English Language Summer School (teacher training)

Course dates: 21 July – 1 August 2025 

Accommodation dates: 19 July – 2 August 2025 

You will receive 15-18 hours of English language lessons per week, largely from trainee English language teachers.  

Class sizes are small – 10 to 15 students per class - so there is lots of opportunities to speak and get personal attention from the teachers.  

Alongside the English language learning, you can participate in the social programme, giving the opportunity to socialise with other students on the course and improve your English beyond the classroom. 

You will also have full access to all University facilities including 24-hour computer rooms, University libraries, the University Arts Centre, the University Sports Centre and other University facilities. 

The course is for anyone who wishes to improve their communicative ability in English. The course is suitable for learners with English levels from CEFR A2 to B2. 

There is no need to provide English language requirements, but it is based on your own understanding of your English language level. 

Open to individual and group bookings. 

You must be aged 18 or over by the start date of the course. 

The intensive two-week summer school aims to develop your English language skills and help you become an effective and confident communicator in English. The course focuses on all 4 skills but there is more emphasis on speaking and listening, which means you can immediately try out what you learn in your free time and on our wonderful social programme. 

We want to prepare you for real life, everyday, social situations in English so you’ll be covering a lot of speaking practice in the classroom. Your teachers will give you activities such as role-plays, goal-based tasks and interactive games so that you get to communicate in English as much as possible. Also, you will gain feedback and correction on your performance. 

You will review grammar, vocabulary and functional English but you will also learn new language which will be most useful for you in everyday social situations. Focus on grammar and other aspects of the language will be done in a fun and interactive way and you’ll be presented with real language from authentic contexts. 

Areas we focus on include: 

• Developing conversation and discussion skills
• Enhancing skills and confidence in spoken fluency
• Pronunciation, word and sentence stress and intonation for confident communication
• Improving reading and writing skills for everyday contexts
• Accuracy in speaking and writing
• Effective listening
• Extending language repertoire for everyday contexts 

Accommodation will be in the comfortable single study bedrooms in Pentre Jane Morgan, a 10 minute walk from the International English Centre.  

Each apartment has 5-6 bedrooms and shared bathrooms and kitchen-dining facilities. 

The University apartments have fully equipped kitchens that participants can use if they want to do their own cooking. Students can also eat in one of the University’s restaurants and cafeterias which offer healthy and tasty food at reasonable prices. 

For 2 weeks tuition and accommodation the course costs £475 per person. 

Included in the fee: tuition fees; course materials; accommodation in single-occupancy, self-catering halls of residence; transport on social programme visits; free membership of the University Sports Centre (pool, gym, classes etc.); use of university libraries and IT facilities. 

You can apply online for the course.

Apply now

The deadline for applications is 6 April 2026. 

To complete your application, please complete the online form and send a scanned valid copy of your passport to tesol@aber.ac.uk