31 English General Courses for adults in Portsmouth

You will live and study in your teacher’s home in Portsmouth, where you’ll enjoy 15 hours of one-to-one classes that have been customised to your general, academic or professional goals. You’ll also be provided with your three daily meals by your host family, and these meals are an excellent opportunity to sit down together and socialise in English. A 15-hour-per-week schedule is fairly easy to manage, so you’ll have a lot of free time for exploring Portsmouth and finding out where all your favourite spots are. If history is what you want to take in first, you should check out the city’s two cathedrals, as well as the impressive Southsea Castle. If you prefer to know where all your entertainment and shopping possibilities are, then perhaps make a start with the Gunwharf Quays.

All teachers possess a teaching qualification or a university degree related to education. Additionally, all home tuition houses are inspected by HLI to ensure that guests have the environment they need for learning in comfort. The school asks guests to get in contact with their Local Organiser if they ever have any issues during their stay.
With this programme, you will be completely immersed in the target language and culture. The private lessons will take place at the teacher’s home and are tailored to your needs and interests. The programme also includes accommodation in a private bedroom (Sunday to Sunday) and 3 meals per day with the teacher’s family.
You can customise your stay by booking additional lessons, activities, courses for specific purposes, private bathroom, accommodation of superior standard, airport transfer and close supervision for young students.

The full-time General Course is intended to deliver 22.5 hours of English classes every week that cover all areas of language study evenly. The daily classes are divided into two broad types; the morning grammar and vocabulary sessions, and the afternoon conversation and listening sessions. This clear division of time ensures that equal importance is being given to each of these important areas of development, and lets you have a better idea of what to expect before you attend classes.

Class sizes are kept to a maximum of 12 students, making participating in speaking activities more inviting for many people. Participants can expect regular homework and progress testing throughout this programme.

The course is topic-based and integrates the four skills so a student can develop and gain confidence in:

• Reading skills: skimming, scanning, inference, etc.
• Writing skills: how to write specific styles such as formal/informal emails, reviews, essays etc.
• Speaking skills: debating, making presentations, etc.
• Listening skills: listening for specific details, meaning, etc.