EJO - English Home Lessons - General and Business English Language Courses in England, London, Cambridge, Brighton, Guildford, Bristol, Reading and Southampton

"It was wonderful to work with my interest in golf as the subject for lessons; wonderful to play golf on an English course and talk with my teacher as we played."

RYOTARO — Tokyo

GENERAL ENGLISH

For those who want to speak and to understand English with a great deal more ease and confidence

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH

For those who need English for their work

ONE-TO-ONE TRAINING IN AVIATION ENGLISH

For anyone involved in the aviation industry who needs to use English

ONE-TO-ONE TRAINING FOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

For companies who need specific training courses in English for key personnel

YOUNG LEARNERS

For children whose parents want to be totally confident that their child will be well cared for and closely supervised, not only during lessons, but at all other times too

ENGLISH WITH SPECIAL INTEREST

For those wishing to improve their English with a personal host teacher who shares the same leisure time interest

A total immersion English course designed solely for you
Your own personal qualified and experienced host teacher
No classmates – your host teacher’s attention focussed entirely on you
Learning English from when you get up to when you go to bed
English the only language spoken in the household
Fast track improvement in your English
Quickly starting to think in English rather than in your own language
Learning in an English-only environment
Working on your needs at your own speed

Courses accredited by The British Council - widely recognised, independent quality assurance
All host teachers regularly visited and inspected
All host teachers qualified and experienced
All host teachers and courses supported by our Director of Studies
Each student personally contacted by EJO during the course
EJO a member of English UK, the well-known professional, standard-setting association of English language course providers in the UK

EJO offers one-to-one

General English
Business and Professional English
Training for Company Personnel
English with the special leisure interest you share with your teacher
Young Learners' English for 10 to 16 year-olds with close supervision

We also offer

Courses on a two-to-one basis if you prefer to share a course with a friend or colleague with the same level of English as you
Family courses where members of a family are accommodated with the same host teacher
Courses with independent accommodation (hotel, guesthouse or privately arranged) and a visiting teacher

EJO (The Elizabeth Johnson Organisation) is a well-known, long-established English Language training organisation that has been arranging English Home Lessons courses for many satisfied students for more than fifteen years.

You stay in the home of your teacher as a member of the household! You learn English all day every day from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave.

You have regular sessions of one-to-one individual tuition which follow a plan designed especially for you to meet your particular needs. Then in your spare time you talk in English at every available opportunity.

People of all ages, backgrounds and levels of English benefit from these courses. What they all have in common is a determination to improve their skills in English.

The choice is yours! You may have 20, 25 or 30 hours of tuition each week (15 hours on Young Learners' courses).

You decide when you come and for how long. Courses normally start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday. Most of our students come for one or two weeks but some stay for longer.

EJO has host teachers in London, across the south of England, in the west of England and in Wales.

These courses are suitable for all levels from elementary to advanced. However, for Business and Professional English we recommend that participants are at intermediate level or above.

All of our host teachers are qualified to British Council standards. Some have had careers in teaching; in language schools or in schools or colleges in the UK. Others have come into teaching from business or a profession.

We look at your requirements and choose the host teacher we feel is most suitable. We send you a profile of your teacher and, if you are happy, we reserve that teacher for you. It couldn't be simpler!

On the first morning of your course, you complete an English test and a Needs Analysis. You have a detailed discussion with your host teacher about your aims and objectives for your course and about specific language areas you wish to develop.

Whatever your needs, your host teacher plans a programme to meet them.

You join in the everyday life of your host teacher's household and have your meals together. Many students like to go shopping with their hosts, join them for local outings, meet their friends or just join in general activities in and around the home. You also have private study assignments to complete.

You stay in the comfortable house or apartment of one of our host teachers.

You have your own room and can be assured of a quiet place to study, either in your room or in an appropriate place elsewhere in the home.

We have visited the homes of each of our host teachers and we revisit at regular intervals to ensure that the standards we require are being maintained.

Hosts prepare the types of meals that they normally enjoy. Of course, they endeavour to take into account your food preferences, although it is important that you let us know in advance if you have any dietary or other special food requirements. Meal times are important for conversation in English!