking with confidence, real-life listening, expand your vocabulary, and global awareness.
Core and Special Focus classes from Monday to Friday.
General English 26
Core Classes from Monday to Friday and Special Focus Classes 3 days per week.
Intensive 30
Academic English
Academic English consists of General English with a focus on key academic skills and exam preparation. The programme includes regular, focused grammar and vocabulary reviews, which allows students to target their individual language needs while developing their academic reading and writing skills.
Intensive 25
General 20
Standard 15
Learn English on a schedule of 15 hours per week in San Francisco with HLI’s popular home tuition programme, in which you will live in your teacher’s home and gain all the benefits of immersing yourself in an English-speaking environment. All teachers possess the necessary qualifications for delivering professional language classes, and their homes are also inspected by HLI to ensure that their home will serve as a suitable learning environment.
One of the first things that stands out about San Francisco is just how international and accepting it is, with people from all over the world living in this city. This will help you to settle in and feel at home as someone learning English as a second language, which can be an important factor for many people. Opportunities for getting out among nature are abundant here, and you will find an endless variety of trendy brunch cafes, bars and restaurants for when you want to go out with your friends.
HLI encourages students and guests to communicate any issues or concerns they might have regarding their home tuition programme to their Local Organiser staff in San Francisco.
Standard 20
Standard 30
Standard 25
UC Berkeley Campus Programme
This course includes 20 lessons (16 hours) of English lessons, on campus accommodation, a full programme of activities and one excursion per week.
Intensive Course
This intensive course consists of 35 lessons per week, including 8 specific skill lessons tailored to meet your specific learning needs.
Semi-Intensive English
This Semi-Intensive English course consists of the General English course combined with 7 lessons of online teacher-led study sessions totalling 27 lessons per week. The content focuses on reading, writing, listening, conversation, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation through an integrated skills approach. This includes access to K+ Online complementary learning materials as well as access to teacher-led study sessions with guidance and monitoring and access to K+ Online Extra additional learning materials for self‑directed study.
General English
General English 16
General English 22
General English 18
Summer Residential Course
Intensive Course + Accommodation
The course consists of 16 general language lessons, 4 project sessions, 10 special interest sessions and 2 lecture sessions per week.
Intensive Course
California has a longstanding reputation for offering a lifestyle that you can’t find anywhere else in the United States, and EF San Francisco’s located right in the middle of everything it has to offer makes this an attractive option for international students who want to study with EF.
The school’s Intensive course is their most demanding programme option in terms of time and effort investment, but as a result is also the course offered by EF that offers the most significant improvements in students’ English development.
You will take 32 classes every week (16 general language lessons, 4 project sessions, 10 special interest lessons, and 2 lecture sessions). Apart from the benefits of attending these carefully designed classes, you will also level up your communication skills as you go thanks to spending a large amount of time every week conversing with your classmates.
San Francisco offers a lot to take advantage of outside of EF’s classrooms - such as taking a walk to popular nearby spots like Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, and Union Square.
General Course + Accommodation
Summer Course + Accommodation
General Course
Summer Course
General Language - Fast Track
General Language - Intensive
General Language - Classic
Live and study in San Francisco while pursuing your English language goals on InTuition’s Classic course, which has been designed for learners who don’t necessarily have a large amount of free time to commit to their language education - at just 15 hours a week, many people find this programme easy to make the time for.
Like all InTuition programmes, participants are guests in the home of a homestay family in San Francisco, who will speak English with you and help you to improve in an informal and natural way. This is a city that has a particular reputation for its open and welcoming atmosphere, so as an international resident, you can be confident about settling into your new life in San Francisco - especially with the advice and guidance of your local homestay family, who will help you learn the best ways of getting around, and anything else you need during your stay.
English course types in San Francisco
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General English courses
Universal English language courses allow students to move up the different English levels at a steady pace. With an array of options, students can pick the one that fits their schedule.- Learn English & Live with Teacher - San Francisco (105)
- Standard English Course - San Francisco (38)
- English & Culture - San Francisco (32)
- Combi: Group + Private - San Francisco (7)
- Super Intensive English (+35h) - San Francisco (7)
- Senior (50 plus) - San Francisco (5)
- Language Year - San Francisco (5)
- Afternoon - San Francisco (3)
- Small Group (max 6 students) - San Francisco (2)
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English exam preparation courses
Exam preparation courses cover a number of different English exams, which are designed for completion of a specific English level or for particular admission purposes. -
Business English courses
Business people can enhance their English language used within this field by selecting a group or private class, which focuses solely on using English in the business context. -
Junior English courses
For students under 18 years of age who want to study English, there are a selection of day courses, week packages with accommodation choices and whole family programmes. -
Private English courses
Weekly packages of English one-to-one classes are very adaptable to the students specific timetable and can be taken virtually or inhouse. -
Work & Study English programmes
Offered as a combination of English classes followed by the programme, the Work and Study option provides students with work placements or volunteering opportunities in certain fields. -
English plus activity courses
Make the most of your time when studying abroad by adding an extra curriculum experience, such as a sport or cultural activity, to learning English. -
Specialty courses English
Teacher training programmes and school trips are just some of the English options students can take in the Specialty category.
Reviews by former students who attended a General course in San Francisco
Classes and teachers
4 May 2014
Course: Intensive 30 - 4 weeks
Student age: 27 years
Good facility. Quality of teachers.
5 September 2012
Course: General English 24 - 1 week
Student age: 39 years
Reliability
I was really satisfied
12 February 2012
Course: General English 24 - 4 weeks
Student age: 27 years
FAQ about General courses in San Francisco
- How much is the cheapest General course in San Francisco?421 US$ for 1 weeks is the lowest price for a General course in San Francisco. The average cost of a General course in San Francisco is 249 US$ per week..What is the best language school offering General courses in San Francisco?EC English has received the best overall rating in San Francisco among all language schools offering General programmes.Which English school offers the best rated teaching for General courses in San Francisco?EC English was rated highest for quality of teaching among
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