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General English is the perfect course for students who wish to improve their ability to communicate
with people over a wide range of topics and everydaysituations.

Delivering all aspects of language
The experienced and dedicated teachers at Rose of York
design lessons with students’ individual needs in mind
and focus on delivering all aspects of language including
vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, speaking, writing,
reading and listening

The course aims to
• maximise learning through enjoyable communication
tasks
• study all the skills necessary for everyday use of
English by practising them in a classroom with
students from all around the world
• focus on making good progress on students’ own
personal goals, improving communication skills and,
therefore, increasing confidence in using English.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-52 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday

Class times

You can choose from the following class times:

Morning session
09:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

Elementary
Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
High intermediate
Advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in London.

Class size

Average 8 students
Maximum 16 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older
Average 25 years old
(22 in the summer)

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

89% recommend

based on 9 reviews
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"A great human and technical expérience ."

Alpha NIANG, student from France

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My overall experience at this institution was positive, but there were also some areas that could be improved. Let’s start with what I liked:

**Working atmosphere and group**
The working atmosphere was really great. I was fortunate to be surrounded by a serious and motivated group. This greatly facilitated exchanges and learning. The course format was well-suited, allowing us to progress in a structured and effective manner.

**Teachers**
The teachers were competent and engaging. They knew how to make the classes interesting and interactive, which really helped to maintain a good learning pace. Their teaching approach was adapted to our level and needs.

However, there were some aspects that could have been better managed:

**Start of the courses**
We did not receive clear instructions regarding the start of the courses, which resulted in a lost day. This was a bit frustrating, as better guidance from the beginning could have avoided this kind of misunderstanding.

**Location and directions**
Another negative point was the confusion related to the two school sites on Oxford Street. It wasn’t clearly indicated that the school had two sites, leading to unnecessary trips and wasted time. Better communication about this would have been appreciated.

**Facilities**
Regarding the facilities, I found that the classrooms were sometimes a bit cramped. This made the sessions a bit less comfortable, especially when there were a lot of students. Despite this, the overall organization of the courses made up for the lack of space.

In summary, despite some inconveniences related to the organization, the experience was enriching thanks to the excellent working atmosphere and the quality of the teachers. There is definitely room for improvement, but the positive aspects far outweigh the negative ones.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
12 Aug 2024 - 16 Aug 2024
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"My experience at Rose of York Language School was positive and my level improved"

Abdelhamid MIDANE, student from Algeria

It was a wonderful experience, as I felt an improvement in my level, and this was due to the teachers’ ability to communicate the idea in a simple manner. I addition the location is Excellent.

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My ratings for this school

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Social activities
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Date of study
18 Dec 2023 - 22 Dec 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"It was good but I didn’t learn much"

Carolina Quenedey, student from Switzerland

It was good and central location. I was happy not to have any homework.
The teacher had a hard time with many students as they watched videos on their phone and ate all the time during class. The didn’t manage the class. The other things were ok.
I didnt learn anything new but it was ok.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Social activities
School location
Date of study
17 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Extremely formative"

Margherita Morosini, student from Italy

I liked ti very much the location of the school, the hot chocolate at the end of the lèssons and the facilities.
I thank everything was ok

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My ratings for this school

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School facilities
School location
Date of study
17 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"A good school"

Emiliano Calamante, student from Italy

I liked everything about the school. My classmates were great. My teacher was funny and lessons were interesting. There is nothing that i didn’t like.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Social activities
School location
Date of study
26 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"It was for me a very nice experience to participate in the course in London right in that school."

Katarzyna Topolska, student from Poland

I enjoyed the stay in Rose of York Lg School. The level of the group I attended was appropriate for me. In case the level was to low or to high there was possibility to change the group. The school offered so called grammar boosters, where you coud improve your grammar skills. I found this really useful. The atmosphere during the classes was relaxing and the teacher was friendly and charismatic. We did the lessons according to the course book but the teacher gave us additional copies to develop the topic of the lessons. What I also found interesting was the opportunity to get to know people from all over the world. Thanks to this fact we could exchange information about our L1, culture and habits. I spent there one week so I can't say anything about after school activities since there weren't any offered to me. The location of the school on Oxford Street near shops and the Tube is also worth mentioning.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
9 May 2023 - 12 May 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Totally incredible experience"

Taeshinee Phonsawek, student from Thailand

I have finished a 4 weeks IELTS + GE course. It had been a totally incredible experience for me. The first few days had some confusion about which classes I needed to be in, but all the staff was really nice and willing to help sort it out. It isn't a very big school but warm and cozy like a big family. Almost everyday I arrived half an hour before the class and teacher and staff were keeping me company and talked to me about my days. All the teachers and classmates were really nice. Class atmosphere was comfortable and open-minded. It was one of the best experiences in my life. Zero regret for this decision.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Social activities
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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
10 Oct 2022 - 4 Nov 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"It was really amazing for me to be able to speak, read and listen many enlgish topics, only for a few weeks. Rose of York have a strong way to help everyone to get effective english learning."

Mamadou Saidou DIALLO, student from Belgium

The first thing I would like to say is that Rose of York's premises is very nice, cleaner, and more comfortable. Everywhere you are in their rooms, you get a good feeling about areas.
The support is responsive and effective, every time they come back to you, asking you about things you need else, to help you to improve your learning and give some needed advice.
For the class lessons, teachers have really good experience in teaching, they speak the British as a native language as they do and they try faithfully to understand what you need to know and help you to do this by yourself and they use several useful rules in teaching grammar.
For housing, I did it myself before I went to London. But to open my bank account, of course, school support gives me hep and I dit it easily.
Due to the coronavirus pandemics, all social activities are stoped, but the teacher and support agents advise me if I need to visit some areas like a park or some famous places like The London Tower, the trip by boat on the Thames. I did these visits so that I always was discovering things that I never expected to see before.
I have been in London in April 2011, for a short time to participate in a conference organized by President Paul Kagame, from Rwanda. Of course, this trip was for me to discover London City more than to be able to understand what people were toking about because the conference was in English. Whether it was now, of course, I would understand many things they were toking about.
I would like to specify that Rose of York school is located on Oxford Street, of course, this place is very nice, known by people because many shops and supermarkets in London are setting on this street.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
3 Aug 2020 - 28 Aug 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Fantastic"

Abdullah Ali A Aloboud, student from Saudi Arabia

For me it’s okay.
Every thing good , because the location fantastic and very good for the students.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
11 Feb 2019 - 1 Mar 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
housing

Housing

Rose of York Language School offers the following housing types:
homestay

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast

NZ$ 634
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of London
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast (7 meals per week)
Distance to school: 40 - 50 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, before 12:00 PM
NZ$ 634
Providing you with the personal touch by living in a comfortable home in central London. Our homestay accommodation in London are all personally inspected and add a little something extra to your time in London.

Rose of York chooses all our homestay accommodation for their commitment to ensuring that the student feels at home. They are kind and caring; additionally, some of them have been hosting Rose of York students for many years. We, therefore, know them well and we trust them to look after our students.

All homestays:
encourage students to feel at home and treat them as a member of the family
encourage students to speak English as much as possible
provide a clean and comfortable room and a suitable environment for studying
provide students with a healthy and balanced diet

At Rose of York, we do not place students of the same nationality in the same accommodation (unless requested by the students).

Living as a member of a household also means that students have more opportunities to practise English outside the school.

During busy periods (or when our available families to not meet the student’s criteria), Rose of York might outsource some accommodation in London to a British Council registered agency.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

NZ$ 704
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of London
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Distance to school: 40 - 50 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, before 12:00 PM
NZ$ 704
Providing you with the personal touch by living in a comfortable home in central London. Our homestay accommodation in London are all personally inspected and add a little something extra to your time in London.

Rose of York chooses all our homestay accommodation for their commitment to ensuring that the student feels at home. They are kind and caring; additionally, some of them have been hosting Rose of York students for many years. We, therefore, know them well and we trust them to look after our students.

All homestays:
encourage students to feel at home and treat them as a member of the family
encourage students to speak English as much as possible
provide a clean and comfortable room and a suitable environment for studying
provide students with a healthy and balanced diet

At Rose of York, we do not place students of the same nationality in the same accommodation (unless requested by the students).

Living as a member of a household also means that students have more opportunities to practise English outside the school.

During busy periods (or when our available families to not meet the student’s criteria), Rose of York might outsource some accommodation in London to a British Council registered agency.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

NZ$ 761
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of London
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Distance to school: 30 - 45 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, before 12:00 PM
NZ$ 761
Providing you with the personal touch by living in a comfortable home in central London. Our homestay accommodation in London are all personally inspected and add a little something extra to your time in London.

Rose of York chooses all our homestay accommodation for their commitment to ensuring that the student feels at home. They are kind and caring; additionally, some of them have been hosting Rose of York students for many years. We, therefore, know them well and we trust them to look after our students.

All homestays:
encourage students to feel at home and treat them as a member of the family
encourage students to speak English as much as possible
provide a clean and comfortable room and a suitable environment for studying
provide students with a healthy and balanced diet

At Rose of York, we do not place students of the same nationality in the same accommodation (unless requested by the students).

Living as a member of a household also means that students have more opportunities to practise English outside the school.

During busy periods (or when our available families to not meet the student’s criteria), Rose of York might outsource some accommodation in London to a British Council registered agency.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

NZ$ 761
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of London
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Distance to school: 30 - 40 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, before 12:00 PM
NZ$ 761
Providing you with the personal touch by living in a comfortable home in central London. Our homestay accommodation in London are all personally inspected and add a little something extra to your time in London.

Rose of York chooses all our homestay accommodation for their commitment to ensuring that the student feels at home. They are kind and caring; additionally, some of them have been hosting Rose of York students for many years. We, therefore, know them well and we trust them to look after our students.

All homestays:
encourage students to feel at home and treat them as a member of the family
encourage students to speak English as much as possible
provide a clean and comfortable room and a suitable environment for studying
provide students with a healthy and balanced diet.

At Rose of York, we do not place students of the same nationality in the same accommodation (unless requested by the students).

Living as a member of a household also means that students have more opportunities to practise English outside the school.

During busy periods (or when our available families to not meet the student’s criteria), Rose of York might outsource some accommodation in London to a British Council registered agency.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

NZ$ 911
weekly
Age range: 8 years old and older
Location: Outside the city center of London
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, heating, and 24/7 supervision
Distance to school: 45 - 60 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
NZ$ 911
Please note, you can choose accommodation for your children when enrolling in our English for Kids courses.
Please note that children under 14 will need to have a guardian with them at the homestay, please, contact us for different options and prices available.

Your child can stay in a safe and secure homestay accommodation (or in residence accommodation when travelling with an assigned guardian). Our homestays hosts have years of experience in welcoming young students. Additionally, they have also passed strict Safeguarding checks. This includes the Children’s Barred List and an Enhanced DBS (criminal record check).

Your child will be offered a choice of nutritious food at each mealtime; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mostly importantly, your child will enjoy a balanced menu each day which will include a selection of hot and cold food including fresh fruit and vegetables.
student-residence

Student residence (off-campus) - Single-person room - No meals

NZ$ 865
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Location: In the city center of London
Housing type: Student residence (off-campus)
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, heating, and 24/7 supervision
Distance to school: 10 - 30 minutes by train or subway
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, after 02:00 PM
Check-out: Sunday, before 12:00 PM
NZ$ 865
Students who would like to have more independent residence accommodation in London, and meet people of other nationalities outside the school, might choose residence accommodation. Making your stay enjoyable:

All residences are comfortable and fully furnished
Depending on the residence, students can choose a single room, a double room or a studio
Most residences offer shared kitchen and bathroom facilities while others provide en-suite rooms
Most residences are located in central London, zone 1 or zone 2
Please note that Rose of York uses external providers for all of our student residence options in London. Our accommodation team personally inspects a residence if the residence is not a British Council-registered accommodation provider. The prices stated below are subject to availability and act as a guide but prices may vary. Prices are confirmed at the time of booking.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

If you are studying in the UK for over 11 months, you will receive a reference number called a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that you need to submit to the UK embassy along with your General Student Visa application. Students who have successfully booked a language course and have paid their fees will receive a CAS from . Please note that UK law states that a CAS can only be issued to students who intend to pursue English language studies for over 11 months.

If you are studying in the UK for 11 months or less, you have to apply for a special visitor visa called a Student Visitor Visa. As a student visitor, you will not be able to work part-time while studying. If you plan to study in the UK for 11 months or less, a letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Learn more about how to get a UK visa »

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to London based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

Learn more about our insurance plan »

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