Learn English in UK


 

uk_mapThe United Kingdom, consisting of Great Britain  (England, Wales, and Scotland ) and Northern Ireland , is twice the size  of New York State. England, in the southeast part of the British Isles,  is separated from Scotland on the north by the granite Cheviot Hills;  from them the Pennine chain of uplands extends south through the center  of England, reaching its highest point in the Lake District in the  northwest. To the west along the border of Wales—a land of steep hills  and valleys—are the Cambrian Mountains, while the Cotswolds, a range of  hills in Gloucestershire, extend into the surrounding shires.

Important rivers flowing into the North Sea are  the Thames, Humber, Tees, and Tyne. In the west are the Severn and Wye,  which empty into the Bristol Channel and are navigable, as are the  Mersey and Ribble.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy  and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a parliament that has two  houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers,  and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly  elected members. Supreme legislative power is vested in parliament,  which sits for five years unless dissolved sooner. The House of Lords  was stripped of most of its power in 1911, and now its main function is  to revise legislation. In Nov. 1999, hundreds of hereditary peers were  expelled in an effort to make the body more democratic. The executive  power of the Crown is exercised by the cabinet, headed by the prime  minister.

England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain ; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927.

Junior English Courses in the UK

Our Junior and teen courses run from age 5 up to the age of 18, depending on the location. Accommodation is either with a host family or on campus. Younger teenagers are supervised at all times while older students are given a curfew by their parents which is enforced by host families and schools.

In general, classes for Juniors are held in the morning with activities and excursions in the afternoon. Activities provided vary from school to school. Some are included in the price and some are optional particularly for older students who will be given a certain amount of free time. All of the Study Abroad Language Courses for Juniors are designed so that the students gain knowledge of the language primarily, but also to be immersed in the culture of the country they are studying in, and having fun at the same time.

 

     


    Adult English Courses in the UK

    All of our Adult Courses can be taken as standard or intensive classes and are available to all levels. They can be combined with specific activities or taken on their own. Some activities are provided for all courses and are optional. Extra excursions and activities can be arranged for an additional cost. For the more independent traveller, accommodation can be arranged independently and the student can participate in lessons only. Perhaps you are combining your language course with a holiday and have your own accommodation arranged.