Our Cultural English Group Course is designed for students interested developing a greater awareness of all things English. From Shakespeare to Monty Python, our CEGC provides a unique insight into British culture. The CEGC is typically a one-week course for students who have at least intermediate level English. The course involves a minimum of three trips per week.
Typically these trips include an outing to a Shakespearian play in Stratford-Upon-Avon, a tour of history-filled Oxford (including one of the university’s colleges and one of Oxford’s fascinating museums) and a trip to London to visit some of England’s most famous sights. All trips are accompanied by our Social Manager Sue. Sue is a qualified English Language teacher but also has a great deal of knowledge about Britain’s unique culture. Sue is passionate about the theatre and is a fitness fan, so make sure you wear comfortable shoes when going on day trips!
Course Itinerary - "Skeleton timetable":
Day 1, Sunday: Arrival in Banbury
- Pick-up
- Handing in Welcome Packs
- Collection by the families
Day 2, Monday: British humour
9:15 - 13.15: Language practice
13:15 - 14.00: Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30: Project work Part 1
15.30 - 17.00: Project work Part 2
17.00 - 19.00: Dinner
19.30 - 21.30: Evening with the family.
Day 3, Tuesday: Shakespeare’s Day
9:15 - 13.15: Language practice
13:15 - 14.00: Lunch break
14.00 - 17.00: Excursion to Stratford -upon-Avon
17.00 - 21.30: Watching a Shakespearian play
Day 4, Wednesday: Crime Story
9:15 - 13.15: Language practice
13:15 - 14.00: Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30: Project work Part 1
15.30 - 17.00: Project work Part 2
17.00 - 19.00: Dinner
19.30 - 21.30: Bowling
Day 5, Thursday: Harry Potter
9:15 - 13.15: Language practice
13:15 - 14.00: Lunch break
14.00 - 17.00: Excursion to Stratford -upon-Avon
17.00 - 19.00: Dinner
19.30 - 21.30: Evening in the family
Day 6, Friday: Full-day excursion to London
Day 7, Saturday: Departure.
Course Details:
- Cultural English Group Course (CEGC) From Shakespeare to Monty Python. An outline of British culture.
- Maximum class size: 8 students
- Class levels: 3 (intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced)
- Min / Max course duration: 1-2 weeks
- Course hours: 18 hrs per week
- Social program: Integrated into the course are a minimum of three trips per week
- Extra hours: 50 minute pronunciation class on the 1st Monday plus 4 ½ hours per week self access after classes
Faculty Information:
We are a professional language school in a typical English town in the Heart of England. We provide quality English language tuition to business people and adults.
All of our courses are programmed to address your various language needs. Our school gives particular focus to practicing speaking fluency and pronunciation skills whilst maintaining that all students study grammar, reading, writing and listening.
Other Activities:
Although a traditional English town, Banbury has new modern facilities for all, including two modern leisure centres, many international restaurants, and various venues for music and other cultural activities. What’s more, Banbury is only an hour by train from London and Birmingham.
At our owner you will enjoy an optional integrated study and social programme which changes week by week.
Activity Details:
- Trips to London including sightseeing, lunch in Hyde Park, Madame Tussaud’s, Camden Town or Covent Garden Market and free time for shopping or walking by the Thames
- Visits to the famous Cotswolds, including the cities of Bath and Cheltenham
- Trips to Oxford to see the sights in this famous academic city
- Excursions to Warwick Castle to see where the movie “Shakespeare in Love” was filmed
- Excursions to Cambridge to see the oldest university in the world
- A day trip to Birmingham, a city famous for its shopping, theatre and canals
- Visits to local pubs with teachers
- Royal Shakespeare theatre trips
- Banbury Waterways Museum
- A trip to Leamington Spa.
- An excursion to Broughton Castle or Blenheim Palace
- Visit to Stratford-upon-Avon – the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Notes: All the social activities are priced individually. Please ask our member of staff for the current social programme and pricing. On request we can organise a special programme of your choice.
Facility Information:
Accommodation Information:
Perfect your English in the best possible way – stay with a real British family! Our home stay option gives you the best opportunity to practice your English and use the language you have learned in real-life contexts. We offer an excellent standard of home stay accommodation perfected over the last 28 years. You will be involved in the daily life and experiences of a typical English-speaking family. Your personally selected home stay family will introduce you to Banbury, British culture and British family life.
We have a wide range of host families including professional people, families with children and single parent families, so we can cater for all students’ needs. Families are regularly checked and inspected to ensure the home stay accommodation is up to standard, and every family has signed our home stay provider Code of Conduct.
Accommodation Includes:
- A warm welcome and a friendly atmosphere from arrival to departure
- A comfortable, clean study environment
- Breakfast and evening meal with the home stay family
- Access to a telephone using telephone cards
- Laundry facilities
Accommodation Details:
* Home-stay, Single room, half board / full board at weekends.Cost per week 120.00 GBP.
* Executive home-stay, Single room, half board / full board at weekends, en-suite bathroom. Cost per week 140.00 GBP.
Notes:
Prices:
- Registration fee: GBP 55.00
- Course fee per week: GBP 650.00
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