General English

We're delighted you're interested in learning General English!

• If you have no previous experience of the language, please enrol on any of the Beginners Step 1 Courses. 
• For those with some knowledge of the language, please take a look at our Language Level Self-Assessment for General English.
• Still unsure? Please email languagesforall-english@ed.ac.uk and one of our tutors will contact you within 5 days to help you choose the correct level.
• Further descriptions of the CEFR framework and competencies at each level can be found on our Language Levels pages.

The Centre for Open Learning offers displaced persons the opportunity to take General English courses for free. These free places are available only for displaced people in Scotland, i.e. people from an area of instability or a zone of conflict who have refugee status, or indefinite leave to remain, are asylum seekers, or under humanitarian protection. This includes people from Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. If you do not meet this criterion, please do not apply.

We offer three courses at Beginners and Elementary level in the mornings. These are exclusively for displaced persons.

We also offer two courses at Intermediate and Upper Intermediate level in the evenings. These are courses for the wider public (full class details below) but have places reserved for displaced persons.

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Course fee: £175/Click here for help with fees and discounts

General English Intermediate Step 1

• Tuesday, 01 October (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks 

General English Intermediate Step 4

• Tuesday, 01 October (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks

General English Upper Intermediate Step 4

• Wednesday, 02 October (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks