How ELH works

WHAT WE OFFER

Photos of ELH students in class and during break times.

WHAT WE OFFER AT ELH

English Language House (ELH) teaches English to international students.

We run courses in EFL, ESOL, EAL and we also run the CELTA and Delta teacher training courses.

We offer English Language courses for single students and student groups.
We are a Teacher Training centre for the CELTA and Delta Cambridge English qualifications
We are an Open Examination Centre for the Cambridge English Exams for international students and the Trinity ESOL skills for Life Exams
We are a SELT listed SELT course provider for the Trinity Secure English Language Tests (SELT) which are approved for UKVI visa applications.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS THINK ABOUT ELH

Students who study with us think that we are a very good school with friendly staff and good teachers. They especially like the small classes and the flexibility of our study programmes.
We think English language house is a good place to study because:

we have teachers who are committed, dedicated, trained professionals with a vast pool of experience
we assess students very carefully and only accept students who are genuine about learning, so you will not be in a class with students who are all different levels or with students who do not want to be there!
we care about our students, we meet and talk to them about their progress every 5 weeks and we constantly strive to ensure they achieve their full potential
our teachers teach our students, they don't teach a prescribed "book" or "syllabus", so you know you will learn what you need and not just what's in the book or in the syllabus that week !!!
we have a very flexible programme of study and students can chose what is best for them
our British Council report noted our Teaching as a strength and our ISI report states that the school exceeds expectations for the quality of education.

HOW WE CAN HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE WHST IS BEST FOR THEM

We ask students to do an initial assessment on entry. This will assess the student's level of English and their individual English language needs. It will help us to recommend suitable classes that the student can join to improve their English and reach their language goals. The student can then decide how many classes they want to join, when they want study and how much they want to pay.

If a student wants to join an exam preparation course and sit an exam at our ELH Open Centre, we recommend that the student completes a hurdle test. This test will show if student is the correct level for the exam they want take.

Students can also test their English by doing a Cambridge English pre-test exam under exam conditions. This pre-test exam is free of charge and is marked by Cambridge English. Pre-test exams are paper based exams which students sit at ELH. They are available for students who want to sit the KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, and IELTS exams. Pre-test exams give students the opportunity to try the exam before they book and pay for their actual exam.

We want all our students to be happy and we work hard to achieve this. Our students' successes are our successes and we are delighted when students achieve their English Language goals and move on to study at an English speaking University or into a better job.

HOW TO BOOK A COURSE

You can see information about How to Book a course and follow the steps on this page to book your course and start to improve your English language skills.

ELH STUDENTS CAN JOIN

When Covid permits ELH students can join:

WHY STUDY WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE

English Language House is accredited by the British Council. We are a member of English UK and we can sponsor students who need a student visitor visa to study English in the UK.

English Language House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and especially under 18s, who are considered children under English Law, and expects all staff to share this commitment.

English Language House has a safeguarding policy to ensure the safety and care of under 18s. All ELH teachers who teach under 18s are DBS checked.

HOW LARGE ARE THE CLASSES?

Since Covid everything has changed and now our group classes have a maximum of 8 students for face2face lessons and a maximum of 10 students for live online lessons.
We also offer private One2One, Two2One and Three2One lessons for single students and small groups of students who want to study with a teacher on a day and time that is best for them.
One2One lessons have 1 student in the class
Two2One lessons have 2 students in the class and
Three2One lessons have 3 students in the class

OUR TEACHERS

Teachers who work at ELH are qualified and experienced EFL professionals

All our teachers have the CELTA qualification, or equivalent, and many also have the Delta (a post graduate qualification in teaching English to international students).
Some are also teacher trainers and teach on our CELTA and Delta courses.
Some are assessors for Cambridge English and some have worked as examiners for FCE, CAE, CPE and IELTS exams

OUR STUDENTS

Students who attend English Language House come from all over the world. Some live or work in Milton Keynes and come to study and improve their English. Others come from abroad to study with us. Some students are sent to study with us by their companies, embassies or agents.

VISAS TO STUDY ENGLISH

You can see the Government website to find out if you can apply for a study visa to study English in the UK.

English Language House can accept students who need a short term study visa to study English in the UK for up to 11 months. They need complete a visa form to apply to study at Elh as "visa student". When we accept a "visa student" we issue them with the documents they need for their visa application.
In order for English Language House to assess your application as a visa student you must:

Read the visa information
Fill in and return the visa form

Students who need a visa will usually book 15 hours or more per week. Most "visa students" study for 6 months or 11 months but some may study for less.